1985 Monte Carlo SS known as Barney

[Ben@SpeedTech]

Looks awesome! A lot less body roll than before, just gotta keep those contact patches on the ground! Lol!

[SSLance]

Bought a set of O'Reilly's finest OEM style brakebest pads for the rear and put them in today (and also washed the car and nut-n-bolted it). On the ensuing test drive, on the 4th 60 to 20 mph hard braking try the fronts locked up well before the rears...which is what I wanted. When I came back in the shop, the front rotors were 460f and the rears were 380f.

The rear tires were also at the wear indicators and the fronts still had a tad to go to the indicators, so I swapped them as well putting the better ones on the rear.

I've got a local race tomorrow to test everything out once again before I bolt the new rubber on next week.

[SSLance]

Today's runs... New brake pads changed the car completely...a LOT better. Now the driver has to learn it's limits once again.

Just watch this car in the slalom on the back straight, it's crazy good...

[SSLance]

Cool picture from last Sunday, this was on my fastest run of the day on one of the early hard 90 degree turns.



I had a couple course workers tell me it was lifting the rear tire in that turn but I couldn't tell inside the car, no disruption in grip at all there.

[SSLance]

Rest of the pics from the event here...

http://www.peterlinphotography.com/2015event9

David does a great job taking these and we all appreciate his posting them up.

[87SS]

[Panteracer]

Lance looks like you are leaning on
the car really hard getting everything it
will take. Cool shots

Bob

[SSLance]

Thanks guys...it's been a fun journey for sure, and one that just keeps on going as well.

One thing I notice when looking at pictures of me in the car on track this year...is how different my seating position inside the car is.

Look at this picture from last fall, see how high in the car I am and how hunched forward my shoulders are...



Now look at how lower and further back I am in this picture.



My shoulders are also more relaxed and my grip on the steering wheel is more with just my fingers instead of a fist full of wheel.

I think this seating improvement is helping with my driving and just one more step in the process of becoming faster on the track.

I still haven't 4 corner weighed the car since all of the interior changes but I'm certain I moved some weight off of the front and possibly lost some overall weight with the addition of the much lighter seats and rollbar.

[Ben@SpeedTech]

The car looks great, and the video looks like you're plain haulin'. Awesome!

[Che70velle]

Lance I always enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for taking the time to post these up. Car looks more solid with each outing!