After I met with you guys I went off to Kawasaki to spend the afternoon working on upgrading a customer's GT-R. Went to meet Aki at about 5 to go do some shopping for tools, then to Tsukiji for Sushi and over dinner was told how you guys did.... We already knew this would be addictive for you & Alex, but what Aki wanted most of all was for you to have fun!
.......Because if you did, then you'd probably want to do more and that could only be a good thing!
Being your first time on a race circuit, I told your wife you'd probably have an unforgettable experience at Fuji yesterday. You did good - Well done! Alex seemed to do well also since he already knew the lines to take, despite never having been on the circuit before - and this being only his second event at a track (He joined us for the first 12 hour endurance race back in August).
Now you'll better understand why suspension and brake improvements are a good thing - but suspension's an art in itself. Take your time to read and understand what may be best for your needs and maybe we can give you a helping hand in choosing some good but inexpensive improvements. Also, see if you can play on Alex's Gran Turismo and spend some time learning the racing lines , as this will improve your times (& fun
) considerably.
Fuji's a place to really learn the limits of your car (& your's) and work on improving them both - and have huge fun doing it! You can get cheap track access by taking a Fuji licence, which entitles you to track use at only 6,000 - 8,000 Yen a pop (30 or 60 minutes) on most days.
Anyways. Glad you guys had fun. Was saying to Aki - if I get some new tyres on the RX-7, I'll join you guys for the next SSCT day at Fuji's short course. The more of us out there, the better.