Onboard from the Toyota MR2 running in Novice Group at SCCA Track Night in America on the afternoon of April 2nd, 2025 at Virginia International Raceway. This video has me driving solo.

Huge shoutout to James for once again letting me thrash his car! It survived both of us driving today (6 fast sessions total) - James drove in the morning 3 and I drove in the afternoon 3. Temperature-wise, it was somewhere in the low 60s for James and the high 60s/low 70s for me. I did all of my sessions with the roof down, so unfortunately the glorious 1ZZ-FE growl got replaced with wind noise in 4th gear and above. The 6 speed really helps around this track, as you just barely hit limiter in 5th on all the straights, and 3rd/4th are perfect for most of the turns. My fastest lap was around a 2:21.0 (I think technically it was a very high 2:20 but TrackAddict says 2:21.0), and it can be found starting around 1:09:40 in the video.

I haven't done a proper actual structured track day in a while! I hadn't run with TNiA before so I self-selected into the Novice group, which turned out alright. I think I only ended up getting 6 or 7 completely unobstructed laps the whole day, but for the most part point-bys were quick and courteous. Despite what I might say in the moment under the helmet, I really can't fault any of the other drivers for not yielding sometimes - especially for the first-timers, it's not always the easiest thing in the world to keep track of everyone behind you while also trying to keep yourself on track.

Pace laps: 0:00
First session: 19:05
Second session: 38:04
Third session: 59:22

Car info:
2000 Toyota MR2
Falken Azenis RT660 200tw tires all around, 205/50R15 all around, cold pressures set to 26 psi front/28 psi rear in the morning before James ran
Tien lowering springs on Koni Yellow shocks (front full stiff, rear halfway between stiff and soft)
Whiteline sway bars front and rear
6 speed swap
M Factory helical differential

Tire pressure info:
FL/FR
RL/RR
+ and - mean just above or just below

Afternoon 1
Cold
27/27
29/29
Hot
30-/30-
32+/32+

Afternoon 2
Cold
28/28
30+/30+
Hot (very slidey)
30/30
34/34

Afternoon 3
Cold (sprayed with water)
28/28
30/30
Hot (extended cooldown lap)
30/30
32+/32

Created with the ultimate version of RaceRender 3 and combined with DaVinci Resolve. Camera is a GoPro Hero 7 Black, telemetry is from the Android app TrackAddict and a bluetooth OBDII reader.