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Note: I found a great stock Camaro SS 1LE PDR lap video (2:03.72) to help me prepare beforehand. That lap appeared to be recorded in the morning when weather would have been mid to upper 60s Fahrenheit on that day and the infield track surface was probably much cooler compared my sunny late afternoon lap with an ambient temperature of about 85°F. For comparison, besides the ambient and track temperature advantage, he also carried more speed through bus stop and turn 4 than I did and he had a draft at both the start and end of his lap which generates a bit of extra top speed in my experience. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZvyAOUT13U
First hot lap (with the start/finish line shifted to between turns 2 and 3) of the third and final session (at 6:40pm) of the Advanced run group on Thursday 5/5 at SCCA Track Night in America (TNIA) on the 3.56 mile Daytona sports car course (famously used for IMSA's annual Rolex 24 hour endurance race). I think this was my best braking and line into turn 1 without the rear end becoming unstable (example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-irJHqyQcak). My best overall lap time ended up being on Thursday (the first of 2 days) since I miraculously managed to pass 3 cars (and draft 2 of them) on this lap without getting held up. I had some laps on Friday that were within a few tenths of this one. On Friday I made improvements to my speed through turn 4 plus bus stop entry and exit but it was extremely difficult to get unobstructed laps and there was a strong headwind by the start/finish line on Friday which probably explains why my top speed for each lap tended to be higher on Thursday. Thankfully many of the competent and fast drivers ended up at the front of the grid line for the final session each day so we had a chance to chase each other before catching the slower drivers.
My best lap using the traditional start/finish line was 2:07.95. It includes most of this lap: https://youtu.be/IhOiITfTM1k
Unfortunately the run groups were self-selected without any verification of qualifications/experience by the organizer and some of the participants did not seem to belong in the Advanced group in my opinion based on some of the lack of awareness and trains that I witnessed. Thankfully passing was better this session than it was in the first session. Also the blue passing flag was almost never displayed even when I had caught a train or slower car even if they refused to give me a point by long enough to pass multiple flaggers in the infield section. It is also clearly stated online that drivers in the Advanced group should be constantly monitoring their mirrors and giving point bys anywhere on the track, plus this track is wide enough that there is plenty of room for passing. The blue passing flag is supposedly "the flag you'll probably see the most at Track Night" according to the Flagging Etiquette video on their website and this has been the case at most other Track Night events I have attended at different tracks but definitely not at Daytona. It was still a fun event in spite of this but it was harder than it should have been to get full fast laps in without getting impeded by others in the Advanced group.
2017 Camaro SS 1LE with unmodified engine and traction/stability control fully disabled, new set of OEM Goodyear Supercar 3 tires, BMR Suspension BK063 rear cradle bushing lockout kit, track alignment with strut mod for some extra front camber (camber: -2.8° front, -1.4° rear, toe: 0° front, +0.05° rear per side [+0.10° total rear toe]), Castrol React SRF DOT 4 brake fluid, stock Brembo (Ferodo HP1000/1) brake pads, GM plastic track brake cooling deflectors, smaller GM metal brake dust / splash shields. The car is in track mode with touring steering mode. Ambient temperature was about 85°F and sunny with wind at 8mph from E. I believe my gas tank was a little over 1/2 full during this lap.