Posting this primarily as motivation. Due to work and lack of life balance my trips to the track decreased from every ~6 weeks to every couple months at best in 2017. In 2018 I only made it to a track a couple of times. Because of that I am getting very rusty. Whenever I get back again I plan on beginning and practicing left foot braking which has a learning curve and will slow me down until I learn the technique. Anyway, the point is it seems like I will not be breaking my personal best times in the near future! So, I wanted to post this video which is a collection of my best lap times at the track I frequent the most. They will be my baseline for lap times going forward. If I better these times I am sure I will update this description or post in the comment section. ;) Wish me luck!

https://www.motorsportranch.com
9012 Performance Court, Cresson, TX 76035

Driver: Eric Hedstrom
Car: 2008 Lotus Exige-S 240
~2300lbs with driver
Car Modifications:
Wheels - F:16x7 R:17x8
  Tires - Hoosier R7 F: 205/45-16 R:225/45-17
   Additional ~ -1deg camber in front
Ohlin coil overs with Lotus Cup car valving and springs
   BWR Sway bar
Homemade front splitter (simply got tired of replacing factory one)
Traction control off. No stability control. ABS = Yes.
Timer:
  AiM SOLO DL with Smartycam v2.1 

MSR-C 1.7 CCW - on vid @00:07
  Counter Clockwise direction (normal)
  Two heat cycles on tires
  ~73deg F   
Lap time: 01:21.806 
*** Update First time at a track in 2019. Only have driven this config once (in Jul’18) since this video. New best: April 7, 2019 ~73deg F humid. One heat cycle on tires. Lap time: 01:20.86

*** This track was repaved in April 2021. Now there is more grip. 4/10/21 I had several personal best times. I had to hit brakes due to traffic and still got a 1.20.105. It would have been an easy 1.19! Six heat cycles on tires. ~65deg F, sunny.
*** Next visit to this config was January 2023.  Repave working still as I now used Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RS TW200 for the first time.  Three heat cycles / sessions on tires.  After track repave.  First time on these tires. p. I am going to call these my (Texas) winter and rain tires. Ran a 1.21.985.

MSR-C 1.7 CW - on vid @01:42
  Clockwise direction (backwards)
  13 heat cycles on tires
  ~60deg F
  Lap time: 01:21.855 

MSR-C 3.1 - on vid @03:21
Counter Clockwise is only direction
 22 heat cycles on tires
  ~50deg F
  Lap time: 02:25:906 
*** Update New best: MSR-C 3.1 - December 22, 2019, 15 heat cycles on tires, ~56deg F and overcast, Lap time: 02:24:642





Hard to believe, but I have only run the MSR-C 1.3CCW configuration for one session (CCW is only direction) and I had yet to create a track map in my timer. Because of that I have no times for the 1.3 config.

I post my best times here: https://www.tracklaps.net/driverlaps.php?GID=260