Well, it took a week but I finally got around to rendering out my videos and putting together another update from this last Sunday's event.
Firstly, lets get a couple things out of the way. Yes, I'm still on all seasons. No, that's probably ot changing anytime soon lol. And yes, I've become a bit of a joke in STH. But, That being said, I out drove everyone in the class aside from some dude in a way-to-modified-for-the-class chevy sonic and I wasn't too far off him.
Anyway, onto what I thought of the course and new sway bar. This was a really fast course compared to what we've been getting and boy was it fun. There's not a chance I'd be able to put in a decent time without my new rear bar. There were a couple corners I felt the car teetering on three wheels. I also made the decision to leave my tires a touch lower than normal. I ran at 37 in the front a 41 in the rear which heated up to 42 and 47 by the end of the third run.
I ran pretty consistent mid 44s to low 45s until my last two runs, I decided to experiment. On Run 5 I decided to run as aggressive as possible and I put up my slowest time. On the last run, I remembered something I've read and heard multiple time regarding motorcycling. In the higher performance classes, the instructor will sometimes take the class around the course and tell students not to use the brakes. I chose to do the same and try to get through the course as quick as possible with no brakes. I think I touched the brakes 2 or 3 times the whole course and it forced me to be more gentle with my turn in and correct mistakes my controlling throttle and steering rather than slamming the brake then matting the throttle.
Anyway, here are some videos to enjoy. I picked the best of three in the morning and the two last runs. all the others looked pretty much like "Run 2"
Run 2
Run 5 (Aggressive)
Run 6 (No Braking)