It's a great track. And you're always welcome to fly down and use either or both of my cars at that track (HPT) or MAM.
Both tracks favor turning/braking ability and driving skill over horsepower. Wayne has me, but not by a huge margin, in braking and turning, and on MAM, the stretches from T3 to T5 and T14 to T1 are where I mug him because of my horsepower. The rest of the track, he takes back most of what I take away from him in those two sections.
The C6 we passed I'm sure was showing excellent track etiquette rather than really being that slow. He saw that there was a race behind him in which he wasn't involved and gave us plenty of opportunity to get ahead of him before the kink. I do the same thing when I see a gang of Porsches approaching and I don't want to separate the back of the pack further from the leaders when there isn't another passing zone coming up soon.
Although that's no longer the case with the STi. In the WRX, I was one of the sheep. In the STi, I'm definitely one of the wolves. I could just go on and on about how great that car is. I used to think the WRX was the most bang for the buck, and the cost of upgrading to the STi was a lot of bang, but a much higher proportion of bucks, but I no longer think that. This thing is stone-stock save for the brake pads (which gain me nothing but longevity) and it's always one of the fastest cars at any outing. In the WRX, I used to grid near the back so I wouldn't hold anyone up. In the STi, I grid near the front so I don't get held up. To quantify it, the WRX turned 1:56's at MAM. The STi is mid 1:48's.
You simply MUST drive it, and though I'm sure I'll make RA and BIR next year, I really do want you to come down and drive it on my home tracks. I'll let you know when I know about 2007 track dates.
