The speedometer just cleared triple digits as I roared down the back straight of a Las Vegas Motor Speedway practice track, and as the tach brushed up against 5th gear’s redline, a speed-killing dual 180-degree U-turn came into view.
The temporary chicane was marked off in cones in case someone (like myself) carried a bit too much speed into the turn. I kept clicking down through the gears while increasing pressure on the dual 320mm front Brembo scrubbers. Still downshifting, I added in a bit of rear brake pedal as well, which caused the traction control light to blink spasmodically as the rear tire chirped, howled and slid a bit with each downshift.
