peti1212

Hi Guys,

A couple buddies of mine reserved a racetrack for the weekend and asked me if I want to come and have some fun, so I did. It's a small racetrack, mainly for drifting, but we went out there nonetheless to just have fun and test our cars.

Buddy of mine was driving a V8 Pontiac Firebird, and I drove the 2016 Acura ILX Technology Plus Package. Everything on the car is stock. I did look into aftermarket rims, tires, coilovers, springs, aero kit, and a few other things, although I cannot afford it right now, so I just went out there to see how the stock ILX handles. It obviously doesn't have a lot of power compared to the Pontiac my buddy was driving, but the ILX is a very smooth ride, even when you push it to it's limits.

The tire grip could be better, but I wasn't expecting anything special from a stock tire. My friend has a set of racing tires, a oh man, the grip on those is crazy.

I shot a video from my car from a cell phone camera attached to the left side of the windshield. I couldn't get a perfect angle, so it shows mainly the left side (not exactly pointing towards the front). My girlfriend show the spectator view.

Also, this was the first time I've ever been to a racetrack, so please keep the harsh comments to yourself, since I had no prior experience on a track.

Hope you will enjoy the video:

iRaw

Sounds Awesome!

Nice Vid man.

Rae Rad

Looks like fun man im jealous . I love the sound of that engine! did u time your lap? i wonder if the continental Conti-pro tires would had made a difference with the grip on the curves?

peti1212

yeah, I think my lap was around 1 minute 15 seconds. Friend of mine in the Pontiac Firebird was getting around 1 min 11 seconds, although he was having more fun with drifting into the corners. At the end of the day you cannot really shave too much time off on these laps unless you're really trying and you get your speed and cornering right.

Rae Rad

1min 11 seconds sound good to me. Did ya friend let u do a lap with the pontiac ?

Rae Rad

I like how u recorded the video with the double view

peti1212

I'm sure I could have, because he was letting others drive it. I only stayed for half a day, so I didn't get a chance to drive his car, but I'm sure it would have been fun.