The Outlaw356 was in Valla and performing well on the shake down test, however the real definition of a shake down test is on the track. A morning cruise to the Raleigh International Raceway, armed with a fresh brew from Cafe 53 and we were good to go!
With a recently expired CAMS licence, Luke Pell gladly stepped in to do a few laps while we rode shotgun. The first lap was smooth and really just a warm up for what was to come and in the second lap we hit the first corner with the back end getting loose just a little as we accelerated into the second lap to see what else she had. Into 2nd and the revs rocketed past 5000 RPM, she was flying and sounded like she had been caged for a very long time and then just released to run...wow what a sound!
We eat through the second lap, accelerating through the corners and down the straights before braking hard and late into the next corner. As we came around for the 3rd lap we let her have 2 more corners to run at and then cruised her home. All up we were around 20secs off some of the quickest times for the day, not bad considering we were not on full noise and the new engine was not run in yet!
Build...Drive...Race.
