Ryan Cheek Racing

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Soggy start to the Chasing the Dragon Hillclimb First run ever, and it was in the pouring rain. With the wipers on full blast I took off with great traction leaving the line, and like a noob I braked for the first corner, lol. But the car felt great through the first few turns, I gained some confidence and feel I carried good speed through the rest of the course. The road is very bumpy! At times I could feel the car hopping around, but overall she stayed well connected to road. The Michelin #SportCup2Connects tires are soooo good! Like magical almost. Never lost traction laterally and they really help my braking. I will continue to run throughout the day, in the rain, mostly to familiarize myself more with the road. #PlayAllTheMotorsports #RyanCheekRacing #chasingthedragon2020 #s197mustang #MustangsofInstagram #mustanggt #trackcar  #cargirl #hillclimb #hillclimber #womenindrive #womeninautomotive

My 2nd run's official time is 140.561seconds (2min20.561sec). Course is a little over 2.2miles long. Conditions are still wet, but the road pavement is course and provides great drainage. Again these Michelin #SportCup2Connect tires are doing fantastic! I left my traction control on, (wasn't thinking about it and I dont normally turn it off in Hank), and it really over slowed the car in a couple other places. There is definitely a bit more time in the car in conditions like this. #PlayAllTheMotorsports #RyanCheekRacing #michelinUSA #MustangsofInstagram #s197mustang #hillclimbcar #hillclimber #trackcar #chasingthedragon2020

Above is my fastest time for day 1 of Chasing the Dragon Hillclimb. Official time 137.060seconds (2min17.060sec). Traction control was off, had to do some counter steering. Really happy with how quick I can get the car to rotate with a dab on the brakes, but it will over rotate quickly but it's fun to use throttle to catch it. This is by far the most "all out" driving I've done since my autocross days. Extremely fun, but also a little scary, which kinda makes it even more fun. I will be trying to smooth out my driving with tomorrow's runs. I believe there's a little more time to drop if the course was completely dry, but most of the time I will drop will be me knowing the course better and being smoother. Most importantly, I want to drive my car home in the same pristine condition it's in! #MustangsofInstagram #mustanggt #s197mustang #hillclimbcar #incarvideo #actionshot #racevideo #chasingthedragon2020 #RyanCheekRacing #PlayAllTheMotorsports #michelinusa #SportCup2Connect #womeninautomotive #womenindrive