![]() Also in Atlanta, there is no real cool down time in-between runs. So we just want to make sure that the cooling system is more than capable of keeping the temperatures down, especially since we are running a blower setup and there is heat-soak with that setup. Same thing with Florida and New Jersey the next three rounds. ![]() We’re not in Atlanta where it’s going to be mid-80s to 90s with high humidity. We didn’t really experience any high temperatures per say, but we’re also in Long Beach at 72 degrees. To be honest in-between Round 1 and Round 2, the only thing that we’re really working on is the cooling system. Once you get the engine, like now we feel confident in the tune we have in the car, the car makes good power. SD: Would you say the majority of your time is spent doing chassis/suspension stuff, as opposed to engine tunes? It’s just one of those things, like practice makes perfect. The more seat time you have in a vehicle, the more comfortable you are with exactly what it’s doing, and also you can use that seat time to develop the suspension and the overall handling characteristics of the car. ![]() JTP: In years past, we get like two to three test days potentially, and I mean, that’s kind of enough but if I had it my way, I’d probably want a handful of days. Stephanie Davies: If you would’ve had it your way, how much seat time would you have needed to feel really comfortable in the car going into the Streets of Long Beach event? ROUSH Performance drifter Justin “JTP” Pawlak took a little time to sit down with us and talk all things Formula Drift, including how comfortable he is behind the wheel of his 2013 ROUSHcharged Ford Mustang (after only having one day of testing before the car’s Formula Drift debut), how he feels about the understated livery of the car, and his relationship with SLP-counterpart Michael Essa. ![]()
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