All dressed up..... and ready to dance with...everyone!!!
Got her in the trailer.... ready to go to do some time trials at our local road course... I have been "called out" by a "last gen" MR2 and a 2nd gen turbo II Rx-7 (that has plenty of power....but handles like an F-150!!!) !!!
http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/P1060484.jpg http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/P1060483.jpg Here is the venue..... http://www.msrhouston.com/ WISH me luck!!! |
lmao like a f150!!
Go get em!!! |
Looking good Jim. Tear 'em up! :)
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Nom nom nom...
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WHAT A BLAST!!! Had an absolute blast. There was 3 1st gen RX-7's there!
My goal was an aggressive one. I wanted to do the 2.4 mile road course in under 2 minutes. I pulled out a 1:59 the 2nd to last lap!! I was using "last years" Hoosier A-6 tires and was expecting to "cord" them. Well they held up great!!! I can prolly get another event out of them. What I REALLY enjoyed was the seat time!! When I go to Houston Autox events, we sit in the hot sun all day long and get 4-5 60 second runs. I calculated my laps and I got 88 MILES worth of seat time!!! The RX7 ran perfect perfect perfect!! Temp held solid at 190 all day in 90 degree heat. I have not inspected my Hawk brake pads yet, but I think they are still holding up fine. Now I want more power!!! |
yes roadracing > autocross. the only way auto-x is better, is that you can build a nicer car. in roadracing, stuff happens...
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So how did you do against the people who challenged you?
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Autocross is also a lot cheaper. :)
Glad to hear it went well for you. Got video? |
Originally Posted by Kentetsu
(Post 10769733)
Autocross is also a lot cheaper. :)
Glad to hear it went well for you. Got video? |
Originally Posted by j9fd3s
(Post 10769181)
yes roadracing > autocross. the only way auto-x is better, is that you can build a nicer car. in roadracing, stuff happens...
I also will be doing NASA time trials soon. Again, limited typical car to car racing. |
Originally Posted by Directfreak
(Post 10769444)
So how did you do against the people who challenged you?
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Originally Posted by 80's old school
(Post 10769906)
I ran faster than the MR2 and ran exactly the same time as the turbo RX7 lemons car..
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I stopped Auto-xing this year and focused on HPDE's with NASA working up to TT and doing some other fundays this year. I looked at the money I spent compard to solo and it worked out to the same for me. I ran 2-3 weekends a month sometime every weekend the past 6 or 7 year solo I ran 1 trackday a month so far this year and ran on my 5 year old Kumho mx tires which finally died last month( lost a belt in the left front tire on the last lap at Mid-Ohio) so I will have to get new tires . but the cost of fuel, tolls, entry fees, tires and fuel for the car were higher for solo. also you get a lot more seat time and don't need to work the course. I will be doing one more track day at Beaver Run next month $185 for the day which works out to about 5-6 20 minute track sesions. as compared to $35-45 for a solo event with 3-6 runs for about 45-60 seconds per lap.
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Originally Posted by eprx799
(Post 10772269)
I stopped Auto-xing this year and focused on HPDE's with NASA working up to TT and doing some other fundays this year. I looked at the money I spent compard to solo and it worked out to the same for me. I ran 2-3 weekends a month sometime every weekend the past 6 or 7 year solo I ran 1 trackday a month so far this year and ran on my 5 year old Kumho mx tires which finally died last month( lost a belt in the left front tire on the last lap at Mid-Ohio) so I will have to get new tires . but the cost of fuel, tolls, entry fees, tires and fuel for the car were higher for solo. also you get a lot more seat time and don't need to work the course. I will be doing one more track day at Beaver Run next month $185 for the day which works out to about 5-6 20 minute track sesions. as compared to $35-45 for a solo event with 3-6 runs for about 45-60 seconds per lap.
Have you done many HPDE's?? How many HPDE's do you have to do before you can do TT??? I have raced Lemons before and now doing these fun days. I don't want to have to wait forever to do the TT's. |
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