Evo racing at NASA Nationals at Mid Ohio
Aug 28, 2008, 06:53 PM
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Evo racing at NASA Nationals at Mid Ohio
My #101 Evolution 8 will be racing in the Super Touring 2 class this September 11- 14 at Mid Ohio. Approx. 3100lbs with just under 380whp. on Hoosier 275/45/17 R-6's. So far I'm the only AWD car in class. The competition includes MAZDA's , Corvettes and Viper. MazdaSpeed has announced a cash award program that would net $4500 for a Mazda that wins in Super Touring. Hoosier Racing Tires awards 2 tires for 1st place and Moton Suspensions awards $500 for a win also. I run Moton Club Sports and have allready won a set of Hoosiers this season. I just wish Mitsubishi would support motorsports and match Mazda's offer. If these Mazda drivers coming from the west coast are fast they could earn some good traveling money!
Aug 28, 2008, 10:47 PM
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This will be my first year competing at Nationals. Like Ryan, i will also be competing in TTA. Im driving a silver Evo9 with #415 representing Socal. Its supposed to be a 2,300+ mile drive for me from Socal to Mid-O. 
Looking forward to meeting everyone, and the whole Nationals experience. Ryan will be parked next to me with the Cali guys, so stop and say hi if you see us.
Btw, i have a friend from Socal, Scott Howard, who is running his Mazda RX7 in TTS and ST2. Its also his first time at Nationals, and he just recently started ST2, but he has been doing very well in TTS here in Socal. It will be interesting to see how he does in ST2.
Looking forward to meeting everyone, and the whole Nationals experience. Ryan will be parked next to me with the Cali guys, so stop and say hi if you see us. Btw, i have a friend from Socal, Scott Howard, who is running his Mazda RX7 in TTS and ST2. Its also his first time at Nationals, and he just recently started ST2, but he has been doing very well in TTS here in Socal. It will be interesting to see how he does in ST2.
Aug 29, 2008, 05:54 PM
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Thanks for the info, but i cant afford it at this rate. But, there is a slim chance that i might be in town by Friday, September 5th. Either way ill call you and keep you posted.
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Aug 31, 2008, 06:04 AM
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I run the northeast region where my competition are two Sti's and a MR in ST-2. Our cars are very close and we have all won races. Unfortunately I am the only one of the 4 that is going to be at the national event. I drove an old BMW at Mid Ohio around 20 years ago with a BMW club driver school. I should be up to speed and ready after the Thursday practice sessions. I hope the stock gas tank will hold enough fuel for the 45 minute championship race on Sunday. I lost a race this year at Pocono from underestimating how much fuel I would consumed on the Long Course, holding WOT for so long around the giant NASCA track.
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I'll be transporting my 1st gen zoom zoom from San Francisco/Sacramento to Nationals as well. I have the opportunity to pull a two car trailer if anyone needs to transport a car and wants to drive 1/2 as much.
PM me if you need a transport spot.
-dave
PM me if you need a transport spot.
-dave
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good luck everyone,
sean
ps. dave, we need to talk more about that rear diff you mentioned up a t-hill.
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NASA Championship is over and my Evo 8 did well. Friday was raining and I was fastest in practice, qualified 1st and finished 1st out of 18 cars in ST-2. Saturday morning started out wet and I qualified 2cd (on a drying track). The rain stopped and I was able to finish 5th in the race after battling the 3 Vipers and a Corvette. With those finishes I was gridded 2cd for the final championship race on Sunday were I got got my *** kicked! Finished 7th after several crashes and spin outs allowed drivers to get the best of me. I was at the wrong place each time. Thankfully I was able to avoid hitting the cars that spun out ahead of me and nobody hit me from behind, but each time I was held up and got passed and then was unable to regain the positions back. So I started each race on the front row and brought the car back home unscathed. I was officially weighed and dynoed at the event. Minimum weight was 3237lbs. with driver, HP was 366 and torque was 415ft lbs. HP to weight ratio for ST-2 is greater than 8.70 3237/366hp =8.84+ .4 (for 4 door sedan) - .5 (AWD) + .4 (for 275 tire size)= 9.14 I was way over weight for the class! 3080/366+.4-.5+.4=8.71 I need to lose 150lbs!! I have a set of carbon/fiberglass doors but did not have time to install them....One more race weekend at Watkins Glen October 4,5 then I'll make the car lighter for next season.
Sep 17, 2008, 01:36 PM
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NASA Championship is over and my Evo 8 did well. Friday was raining and I was fastest in practice, qualified 1st and finished 1st out of 18 cars in ST-2. Saturday morning started out wet and I qualified 2cd (on a drying track). The rain stopped and I was able to finish 5th in the race after battling the 3 Vipers and a Corvette. With those finishes I was gridded 2cd for the final championship race on Sunday were I got got my *** kicked! Finished 7th after several crashes and spin outs allowed drivers to get the best of me. I was at the wrong place each time. Thankfully I was able to avoid hitting the cars that spun out ahead of me and nobody hit me from behind, but each time I was held up and got passed and then was unable to regain the positions back. So I started each race on the front row and brought the car back home unscathed. I was officially weighed and dynoed at the event. Minimum weight was 3237lbs. with driver, HP was 366 and torque was 415ft lbs. HP to weight ratio for ST-2 is greater than 8.70 3237/366hp =8.84+ .4 (for 4 door sedan) - .5 (AWD) + .4 (for 275 tire size)= 9.14 I was way over weight for the class! 3080/366+.4-.5+.4=8.71 I need to lose 150lbs!! I have a set of carbon/fiberglass doors but did not have time to install them....One more race weekend at Watkins Glen October 4,5 then I'll make the car lighter for next season.
I'm not real up on the ST-2 rules. Do you have a link or website explaining how you have your car setup currently? I'm curious.
I'm setup for TTA now; but pretty much rebuilding after an 'off' this summer and curious what other options I have.