$550 to make your car faster without increasing HP (LONG)
Feb 2, 2006, 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by OZrallyracer
we should go to the redline time attack on april 14th at the streets of willow... What do you guys think, is redline a good event to go or is it unorganized group where there would be more danger than necessary?
All joking aside, a time trial is literally a race. That's not a great environment for a complete newbie. Walk before you run! Learn to drive properly at high speed on a track before you start racing.
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Sep 16, 2006, 04:56 PM
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your right on this however if you put a rear sway bar and trailing arm bushings on your car it will be 100% more capable on th etrack, the horible understeer will be gone and so will your old track record
also dont forget good brake fluid, pads and SS lines. once you have all this your car will be ready for you to learn how to drive it!
also dont forget good brake fluid, pads and SS lines. once you have all this your car will be ready for you to learn how to drive it!
Dec 3, 2006, 07:03 PM
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Golovko and I just got done doing a PCA event at VIR this weekend and I have to say that Porsche owners most definitely do not like to give point by's to non Porsche cars.
Still, nothing quite beats the feeling of flooring it near the top of 5th and having a GT3 blow by.
Still, nothing quite beats the feeling of flooring it near the top of 5th and having a GT3 blow by.
Dec 5, 2006, 05:46 PM
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Was fun passing all the 996's and 997's out there though 
only got passed by a track preped C5 Z06 and a 993 that was hauling so much ***...i thought i was going backwards.
only got passed by a track preped C5 Z06 and a 993 that was hauling so much ***...i thought i was going backwards.
Dec 5, 2006, 05:52 PM
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OMG! this IS a SERIOUS driver! I give you MAD props.
you are a TRUE Evo owner. you are out to tap into the true abilities of the evo...you're not one of the ones who throw power mods onto it in hopes that you can claim you're the fastest or strongest.
he said only when he's ready he'll throw mods....
this is beautiful...i dont know what to say. this is the first case i've heard this and i have talked to my friend about this before also.
if he's totally serious about this, then he can be one of the best evo drivers out there
you are a TRUE Evo owner. you are out to tap into the true abilities of the evo...you're not one of the ones who throw power mods onto it in hopes that you can claim you're the fastest or strongest.
he said only when he's ready he'll throw mods....
this is beautiful...i dont know what to say. this is the first case i've heard this and i have talked to my friend about this before also.
if he's totally serious about this, then he can be one of the best evo drivers out there
Dec 5, 2006, 05:56 PM
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Got a lot of in car footage this past weekend. I just picked up an HD camera for this coming weekend at VIR with Chinmotorsports.
http://www.youtube.com/v/CPyudPYzhkA
^who were you reffering that post to?
http://www.youtube.com/v/CPyudPYzhkA
^who were you reffering that post to?
Jan 24, 2007, 05:44 PM
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Many of the track ***** I know insist that you are FAR better off learning to drive the car as stock and then doing some mods. I did some mods, started doing track days and wanted a lot more car so here I am. Now I just need to find the right evo.
Jan 24, 2007, 08:54 PM
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(By "slow" I mean slow for your car. It doesn't matter if you can drive your 360 AWHP Evo IX MR with coilovers and R-compounds faster than someone with a stock WRX.)
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Jan 26, 2007, 07:43 AM
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And if you really want to keep your limits low... track a stock Miata
Bonus: You can do a full brake job (4 rotors, 4 pads, and fluid) for less than one Stoptech rotor for a WRX. Tires are cheap. If you screw it up, you don't have a $30K paperweight. etc etc
john
Bonus: You can do a full brake job (4 rotors, 4 pads, and fluid) for less than one Stoptech rotor for a WRX. Tires are cheap. If you screw it up, you don't have a $30K paperweight. etc etc
john
Mar 7, 2007, 07:25 PM
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Evos welcome at BMW CCA or PCA events?
What kind of racing do you have in mind? Both the BMW CCA and the PCA have a club racing series and run racing schools. Basically, you work your way up through the student ranks to advanced and get signed off to solo, then you can apply for the racing school.
Or, you can go straight to one of the commercial schools (Jim Russel, Skip Barber, Bertl Roos, Bridgestone, Derek Daly, Panoz, etc.). You need to decide if you want to learn to race open-wheel cars or sports cars. I've heard the Panoz schools at Sebring are supposed to be among the best for sportscar racing. Obviously, commerical racing schools are far more expensive than those run by non-profit driving clubs like the CCA.
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Or, you can go straight to one of the commercial schools (Jim Russel, Skip Barber, Bertl Roos, Bridgestone, Derek Daly, Panoz, etc.). You need to decide if you want to learn to race open-wheel cars or sports cars. I've heard the Panoz schools at Sebring are supposed to be among the best for sportscar racing. Obviously, commerical racing schools are far more expensive than those run by non-profit driving clubs like the CCA.
Emre
So I'm replying to a post from just over 2 years ago, hopefully everything still applies.
Just spent about 20 minutes on BMW CCA websites to see if I could find a statement that says non-BMW cars are welcome for the track based driver training and found
nothing.
To take an Evo to one of these events, do you need to be invited or are Evos
welcome if you become a member?
Thanks!
Mar 7, 2007, 07:50 PM
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The only exception is Club Racing. All the classes in Club Racing specify a BMW or new Mini. But for the driving schools, anything goes.
Emre
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Mar 7, 2007, 08:02 PM
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I've been a BMW CCA member for some 15 years, have been doing HPDE with them for some 10 years, and have been instructing with them for maybe 5-6 years now. There has never been a requirement to own a BMW. Unlike the PCA, you do NOT have to give them a VIN number to become a member. Once you're a member, you can drive whatever car you like. If you go to a BMW CCA event, you'll see LOTS of non-BMW cars. There are usually at least 3-4 Evos and maybe 5-10 Subies at each event.
The only exception is Club Racing. All the classes in Club Racing specify a BMW or new Mini. But for the driving schools, anything goes.
Once you're a member, you can bring whatever car you like. As long as it passes tech inspection, you're good to go. My girlfriend used to show up with her Pontiac Sunfire on Wal-Mart tires (literally). No one cared.
Emre
The only exception is Club Racing. All the classes in Club Racing specify a BMW or new Mini. But for the driving schools, anything goes.
Once you're a member, you can bring whatever car you like. As long as it passes tech inspection, you're good to go. My girlfriend used to show up with her Pontiac Sunfire on Wal-Mart tires (literally). No one cared.
Emre
but hours or minutes! Thanks!
I started another thread asking about comments on the 3 day racing schools
at Infineon and Laguna Seca for $3995. Given your positive response for non
BMW cars, I think I will become a member of BWM CCA and get my feet wet
there first since it is a *lot* less expensive. Thanks again for the info!
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Just to clear something up.
CCA events aren't exactly non-profit organizations. Sure non-profit org should have a working capital. But some CCAs have a lot of working capital.
From someone who switched from BMW CCA events to non-CCA events....BMW events aren't exactly cheap. I recommend a mix of various track events, ie NASA, SV, etc. Much like buying your first car. You test drive the ones you like out there and narrow down to the ones you want to purchase. I dumped almost $6k on CCA events, only to find out my skills are sub-par compared to the NASA pple. Not so much my learning function but rather CCA takes a very different approach to teaching their students. I learned more about track driving from non-CCA events thereafter.
Lastly, although they don't deny applications for non-BMW entries, but they do discriminate. If you make a mistake, they will jump on you right away, except of course maybe you drive an exotic or something. I have witnessed this too many times. It is a BMW club event and owners with BMWs tend to be very cautious driving their acquisitions alongside with cheaper cars on the track.
CCA events aren't exactly non-profit organizations. Sure non-profit org should have a working capital. But some CCAs have a lot of working capital.
From someone who switched from BMW CCA events to non-CCA events....BMW events aren't exactly cheap. I recommend a mix of various track events, ie NASA, SV, etc. Much like buying your first car. You test drive the ones you like out there and narrow down to the ones you want to purchase. I dumped almost $6k on CCA events, only to find out my skills are sub-par compared to the NASA pple. Not so much my learning function but rather CCA takes a very different approach to teaching their students. I learned more about track driving from non-CCA events thereafter.
Lastly, although they don't deny applications for non-BMW entries, but they do discriminate. If you make a mistake, they will jump on you right away, except of course maybe you drive an exotic or something. I have witnessed this too many times. It is a BMW club event and owners with BMWs tend to be very cautious driving their acquisitions alongside with cheaper cars on the track.