kyoo

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All those are legal in stock class. springs you can't do unless you do the whole package for ACR, and it was an option from the factory.

Prime12

I think his exhaust *might* be a catless exhaust, but even if it is, I'm not going to protest when 90% of my loss had to do with my crappy driving.

I am kicking myself for not going with 275s like MrAWD did when I was tire shopping last season. Back then I wasn't taking this autocross thing that seriously but now I am .

kaj

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i'm not sure of your guys' courses, but here horsepower doesn't amount to much. i beat a LOT of cars in that Neon, i'm talking about quite a few were many, many classes above GS, too. goes to show a fast car ain't always fast . the guy could just be a decent driver, like you are saying.
as for tires, i run 255s, on my car, and have no problem keeping up with others. granted, i'm not super into AX and haven't run a national event... but for local events, i haven't found a need to go with a larger tire. well, that and the treadwidth on my R-S3s (according to TireRack.com) is only about .3" narrower than most 275s. i didn't think that was worth a new set of wheels and tires, plus having to bump to 18" wheels.
i understand, though, that in Street classes you gotta look for every little advantage you can find.

MrAWD

It is hard to see from that camera how things really are, but what it looks like is that you are a bit too close to the cones when you entering the turns. That brings being late on throttle application, because you have to wait for car to finish turning. Again, it is really hard to see from that video, but that is how it looked like to me on some spots.

I have no clue if better driving would bring you another 2 sec on that course....sorry.

About that Z, everyone is saying that RE71Rs are the fastest of those new ones right now, so I am sure that aside from his mods, which looks good on the paper, there is possible some time in tires as well. Also, this is a new season, so it takes a bit for everyone to get back to the decent level as well. If he raced more than you in past, that would do some damage as well.

kaj

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DaWorstPlaya

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1st of all feelings disregarded. From what limited information I could gather you simply weren't driving fast enough. The tires weren't singing like they should at the limit. Very few times did it seem like you got close to the limit of adhesion. A multi-time national champ once told me, "drive at the limit of the tires" ....

Now, the lack of noise could be the camera position or the ambient temp or lack there of, but it certainly didn't seem like you were pushing. The car looked too controlled. In contrast look at Kyoo's video as he pushes his car harder struggling to keep it under control. Work on the driver mod, while his car seems to be better prepped you should be able to close the gap.

When you get the funds, get the RE71Rs as the 1st upgrade.

Kyoo: BTW in your 1st video it seemed like you had a bag of bolts and nuts rattling around in your car.

MrAWD

Lots of people would not agree with running such a big tires on the stock rim. But, I would say that running stock size is not better as well! Still I have been wrong here and there, so...

I am hoping to get better data on tires once I take OEM dampers out of equation. I would like to test 255, 265 and also 285 (ZII* only at this time) to see how they will affect things. Since, that is quite a few tires to test, I am hoping to start with 265s first. So many things to do, so little time...

WWGSR

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I was going to say the same thing about the lack of noise coming from your tires, however i like the fact you are driving slow enough not to touch a single cone. Just try and increase you speed little by little until your tires really start singing.

MrAWD

Golden rule here is that you have to get comfortable with uncomfortable first!

I still remember that phase for me when I stepped up to higher level and started driving really nice and clean and comfortable. I though I was at the top of the world aside from my times still being 2 seconds off the pace from the top guys! That is when I started being uncomfortable out there and still trying to get that comfort back

kaj

iTrader: (60)

definitely. i did an event driving all nice and tidy.. then did a fun run after where i let loose and shaved 1.5sec LOL
a friend of mine is a really good driver. very calm and smooth. we told her to be more aggressive this Sat and she ended up beating her nemesis for the first time.
aggression, to a point, is definitely rewarded

WWGSR

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This is true, when i drive to that level I absolutely murder the hell out of some cones!

Prime12

Thanks for the criticism guys. I had a spin on my 2nd run (which resulted in nose of my car getting uncomfortably close to the bay) and definitely under-drove the car afterwards.

I also found the video of the fast run by the 370z, and quite frankly, he drove much better.

About the tire how (or lack thereof) - our surface is very weird. It is old, grated concrete that is rather gravely and there just isn't much tire noise even when they are being pushed.

For instance, check out my run from last year on a different surface. There's plenty of tire howl.

DaWorstPlaya

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That video was much better. I think the saying is, "Drive it like you stole it". Unless you drive to the limit there is no real way of telling how much faster the other driver/car combo is.

Our next event is coming up this weekend. We have 22 people signed up in BS!!! I mean it could be a national level class based on participation.
Everything from S2ks, Corvette, 370Zs, STis, EVO 8 and X, Audi TTs, BMW Z4s, SLK 350s .... its going to be a Battle Royal!

MrAWD

Maybe, I need to move to CO...

MrAWD

Devens Tour registration is opening in 2 hours. If you are planning on racing there this year, better be ready to register fast, otherwise you might miss it...