May Races
 

Here's some information on the autocross schedule for May.

May 7th, SCCA at Texas Motor Speedway Bus Lot
http://autocross.com/texasregion/

May 28th, ER at Pennington Field - Bedford, TX
http://www.autocross.com/er/c.htm

I plan on attending both events in May, and hope to see some other 8s out there as well :)

-hS

If I'm in town, I may come out, just to watch.

JG,
That would be cool. Pennington Field is not too far from you, and you can come watch us smoke the RX-7s... HAHAHA!!! jk

Oh, and this next race will probably decide if i'm getting a vented hood or not. At the last one the temps reached up to 107 degrees C... a little hotter than i would like.

-hS

I would really like to go, but this sunday thing is not cool. :(

We'll have to see.
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BMW and S2000 clubs race on Saturdays, and that is open to everyone as well. The problem is they only race at mineral wells which is FAR and the surface s*cks.

For Sunday its SCCA, ER, and PCA

I will NOT be able to make it to the May 7th event - I will be otherwise occupied.

I DO, however, plan to attend the ER event on May 28th. I got my front Koni sports today - the rears should be here tomorrow so I have my weekend planned.

Sounds good. I'm gonna do my brake pads this weekend.
:)

Oh, and I was looking on the SCCA site. Looks like a lot of people use the same numbers, but its not an issue since they are in different classes. I am sure ER is the same way. Looks like we should be good with the Number 8s.
On, a similar note... my friends are hell bent on making me a Dale Jr. decal to match the 8 magnet.
If they get that on the car... its gonna get bloody.

-hS

Cool. Do you have the rear caliper piston retracting tool?

Nope, but two of my friends both work at local shops... i may just borrow it from them.
If you want to get together and do this.. let me know.

-hS

Ok, apparently ER follows SCCA rules. In that case we will still run in the same classes we do for SCCA.

I would be in BSP and I think you're in BM. Since numbers are done by class it won't matter that we have the same numbers since we're in different classes.

I don't have the piston retrator tool - I just wanted to give you a heads up before you got the calipers off and couldn't get them back on.

Yup, ER is essentially SCCA but with less drivers, and an interesting scoring system that tries to create a level ground for people in different classes.
Oh, and im in SM.

Yup, i new about the tool. A regular c-clamp should get the job done.

Thanks,
-hS

That will work on the fronts. The rear pistons must be rotated to retract them. They have a "keyed" face for the tool to fit into so it can turn it.

Ahh ic ic.. thanks for the heads up.

In preparation for the may races... I present this weekend's project.

Koni Sports and Tein S.Techs on all four corners. Should be a fairly solid ride.

https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...chmentid=75880

I decided to prepare in a different manner...

https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...id=75907&stc=1

-hS

(oh and im still doing my brakes this sunday)

Mineral Wells is an awesome sight, I love that surface, if the car is setup properly you can kick some serious @ss

There is an SCCA Pro Solo national-level event a Minerals Wells on the May 21 weekend

Pro Solo sounds like a lot of fun... but i dont know if i can make another trip out to mineral wells again.
If I didn't go last weekend, I would probably go to the May 21st race.

BTW, you are the first person I have ever heard say they actually like the surface at mineral wells. HA!

-hS

Yo TheMightyRed... i got the brake pads in. Where you at?

:)

-hS

I was having some serious "fun" of my own. S.Techs and Konis all around. What a pain!

On the plus side, it's a completely different car. A little on the firm (bumpy) side but there is a definite increase in road feedback and a decrease in the car's response time. Just feels tighter and more responsive.

Also, wheel hop and squat is seriously decreased under heavy acceleration and braking. I feel a lot more "hooked up" to the road.

I need to get it out on the track and see how much better, if any, it REALLY is now.

Excellent. Glad to hear your liking the new suspension setup. Come on out this Sunday and take it for a spin at TMS :)

-hS

I would love to but my wife "accidentally" scheduled a huge party/barbecue at our house this sunday. Going to be like 20+ people there. I will not be able to race that day.

Kind of a bummer because I would like to go but that's the way it goes sometimes.

Next ER event.. I will be there.

Install your pads yet? I'd offer to help but this week / weekend is not (will not be) good for me.

Yup, got the pads in on Sunday. That rear piston wasn't so hard... just used a set of needle nose pliers and elbow grease.

Saw this posted on the RX7club forum, and thought I would share it here.
http://autocross.com/tr/2006school.shtml

For $50 you get to attend the Autocross Novice level driving school on Saturday, and Race on Sunday. The race in itself would have been $30. This is extremely cheap for an autocross school.

I'm thinking about doing it. Anyone else?
Registration deadline seems to be today, but I won't know if I can attend or not until tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully I can call in and have an exception made :)

-hS

That's the other way to do it. Easier with the tool but can also be done that way when you're in a pinch. I've had to do it myself that way as well. It isn't pretty but it works.

As for the autocross school - I will using Saturday to prepare for Sunday's house party.

But I am itching for a race - bad. I have my new suspension setup and the car just begs to be thrown around every turn. I will definately be at the next ER event.