RX8/BS withdrawals...
04-24-2008, 07:39 PM
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RX8/BS withdrawals...
Looking at the line up for BS at this weekend's NorCal divisional, I'm seriously bumming that I jumped out of the RX8 so early this year...between ULLLLLOSE, TeamRX8, BryanH, Rob Luis and others, BS looks like one of the funnest classes...to make matters worse, we haven't run the XP car since SD Tour and I've gotten zero seat time to figure out how to drive the car or development time to get the race suspension, aero and other tweaks installed and dialed in...
04-24-2008, 09:39 PM
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Not exactly...our car is at least a runner...
Sean's Elise should be killer, when completed, Jason.
Bill and I emailed back and forth on his CSP car, but the only way I was going to jump in that ride was if Glenn, who owns the XP car, couldn't get it back together...I'm not going to hang him and bail out at the last moment, he needs me to warm his tires...fortunately, with 320rwhp and 275 section A6's, getting them warm isn't too hard
Sean's Elise should be killer, when completed, Jason.
Bill and I emailed back and forth on his CSP car, but the only way I was going to jump in that ride was if Glenn, who owns the XP car, couldn't get it back together...I'm not going to hang him and bail out at the last moment, he needs me to warm his tires...fortunately, with 320rwhp and 275 section A6's, getting them warm isn't too hard
04-27-2008, 11:15 PM
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Too bad you missed out.
It was a lot of fun, even though I got my butt handed to me.
Nice meeting of all you at the Divisional.
I was in the black RX-8 with too many options from the factory.
Jonathan
It was a lot of fun, even though I got my butt handed to me.
Nice meeting of all you at the Divisional.
I was in the black RX-8 with too many options from the factory.
Jonathan
04-28-2008, 11:40 AM
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Bryan was on fire...day one's course definitely favored the MR2, in my opinion, but even so, he just drove the wheels off of the car all weekend.
Given how well the event came off, I wouldn't be surprised to see this divisional become an annual thing with an entry cut off enforced!
Given how well the event came off, I wouldn't be surprised to see this divisional become an annual thing with an entry cut off enforced!
04-28-2008, 12:11 PM
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Bryan was on fire...day one's course definitely favored the MR2, in my opinion, but even so, he just drove the wheels off of the car all weekend.
Given how well the event came off, I wouldn't be surprised to see this divisional become an annual thing with an entry cut off enforced!
Given how well the event came off, I wouldn't be surprised to see this divisional become an annual thing with an entry cut off enforced!
Bryan was super fast both days... Seems to have found a new setup that brought the car to life, just wonder how much faster it could have gone without the "active" camber adjustment. 
Matt really surprised me on day one when he was just a few tenths off of me, but he seemed to crack under the pressure on Sun and get sloppy. Good quick group of Bstockers to play with up there.
DKNV was also really quick all weekend.... Should be a great show in BSL at natls this year.
The course was great. However, I don't think I will be back unless something is done about that surface. I guess the good news is that I now have some experience to apply when we take our project rally car out for the first time.
04-28-2008, 01:26 PM
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04-28-2008, 05:12 PM
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04-28-2008, 06:31 PM
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Bryan was super fast both days... Seems to have found a new setup that brought the car to life, just wonder how much faster it could have gone without the "active" camber adjustment. Matt really surprised me on day one when he was just a few tenths off of me, but he seemed to crack under the pressure on Sun and get sloppy. Good quick group of Bstockers to play with up there.
DKNV was also really quick all weekend.... Should be a great show in BSL at natls this year.
The course was great. However, I don't think I will be back unless something is done about that surface. I guess the good news is that I now have some experience to apply when we take our project rally car out for the first time.
LOL, next time bring decent tires rather than 120 run drifting rocks
While everyone else complained about sliding around, we seemed to have the opposite problem. Our car felt solid even on the first run, but for me the rear seemed to pick up more grip with every run and throw off the balance. We still have some more work to do ...
04-28-2008, 07:14 PM
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RallyCross. The locals call it Gravel Gate Field for good reason. While they did do a good job of blowing the course off, the aggregate is in such bad shape your tires just sit on the tips of rocks that protrude out of it. To get an idea, picture the condition of the north course at Forbes, but in asphalt. Then you have a horse track on one side and the San Francisco bay on the other, lots of opportunities for wind to blow junk on the lot. This made HPT look, and feel, like concrete.
The course was a great mix, both low and high speed turns (mostly low on sat then faster on sun), some fast transitions, great design, would have been super fast on a sticky surface.
This is now #1 on my list of bad lots (due to surface), Tucson use to be #1. If they get it worked out and repave the lot, it could be a really nice location.
The course was a great mix, both low and high speed turns (mostly low on sat then faster on sun), some fast transitions, great design, would have been super fast on a sticky surface.
This is now #1 on my list of bad lots (due to surface), Tucson use to be #1. If they get it worked out and repave the lot, it could be a really nice location.
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04-29-2008, 02:57 AM
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Did I mention I had half a tank of gas in the car? 
Filled it up Friday night like an idiot. . .
It was great to run with you all. I'm not used to such a big competitive class at these events. Looking through the results, third through sixth were very close!
I'm sure I'll return to form at El Toro, trailing you-know-who.
Filled it up Friday night like an idiot. . .It was great to run with you all. I'm not used to such a big competitive class at these events. Looking through the results, third through sixth were very close!
I'm sure I'll return to form at El Toro, trailing you-know-who.
04-29-2008, 12:12 PM
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RallyCross. The locals call it Gravel Gate Field for good reason. While they did do a good job of blowing the course off, the aggregate is in such bad shape your tires just sit on the tips of rocks that protrude out of it. To get an idea, picture the condition of the north course at Forbes, but in asphalt. Then you have a horse track on one side and the San Francisco bay on the other, lots of opportunities for wind to blow junk on the lot. This made HPT look, and feel, like concrete.
The course was a great mix, both low and high speed turns (mostly low on sat then faster on sun), some fast transitions, great design, would have been super fast on a sticky surface.
This is now #1 on my list of bad lots (due to surface), Tucson use to be #1. If they get it worked out and repave the lot, it could be a really nice location.
The course was a great mix, both low and high speed turns (mostly low on sat then faster on sun), some fast transitions, great design, would have been super fast on a sticky surface.
This is now #1 on my list of bad lots (due to surface), Tucson use to be #1. If they get it worked out and repave the lot, it could be a really nice location.
FWIW, this past weekend I did a local event on a gravel covered lot and had a bear of a time in the RX-8. Couldn't put the power down coming out of the slower corners - and lost to a friend of mine (who drives another RX-8) by 3/100ths of a second. Fun times at the RallyX!!!