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Since there are three or four new/revised offerings it's likely too early to say. Some of them probably won't be out until right before the 4/30 cutoff, if then even.
Now that the cutoff has passed and some of you have used or seen the new crop in action, what would you rate as the top three choices?
Will be co-driving Michael Wootton's NB Miata in STR at the Mineral Wells Pro this coming weekend. My first event in 18 months so I'll likely suck. We'll be on BFG.
I had to co drive a 12 Honda Civic Si in class last weekend in San Diego, since I blew my motor in the RX8 2 weeks ago. Still able to take the class win for points and top 10 PAX in the Wrong Wheel drive. Here was my run through some HD camera glasses, pretty cool perspective.
Now that the cutoff has passed and some of you have used or seen the new crop in action, what would you rate as the top three choices?
It appears there are only really 2 clear choices for the 2015 season....Rival S and RE071R.
I decided on the Rival S due to them supposedly being more tolerable to heat and that being a factor for me being that I have a co-driver 90% of the time.
I had to co drive a 12 Honda Civic Si in class last weekend in San Diego, since I blew my motor in the RX8 2 weeks ago. Still able to take the class win for points and top 10 PAX in the Wrong Wheel drive. Here was my run through some HD camera glasses, pretty cool perspective.
Pulled off my first Tri-Fecta in the RX-8 this past weekend. Car is really working well, I wish I could have gotten into the Toledo Match this weekend. Guess I will have to wait till Wilmington to see how I compare to the fast guys nowadays.
Still holding out hope that I can sell my car with delivery at Nationals. I'd love to run the car there one more time before I sell it. :fingers crossed:
Still holding out hope that I can sell my car with delivery at Nationals. I'd love to run the car there one more time before I sell it. :fingers crossed:
I hope so also, so you can come out early and let me drive it at the Pro Final.
anyone know of anyone who makes something like the Japspeed UCA's still? Or do you all think the whiteline eccentric bushings will be enough? I cant seem to get enough front camber using only the eccentric bolts to get even temps across the tires. It measures at 1.8 degrees static and I'm still getting really high temps on the outer shoulders...thoughts?
Thanks Sipe, I'm not in a terrible rush until next season is beginning (yes I'm afraid we have a winter season here in Baltimore) but I've got a machinist friend of mine who said he'd be happy to whip up a set out of some leftover delrin stock, I was discussing it with him yesterday.
He was wondering if the delrin was strong enough under compression to do without the metal sleeve for the bolt:
I figured wed still want it and have the delrin press fit into the Arm and able to pivot on the sleeve rather than the single delrin piece clamped in and the arm rotating about the delrin.
The whiteline ones would still be a step up from my stock ones which are badly torn :-/ but he'd be able to make these for practically free.
Thoughts?
Last edited by Nathan Atkins; Sep 17, 2015 at 06:41 AM.
I took the RX-8 to a local event for an STX trim shakedown, was able to sit on FTD for a heat and a half until Chad Williams monstrous STU STi snatched it up! I ended up 6th i think behind the usual crop of fast drivers, 2nd in PAX behind Chad, the car feels fantastic:
I took the RX-8 to a local event for an STX trim shakedown, was able to sit on FTD for a heat and a half until Chad Williams monstrous STU STi snatched it up! I ended up 6th i think behind the usual crop of fast drivers, 2nd in PAX behind Chad, the car feels fantastic
Nicely done, I always liked the RX8 in STX trim. It really responds well to a few parts, and for the most part the car is actually a lot better overall once you're done (no stock cat to burn out, better tune, etc.)
