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Posted by: Greg914-6GT Sep 26 2017, 03:13 AM

Sebring has taken a toll on the suspension. Zotz's Racing is meticulously prepping my car for Daytona and fixing rear suspension and body cracks. They are adding some structural reinforcement and building a new swing arm that catastrophicly failed at Sebring. Nothing was found in the three oil filters, so just a valve adjustment and torque the heads was needed. Trans is being gone through and M,S,X gears are being swapped in. I would invite people to the testing October 6-8, but it's a private event. Hope to see you at Daytona in November.

Posted by: wndsrfr Sep 26 2017, 04:55 AM

I've done HPDE at Daytona...you'll want a taller gear than X...I was on the rev limiter with stock gearing...I'll try to attach video here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRQkHEYpaKA

Posted by: maf914 Sep 26 2017, 07:02 AM

Greg914-6GT,

Can you post a few photos of your car so we can spot it at the HSR event.
Thanks.

I look forward to this event every year and expect to be there. Time to order tickets.

Posted by: Greg914-6GT Sep 26 2017, 12:18 PM

Thank you for sharing your insight and video. My car is a 2.0 six that redlines at 8000, so I hope I'm geared correctly. Ron Zitza suggested the gears based on his previous experience racing the car at Daytona. It was quite the challenge getting an S gear. I'm testing there to sorts out any issues. Thanks again for sharing your insight.

Posted by: Greg914-6GT Sep 26 2017, 12:21 PM

Posted by: carr914 Sep 26 2017, 03:03 PM

my good friend Tom Breist runs his 914-6 with Zotz!

Posted by: ThePaintedMan Sep 26 2017, 04:34 PM

I've got a lot of respect for Zotz, no doubt. But those welds are less than stellar.

Posted by: Greg914-6GT Sep 26 2017, 05:12 PM

Let's hope they look better in person. I use to live in NYC, but now live in St Pete. We should get together some time.

Posted by: Greg914-6GT Sep 26 2017, 05:16 PM

I believe he has the yellow car with 2.4 L.
If the same guy we were paddocked together with Zotz's at the Sebring HSR race. My car is a 2.0, so he qualifies well ahead of me.

Posted by: carr914 Sep 26 2017, 05:21 PM

Yes, Tom's car is yellow. He keeps wanting me to get back into it for Enduros!

Posted by: URY914 Sep 26 2017, 06:19 PM

I have my tickets already.

Posted by: Perry Kiehl Sep 29 2017, 03:07 PM

I'd have to default to the builder, and suggest the mindset for a race car may have allowed for cosmetically challenged welds.