Britain Smith TTOD, Where2Race sponsored 914 Options

[Randal]

Quote directly from Facebook:

Britain Smith
Great day at the SCCA Autocross at PIR. Took TTOD with the Where2Race sponsored Porsche 914. Finally got the boost under control, the brake bias in check, and had some fun driving the car in anger. Can't wait to mount new tires and take the car to Packwood in two weeks.

Go Britain with the Where2Race sporsored 914.

The shitbox lives. Yea. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

[Randal]

Lookie lookie, another Where2Race machine:

[jjackson]

Lookie lookie, another Where2Race machine:

That car looks fast on the trailer! Like everything except the spoiler-JJackson

[Randal]

Lookie lookie, another Where2Race machine:

That car looks fast on the trailer! Like everything except the spoiler-JJackson

You are right about that.

Had a great time yesterday down at the American AutoX Series running against all the EMod boys yesterday. Some very fast cars.

Just great to be out driving again and the car is so much better; just a totally new ride.

[grantsfo]

Had a great time yesterday down at the American AutoX Series running against all the EMod boys yesterday. Some very fast cars.

Just great to be out driving again and the car is so much better; just a totally new ride.

As I have said in the past and still say if you arent making 400 HP plus in a 1500 lb 914 in EM you dont have a chance with the Nor Cal E Mod crowd. 4 to 5 seconds is a long time to make up on a 60 second course. I felt like I was rooting for small home town team and the national champions from out of state came in. I wanted the 914 to win but oh man it was clear you were out gunned. just from the first lap. Its so strange how your perspecitve on "fast" changes when you are around those cars! I used to think my 914 was moderately fast until I started to go to AAS and SCCA Tour events.

Look at the second place emod car from the AAS event this weekend in the vid below. The Villereal Lotus was off the pace of the V8 Austin Healy and that wasnt a power course. It was nice flowing course where you could keep up momentum. I think weighting up 222 to 1725lbs and jumping to XP is better choice if you want to be competitive in SCCA classing. You are safe in PCA events as they truly are several notches down in terms of competition and car preperation in mod classes. You only have Andrew to contend with and that car isnt much of a Mod car. At least youre on even playing field with that car in terms of HP.

Still 222 is a very fun car to watch and clearly its working better than it did a couple years ago. I hope you can take some in car video at the hillclimb!

http://youtu.be/nyrsHyOlqHQ

[Randal]

Had a great time yesterday down at the American AutoX Series running against all the EMod boys yesterday. Some very fast cars.

Just great to be out driving again and the car is so much better; just a totally new ride.

As I have said in the past and still say if you arent making 400 HP plus in a 1500 lb 914 in EM you dont have a chance with the Nor Cal E Mod crowd. 4 to 5 seconds is a long time to make up on a 60 second course. I felt like I was rooting for small home town team and the national champions from out of state came in. I wanted the 914 to win but oh man it was clear you were out gunned. just from the first lap. Its so strange how your perspecitve on "fast" changes when you are around those cars! I used to think my 914 was moderately fast until I started to go to AAS and SCCA Tour events.

Look at the second place emod car from the AAS event this weekend in the vid below. The Villereal Lotus was off the pace of the V8 Austin Healy and that wasnt a power course. It was nice flowing course where you could keep up momentum. I think weighting up 222 to 1725lbs and jumping to XP is better choice if you want to be competitive in SCCA classing. You are safe in PCA events as they truly are several notches down in terms of competition and car preperation in mod classes. You only have Andrew to contend with and that car isnt much of a Mod car. At least youre on even playing field with that car in terms of HP.

Still 222 is a very fun car to watch and clearly its working better than it did a couple years ago. I hope you can take some in car video at the hillclimb!

http://youtu.be/nyrsHyOlqHQ

LOL, don't be too quick to judge a car that has been off the road for two years, and of course the driver as well.

Guess what, if I get within two seconds of those guys, I win.

BTW where were you Grant in that expensive, sponsored, modern and set up hot rod? How did you end up against the old technology 914?

[grantsfo]

LOL, don't be too quick to judge a car that has been off the road for two years, and of course the driver as well.

Guess what, if I get within two seconds of those guys, I win.

BTW where were you Grant in that expensive, sponsored, modern and set up hot rod? How did you end up against the old technology 914?

Thats going to be tough as you were nearly 5 seconds off the fast Emod car on a momentum course? And that V8 Healy isnt the fastest E mod car! The Rotory Sprite beats him by nearly a second. If you get within 2 seconds of that car I'll buy you a beer!

...Let me see I drove in on my skinny hard compound track wheels/tires that had three full track days on them in a 3500lb full interior street car with AC, 8 speaker stereo and my first run was just as fast as yours. I botched my second and third runs but still kept you within about 2 seconds in my street car with my first run! Id say I was closer to you than you were to cars in your own class? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bootyshake.gif) I held BSP cars to 2 seconds even with blown runs. I was there just for giggles as I love to see the fast CP cars and was too lazy to mount my AX weels and tires. But ulimately the Nismo is a TT car that does fine - it turns 2 minutes flat at Thunderhill. Let me know when 222 does that. I'm pretty sure I beat you in PAX so it looks like I'm doing something right? Althought we were both fighting to stay out of DFL in PAX. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)

Better watchout when I show up on the fat A6's and my real LSD. I'm just about 2 seconds faster with that setup! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)