Santa Rosa Zone & AX events #2 & #3 Options

[DanT]

Super fun weekend...except working the front gate on Sat late shift, where I couldn't see any of Group C runs and couldn't leave my post until almost 4:30-5pm. The photo below is from that stretch, I was bored and used my phone to snap a pic (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Sunday was a super close battle between Andrew and Baron Von 3.6. The 3.6 911 turned several 39.x runs, but Andrew had a 39.1X that remained fastest. The Sunday course was full-on stright into a 6 cone slalom to the back sweeper and the Andrew'c car was just as fast into it as the 911 Turbo and 3.6, but soooo flat and fast through turns it was amazing.

I kinda want slicks or DOT R after this weekend as I was dealing with lots of understeer here, oversteer there with the accompanying slide on my street tires. Due to budget and class points restraints I will work this out with smoother driving next time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Buy a set of cheapo rims and throw some cheap 205/50/15 Hankook DOT R's on. It will make a world of differnce and frankly I dont think points penalty is that signficant.

If he does nothing to the car but DOT Rs he goes up 150 points and he would end up in AX 9. Pretty tough territory....I would suggest you go with a set of Falken Azenis 615s....pretty close to DOT Rs without the points penalty.

[Chris Pincetich]

Most oversteer was on the slippery sweeper and most understeer was going from 45 mph down to 10-20 for the go-kart section or the wicked U-turn section on Sunday's course. My 914 feels GREAT under normal track/traction conditions, I think most of the slippage is driver induced. I've never checked all those settings, except stock Tbars, front 19mm and rear 16mm Welty AR bars set about loose to half loose, and 140 lb short springs in back. 4-wheel optical alignment is in my future after I change my suspension bushings in May. I'm 25 or less points from going up to AX11, so tire upgrades are going to have to be street rated for 2007.
It was a lot of FUN slipping through the course, but not as FAST (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[DanT]

alignment means alot to your total handling...

what shocks do you have?

with stock front Torsion bars and 140# rear springs I would be disconnecting the rear bar completely...
what you have is basically an old class AI set up.
I ran that in a 1.7 for several years.
stock front torsion bars, 140# rear springs
19mm Weltmeister front sway bar
no rear sway bar
koni adjustables front and rear
-2 degrees camber front and -3 degrees rear.

very neutral handling and use the front sway bar and konis to adjust understeer and oversteer. I was running old school DOT Rs yoko A008Rs

[grantsfo]

If he does nothing to the car but DOT Rs he goes up 150 points and he would end up in AX 9. Pretty tough territory....I would suggest you go with a set of Falken Azenis 615s....pretty close to DOT Rs without the points penalty.

That's probably the ticket since most of the cars in AX12 have street tires.

[Chris Hamilton]

That was a very fun event this weekend. I had a blast in the red 914, the ancient sumitomos still have a tiny bit of tread left, I think I'll be looking at some toyos for the next event.

The question for me now will be to throw in the cash for a rennshift, or a megasquirt. Megasquirt will make driving there much more pleasant, it doesn't like cruising down the freeway unless it's above 3200 and below 4000, and even then I'm getting like 15mpg. Great power and incredible response at the track, but off the track not perfect.

[Chris Pincetich]

Chris- thanks for letting me try your seat. Go Megasquirt! Maybe it could be an extra credit project for a class? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I noticed your rotors were different, are they custom or Zimmerman?

There are AWESOME photos at ground-speed.com. I like this one and another one, enough that some big prints will be ordered (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Soooo flat in the corners!

[grantsfo]

She does take some nice pics.

[Dave_Darling]

More pics... There are already several of Chris on his transmission swap thread in the Garage.


Larry, owner of the dark-blue 1.8, handing out timing slips with an assistant:






A different Larry, trying out his "new" toy:



Even SCs get to come play:

[Dave_Darling]

Early versus late bumpers:



"Interesting" tape job on this Integra:



Larry's blue 74:

[Dave_Darling]

A Spyder (by Vintage Spyders), with a 914 engine:



A ~2000 model year 914:



Terry Zaccone's "Marcel", a 1968 911L Softback Targa:



A pair of 914s ready to head out on course:

[Dave_Darling]

A nice white Six showed up to watch for a while:



The famous Blue Car:



New carbs; I didn't realize it also had a new motor:

[Dave_Darling]

Lots of people want to go play:



The 356 did not pass Tech, but looked very cool!



There was a slow-down right around Cotati, for some reason:




I have a few more pics, but these are probably the best ones.

--DD

[DanT]

Dave, was the accident caused by the dreaded, "Audi unintended deceleration"? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Larry Sharp's new toy has lived next door to me for the last year or so....
Nice car, perfect for Larry...

[grantsfo]

I noticed the air cleaners sitting high on the Hamilton Racing car, but didnt realize they were strange looking extentions. What's the purpose of that tall induction system? Cooler air? And those little covers in the back - are we going for ram effect?


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This post has been edited by grantsfo: May 3 2007, 09:32 PM

[Chris Hamilton]

Chris- thanks for letting me try your seat. Go Megasquirt! Maybe it could be an extra credit project for a class? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I noticed your rotors were different, are they custom or Zimmerman?

No problem on the seat. I'll post some pictures soon of how I attached the mounts and stuff. Mostly just the corbeau seat, some stock 914 mounts, and a bit of metal. I'm not sure if most people like their seat as high as mine though.

I'm going to be putting together the megasquirt for the red 914 first, then putting one on the blue car. The blue 914 wasn't running too great in the low speed sections, just a downfall of the old webers, so we'll be EFIng very soon ( days, not weeks ).

The rotors are custom Hamilton engineering rotors ( just for the rear at the moment ), I'll be getting a set for the fronts soon.

[Dave_Darling]

Not a great pic of how it bolts in, but you can indeed see the seat... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)



--DD

[Chris Hamilton]

Not a great pic of how it bolts in, but you can indeed see the seat... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)



--DD

I'm pretty sure he was talking about the new corbeau seat in my red 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

( I suppose now that I'm driving it, I should change the picture next to my posts ).

edit: changed it

[Chris Pincetich]

The blue car seat, pictured, is a CUSTOM molded job from a bare shell. I found a retailer on-line that has the fiberglass or carbon/kevlar sheels (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
The Forza seat in the red car is nice, not as snug for me as I was hoping. I tried an OMP that was super nice, so you get what you pay for. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[grantsfo]

Great 914 showing!

Results are up.

Saturday:

http://zone7.pca.org/index.php?page=axsing...ch=AX200702time

Sunday:

http://zone7.pca.org/index.php?page=axsing...ch=AX200703time

[Dave_Darling]

That's pretty depressing... I am way, way down in the results.

I'm also rather distressed about the cars I am supposed to be running against! (Ray Fiore's Aubergine 76 has at least suspension and R-compound tires, not to mention almost double the power.)

--DD