Great turn out, five 914-6's

13 timed runs plus an hour of fun runs.
Ten drivers running back to back. Thinned out after about 30 minutes so you'd run, wait 20-40 secs and go again.
That'll wear you out.

Check out this pic of Andy. He was lifting higher, I swear it.

KT

I believe this was the TTOD 914-6.
Has *everything*.
Runs in class "Z".

914-6 with a 2.8- Also fast.

QUOTE

Check out this pic of Andy. He was lifting higher, I swear it.

Spectacular, Photo

Jager SIX.

9146R ( greg ) came out.
He's a great driver with a very nice car. 2.4 SIX.

My SIX was the 5th one out.

This car was blazing fast.
Look at the width...

So I guess Andy's POS motor finally runs right?

Grant was there and really driving well

It was Nathan, though...TTOD was in the 37.xx's, and Nate drops a high 38 on us.

Congrats

Andy had a 39 and I put up a 40.3 ( got a 39 in the fun runs )

Pretty sure there will be six 914's in the top ten.

Also, a 911 trailered race car lost his inner c/v joint and was dragging his axle.

Overall, one of the best a/x's ever.

KT

QUOTE (trekkor @ May 22 2005, 06:56 PM)

Check out this pic of Andy. He was lifting higher, I swear it.

Must be the new paint on his wheels!

Looks like fun, guys.

yepp, i was actually higher than in that pic on the next run!

i was fighting understeer all morning so i dropped the tire pressure down to 17lbs in the front and 19lbs in the rear.

them schlicks are sticking well!
in fact, i went on 2 wheels! that was damm scary there for a second.
i went through that same right hand turn when all the sudden, i see the pass. front fender come up, blocking my view ...

disconnected the sway bar for the afternoon runs, which helped with the understeer but made the back a bit squirly. still managed to put down a good run (39.042).

back to the drawing board! time to get rid of those soft 180lbs springs in the rear.
i'm thinking 250lbs ...
Andy

QUOTE (trekkor @ May 22 2005, 07:40 PM)

It was Nathan, though...TTOD was in the 37.xx's, and Nate drops a high 38 on us.

thanks trek!

but actually, it was a low-38... a 38.307, to be precise...

had a hard time in the AM. car was terribly unbalanced. during lunch, i re-indexed the torsion bars, lowered the front end, adjusted the sway bar... balanced the car out as much as i could. still fighting alignment. needs more neg camber in front. seriously.


trek drove great -- he was finding the lower times i knew he had in him during the fun runs. his car stays REALLY flat.

ditto w/ grant, but he really lacked the power to keep up on the end straight.... power really counted on this course.

and ANDY. damn, andy did really well. he's got some suspension sorting to do, but those slicks REALLY stick.

good times!

n

The orange 914-6 is Tom Provasi's. He's won TTOD at Parade the last couple of years and his car is fast. The red car is E.J. and Susan Fontaine's. Again, really fast. E.J. and Susan have helped Doris and I out with instruction and car setups....they are really great to have around.

Trekkor,

I think you need flares and slicks....something for the winter...?

Damn...I can't wait for 2006!

It's hard sitting here looking at the pics...

Time for a

Bill P.

Wow, must be good to have a high turnout of modified 914's.
Around here it's mostly mild stuff at least at PCA events. I
don't get to the scca.

Now that looks fun....

Andy, you're now a member of the 3-wheel and 2-wheel 914 club.

Paul

QUOTE (trekkor @ May 22 2005, 06:56 PM)

Great turn out, five 914-6's 13 timed runs plus an hour of fun runs. Ten drivers running back to back. Thinned out after about 30 minutes so you'd run, wait 20-40 secs and go again. That'll wear you out. Check out this pic of Andy. He was lifting higher, I swear it. KT

That's a great pic.

Hey, Andy, if Brad doesn't get back down here this weekend, will you help me by shaving my fender wells? I can't make a tight right hand turn without rubbing. I'm afraid I might rip my fender off...that would be bad...

QUOTE (Lyressa Roberts @ May 23 2005, 08:23 AM)

Hey, Andy, if Brad doesn't get back down here this weekend, will you help me by shaving my fender wells?

sure thing! you got tools?

Andy

QUOTE (nebreitling @ May 22 2005, 09:23 PM)

ditto w/ grant, but he really lacked the power to keep up on the end straight.... power really counted on this course.

First off Nathan your car and your driving are very well dialed in. Great fun watching you beat much faster cars. I loved hearing comments in the grid. "Thats a little 4 banger?"

and yeah, I was doing crazy things to try to make up for lost time on the long straight and none seemed to work as I just didnt have enough tire. The straight on the back felt like an eternity. I just couldnt get enough speed in third gear to grab power.

My favorite run was when I stayed in second all the way to redline and shifting to third in the middle of that fast corner and then getting fuel starvation (was not running enough gas in my tank my last two runs) just as I got to third with the car at its limit. Very spectacular spin! I almost caught the spin but didnt have any power as the car had temporaily run out of gas.

I threw down a 42.1 which wasnt too shabby given that I was within a second of Ken and his 2.0 prepared car.

Andy's car was fun to watch, those "Shlicks" shtick! I was thinking damn those would be cool to have on my car, but then I realized I wouldnt have enough power to turn them!

Sorry I didnt stick around for fun runs, I had house guests that I had to get back to yesterday. I also had to put gas in the car! Its a good thing when you have so many runs you run out of gas. I have to bring a small gas can next time!

WTG! LOL! Andy, have you ever seen a horse count? Looks just like your car.




M

QUOTE (SirAndy @ May 23 2005, 08:11 AM)

QUOTE (Lyressa Roberts @ May 23 2005, 08:23 AM) Hey, Andy, if Brad doesn't get back down here this weekend, will you help me by shaving my fender wells? sure thing! you got tools? Andy

Actually, Brad said he was going to give you the key to his shop and he had the tools in there...did he?

QUOTE (Lyressa Roberts @ May 23 2005, 10:27 AM)

Actually, Brad said he was going to give you the key to his shop and he had the tools in there...did he?

nope, he didn't ...

Andy

Oh, ok...well, he said he'd be back this weekend as it is a long weekend...so I guess he can get you a key then or he can just take my car again, or you can... That is, of course, if you're up to the idea... I could just go buy some sand paper and take the next 30 years sanding it off...hehehe.

Trekkor, thanks for prompting me to run the LPR autox and the funrun ride along/coaching. Great surface, course layout (the back sweeper tached out in 2nd was cool). Lots of talented 914 drivers on hand Nathan, Grant, Andy, Trekkor. Glad I got into the 39 second club on the fun runs. ps - Andy next time can you pull a wheelie on the start for us ?

nice meeting you, greg!

Hey Nathan...when are you going to update the points for the 914CUp?

-Britain

QUOTE (9146R @ May 23 2005, 12:12 PM)

Trekkor, thanks for prompting me to run the LPR autox and the funrun ride along/coaching. Great surface, course layout (the back sweeper tached out in 2nd was cool). Lots of talented 914 drivers on hand Nathan, Grant, Andy, Trekkor. Glad I got into the 39 second club on the fun runs. ps - Andy next time can you pull a wheelie on the start for us ?

Greg, Great meeting you too. Nice to see another fast 6 out there!

QUOTE (grantsfo @ May 23 2005, 05:47 PM)

Greg, Great meeting you too. Nice to see another fast 6 out there!

ditto!

and thanks for letting me use the impact wrench!
Andy

zoya got a few of me

i couldn't seem to find a quick launch without laying down a little $$$ rubber. a bit of a drag-start.

a run w/ trekkor

the color washout makes my car actually look good in this pic

"Here's a little something for the folks".

I'll post the whole video later.
I spun out on my first run of the day as well.

Airborne cone.

KT

Overall, I was very happy with everything.
I was getting good car control.
All my runs were very consistant time wise. 40.3-41.xx.

I know that tires are the missing ingredient to a faster car.

People say Hoosiers are worth 2 seconds ( 38.3 )

I have other plans...

My car stayed flat all day. Still lifting the inside just a touch.

KT

QUOTE (trekkor @ May 23 2005, 10:38 PM)

My car stayed flat all day. Still lifting the inside just a touch.

there will always be some minor lifting ...

looked like your rear end was just a bit lose, i could see it wanting to brake out going through that big back-sweeper ...

you might want to tighten the front bar just a little bit ...

your car was looking good out there. and that first spin was just classic!
Andy

hoosiers are definitely worth some real time, but IMHO i think two seconds on a 40 sec course is slight hyperbole. 2 sec on a 70 sec course, maybe... v710's look pretty damn good too, and a bit cheaper. might try them next.

in any case, trek, you could improve your grip RIGHT NOW by just getting ahold of some wider wheels and mounting your yokos/hoosiers on them.

QUOTE (nebreitling @ May 23 2005, 10:47 PM)

but IMHO i think two seconds on a 40 sec course is slight hyperbole

two seconds over street tires, yes ... but yours hardly qualify as street tires ...
Andy

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there will always be some minor lifting ...

I just noticed your new avatar. Hardly minor.

Andy, Nathan and I...Wheel lifting avatars.

KT

You guys are cool! I that stuff!

You guys are outta control!!
Where do I get me one??

QUOTE

hoosiers are definitely worth some real time, but IMHO i think two seconds on a 40 sec course is slight hyperbole

On a road race course against Kuhmo's.. it has nothing to do with AutoX.


I had a blast.

Funny part: Bill commented on EJ helping them with setup.. I was there to help EJ. We have a way's to go with EJ's car.


B

QUOTE (nebreitling @ May 23 2005, 09:47 PM)

hoosiers are definitely worth some real time, but IMHO i think two seconds on a 40 sec course is slight hyperbole. 2 sec on a 70 sec course, maybe... v710's look pretty damn good too, and a bit cheaper. might try them next. in any case, trek, you could improve your grip RIGHT NOW by just getting ahold of some wider wheels and mounting your yokos/hoosiers on them.

I think wider stickier slicks on wider rims would have been worth easily 1 to 2 seconds on that course. Yoko's are nice but they arent anything close to wider slicks on wider rims. We'll see how much better my times get once I get slicks on the car. My sense is I'll get close to 2 seconds on 45 - 60 second courses.

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My sense is I'll get close to 2 seconds on 45 - 60 second courses.

I think so too.
Our treadwear 60 Yokohama's are a great all-around tire.
It's been a stepping stone to better car control after the Falken's.
Good for wet driving,too.

I know there is a wheel/tire combo out there that would have given me a 38.xx on Sunday

I want stickies...

KT

Trekkor,

You need these.....

nuther....

one more...

Thanks Bill, don't mind if I do.
Just leave 'em on the side of your house under those cardboard pieces. I'll have 'em by dawn.

KT

You want me to leave out the sawzall for the "trekkor flares?"...

chant with me....

flares and slicks...

flares and slicks....

flares and slicks.....



You can't catch Andrew and Steve without 'em....

Isn't this sport such a cheap hobby????



Bill P.

Trekkor :

Come on now....Rims and Schlicks time. We'd all love to see you lift that inside wheel and make those new porterfields really work !

ps - Had fun with you and the 914 gang. Thanks for the kind words & photo.

Greg

OK Trekkor this might motivate you! RS Racing still has some of those $109.20 A3S04 Hoosiers left. ..and guess who just ordered some.