Ultimate Street Car Challenge
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No doubt that a GN or TTA could be a serious contender in that challenge but, what kind of PRIZE is involved??? Money maybe and how much of it?? Thats a pretty steep entry fee so I would assume the payout would be decent. Interesting idea though.......Be cool to see a GN or TTA compete!!
hard to say. doesnt he run on race gas on drag nights? I think he finally dipped into slicks too. All I think he needs to do is tune his car for pump 100, and get some DOT-R compound tires. I don't know how his skill are when it comes to car handling. there's gobs of cars out there that will out handle and out drive his supra in scca club sports and road racing. speed, power and style is is strongest points...no one really knows the potential he has as a roadracer or that of his car's. again, hard to say.
I didnt see the one with Marcus calling on Ced. But I havent seen Ced take on the road course either. I know he isnt a solo 1 participant, possibly solo 2. He's never taken on the SuperLap series as well.
As for Marcus, he's a pretty seasoned road racer. his car fairly one of the quickest on the field despite it's cheap budget. Other than that...I know a few cars and drivers on the superlap field that are able to take on Ced and his car.
As for Marcus, he's a pretty seasoned road racer. his car fairly one of the quickest on the field despite it's cheap budget. Other than that...I know a few cars and drivers on the superlap field that are able to take on Ced and his car.
A few of them have pretty much everything down. Some of them have to give way to the comfort part because some of them have a full SCCA certified rollcage. One good example is our current points leader driving a Z06, and despite it's big engine...the car has decent mileage range, has everything that it came from the showroom with, and whatever he needs for SCCA solo 1 req. He will be one of the tougher ones to beat. All it really needs is a good detailing for the bling factor.
Yah, that's only one (example). There's a lot more (examples) that participate with SCCA solo 1 and SuperLaps that fulfill every category. Any where from Miata's to Ferarri's. Marcus stressed that euro/american exotics would have the upper hand in this event...and he's right. I'd love to see an exotic take steam, just about the only thing that will hurt exotics is the mileage part. But if you can affort an exotic, gas shouldnt be any problem :biggrin:
My car does not need to be Retuned for 100 octance. I just have to lower the boost which is no biggie. Since I spray meth/water at anything over 14 psi I really dont need 100 since I make 600 on 92. Not sure why you are throwing the SCCA and road racers in there. Looks like there is only the Slalom, not the full roadcourse although I have a bit experience there to. I have never run slicks, only drag radials which are DOT legal.
Silver TT said:
I thought your car was tuned for racegas, or at least have a setting to run race gas. I threw in the conesmashers and roadracers 'cause Rob said you did some roadracing. As far as I know and, in my exposure to the sports, I havent seen you currently partaking in any of the conesmashing and roadracing venues.
The slalom tidbit isnt my cup of tea, I'm not so interested in conesmashing...they have their perks, but I'd rather be on the roadcourse. The slalom is a good equalizer though, smaller wheelbase cars would easily thread the slalom and, the skid pad. They're fairly some of the better cars on the road course too ie. (Mini Coopers). To see your supra in the slalom would be interesting. I can't really guestimate what your car will do. Supra's are supposed to be fairly well handling cars, an underpowered Z06 (compared to your car) would fair better at conesmashing.
Are you thinking about entering this venue?
If my car is here I will enter. Not sure if it will be back from Vegas at the time.
My car does have a boost controller you know. Its not always a full boost thing. I can run anything from 450 to 650 rwhp with the flick of a switch. Everyone seems to think my car is a drag race car but its not. Its a street car.
These events are won with consistency. You dont have to win every category to do well. Even if I dont do well in the slalom alot of the other events sway in the favor of a drag race car. Car show? Nuff said. Fuel Economy? I drive a straight six. Off the boost my gas mileage would surprise you. I also have A/C and everything the car came with from the factory. I think they should have incorporated the road course and also the dyno, just like the Sport Compact one actually. Should be fun.
My car does have a boost controller you know. Its not always a full boost thing. I can run anything from 450 to 650 rwhp with the flick of a switch. Everyone seems to think my car is a drag race car but its not. Its a street car.
These events are won with consistency. You dont have to win every category to do well. Even if I dont do well in the slalom alot of the other events sway in the favor of a drag race car. Car show? Nuff said. Fuel Economy? I drive a straight six. Off the boost my gas mileage would surprise you. I also have A/C and everything the car came with from the factory. I think they should have incorporated the road course and also the dyno, just like the Sport Compact one actually. Should be fun.
Sorry Rob, I was generalizing.
the dyno idea sounds cool. I'll ask about that, but to make it fair...it will be more towards power:weight ratio. I assumed your car has a boost controller, most turbo'd cars with nut behind the wheel have a boost controller, essentially just generalizing "tuned" as "all of the above." It's safe to assume that you're not one to work half-assed on your car. Just like GN's about the fuel economy, they're great with fuel consumption if your not too aggressive on the gas and stray away from excessive boost. that that's a generalization with "tune", but then again...most cars have great fuel economy depending on how it's being driven.
i agree that your car is a street car, but your car(s) has been most associated with drag racing. i've done drag, conesmashing, and roadracing...it's a streetcar as well. not as nice as yours, not as much power as yours, possibly faster than you in the short course, slower in the long course...it's a street car, and my commuter car for everyday living.
It would be nice to see you enter if you can make it in time. You'd be going against (some) cars that arent normally prepped for drag racing.
the dyno idea sounds cool. I'll ask about that, but to make it fair...it will be more towards power:weight ratio. I assumed your car has a boost controller, most turbo'd cars with nut behind the wheel have a boost controller, essentially just generalizing "tuned" as "all of the above." It's safe to assume that you're not one to work half-assed on your car. Just like GN's about the fuel economy, they're great with fuel consumption if your not too aggressive on the gas and stray away from excessive boost. that that's a generalization with "tune", but then again...most cars have great fuel economy depending on how it's being driven.
i agree that your car is a street car, but your car(s) has been most associated with drag racing. i've done drag, conesmashing, and roadracing...it's a streetcar as well. not as nice as yours, not as much power as yours, possibly faster than you in the short course, slower in the long course...it's a street car, and my commuter car for everyday living.
It would be nice to see you enter if you can make it in time. You'd be going against (some) cars that arent normally prepped for drag racing.
I will try to make it. Honestly I think a well setup Z06 would be pretty hard to beat. A good balance of power, breaking and handling. Heres the rub though. Since there is no road course I could use drag radials. Because of the tire size I use I can still score pretty well in the slalom and Lateral G's. That makes me really dangerous in the 1/4, 0-60 and 0-100-0. Most cars are barely over 100 at the end of the 1/4 and I do OVER that in the 1/8 mile. If they do the scoring like SCC then the further you are away from the pack in one event the more points you make over them. Gus is supposed to enter with the Stealth. The AWD makes him quite formidible also. Hopefully people will enter. I am just wondering how they will time the 0-60 and 0-100-0 contests. But like I said, my car is not particularly SETUP for drag racing. I have coilovers, thats it. Those can be adjusted for drag racing, road racing and street racing. I actually dont 60 ft as well as most drag cars. Because of my power though I have managed to run 10's with a 1.9 and 1.8 60 ft. I will come to the event regardless if the car is back from Vegas or not. It was a great ideal and hopefully it gets alot of support. You should check with some of the guys on EFI to see if they are game. I am no longer with the group.
gus' stealth could do well too, but the car is heavy, i'm sure gus took care of some factors to eleviate the weight. I can forsee other awd cars, especially the evo 8 and sti cars doing great. chris morely of waialae subaru and of the iclub is pretty formidable. egmar klemmer, scca solo1 current leader, is also a very aggressive and talented driver with it comes to his sti. chris morely has a more complete package as far as his car goes, but he's not as talented as klemmer. klemmer's car is showroom stock..and he's faster than most of the modded sti's that participated in superlaps. he's not a conesmasher though, that shouldnt be a problem for him though. there has been only one evo that attended superlaps, i'm sure there's been a couple in solo2. i hear they're pretty good at conesmashing.
I dont know who are participating yet, it's too early. But I'm guessing that there will be a handful of scca and superlapers in the roster. anywhere from a beater honda civics to fully built solo 1 porsches, anything goes. so far I know there are a few cars that would give you a hard time. the Z06 is one of them and is so far the most talked about within superlaps and solo 1.
I dont know who are participating yet, it's too early. But I'm guessing that there will be a handful of scca and superlapers in the roster. anywhere from a beater honda civics to fully built solo 1 porsches, anything goes. so far I know there are a few cars that would give you a hard time. the Z06 is one of them and is so far the most talked about within superlaps and solo 1.
Who owns the Z06? I know of a few others here on the island besides mine, but I don't know of any that run SCCA events (until I read these posts). I wish I knew how to go around corners. I love drag racing though. I'm too scared to try the road course out there since part of it requires going through the staging lights area of the dragstrip which involved a big cement obstacle in the middle of the course (Christmas tree area of the strip). With my luck I'd hit that and total my car. Not worth the chance for me. But I will be trying for 800 RWHP with my new setup. 523 is just not nearly enough. :biggrin:
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