My weekend of tire destruction
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My weekend of tire destruction My tires are OWNED!
16 Autocross runs later (about 8 miles)... my tires are begging for me to just stop. So I did... but only because the weekend is over.
However, this will probably be the last time racing on these tires... as soon as my Si wheels come back (they're being powdercoated graphite), I'm wrapping them in el-cheapo Azenis Sports and going at it. That way, maybe I can stretch the life of these out a little more.
My suspension bitching has now been minimized... I put an RSX sway bar on the back, ohhhhhhhhhhhh it feels so good now. Understeer is almost totally gone (unless you over drive into a corner) and it is now possible to get the car to controllably drift sideways (I'm not saying to do it on the road).... just mash the gas and you're out. Tried playing with the tire pressures too... wound up at 41/34 which is much lower than I usually run (43/37). Still running stock springs and dampers. Looking into Konis and Pro-kits... seems to be a popular combo with people... and I can see why.
Couple of pics here... and pics of most of the cars can be found HERE (56K, get a pillow)
I got my *** kicked by this little thing:
Damn 90 HP Rabbit GTi... just goes to show you how little the car matters.
See I told you... DRIFTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (I had just snapped it back, thats gravel, not tires)
The car still rolls, but I don't feel it nearly as much... it snaps back much better.
Yes, the right rear is off the ground.
Since the Rabbit guy always kicks the rest of our asses, I don't count him... it was me and a Subaru 2.5RS going at it for 2nd and 3rd... he got me by 0.3 seconds... so next time...
But I did beat plenty of cars that are supposedly *faster* than a Civic... among them a Mustang GT... see, I get to brag... I BEAT A MUSTANG! HAHA!
Oh yeah... here are the fronts...
the rears
16 Autocross runs later (about 8 miles)... my tires are begging for me to just stop. So I did... but only because the weekend is over.
However, this will probably be the last time racing on these tires... as soon as my Si wheels come back (they're being powdercoated graphite), I'm wrapping them in el-cheapo Azenis Sports and going at it. That way, maybe I can stretch the life of these out a little more.
My suspension bitching has now been minimized... I put an RSX sway bar on the back, ohhhhhhhhhhhh it feels so good now. Understeer is almost totally gone (unless you over drive into a corner) and it is now possible to get the car to controllably drift sideways (I'm not saying to do it on the road).... just mash the gas and you're out. Tried playing with the tire pressures too... wound up at 41/34 which is much lower than I usually run (43/37). Still running stock springs and dampers. Looking into Konis and Pro-kits... seems to be a popular combo with people... and I can see why.
Couple of pics here... and pics of most of the cars can be found HERE (56K, get a pillow)
I got my *** kicked by this little thing:
Damn 90 HP Rabbit GTi... just goes to show you how little the car matters.
See I told you... DRIFTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (I had just snapped it back, thats gravel, not tires)
The car still rolls, but I don't feel it nearly as much... it snaps back much better.
Yes, the right rear is off the ground.
Since the Rabbit guy always kicks the rest of our asses, I don't count him... it was me and a Subaru 2.5RS going at it for 2nd and 3rd... he got me by 0.3 seconds... so next time...
But I did beat plenty of cars that are supposedly *faster* than a Civic... among them a Mustang GT... see, I get to brag... I BEAT A MUSTANG! HAHA!
Oh yeah... here are the fronts...
the rears
Last edited by Boilermaker1; Jun 29, 2003 at 04:18 PM.
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i wish they had autocross were i lived. this way i can avoid insanely boring sundays like the one i am experiencing now.
i wish they had autocross were i lived. this way i can avoid insanely boring sundays like the one i am experiencing now.
Appalachian Sports Car Club
Central Pennsylvania Region
Misery Bay Region SCCA
North Hills Sports Car Club
Northeast Pennsylvania SCCA
Pennsylavania Autocross page
Philadelphia Region SCCA
Steel Cities Region SCCA
Susquehanna Region SCCA
Susquehanna Sports Car Club
Originally posted by Chenz
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Brandywine Motorsports Club
M Club
Northern New Jersey Region SCCA
South Jersey Region of SCCA
Wing & Bonnet Car Club / Jersey Shore Autox League
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New York
Area 51 Racing, South Shore Corvettes
Empire Motor Sports Club
Finger Lakes Region SCCA
Glen Region SCCA
M Club
Mahoning Valley Region SCCA
Mohawk-Hudson Region SCCA
NASA Northeast
New York BMW CCA
New York Region / SCCA
Niagara Region Porsche Club of America
Poughkeepsie Sports Car Club
Southern New York Region SCCA
Westchester Sports Car Club
Western New York Region SCCA
you guys should look into these if youre interested...
http://www.autocross.com/autoc/neclub.shtml
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