Had a great day at Portland International Raceway with a few of my Viper friends. James Retych (WA president), George Wirsch, Scotty Twyler and John Coleman all showed up.
The first session was a bit embarrassing for the viper crowd. 2 out of 3 spun off the track <oops>. James had a leak in his overflow that got on his right front tire and george over-cooked a corner. By the end of the day, we all had a respectful showing as we passed porches, vettes and a number of other brands.
Big thanks to those of you who helped me dial in my Motons. The car cornered like it was on rails. I eventually ended up in the front: +4 on the bump, +3 on the rebound, Rear: +3 on the bump, +4 on the rebound. The idea was to get the weight on the rear tires and keep it there. It worked great - most of the time. I did lose the rear once towards the end of the day but mostly thats because it was getting slick and I was driving the heck out of the car. It was a safe place to find the limits and I found them
Have to say that the most rewarding part of the day was catching everyone under braking. Not certain why that lights me up so much but it was fun. It took most of the morning for me to convince myself not to brake at the 400ft mark. I walked myself in by verbally counting of seconds past the point when I wanted to brake. I eventually cut 150 feet off my braking on the front and 100 feet off my braking on the back stretch!
The stock pads held all day long in 90 degree weather. Not certain if I can expect that to continue as my times improve but I was way impressed. Only a trace of fade at the end of the 20 minute sessions and by then, my brain was tired anyway so it worked out just fine.
The bad news is that I got passed by a couple of vettes (both Z06s). The most frustrating part of it was when they pulled away from me on the straights . There in lies the problem. One of these guys claimed to be "totally stock motor". He claims he races in a stock autocross series (solo?) and that he could not motify the motor. He had 315s up front and 335s in the rear, a penske suspension and a cat-back exhuast (at least thats all he mentioned). I actually cornered competitvely with him but he pulled away on both the front and back stretch.
So if I have 500 (now 510) HP and he has 405 (now 410?) how the heck could he walk away so easily - probably 2 car lengths each side and I was exiting as fast as him and outbraking him!
In any case, I decided I need about another 50rwhp. Motor is totally stock. K&Ns are installed, light weight flywheel and 3.55 gears.
Any thoughts for the most cost effective and efficient solution to add another 50rwhp ?
thanks -
j
p.s. - anyone know how I change my user name? Now that I no longer have my 99GTS, I think the handle is a bit old.
The first session was a bit embarrassing for the viper crowd. 2 out of 3 spun off the track <oops>. James had a leak in his overflow that got on his right front tire and george over-cooked a corner. By the end of the day, we all had a respectful showing as we passed porches, vettes and a number of other brands.
Big thanks to those of you who helped me dial in my Motons. The car cornered like it was on rails. I eventually ended up in the front: +4 on the bump, +3 on the rebound, Rear: +3 on the bump, +4 on the rebound. The idea was to get the weight on the rear tires and keep it there. It worked great - most of the time. I did lose the rear once towards the end of the day but mostly thats because it was getting slick and I was driving the heck out of the car. It was a safe place to find the limits and I found them
Have to say that the most rewarding part of the day was catching everyone under braking. Not certain why that lights me up so much but it was fun. It took most of the morning for me to convince myself not to brake at the 400ft mark. I walked myself in by verbally counting of seconds past the point when I wanted to brake. I eventually cut 150 feet off my braking on the front and 100 feet off my braking on the back stretch!
The stock pads held all day long in 90 degree weather. Not certain if I can expect that to continue as my times improve but I was way impressed. Only a trace of fade at the end of the 20 minute sessions and by then, my brain was tired anyway so it worked out just fine.
The bad news is that I got passed by a couple of vettes (both Z06s). The most frustrating part of it was when they pulled away from me on the straights
. There in lies the problem. One of these guys claimed to be "totally stock motor". He claims he races in a stock autocross series (solo?) and that he could not motify the motor. He had 315s up front and 335s in the rear, a penske suspension and a cat-back exhuast (at least thats all he mentioned). I actually cornered competitvely with him but he pulled away on both the front and back stretch. So if I have 500 (now 510) HP and he has 405 (now 410?) how the heck could he walk away so easily - probably 2 car lengths each side and I was exiting as fast as him and outbraking him!
In any case, I decided I need about another 50rwhp. Motor is totally stock. K&Ns are installed, light weight flywheel and 3.55 gears.
Any thoughts for the most cost effective and efficient solution to add another 50rwhp
? thanks -
j
p.s. - anyone know how I change my user name? Now that I no longer have my 99GTS, I think the handle is a bit old.
