Just got an invite to compete in my 370Z at the 2012 Modified Magazine Tuner Shootout! This year they're trying to bring it back to relatable street car level as the competition for the last few years has been dominated by full unlimited time attack cars.
Super excited for this but the pressure's on to get the car to where I can use 100% of its potential in its current state, plus hopefully get some more goodies on the car by then that will enable me to raise the performance and still use 100% of its potential.
The competition features a time attack, autocross, drag race, dyno competition, emissions test, and exhaust sound level test. Right now, I am a shoe in for the emissions and sound level test with the stock HFC/cat-back on the car haha. Plus I think that if I can get the ice mode to a controlable/predictable state then I will do pretty well in the time attack and autocross portions. As it sits right now I will probably get my *** kicked in the dyno/drag race portion. Problem is I have no idea who my competition is going to be as of yet, but I know that I am only truly going to be competing with other RWD platforms and since its Modified Magazine then they are almost positively going to be all Japanese makes.
I also don't think I will be able to track test the car before the shootout unfortunately so a lot of it will be guess work. The shootout takes place end of March at Firebird Raceway in Phoenix, AZ.