Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks Not to hijack Travis's journal here but that was oversteer all the way, he just didn't catch the warning signs early enough. Certainly could have been
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12-04-2009, 12:12 AM | #572 (permalink) |
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I learned to manage situations like this by doing a bunch of autocross events... great way to learn car control and gives you a lot better feel and reaction instincts when back on a road course at higher speeds... if you haven't already, suggest you try it!
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When the situation presents itself, I FULLY intend to go, however.
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On weight - I don't think they have an alum. oil pan for the car yet, but you could always go billet ;-)
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if its like the oil pan on the VQ-35, and I think it is, its just pretty much a flat steel plate. You might save a couple ounces, but nothing more.
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We have a fantastic auto-x site up here in northern MA. The course designers often set up some challenging mid-high speed elements of slaloms and sweepers and high speed corners. Typical course size is 1.5 miles and takes over 2 minutes to complete, and by the end of it you are breathing hard. I thought I knew what I was doing before, and I kind of did, but after 3 years of auto-x I can make the back end hang out at the precise angle I want and catch any slide. In the last 2 years I only spun once, and it was in heavy rain, despite being one of the faster cars out there.
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This reminds me that I need to get my ars back into autocross! It's been a year or so... |
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12-04-2009, 08:09 PM | #578 (permalink) |
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Hey Travis, I just read your post that you're going to use Robi's splitter. Cool! I can't wait to read your impressions, hope you like it.
We picked up our Rotrex SC and we'll start that phase of the project soon. The holidays will slow things down a bit but in Jan or Feb we'll have that thing spinning... Oh yeah! Post some pics as soon as you get 'em You get that gremlin figured out yet? Z06stan |
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Travis, on a different subject, you hear about the new track opening next year here in Cali north of Palm Springs? Chuckawalla Raceway. I'm going to be talking with the owner about putting on some events. You think some of your AZ guys would make the trek if it was worth your while? I'm going to try and set up a corvette event with cash prizes possibly. Maybe I could work something out for the import crowd with cash prizes as well. What do you think? Any ideas would be great. Maybe a new thread so as not to take away from your thread here.
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That's an old post... I ended up going with matte black 18" forgestars, that look rather similar to those advans. But thanks. |
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On a separate note, a new vendor from this forum that has decided to become an official part of my build... I will share details over the next few days... very excited about it! More later.
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