370Z Top Ten Track Records - Road Courses

Shamu · 10-16-2011, 01:52 PM

Love this thread

M.Bonanni · 10-17-2011, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Shamu

More stock than one would think?

I guess it depends on what your idea of "stock" is. Its not a tube frame car and most everything retains the stock mounting locations or configurations. Although nearly every part of the car has been replaced, it is replaced by something that bolts to the stock location. Aero is stock Nismo 370Z stuff, power is limited to less than what a bolt on turbo kit will get you on a stock VQ37, and the factory unibody structure is still in tact. Continental Tire series cars are a lot more "stock" than say ALMS and ROLEX series GT cars.

WWJD · 11-05-2011, 11:31 PM

Track/Course: Streets of Willow, CW (safety block at down hill chicane, organizer has tested about 1 sec. slower than normal course)
Best Lap Time: 1:28.81
Brakes: Stock
Tires (Size & Model): RE050A 255/35/19 and 275/35/17
Suspension: Stock with Eibach springs
Other Mods: Amuse bodykit, Stillen sway bars

M.Bonanni · 11-06-2011, 12:14 AM

Updated.

WWJD · 11-06-2011, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by M.Bonanni

Updated.

Thanks Mike! You are fast! Btw, your car looks awesome with the new wheels at Sema.

M.Bonanni · 11-06-2011, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by WWJD

Thanks Mike! You are fast! Btw, your car looks awesome with the new wheels at Sema.

Thanks!

Shamu · 11-24-2011, 11:53 AM

Username of car owner: Shamu
Driver Name: Grant K
Track: Laguna Seca
Conditions: dry
Lap Time:1:44.319
Tires:Hoosier A6

Details on car

2010 nismo (street car)
3500 lbs with driver
308 WHP

Lol! My fastest lap had fuel starve coming out of t4 down straight to t5. I was short shifting into 4th gear before t4 and carrying as much speed as I could

M.Bonanni · 11-24-2011, 12:07 PM

Updated!

Shamu · 11-24-2011, 02:23 PM

Nice

KillerBee370 · 12-15-2011, 03:02 PM

Wait a second... Leh Keen has a 370 and is a member here?!

My best:

KillerBee370
Michael Kirst
Auto Club Speedway Roval
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A's (stock)
2:04.639

M.Bonanni · 12-15-2011, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerBee370

Wait a second... Leh Keen has a 370 and is a member here?!

My best:

KillerBee370
Michael Kirst
Auto Club Speedway Roval
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A's (stock)
2:04.639

Updated!

No. The owner of the car is a forum member, Leh was a hired shoe for the 2009 Super Lap Battle Finals which is where that time was run. It was the old blue Pizza Factory car that Robispec did.

KillerBee370 · 12-15-2011, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by M.Bonanni

Updated!

No. The owner of the car is a forum member, Leh was a hired shoe for the 2009 Super Lap Battle Finals which is where that time was run. It was the old blue Pizza Factory car that Robispec did.

Ahhh... copy that!

spearfish25 · 01-01-2012, 07:50 PM

Mike, where are your Road America lap times?

spearfish25 · 01-01-2012, 07:52 PM

Is the Autobahn time for the South course? That would be one hell of a full track time!

Mike@AMPerformance · 01-02-2012, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Shamu

More stock than one would think? As you indicated it's a full on 2650 lb race car on race slicks. There isn't much stock anything left on these cars. Seam welded and reinforced chassis, fully gutted and caged, custom suspension arms/bushings, motors no where near stock that spin to 9000 rpm and make over 400 hp (some might be surprised at motor really isn't completely from 370z), high end racing control units over all systems, engine, abs, etc. race tuned LSD,s, custom made race calipers, rotors, etc, Cooling systems for everything. Carbon fiber intakes, custom gearing, crazy light flywheels and race clutch. I wouldn't underestimate the amount of engineering and hundreds of thousands of dollars that go into development these cars. You aren't going to get close to these cars just bolting a few goodies onto your stock Z. So if one is comparing times it's probably important to consider this. And yes professional driver can take a couple seconds off typical track day enthusiasts times.

About the only thing stock on the cars is original chassis. They may look stock but they have

Just as point of reference my 310 WHP Nismo with JRZ coil overs, LSD, and fat r6 Hoosiers ran close to 2 minutes flat on THill. with professional grandam driver at the wheel. I turned a high 2:04 in the same Nismo. He turned high 1:55 in the grandam car. So grand am cars are about 5 to 8 seconds a lap faster than a well prepped street car.

Honestly I thought they would be faster on Laguna. they may have been conserving the cars.

A couple things to note: The 04 is currently about three hundred pounds heavier than 2650, and at Laguna was close to 3200 with driver. Our base weight for the rules is 2900 sans driver, which we shoot for at the end of the race, with worn pads, next to no fuel, etc.

We also run on a very hard control tire (245F/275R) that is several seconds a lap slower than an R6 Hoosier. In fact, they used to use an R6 in this series, but the compound and durability wasn't suited to our 2.5 hour races. The same goes for the two dampers we are allowed to run, they are good, but they aren't like a set of JRZs, because cost control is a major consideration in CTSCC.

Also, the 04 was in a very early specification at Laguna still, and was updated to the specs of the 05 car for the last race of the year, and the difference was significant. Finally, small differences in lap times are significant at Laguna, the gap between the GS (M3/Camaro/370Z/Mustang) and ST (MX5/GTI/Civic/328) cars is only about 4 seconds there.

I guess the take away here is that while Grant is right, and we do have fully built, meticulously-prepped race cars on slicks, they are built to a very restrictive rules package, and the reality of a control tire is different than the outside observer might think. Grand Am is not interested in Continental cars having lightning fast lap times, they are interested in having great racing. As such, they keep a short leash on us and make sure that the show that 70 cars put on is good, regardless of the outright pace.

Hope that sheds some light on the subject!

Mike

10-16-2011, 01:52 PM	#31 (permalink)
Shamu A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 1,059 Drives: 370Z Racecar Rep Power: 19	Love this thread Last edited by Shamu; 07-07-2012 at 07:24 PM.

11-05-2011, 11:31 PM	#33 (permalink)
WWJD Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 396 Drives: PW 370Z Rep Power: 15	Track/Course: Streets of Willow, CW (safety block at down hill chicane, organizer has tested about 1 sec. slower than normal course) Best Lap Time: 1:28.81 Brakes: Stock Tires (Size & Model): RE050A 255/35/19 and 275/35/17 Suspension: Stock with Eibach springs Other Mods: Amuse bodykit, Stillen sway bars __________________ My Journal #1 My Journal #2 Build by The R's Tuning, Irvine Laguna Seca 1:43.073 (stock power)/ Buttonwillow 13CW 1:59.532 (full exhaust)

11-06-2011, 12:14 AM	#34 (permalink)
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11-24-2011, 11:53 AM	#37 (permalink)
Shamu A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 1,059 Drives: 370Z Racecar Rep Power: 19	Username of car owner: Shamu Driver Name: Grant K Track: Laguna Seca Conditions: dry Lap Time:1:44.319 Tires:Hoosier A6 Details on car 2010 nismo (street car) 3500 lbs with driver 308 WHP Lol! My fastest lap had fuel starve coming out of t4 down straight to t5. I was short shifting into 4th gear before t4 and carrying as much speed as I could Last edited by Shamu; 11-24-2011 at 12:12 PM.

11-24-2011, 12:07 PM	#38 (permalink)
M.Bonanni The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,575 Drives: Fast Rep Power: 1321	Updated! __________________ MikeBonanni.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MikeBonanni Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MBonanni36 Function > Form

11-24-2011, 02:23 PM	#39 (permalink)
Shamu A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 1,059 Drives: 370Z Racecar Rep Power: 19	Nice Last edited by Shamu; 07-07-2012 at 07:25 PM.

12-15-2011, 03:02 PM	#40 (permalink)
KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 51 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 321	Wait a second... Leh Keen has a 370 and is a member here?! My best: KillerBee370 Michael Kirst Auto Club Speedway Roval Bridgestone Potenza RE050A's (stock) 2:04.639

01-01-2012, 07:50 PM	#43 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Mike, where are your Road America lap times? __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

01-01-2012, 07:52 PM	#44 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Is the Autobahn time for the South course? That would be one hell of a full track time! __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

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