The Official 370Z Autocross Thread

[Ruff]

Good to hear everyone! I'll only get to do about 5 local events for the entire year, coupled with 7 national events. So not much practice for me! I have a great shot at getting a win in BS next weekend at Wendover NT.

[AutoX Z]

2 370's already registered for nationals, that anyone on here?

[Ruff]

Originally Posted by AutoX Z

2 370's already registered for nationals, that anyone on here?

2 different 370z's...sick! Pretty sure Jeff is pgrmstr

My co-driver is signed up in BS, so we have our number. I'll wait until the last minute, kinda pissed at SCCA at the moment, so I really want to hold out on paying them.

[AutoX Z]

So what's everyone doing for rain tires? No Hoosier wets in 19's....

[pgrmstr]

Yeah, I registered this past week....and the other 370z is from my region, with two guys driving it but only one registered so far. the car owner is on here...but can't recall his screen name, and he's not very active.

[pgrmstr]

Originally Posted by AutoX Z

So what's everyone doing for rain tires? No Hoosier wets in 19's....

Running A6's at this point....otherwise its trying to find the best ST tire that comes in our size...although I am not rushing into doing that.

The way I see it, at the big events, if it rains, we're screwed....I don't care how good the street tire of choice may be, it won't keep up with Hoosier wets on an RX8 or MSR so I'm losing no sleep over getting something

[Ruff]

Originally Posted by pgrmstr

Running A6's at this point....otherwise its trying to find the best ST tire that comes in our size...although I am not rushing into doing that.

The way I see it, at the big events, if it rains, we're screwed....I don't care how good the street tire of choice may be, it won't keep up with Hoosier wets on an RX8 or MSR so I'm losing no sleep over getting something

sucks though, lol

[TheNose]

Originally Posted by pgrmstr

Yeah, I registered this past week....and the other 370z is from my region, with two guys driving it but only one registered so far. the car owner is on here...but can't recall his screen name, and he's not very active.

That's me. And I just registered.

(I mainly just lurk on the forums)

[Ruff]

Originally Posted by TheNose

That's me. And I just registered.

(I mainly just lurk on the forums)

Welcome! Good luck at nats!

[TheNose]

Has anyone noticed these wheels yet?
5-Zigen ProRacer ZR+520 - Gun Metal Wheels - Wheel Size & Price Details - 1010tires.com

By mid season I'll need a second set of race wheels to make tire rotation more practical and these seem like a real possibility since the supply of stock wheels for sale seems to have dried up. There's a 19x9 +42 which works in the stock allowance, and there's a 19x10 +38 which would work with one of those little 3mm spacers. They are about 5lbs per wheel heavier than stock, and a full set would run just over $1k. The 5zigen site specifically mentions that they will clear the brakes on the z34.

If I were to pick these up I could either run my old tires on them locally or use them for my street tires and use my original stock wheels for the second set of tires. Am I correct that these would be legal with spacers in the rear? And since I'm already pushing around 50lbs of unsprung weight, is another 5lbs going to really hurt?

This is the only set of aftermarket wheels (cheap/lightweight or otherwise) I've seen that would work in SCCA stock class. Are there any other options that I haven't noticed?

[cotizi]

When I was looking i found getting stock class replacements besides stock wheels to be difficult. Im sure another set of stockers will show up, probably for less than 1K as well.

[AutoX Z]

I have an extra set of stockers and if I need a third set I'll probably buy something else to use everyday and then use my original stockers for race tires. I haven't been able to find anything in the stock sizes.

[pgrmstr]

Nice job 'Ruff' on your tour event this past weekend at Wendover! Looks like you had a tough time on the first day, but a good result.

[Ruff]

Originally Posted by pgrmstr

Nice job 'Ruff' on your tour event this past weekend at Wendover! Looks like you had a tough time on the first day, but a good result.

Thanks, car broke saturday and was broken on my runs, lol, so I had no chance. Made some bandaid fixes on saturday night, and as your saw, took top time in class on sunday. Had the car not broke, no doubt in my mind I would have taken the win. But battling back like I did, given the circumstances, I'll take it!

[pgrmstr]

On a side note.....drove against 'Junior' this past weekend and about 5/10's off his pace, but am getting the feel for the car much better. This was actually my first "good" event in the car, as the previous 3 were under less than ideal conditions weather wise. None the less, having been out of the game for the past two years, I'm feeling pretty good about the upcoming season

In my opinion, this is not a BS car as it sits though....as a good BS driver in a Solstice was a good couple seconds ahead on each of the two days. He won PAX for the event, with several Nat Champs in attendance so he was on his game.

The Z's diff is what kills it....with CONSTANT inside wheel spin. With shocks, it may get a little better, but it ain't on par with the top BS cars as it sits....

NE Divisional in two weeks!