Slightly modded RX-8 keeping up with C6 at track
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
Maybe you'll actually read what he wrote this time about his video since I'm quoting him:
I think they where not being completive and just haveing a day at the track.
Where do the 2 drivers say they where trying to out run the other?
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Originally Posted by terrypk1
well. a vette sucks at handling. everybody knows that. i have to say that the driver in the 8 is pretty good compared to the one in the c6. that guy in c6 probably doesn't know the fastest way to push his car.
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well. a vette sucks at handling. everybody knows that.
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I mean, who in their right mind can make such a statement? The Vette can out handle our cars and has ALOT more power (it cost alot more too...lol) and in test after test the C6 just kicks butt.
Anyone claiming the C6 can't handle....well, just shows how little they know about that car.
I'm not trying to be harsh, but how could you make such a statement.
Wow....????
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I'll have to wait to get home to watch this, but I just had to make a comment on that crazy statement.
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I think the C6 is a great car and have many times thought about trading out to a base C6 with the Z51 package.
I found the secret to the 8 is how easy it is to find its limits and push it there. A lot of fun. It really is an easy car to drive fast.
I found the secret to the 8 is how easy it is to find its limits and push it there. A lot of fun. It really is an easy car to drive fast.
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Originally Posted by roywhitep5
looked like the 8 was at its limits
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This is no surprise to anyone who has ran the 8 on a track or at an auto-x event. I auto-x with a corvette club ( I have an 8 and a '96 vette) and several different cars routinely put down quicker times than the vettes. Last time out my 8, a 350 and a modded EVO VIII all put down quicker times than any vette than ran that day. The two fastest cars that day were a Porsche and a Miata which ran dead identical times (had never seen that before). Anyway, the 8 really is a great handling car.
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I will make this one easy for you guys. You put a capable driver in both of these cars while still stock, the C6 will rape the Rx8. And this is comming from a true rotor head.
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Originally Posted by T-von
I will make this one easy for you guys. You put a capable driver in both of these cars while still stock, the C6 will rape the Rx8. And this is comming from a true rotor head.
I would love to drive Road America. I have driven it on a sim on my PC and it is an awesome track - probably one of the best in the country but it is quite a drive from Atlanta.
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TrackAddict,
How long have you been tracking for? BTW, great driving and videos
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There's no doubt an RX8 will be beaten by a more powerful car. I have seen numerous videos and in most cases the RX8 can hold its own in the twisty bits against far more exotic machineries. Now, you can't really compare a large capacity V8 against a puny 1.3 litre rotary. However, for a NA 1.3 displacement motor... it ain't that bad. If I had the same track driving talent as TrackAddict, I'd probably just be content knowing that I can pretty much keep up with cars that have 4 times the engine capacity, 2.5 times the engine torque. So, for a 1.3 litre displacement... the RX8 does very well on track and comfortable at the same time.
How long have you been tracking for? BTW, great driving and videos
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There's no doubt an RX8 will be beaten by a more powerful car. I have seen numerous videos and in most cases the RX8 can hold its own in the twisty bits against far more exotic machineries. Now, you can't really compare a large capacity V8 against a puny 1.3 litre rotary. However, for a NA 1.3 displacement motor... it ain't that bad. If I had the same track driving talent as TrackAddict, I'd probably just be content knowing that I can pretty much keep up with cars that have 4 times the engine capacity, 2.5 times the engine torque. So, for a 1.3 litre displacement... the RX8 does very well on track and comfortable at the same time.
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TrackAddict I just noticed that you post these videos all the time exclusively in the SE Forum for your ATL brethren. Now you can have fans all across the nation. Guess it was only a matter of time before someone let the cat out of the bag.
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Originally Posted by TrackAddict
I wouldnt say rape but it would beat it handily.
I would love to drive Road America. I have driven it on a sim on my PC and it is an awesome track - probably one of the best in the country but it is quite a drive from Atlanta.
I would love to drive Road America. I have driven it on a sim on my PC and it is an awesome track - probably one of the best in the country but it is quite a drive from Atlanta.
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
TrackAddict I just noticed that you post these videos all the time exclusively in the SE Forum for your ATL brethren. Now you can have fans all across the nation. Guess it was only a matter of time before someone let the cat out of the bag. ![Grouphug](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/grouphug.gif)
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#43
Originally Posted by BlueRenesis82
Hey man, if you want to come you can have a hotel room to share with me and some of my track buds! Would love to have another rotorhead to share with!
Last March Charles Hill drove down to hang with the Georgia group and run Road Atlanta. We had a great time. If you can make the drive, please come and join us yourself. We currently have 9 RX8s signed up for the March 18/19 NASA event at Road Atlanta. We are a very active bunch. Next Saturday we have our own private track day at Talladega Grand Prix Raceway. For insurance purposes we have limited registration to 10 cars. Gonna be fun. Stop&TurnFreak arranged it for us. He has a modded EVO8, lives in NC but is still one of the GARX8Club group.
So, if you want to go to the track with a bunch of likeminded RX8 folks, come on down to Georgia.
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First, let me say what a priviliedge it has been working/learning from the GA club. When you own an Evo, it is like going to the prom with a Herpes sore on your mouth, no one wants to hang with you. However, these guys embraced the oddity which is me and my car.
You won't find a nicer group of guys anywhere. As for TA, he is a track prodigy if I have ever seen one. You are going to see some great stuff from him this year, he is an asset to his group, and a true pleasure to work/drive with at the track. I learn as much from him as, he from me.
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Guys, don't sell the RX8 short. Having raced/instructed for 15 years (ok, I am getting old), I can tell you the track plays a HUGE role in determining the winner. At a track like TGPR, a vette and RX8 would be closely matched, due to the lack of long straight aways, and the LONG constant radius corners. Long corners mean LOTS of throttle manipulation, and Vettes tend to spin in this deleicate balance. A spinning tire, represents NO acceleration. The RX8 does constant radius corners great, and it can put the power down.
I give you a prime example. In 2003, I was asked by SVTOA to come instruct there SVT club from GA. I had just sold my Mustang, but they, like you guys, are very cool, and invited me down. Now, the instructor group consisted of two race prepped Cobra R's (93 and 2000) and several track-prepped (gutted interior, mods, and slicks) in my group. I was in a full weight Evo making just over 195whp(bad BOV). Now, you would assume, my Evo when compared with the 390whp stock Cobras and the higher race prepped Cobras would be a rolling chicane, um no, in fact, the three fastest cars *in this order was, 93 Cobra R (295/35 slicks), me
, and a prepped Focus SVT. The course was the patriot course at VIR, which if you look at the layout has very few straight aways.
So, it basically boils down to this, we are all limited to the grip. Physics is fun
. Also, one other point, just challenge any vette owner at a big track to a long race, the brakes will be gone (if they drive 95% or more) in about 3 or 4 laps.
You won't find a nicer group of guys anywhere. As for TA, he is a track prodigy if I have ever seen one. You are going to see some great stuff from him this year, he is an asset to his group, and a true pleasure to work/drive with at the track. I learn as much from him as, he from me.
////No on-topic.
Guys, don't sell the RX8 short. Having raced/instructed for 15 years (ok, I am getting old), I can tell you the track plays a HUGE role in determining the winner. At a track like TGPR, a vette and RX8 would be closely matched, due to the lack of long straight aways, and the LONG constant radius corners. Long corners mean LOTS of throttle manipulation, and Vettes tend to spin in this deleicate balance. A spinning tire, represents NO acceleration. The RX8 does constant radius corners great, and it can put the power down.
I give you a prime example. In 2003, I was asked by SVTOA to come instruct there SVT club from GA. I had just sold my Mustang, but they, like you guys, are very cool, and invited me down. Now, the instructor group consisted of two race prepped Cobra R's (93 and 2000) and several track-prepped (gutted interior, mods, and slicks) in my group. I was in a full weight Evo making just over 195whp(bad BOV). Now, you would assume, my Evo when compared with the 390whp stock Cobras and the higher race prepped Cobras would be a rolling chicane, um no, in fact, the three fastest cars *in this order was, 93 Cobra R (295/35 slicks), me
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So, it basically boils down to this, we are all limited to the grip. Physics is fun
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#48
Originally Posted by Stop&TurnFreak
First, let me say what a priviliedge it has been working/learning from the GA club. When you own an Evo, it is like going to the prom with a Herpes sore on your mouth, no one wants to hang with you. However, these guys embraced the oddity which is me and my car.
You won't find a nicer group of guys anywhere. As for TA, he is a track prodigy if I have ever seen one. You are going to see some great stuff from him this year, he is an asset to his group, and a true pleasure to work/drive with at the track. I learn as much from him as, he from me.
You won't find a nicer group of guys anywhere. As for TA, he is a track prodigy if I have ever seen one. You are going to see some great stuff from him this year, he is an asset to his group, and a true pleasure to work/drive with at the track. I learn as much from him as, he from me.
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Originally Posted by Stop&TurnFreak
Also, one other point, just challenge any vette owner at a big track to a long race, the brakes will be gone (if they drive 95% or more) in about 3 or 4 laps.
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