Well the 2008 season is starting with a few more RX-8s in the pack... and they lead the test days for the Daytona-24 hour

http://rotarynews.com/node/view/972

Let the racing begin!!!


Enjoy!

-Bern

 

Nice. Thanks Bern.

Paul.

 

Bob Thorne has already been posting here in another forum. Here: https://www.rx8club.com/general-automotive-49/offical-grand-am-gt-rx-8-thread-126697/

 

Thanks Bern, can't wait to see it on the tube.

 

Thanks,

does that mean the #70 is gonna be at NAIAS?
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The Peak Towers

 

Thanks for the link... I wanted to start a fresh 2008 season thread. The pics there are great!

Great that Bob Thorne is keeping us updated from an insider point of view.

-Bern

 

Since it's part of the Grand Am series, I have a complete fresh set of Koni 2812 racing coilovers built to Koni Challenge specs complete with fresh mono-ball mounts, all hardware, etc.

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-parts-sale-wanted-44/official-teamrx8-part-out-134056/

 

combined fast times of the 3 day test (as listed on the GRAND-AM site)

Car number Class Drivers Team Car Time Speed
30 GT Dobson/ Thorne/ Michaelian/ Mi Racers Edge Motorsports Mazda RX-8 01:50.6 115.859
15 GT Nastasi/ Empringham/ Dumoulin/ Sai Blackforest Motorsports Mustang Cobra GT 01:51.1 115.315
80 GT Greenberg/ Faulkner/ Heylen/ Arnold Synergy Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:51.2 115.228
89 GT Drudi/ Giammaria/ Rosa/ Hardt/ Petro Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:51.2 115.219
66 GT Miller/ Ballou/ Lally/ Westbrook TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:51.3 115.179
64 GT Lowe/ Pace/ van Overbeek/ Sugden/ TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:51.3 115.168
88 GT Lacey/ Wilkins/ Kaffer/ Stippl Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:51.3 115.165
70 GT Haskell/ Tremblay/ Ham/ Matos SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 01:51.3 115.104
86 GT Henzler/ Lux/ Keen/ Maassen/ Bergm Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:51.4 115.096
40 GT Foster/ Espenlaub/ Dempsey Hyper Sport Mazda RX-8 01:51.4 115.037
29 GT de Quesada/ Gabel/ Woodman/ Dum Alegra Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:51.4 115.007
81 GT Johnson/ Huisman/ Doornbos/ Lietz Synergy Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:51.5 114.969
14 GT Friedman/ McGehee/ Lazzaro/ Kellene Autometrics Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:51.5 114.91
67 GT George Jr/ Pumpelly/ Sellers/ Raggin TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:51.7 114.781
34 GT Willsey/ Papad/ Fitzger/ Mowle Orbit Porsche GT3 Cup 01:51.7 114.735
87 GT Werner/ Farnbacher/ Ehret/ Bernhard Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:51.7 114.705
62 GT Burtin/ Baldwin TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:51.8 114.671
21 GT Prewitt/ Reindler/ Alessi Matt Connolly Motorsports Pontiac GTO.R 01:51.8 114.66
69 GT Assentato/ Segal/ Longhi/ Pech SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 01:51.8 114.63
7 GT Edwards/ Collins/ Magnussen / Banner Racing Pontiac GXP.R 01:51.8 114.596
88 GT Lacey/ Wilkins/ Kaffer/ Stippl Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:51.9 114.564
72 GT Aschenbach/ Lewis Jr/ Stanton/ Papis Porsche GT3 Cup 01:52.1 114.329
65 GT Oasis/ Atherton/ Stout/ Daskalos TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:52.2 114.275
43 GT Sahlen/ Nonnamaker/ Nonnamaker/ Team Sahlen Corvette 01:52.2 114.242
63 GT Ende/ Yarab Jr/ Bourque/ Maher TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:52.2 114.215
50 GT Farano/ Jensen/ Cloud/ Bradley Blackforest Motorsports Mustang 01:52.2 114.205
6 GT Reese/ Nearn/ Bunting/Pilgri Banner Racing Pontiac GXP.R 01:52.4 113.999
57 GT Liddell/ Davis/ Pobst/ Jeannette Stevenson Motorsports Pontiac GXP.R 01:52.4 113.985
85 GT Drudi/ Giammaria/ Rosa/ Hardt/ Petro Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:52.8 113.657
52 GT Min/ Biagi/ Montanari/ Venier Mastercar Ferrari F430 CH 01:52.8 113.589
83 GT McCrackin/ / Smith/ Walker/ Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:52.9 113.525
74 GT Skea/ Patch/ Hamblin/ Rosnz/ C Autometrics Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:52.9 113.524
22 GT de Quesada/ Gabel/ Woodman/ Du Alegra Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:52.9 113.509
68 GT Gomez/ Auriemma/ Mayes/ TRG Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.0 113.392
17 GT Henzler/ Lux/ Keen/ Maassen/ Bergm Terra Firma Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:53.2 113.177
90 GT Thornton/ Long/ Varde/ Russell Automatic Racing BMW M6 01:53.5 112.916
42 GT Ende/ Yarab Jr/ Bourque/ Maher Team Sahlen Corvette 01:53.8 112.646
77 GT Oasis/ Atherton/ Stout/ Daskalos Doran Racing Ford Doran 01:54.1 112.278
26 GT Jacalone/ Jacalone/ Schmidt/ F Gotham Competition Porsche GT3 Cup 01:54.5 111.914
84 GT Bingham/ Pickering/ Cotter/ Pe Farnbacher Loles Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup 01:55.7 110.807
44 GT Paquette/ Nixon/ Bullet Racing Porsche GT3 Cup 01:55.9 110.538
43 GT McCrackin/ / Smith/ Walker/ Team Sahlen Corvette 02:31.2 110.398
2 GT Sahlen/ Nonnamaker/ Nonnamaker/ SAMAX Pontiac Riley -.--- 109.727
8 GT Goldin/ Goldin/ Meassick Goldin Brothers Racing Mazda RX-8 01:58.3 108.293
3 GT Jacalone/ Jacalone/ / Schmidt Southard Motorsports Lexus Riley -.--- 107.285
51 GT Paquette/ Nixon/ Cheever Racing Pontiac Coyote -.--- 103.847

-Bern

 

where is the spencer car........#43
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Bubbler Pipe

 

Not sure Dennis attended the test days... car #43 is listed as the Team Sahlen Corvette for this event.

-Bern

 

just checked, they're still listed for daytona, with #48 as their number
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SweetGoddess live

 

this year is going to be great, the rx-8's are hamdling better than ever thanks to the rule changes, they are defenetly one of the teams to beat for the 24

 

i've been a fan of the 70 since they got into the rolex series so i hope to see them do well in daytona.

 

Is it only the 50pounds or so of weight they took back?
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Best Vaporizer Temperature

 

+1 Great drivers in the #70 SpeedSource RX-8!

 

I met the speedsource guys a sevenstock. Great guys!

I really like the looks of the 30 & 70 cars.

 

yes, those 50lbs do an amazing diference in handling and tire life

some other chages where made but I dont know what they where

 

I am just happy to see that the RX-8 is able to post the fastest lap.
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SweetLove live

 

I can't wait to see them all there. I'll take as many pictures as I can and post another write up like last year.

I know Charles (Hypersport GT Car) so I'll try to get some paddock time with them if he has the time to hang out for a while.

 

we would appreciated a lot

 

would anyone happen to know the size of the tires and what size rims (18's or 19's) are on the #30 Racers Edge Motorsports Mazda RX-8? those look like some nice fat tires in the back!

 

I just noticed your location...

You know you can listen to the race on the Spanish webcast... Alfredo Nin who is the race announcer hails from the Dominican Republic and is an all-around great guy. I have had the pleasure of doing several interviews with him, as well as "Speedcom Live Link" in-car interviews.

 

From the Grand-Am Rolex Series Rulebook:
2-14 Mazda RX8 (Prep 2)
2-14.1 20B Cosmo three rotor (Mazda Spec parts). 2.0 liter, 9.7 compression ratio, 3-52mm throttle
bodies, maximum of 6 injectors, maximum fuel pressure 4.2 bar, intake manifold is free.
Call Grand-Am for parts list at 386-947-6681.
2-14.2 Minimum weight 2200 lbs or 2288 lbs with DP transaxle
2-14.3 Six-speed transmission.
2-14.4 Maximum body width is 73.5 inches.
2-14.5 Engine set-back 5.125 inches from spindle centerline to 1st spark plug.
2-14.6 Complete rear wing height w/ end plates cannot exceed roof height.
2-14.7 Fuel capacity 24 gallons May use oil in fuel.
2-14.8 Allowed larger/higher exhaust position .
2-14.9 Tire sizes are 285/645-18 front and305/660R18 rear.

Remember that the Rolex cars are purpose built Prep-2 tube frame race cars that do not utlize the stock RX-8 unibody or drivetrain, so don't try to fit 305 wide tires on your street car!

 

so they are giving the 8s 305 rear tires? if i remember correctly, it was 285 front and 295 rear before, even after the 50lb reduction.
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Vaporizer Reviews

 

It became evident last year that the RX-8's rear tires would be okay for the first 2/3's or so of a green flag run and then they'd just fall off quite dramatically. Think Barber Motorsports Park 2007

While the increased rear section width will undoubtedly make the car faster, more than anything it addresses the larger problem of tire consistency during the course of the run.