TA we may need to start thinking about some kind of roll bar. We are all getting faster and faster. RA is unforgiving.
Oh by the way all--THATS MY BUD! You go man
olddragger

 

Just because were on a diet it doesn't mean we can't look at the menu

 

Diets suck! Sampling the menu would rock especially if you could have some from column A while having some from column B.

This thread has deteriorated and I apologize for that.

 

I take it your wife doesn't read the forums?

 

Mine doesn't

 

Congrats on the wins

 

i have decided not to do TT without more safety equipment. At the speeds we go now and on some unforgiving tracks-imho it aint worth it.
olddragger

 

I'm guessing you are over 26 years old?

 

over twice that!!
olddragger

 

Are you going to Nationals?

 

I won't make Nationals. I have only 1 weekend in TT so I wouldn't have qualified to go anyway. I will compete at Roebling Road in Sept and Barber Motorsports Park in November. I will be aiming for the TTD track records there too. Roebling shouldn't be too hard to do. We'll see about Barber though...

 

WooHoo!! First TTD and the TTD track record. The website has been updated and I get my moment of infamy.

http://nasa-tt.com/Southeast_Track_Records

Hope the competiton at Roebling and Barber stays home...

 

Its a good think I listened to the guy that said the RX8 wouldn't be competitive in TTD and went out and bought an e36.

 

yep, we sure do do have some BMW humpers here

 

I'm debating whether to keep my BM-Trouble-You E36 as a track ***** and just go *****-out lightening it. It has about $15k of good stuff on it, but without the mods, the car is only worth about $2500. It would be silly to try to sell all the parts and then buy similar ones for another car. I could hang it out a lot farther with that as a beater than I could with my new 8 and not worry as much about the consequences of a mistake. The car pisses me off when I want it to be new and nice (which the 8 will be), but it's pretty darn good on the track.

Not caring about the cosmetic trim anymore would make it a much better car instantly.

 

Proposed setup:
Totally stock RX-8, with freebie mods.

275/35-18 Hoosiers, 17 pts.
Anti-roll bars, 2 pts.

I can hang with almost anyone on theoretical what-ifs, I'd rather hear from people who know about the abilities of the stock spring and damper rates to handle that. Would you be faster on, say, 265/35-18 Neovas and all the other suspension, etc. that you could then use?

Thoughts?

 

You would need some hellacious sway bars to pull that off. Then I still think you will be asking the OEM shocks to pull duty they were not designed for. Its far from ideal, IMO, but probably could be done. It would depend on who showed up in your region on any given weekend that would determine how competitive you were egionally.

I've discussed this at length with a couple of members and I feel the car needs some more power to be really competitive at the national level. Nothing serious but another 15-20whp for the longer straights. Thats why I have budgeted a high flow cat (or no cat) and a ECU flash into my points and will use the alternate weight reduction method to trim some weight from the car for free.

Oh and I agree using an older car that you already have that is not worth much and not a DD is a better option. I was simply comenting on that because its been said the rx8 can't be competitive in TTD and the XXX car (s2000, e36 m3, etc) will be the car to beat/dominating the rx8. I think (at the regional level at least) TrackAddict put that theory to bed.

 

Solar - I would definately keep the E36 as the track car. Lighten it and put in a bar or cage. If you decide to compete in TTD with the RX8, I would stay with 245 width tires and use up the rest of the points to upgrade springs, shocks, and sways. You end up spending 17 pts. The last 2 points can go to something like the RB race exhaust and their intake for a few more ponies up top. According to the latest GRM tests, a set of shaved NT01 can be as fast as Hoosiers. That would free up a lot points to spend on suspension. You could actually do 275s then...

Mac - I don't think I proved anything yet. One good weekend could be because the "fast guys" didn't show up. I really think an equal driver in an E36 M3 with class specific mods could hand me my ***. Same with an S2K. The RX8 is superb in corners and quick direction changes but really suffers exiting slower coners.

 

I wasn't necessarily pointing to the place you finished on a given weekend because - as you mentioned - we don't know who did or didn't show up. But to hang the track record in class shows the potential of the car when driven properly and that is a figure independent of who was on the track that specific weekend.

I'm just saying its not the dog of the class and should stop being treated as such by some.

 

You sir deserve it!

 

Congrats on the track record. Good luck with the next tracks.

 

 

oOoOo...pretty colors.

 

das is ein e36

 

Now I can see why everyone wants one.