Hey its body roll party... and nobody invited me



-hS

 

new thread title: "Calling all body rolls"

 

woah are clear corners illegal for auto-x?

 

not in SM.... Only in BS and BSP.

 

I think, if you look at the rule section quoted by Steve above, you might change your opinion...btw, what are "clear corners", anyhow? Are those the ones that you've gotten through without hitting any cones? Oh, I'm sorry, those are "cleared corners"....anyhow, if we're talking about tail light lenses or something, it's a non-performance enhancing "comfort, convenience and appearance" item and legal for all classes, as far as I can tell.

 

oh, clear corners are definately a performance mod...this is why they cost 60 bucks.

 

Er, I don't think that big-*** wing on your roof is doing you much good.

 

Nice aero braking system.

 

The back windows open do help improve time. I do that with mine too.

 

I do it 'cause it gets bastard hot in there on a summer day.

 

well here is my body roll shot. completely stock suspension no koni's yet



i figure we don't look like this so we are doing alright

 

I was jealous so I wanted to join the party too.

 

Here's a spy shot of some good body roll from an autox today. Anyone recognize the number?

 

OK< Bryan (Heitcotter, current ES National champ and also a very good photographer!) found a better shot in his files to illustrate RX8 body roll. Still my car, still on the grippy Atwater concrete, but this time from the front...

 

Now you guys made me jealous!

Sorry, don't have one of the '8, but here's my turbo Miata entering the front straight at Summit Point. Speed here is a bit higher than your typical autocross...

BTW - I blame the roll on the weight of the instructor!

 

uh?? MICHAEL JORDAN drives an RX8????? Awesome!

 

Good try.....but.......nope.

 

How were they liking it?

They should have bought mine instead.

 

Mazdamaniac the instructor looks like he is nervous or holding on for dear life by the look on his face.

 

Nah. I actually thought he might fall asleep at first.
It wasn't until we started overtaking the Corvettes that started the course before us when he seemed to wake up.

 

They looked like they were having fun. Jim hit the inside cone on the first gate (comment: OMG this thing actually turns) and Carter almost came to a complete stop the first time he hit the brakes.

 

Too funny. Sounds like their first experience was like almost everyone's.

I'm going to miss this car. We put the stock shocks back on Saturday. It feels so soft, sloppy, and unresponsive...and it looks like a monster truck with the stock shocks' increased ride height and short sidewall tires (225/40 Hankook RS2).

 

How sad, you guys will be missed.

 

I see from the results that Sparky put away the #2 guy from nats in his first RX8 event. Something about going from a Z to an RX8 that does not work.

To bad they will only get faster. I am sure much faster.

btw are those the wheels and tires from the Z on there?

 

Yep, kinda looked BSP sticking out the extra 15mm, but no rubbing that I know of. BTW it was their old set with 120+ runs on it which explains the result. Won't be long till their running away from me, i'm just hoping to tag along in the draft.