Struggled to find any time after my second run – not sure why, but one thing is that I can definitely brake less in a few spots – not all spots, but there are a few key places I can brake a little less and carry more speed. Things to work on (Evo): Line, looking…
Few minor changes for mid-2017: Lightweight Battery – losing about 25lbs in the front/top of the car directly in front of the driver Thrust bearings – Used instead of torrington bearings to help spring rotate. Torrington bearings are all 2.5″, just a little too tight for the 65mm (2.56″) swifts & ohlins. Adjusted front suspension…
Very, very tough course today. When people are struggling to get clean runs on the board, usually a sign that it’s a bad course. Apparently the course was opened up and vastly improved from yesterday, which was surprising. Course was not friendly for cars set up for larger, more open courses. With 2-3 turn arounds,…
Finally got around to installing a lightweight battery for the Evo. Reached out to the good folks at Shorai to pick up one of their amazing lightweight batteries & chargers: http://shoraipower.com/lfx36l3-bs12-p130 http://shoraipower.com/sho-bms01-p134 There is a wide range of small battery options available for the Evo – what’s impressive about the Shorai is it’s weight – a…
About a month since my last full event: had not been too satisfied with the evo’s braking performance, and theorized part of this could be due to rev hang. If the car’s revs are hanging instead of dropping, at the very least I lose the assistance of engine braking and at worst the car’s rev…
First CCSCC of the year – not a huge fan of the course, it felt cramped & unnecessarily tight, but I did what I could in the Evo. Started a really great 4th run before getting red flagged, and I couldn’t pick it up after that. Did decently (4th raw, 9th index, 9,630pp) but I…
Second event on the Evo’s new setup. Encountered some push after tires got hot, but not too bad, and was mitigated by setting the ACD to gravel. A lot to try – I may set the rear bar to the stiffest setting and/or pull back rear toe. For now, I think I will leave it…
Kicking off the first event of the year! Got some decent weather for the Gateway Autocross event, though the lot was cold & dirty, as would be expected for the first event. Pretty exhausted for the event, got in late the night prior from a 3+ day MBA orientation. Everything felt about the same with…
Updated for 2017 – empty (pre corner balance): right at 3200 with just under half a tank With driver weight (180) & corner balance:
2017 plans slowly coming together – first major change, moving from OEM 17×8 BBSs to 17×9.5 WedsSport TC105Ns. Wheels look much better in person than they did in pictures. Despite being 1.5″ wider, they are roughly 16.3lbs, 1.5lbs lighter than the OEM wheel. Will move from 245/45-17s on OEM wheels to 255/40-17s, hopefully see a…
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