StlSolo’s Novice School was this pas Fourth of July weekend and was a great way to get some bang for the buck seat time – and not just for students, but instructors too. Unlike the CCSCC school where there is an advanced and novice portion, this school is for novices only. The instructors are compensated…
Another interesting weekend battling the elements! Although my buddy with the 618CTR was finally supposed to be ready, more delays at the shop prevented him from coming out this weekend – might have been to his advantage anyway due to the rain. Hopefully he’ll be ready for the next big double header 7/11-12. I did…
Evo has been holding up nicely to its relatively grueling schedule thus far, but I have done a little maintenance with it to make sure things continue smoothly: The right front bumper/lip took a beating, presumably at the CCSCC school, and the lip actually cracked. Not only that, but the new undertray I installed had…
Didn’t feel like I was the season was underway without the first home points event! Decided to dual drive the Mini & the Evo this event, and in general I will be dual driving most Stl Solo points events, as I have the ability to work Heat 1 and Registration, in order to maximize seat…
The Evo’s battery had a very sudden death after the CCSCC School & Test n Tune. Drove home, parked the car, tried to start it 2 days later and it wouldn’t go. Very strange, since it started up just fine on Saturday and Sunday morning in Champaign. Had the battery tested at Autozone and turned…
First event of the year in the Evo was the annual CCSCC school & Test n Tune. Had a great time out here last year in the Mini and I thought it’d be a good chance for me to take out the Evo, get more seat time in the car and get more comfortable with…
With all the changes I’d made, I had SPS once again align and corner balance the Evo. With the new plates, the alignment specs became: Overally pretty satisfied with how it turned out. I thought I’d get a liittle more caster out of the plates than I did, but I think for now everything is…
Next up for the Evo was installing the Ciro Design caster plates. With the rear of the Evo wrapped up, just projects with the front end of the car left. We made quick work of uninstalling the front struts of the Evo. This was a very easy process. Just 3 15mm bolts at the top…
As time has permitted, I’ve been getting little things done for the Evo. To recap, I’ve been waiting for the rear diff to be refreshed and returned to me, which it was a week or so ago. Rear diff with rear cover by Jon@TRE. Includes sight glass to see the oil Decided to add a…
Evo is getting prepped for STU! A few parts ready to be installed, it’s been a while since I’ve really done anything with my evo. Springs were installed incorrectly all this time (by the shop that stripped my rear diff fill bolt)!! Should have been 8k/10k, but they were 10k/8k. I fixed that and should…
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