2014 Norcal's 86CUP Challenge Results

[MyRx]

Originally Posted by juliog

Woot, fastest personal time at Buttonwillow!

I think I'm the only one to have participated on the SoCal and NorCal 86 cups? I'll try to make it to Buttonwillow again in September, and maybe Laguna Seca in December..

You are, so far. Buttonwillow, per NCRC, is as SoCal as NorCalians can get to too haha. SoCal residents are welcome to attend and if you want to mix it in with the SoCal 86Cup, we can talk.

I did inform Mike K we would be at BW and he did offer to drive up. That's about all I know familiar with the car from SoCal but I'm all ears to anyone familiar with the car and BW (or any SoCal track). When the car and I are there of course haha.

[MyRx]

Updated post #3 with June 28 and 29 events at Thunderhill Raceway. We had 4 drivers stay thru the weekend to drive Thunderhill's 2 configurations, bypass and cyclone. August 2 and 3 is fast approaching where it's another weekend filled with Thunderhill air.

Worth mentioning, some even observed the new 2-mile additional track that Thunderhill had just completed. A week or two after, some NorCals had the pleasure to actually drive it. 5-mile track wow!

Until said otherwise, NCRC and NorCal's 86Cup has NO PLAN to run the 5-mile track nor add the new 2-mile track on 86Cup's current schedule.

[MyRx]

Need to make a correction on the last results chart: rehabJeff is in Street Class, not mod class.

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NorCal 86Cup events #6 & 7 at Thill is in progress this weekend. From what I've seen so far, there are new fast times. And one new participant is blazing a new trail for his FI'ed 86. Almost can't wait for today to conclude to see the end results from this weekend...in the meantime, drive safe and enjoy.

[MyRx]

Bump. Post #4 updated with Aug 2 and 3 results. With new participants and super-fast lap times, only the rest of the season can tell if more modified cars can take Thill's fastest 86 time. Let's stay tuned...

[WillRacer1jz]

I just registered for the final round on the 27th of December at Laguna Seca!!! SoCal invades NorCal ;-) can't wait for December to come.

[MyRx]

Post #5 updated with the Sept 27/28 events at BW.

Thanks to CSG Mike for making the trek and showing useful methods to the NorCal group. Videos and pictures are up haha

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Results from our 10th and 11th events held on Thunderhill Raceway this past weekend, Oct 25/26! Thanks to NCRC for hosting us. Special thanks again to CSG, LPI Racing, and Mann Engineering for their support!

* Mann Engineering is doing another dyno/tune day with Delicious Tuning on Dec 5/6 in Santa Clara! Slots are still available. Contact Mann Engineering if you want some tuning.

** @CSG Mike treks to Thill this past weekend to provide support to the NorCal crew and to show what little experience he has on Thill...blasts a blistering 2:10 on his own after a weekend of showing patrons how to get it done.



Coverage and pictures starts here: post #903.
+ inked red times are the best times at the track and configuration respectively.
+ Saturday's average lap times of @AyJay (2:18.5 @ 30 laps) and @RehabJeff86 (2:18.1 @ 33 laps) are a worthy mention behind @WoOosOn 2:15.6 @ 37 laps on the Cyclone.
+ Congrats to @WoOosOn and @sw20kosh for testing and advancing to the Open class!
+ 9 participants on Saturday and 10 participants on Sunday, this is the biggest weekend we've had! A few handful of Solo drivers practicing as well, waiting patiently to join us
+ Saturday dinner at Casa Ramos that @sw20kosh started with friends was the place to be at to share thoughts, experiences, perspective mods, and to witness a SF Giants win.

Can't have a track day this huge without a couple hiccups:
- 2 coilpacks and 1 electrical short had quick resolutions from Mike and crew, NOT rendering those cars/drivers out for the weekend. As a matter of fact, they continued to set personnel best.
- we had our offs but we all recovered quickly and finished the session and completed the weekend. Mike had the worst, IMO, unbeaded a wheel near the end of a session. Rolled into the tire station, removed - remounted in no time at all.
- Truck driver/vendor for the following day's venue were impolite in asking us to vacate the area they wanted.

Summary of the weekend and pictures are posted on 86drive.com site: http://86drive.com/2014/10/28/86cup-...-10-11-wrapup/

Enjoy a few more pics:

[RehabJeff86]

OEM Shocks officially blown after 27 track days LMFAO!! CSG to the rescue of lending me their back up OEM shocks with Swift R Springs and RaceSeng top hat in preparation for the last 86 Cup Event of 2014 @ MRLS!!! Will definitely post detail report on this set up - its is supposed to be the best set up after CSG Spec Tein SRC on a budget.

Make sure to check your OEM shocks if you have done more than 7-8 track days .... I waited way too long lol I can hand compress all 4 shocks..... cray cray!