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Originally Posted by dowroa
The real question is for those who have come from higher powered cars (~400+) driven competitively and then move back down to the BRZ. I think I am asking for a very few people to provide input to that question, but I thought I would ask.
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Me again, former 550hp 6.8 liter LS3 FD RX-7 guy
Here's a story:
My club's first event this year was at Palmer MA, a great, fun, twisty track with a lot of elevation. I wound up taking the BRZ out in a "Group 1" practice session for FAST cars with experienced drivers. As an instructor in a BRZ I usually go out in "Group 0" instructor group (mostly Miatae) or "Group 2" (fast drivers in slow cars), but I was doing instructor duty and giving a fellow BRZ guy a ride. I was first to the grid, then Corvettes (C5 Z06s & C6s) Camaro SSs, Boss302, M3s, and a winged 135i all lined up behind me. I'm a nice guy and didn't want to hold anyone up, so when we were directed onto the track I just pulled to the side of the grid and pointed them all by, and gave myself a little bit of a gap. Then went out and caught and passed most of em on the track! Didn't catch the winged 135i though...
Reviewing lap times which club sends out to everyone:
I did my best ever BRZ lap there at 1:49.8 in that session, with a passenger. Winged BMW I didn't catch did a 1:50.0. A Civic Type R did 1:49.2 though, so I was 2nd quickest in the FAST group, in a 205hp, mostly stock BRZ
To be sure, the club's really FAST C5 Z06 guy didn't show up for this event, he runs 1:41s at Palmer. I never really did that well with the FD there because I ran Nitto NT01s street and track, so no Hoosiers which the car desperately needed! I would run 1:46s and get destroyed by this FAST Z06 pilot and his girlfriend (godspeed, Laura!) who ran similar times to him in her C5 Z06.
ANYWAY, I have to say it was awesomely fun to totally hound much faster cars in the twistier bits of the track, have them pull way away on the front straight and then gather them back up again after the first couple of turns
Most of them were very good/generous with giving a point-by, it's a good club that way.
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The Corvette is scheduled for valve spring replacement within the month. I will also be getting some 18.x10.5" for the front and looking for a 275/315 setup to start, I think.
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Sounds expensive! I run 245 RE71Rs on the BRZ. Just under $700 for a set from Tire Rack!
You *have* the Corvette, so enjoy it! But I think you can have as much or more fun at the track (or autoX) in an FT86...