SCCA Solo C Street Discussion

[YawMomentRacing]

Originally Posted by chucky12012

I don't have everything needed for Scion, and when I talked with Kevin he said he planned to have it mailed out at the end of February. If I get that mailing this week, I'll have some extras I'll bring to Blytheville. I might have some extras of some of them anyways. They usually don't have them at Tech. Kevin said that they would try and honor the contingency even if all the decals weren't there, given the circumstances.

OK, thanks. If you have some extras, great. If not, no big deal. Got to finish in a position to actually earn it anyway which is a big if.

[Shark_Bait88]

Well, it's still too cold for autocross here in Illinois. Some of us still managed to get our racing fix though!

Getting a little oppo in the middle of a frozen lake with @G_Ride!

(Photo Credit: Roberto Perez http://rpphotography11.blogspot.com/)

More pics from the event here: http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/ral...ump-1689055517

Also picked up these for the upcoming season. Thanks again, @TRev!



Space is starting to become an issue though. :P

[Jawnathin]

Originally Posted by SeanRTR

FYI:


Kevin_Kuchta@toyota.com
"
Hello Sean. You’ll need to sign up for the 2015 Contingency program, the details and forms are attached here, looks like you last signed up in 2013. Will need W9 information if you are eligible for (and win) any awards. In SCCA Solo, Toyota and Scion racers are awarded for Class Championships at the SOLO Nationals."

What do you guys use for 'Employer Identification Number' when filling out the W9?

[JB86'd]

Originally Posted by Jawnathin

What do you guys use for 'Employer Identification Number' when filling out the W9?

If you don't have an EIN usually I believe your Social Security number is what you'd put.

[justint5387]

Originally Posted by Jawnathin

What do you guys use for 'Employer Identification Number' when filling out the W9?

Your SSN

[G_Ride]

Originally Posted by Shark_Bait88

Well, it's still too cold for autocross here in Illinois. Some of us still managed to get our racing fix though!

Getting a little oppo in the middle of a frozen lake with @G_Ride!

(Photo Credit: Roberto Perez http://rpphotography11.blogspot.com/)

More pics from the event here: http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/ral...ump-1689055517

Fun times

It was also good to meet @TRev in person.

[Briankbot]

Originally Posted by qoncept

I ran on Primacy's at a local event in about 40 degrees and VERY VERY wet and took 2nd raw (and pax actually) at one event. Easily the best I've ever done.

Likewise I ran the Primacy's at my second event with the car in 35 degree temps and took second in class to a two driver (helped to heat tires up) M3 on RS3s. My only other mod was camber bolts. Pretty much the entire class of 11 cars was on "better" tires. In my opinion the Primacy's are better tires than most people give them credit for.

[renfield90]

My big gripe with the Primacy was the upper end of its heat range was far too low for my climate. By 2nd run they would be greasy. By 3rd run the car was so loose I thought I broke something and abandoned the run - to date the only time I've been scared in this car. Begged for a water sprayer before my 4th run and it got better but still required a lot of wheel work to keep pointed the right way.

You do learn a lot about the car on that tire, and it's probably a good tire for conditions where you won't exceed its heat range. In 40 degree weather, I'd still prefer a "real" tire plus some tire covers between runs, and then I'd use my first couple of runs strategically to work on tire temps.

[Jawnathin]

Originally Posted by JB86'd

If you don't have an EIN usually I believe your Social Security number is what you'd put.

Originally Posted by justint5387

Your SSN

Thanks! If only winning was as easy as filling out the forms I would be all set!

[Shark_Bait88]

I know this has been discussed a lot, but I'm still back and forth on it.

235/45 vs. 245/40 ZII*, is the extra 1/2" of tread width worth it?

I know 245/40 is a lot of tire for a 7" wheel, but these are going to be used almost exclusively for autocross events and to drive to/from the events. They MIGHT see some other road use for club cruises this year, but I'm not 100% on that yet.

This is my first time buying a good set of performance tires for any sort of racing, so all input is appreciated. I'm trying to be fairly competitive this season, locally, and run at least one national event.

[7thgear]

Originally Posted by Shark_Bait88

I know this has been discussed a lot, but I'm still back and forth on it.

235/40 vs. 245/40 ZII*, is the extra 1/2" of tread width worth the extra weight?

I know 245/40 is a lot of tire for a 7" wheel, but these are going to be used almost exclusively for autocross events and to drive to/from the events. They MIGHT see some other road use for club cruises this year, but I'm not 100% on that yet.

This is my first time buying a good set of performance tires for any sort of racing, so all input is appreciated. I'm trying to be fairly competitive this season, locally, and run at least one national event.

it's not really the weight issue you should be worried about, but the response.

against all conventional logic the 245 seem to deliver the most absolute grip at the expense of response, this means to truly utilize their potential you're gonna have to be very trusting of the car and your inputs, because you're not gonna get quite the same feedback and generally feel like the car is being unresponsive

[Shark_Bait88]

Originally Posted by 7thgear

it's not really the weight issue you should be worried about, but the response.

against all conventional logic the 245 seem to deliver the most absolute grip at the expense of response, this means to truly utilize their potential you're gonna have to be very trusting of the car and your inputs, because you're not gonna get quite the same feedback and generally feel like the car is being unresponsive

Gotchya.

I actually made some edits to my post. I'm looking at 235/45 vs 245/40 and realized that the weight is the same, at least according to tirerack.

[simpleisbest]

Originally Posted by Shark_Bait88

Gotchya.

I actually made some edits to my post. I'm looking at 235/45 vs 245/40 and realized that the weight is the same, at least according to tirerack.

45 profile on Dunlop was reported to be "floppy" in the past Z2s. Hopefully the SS are stiffer. I have run the 245/40 and they work fine. 235/40 would feel the best, imo...but just can understand why they cost so much!!!

[Shark_Bait88]

Originally Posted by simpleisbest

45 profile on Dunlop was reported to be "floppy" in the past Z2s. Hopefully the SS are stiffer. I have run the 245/40 and they work fine. 235/40 would feel the best, imo...but just can understand why they cost so much!!!

Yeah, I was thinking about those but that $100 price jump is pretty ridiculous. Granted, I've never driven on really nice tires so anything is going to feel a lot better to me coming from Primacy HPs. haha