Autocross next wknd for me! Interesting response re: classing..

[MarkRacerX]

Originally Posted by frsnky

Hey Mark ,

Watched this past weekend because only had 245 miles I plan on running at next months autox . I'm with you on the fun and learning the car

Bill

Frsnky ultramarine, manual

Right on !!

I just ordered Hankook RS3's for next race June 9/10th weekend. Shall be whole new car on Sticky 140 treadwear tires, Can't Wait

[MTeator]

Originally Posted by MarkRacerX

Right on !!

I just ordered Hankook RS3's for next race June 9/10th weekend. Shall be whole new car on Sticky 140 treadwear tires, Can't Wait

Did you stick with the 215's? I was going to do 225, but after looking at it I think the RS3's will do best with the 215's. The tread is almost an inch wider than the Primacy HPs.

Only two of my Traklites came in today though... gotta wait till monday for the other two.

[MarkRacerX]

Originally Posted by MTeator

Did you stick with the 215's? I was going to do 225, but after looking at it I think the RS3's will do best with the 215's. The tread is almost an inch wider than the Primacy HPs.

Only two of my Traklites came in today though... gotta wait till monday for the other two.

OEM Size to stick w/ C-Stock Class

Right on! What are weight of those? I am prob going w/ RPF1s Blk.

[MTeator]

About 14.1lbs. They also have the perfect 42mm offset, especially if I put 245 hoosiers on them for CStock rather than RTR.

Since I wanted to stay in stock class prep I didn't go with the RPF1's.

[MarkRacerX]

Originally Posted by MTeator

About 14.1lbs. They also have the perfect 42mm offset, especially if I put 225 or 245 hoosers on them for CStock rather than RTR.

Since I wanted to stay in stock class prep I didn't go with the RPF1's.

Wow that's Great weight ! How much are they?

Yeah for now just putting on Oem wheels, then later do wheels.

[MTeator]

I got them for 268/ea through my local tire guy. Being forged they weigh less than comparable cast wheels.

[feldy]

I have 225/45/17s mounted already for rs3s and a set of star specs. I need new lug nuts for them though. I have a event this weekend but the car wont be broken in by then so I may have to wait until the tenth.

[Vanguard]

Originally Posted by MarkRacerX

OEM Size to stick w/ C-Stock Class

Right on! What are weight of those? I am prob going w/ RPF1s Blk.

Just so you know, you can run any size tire you want...you just have to keep the same wheel diameter and width and stay in Stock classes.

[MarkRacerX]

Can't wait to test these RS3's out !!!

[Scooby South]

I put myself in STX *pro* class... as they get scored different on a different index than standard folks... that way I lessen the controversy that will surround the classing of this thing...and since its a shakedown run anyways... I am not expecting Miracles.. just want to get a feel for the car... will have some mods done on Sat...Exhuast turndown... Rims/tires...Rear Swaybar (16mm).... Endlinks... and most likely...my 4pot brakes going on.. since I am prepping for STX for real anyways..

Bill

[NYR Solo]

Originally Posted by MarkRacerX

Can't wait to test these RS3's out !!!

Time for some tire totes if your hauling them in the car to events.

[lordtakuban]

Originally Posted by NYR Solo

Time for some tire totes if your hauling them in the car to events.

+1
If I start autocrossing the FRS, I'll be picking up a set from TireRack.

Speaking to classing the car...
If it's put in CS, it will be fine unless it starts beating all the miatas, then there will be protests and they'll probably move it somewhere else (my cynicism speaking there). I would probably try to keep this in stock class if possible or one of the modest Steet Tire classes. Time will tell though.

[MTeator]

They're stupid if they don't make the FR-S/BRZ the car to have in whatever class it'll be in.

There's going to be a lot of these, and a lot of those will gravitate toward AutoX, which would greatly help the SCCA. Unless they're stupid.

[NYR Solo]

Originally Posted by lordtakuban

+1
If I start autocrossing the FRS, I'll be picking up a set from TireRack.

Speaking to classing the car...
If it's put in CS, it will be fine unless it starts beating all the miatas, then there will be protests and they'll probably move it somewhere else (my cynicism speaking there). I would probably try to keep this in stock class if possible or one of the modest Steet Tire classes. Time will tell though.

I should finally have first hand experience w/ one of these next weekend. I stand by assertion that this car is a back marker in C Stock. The RX8 and 370Z have nothing to fear when they have wide R comps on. The MSR and ZOK still get the job done. Regular MR-Ss, Skystices, and Miatae are the back markers and compare similarly to the BRZ.

The latter will annihilate the competition that is in D Stock. The soft landing is in E Stock which is running much faster than D Stock.

There is no point for SCCA to go out of it's way to favorably class a car based on someone possibly attending an event. Everyone knows ten people who have said that they go to an event for every one person who has followed thru on what they have said. Way to piss off existing club members...