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[sstfnv]

Originally Posted by ja1217

2015 NASA East Coast Championships (TTD) - Virginia International Raceway
See video description for car mods

Ended up coming in 3rd place, a little over a second behind 1st place, 1/2s behind 2nd. Pretty happy with my time though, given how I was running Maxxis tires and not Hoosiers like the rest of my competition. Also, I'm pretty sure I was the only person at the event with a full interior, although that is on my list of things to change for next year

Also had a big slide earlier in the same session in T3 that was quite fun:

Nice driving! What's your competition weight? Did you dyno re-class?

[ja1217]

Originally Posted by sstfnv

Nice driving! What's your competition weight? Did you dyno re-class?

Comp weight is 2885.

No re-class. I'm just doing a straight up points build and am at 19 points.

[dejxx]

TERMAS DE RIO HONDO TRACK (MotoGP track in Argentina and the best one in the country, one of the best of South America).
FullBlown kit with GTX 2781 (290whp), all cooling mods, AP Racing Sprint kit with Ferodo DS2500 front and HPS in the rear, TEIN Street Flex with -2.5 camber front around -2 rear (brand new at this track) stiffer setting, custom 3 inch exhaust with GReddy muffler. Running 17x7.5 wheels with R compound slick tires (Argentinian brand NACarrera).

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd1aRWFeQ3s"]VUELTAS RAPIDAS GT86 TERMAS DE RIO HONDO - YouTube[/ame]

[BAMF86]

Track: Thunderhill Raceway Bypass Config, CA
Mods: Stage 2 ECUTEK, RCE T0, 245 RS3
Notes/Comments: -3F, -2R alignment.
First time trying out my datalogger. Tune is not running very well after switching to a new intake(AFR is all messed up)

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4l8Z4tNcGw"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4l8Z4tNcGw[/ame]

[sstfnv]

Track: Autobahn Country Club, South Track
Best lap: 1:40.2
Mods: UEL header, E85, RCE Tarmac2,
Tires: Maxxis RC1 225/45/17

Comments: Finished 1st on Saturday and 2nd on Sunday out of 8 cars in TTD. Just looking at my AIM Solo data there are probably about 2-3 more seconds to be gained with more seat time and more consistent driving

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s77nsWt0Sd0"]NASA Autobahn 9/20/2015 - TTD personal best lap - YouTube[/ame]

[dp1]

Back at Palmer Motorsports Park (Whiskey Hill Raceway) with NASA 2015-09-25-27. Five seconds faster since June - now at 1:56:64. My favorite track in NE.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SaKfsyZ4xc"]20150927 Palmer Motorsports Park NASA HPDE3 Run3 fast lap - YouTube[/ame]

[PandaBRZ]

Originally Posted by dp1

Back at Palmer Motorsports Park (Whiskey Hill Raceway) with NASA 2015-09-25-27. Five seconds faster since June - now at 1:56:64. My favorite track in NE.

Really cool track! Lots of elevation changes.

[fstlane]

Track: Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch 3.4 mile configuration with bus stop and loop.
Car: BRZ
Mods: RCE Yellow springs on stock dampers, 255/40R17 R-S3 tires, PMU Club Sport (F) and HC+800 (R) pads, Borla UEL header and OFT 93 tune.
Notes: PCA novice run group and 100 degree ambient temperature.

Video: [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sAdllLC8Gk"]Spring Mountain Ranch 3.4 w/ Bus Stop & Loop - YouTube[/ame]

[Joe-G]

Track: Castrol Raceway (Nisku, AB, Canada)
Car: FRS
Mods: GS intake, LW pulleys, gutted header, gutted front pipe, muffler delete, OFT Stg2 93 EL tune, Tein Type Flex, various whiteline drivetrain bushing inserts.
Tires: 235/40/17 Dunlop ZII

Video:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY-uBn6gHB0"]Scion FRS Castrol Raceway - 1:35:969 (Track Junkies Lapping Oct. 12 2015) - YouTube[/ame]

[jjaisli]

Track: NJMSP - Thunderbolt Circuit
Event: NASA NE; HPDE 2
Date: Oct 17/18, 2015
Car: 2013 Scion FR-S
Modifications: Dunlop ZII, 215/45, Hawk Street-Race Pads, Motul 600F brake fluid, Eibach sport springs, TRD Exhaust and Open Flash UEL header, Oil cooler

This was my second time at Thunderbolt. But last year I came down with the flu the night before and only ran two sessions before coming to the sad conclusion that I just shouldn't be out there at all. So this year was almost starting out completely green. And the conditions didn't help. It was in the high 30s on Friday night and while it did climb up into the high 40s on Saturday, the sun was playing behind the clouds all day and when it went in, the track temperature dropped and the grip just went away.

Indeed, I was having a terrible time on Saturday finding grip and getting the tires up to pressure. During the 3rd session the sun stayed behind the clouds and after getting held up a bit, I came off and was exasperated to find hot pressures of only about 32/33 PSI.

As such, my lines, and throttle application were over-cautious and I just had a terrible time trying to find a rhythm. Two steps forward, one step back sort of situation. And let's face it, the whole Octopus complex, everybody hates it--easy to lose time, hard to find any. I tried a number of different approaches and I just wasn't sure what was working. And the inconsistent grip level made it tough.

The video below is Day 2, session 1, once again with an instructor in the car. "Paul" was a huge help. What's more, while it was still bitterly cold, the sun was shinning brightly and consistently and as the session wore on, I was surprised and happy to find that I had more grip than I seemed to have in any of my Saturday sessions. As such, as this session wore on, my confidence began to grow and I started digging a bit deeper.

The following session was better still with a FL about 2 seconds faster and 3 laps strung together within 1/2 a second. Naturally, my GoPro ran out of power in the staging area and while I was screwing around with the GoPro App, Harry's Lap Timer froze on me. LOL Talk about timing. It recorded telemetry but no video. So the smoothest, fastest and most consistent laps I ran all weekend weren't recorded. But I think the video below is a good example of how quality coaching and improving conditions can really change a weekend around for the better!

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsHiB5ZAClw"]NASA Thunderbolt HPDE2 Session: Scion FR-S with Instructor... - YouTube[/ame]

You can watch from the beginning but I suggest you start at the 4:45 min mark (first lap after the double yellows went away).

My FL of the weekend was a 1:40.5. I'm guessing if the temperatures weren't stuck in the high 40s I would have gotten below 1:40. And the stock sized tires and 7 inch rims crippled me in the Octopus where I really suffered with understeer. That will change next year.

[IPGJames]

Track: Roebling Road
Car: 2015 BRZ
Mods: RCE T2 Coilovers, AP Racing Front Brakes (DS1.11 Front Pads, DS2500 rear), 17x8 RPF1 with 225/45/17 RE71r, Perrin Oil Cooler, Berk Single Exit Muffler Delete, Motul Fluids
Event - PCA October 2015

This track is a lot of fun in this car. I have limited track time here so still a lot to learn but it is going to be fun getting quicker at Roebling Road.

Best Lap of weekend -- 1:26.6

[ame]http://youtu.be/PU1JfiB145o[/ame]

[IPGJames]

Track: Sebring Intl Raceway
Car: 2015 BRZ
Mods: RCE T2 Coilovers, AP Racing Front Brakes (DS1.11 Front Pads, DS2500 rear), 17x8 RPF1 with 225/45/17 RE71r, Perrin Oil Cooler, Berk Single Exit Muffler Delete, Motul Fluids
Event - NASA October 2015

Best Lap of weekend -- 2:39.6

[ame]http://youtu.be/s4eLXRpn2HQ[/ame]

[GotMunchies?]

Track: Pacific Raceways
Car: '14 BRZ Limited MT
Mods: Hawk HP+ Brake pads (w/ Motul RBF600), front camber bolts and alignment (0 toe front and rear, front camber ~ 1.3*)
Event: ProFormance Winter Driving HPDE (discount pricing with a great organization)

Fastest time: 1:51.36

I think the mediocre GPS in my phone cut a bit of the lap, so it was maybe a bit closer 1:52. However, I think this was definitely still the quickest lap of the day for me. I know @rice_classic spends a lot of time here so I'd love to have his feedback!

Had a great time with ProFormance, as always. Top rate group with great instructors and support. Pacific Raceways can be a fairly intimidating track, but the support of the community makes it a great experience, I'd recommend it to anyone for that alone.

I had a bit of a surprise towards the end of the day. A friend I'd met at a prior track day was out with his E92 M3. We switched for about 18 minutes in the last session and I was majorly impressed with that car. Going from the basically stock BRZ to the M3 was a bit eye-opening. That V8 is definitely one of the all-time greats.

[DocWalt]

Track: Shenandoah Circuit @ Summit Point
Car: '13 BRZ
Mods: Carbotech XP10/XP8, Maximal Performance oil cooler, JDL UEL, OP & ultra quiet FP, Perrin resonated 2.5" CBE, OFT tune, stock tires & alignment (lol)
Event: Trackdaze HPDE

Fastest time: 1:50.5

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T98lPfaWkrg[/ame]

I had a blast, my first time at this track and first time tracking the BRZ. I'm sure I had faster laps but my GoPro shut off at the start of my final session when I finally felt comfortable.