VIR Full Course with THSCC

[ecugrad]

I went up to VIR this weekend with Tarheel Sports Car Club to run VIR Full course. This was the second outing in my S14 but the first with a REAL suspension underneath the car. I run in the advanced solo group and it was fun as hell with T1 Corvettes blowing your doors off constantly.

I took 2nd place in the Time Trial on Sunday in Street Mod 2 and 1st on Sunday (everyone else broke hear ) I still got outrun by a ITA CRX with the stock motor :angry

Hear are some pics and the friend in the ITA CRX shot some video following me that I hope to have later in the week.

[2Fass240us]

Gosh, like, why are you making the same thread everywhere. Like geez.

[Your Mom]

mod list!

[ecugrad]

96 240sx SE

KA24DE
Injen Intake
Hotshot Header
2.5" Ebay Exhaust
Koni Yellows
GC Coilovers
T^3 Camber Plates
Unknown brand adjustable tension rods
Driveshaft Shop Alum. driveshaft
Z32 Viscous rear
Z32 brakes F/R
S13 Exhaust cam as Intake cam
Forza seats
B&M Short Shifter
Kirk Racing rollbar
BHP brakes
H&R 15mm wheel spacers (Front)
weighs in at ~2,600lbs with enough gas for a 15 min time trial session
17x8 OZ Superlegarra Wheels (Autox & Time trial)
16x7.5 OEM Mustang GT wheels

Nothing too wild and plan to stay that way until I can out run my friends ITA CRX
2:23's at VIR-F
1:11's at Rockingham

[spool_sample]

Lucky guy, getting to do VIR in February. Meanwhile, it's been in the teens (I'm talking about temperature... gotta clarify before 2Fass tries to turn THAT one around on me ) with snow storms and freezing rain.

Gotta wait till April here... fail.

[ecugrad]

Lucky guy, getting to do VIR in February. Meanwhile, it's been in the teens (I'm talking about temperature... gotta clarify before 2Fass tries to turn THAT one around on me ) with snow storms and freezing rain.

Gotta wait till April here... fail.

Its a crap shoot at best. 2 years ago we did a 1/2 day at VIR and had to cancel due to snow.

[2Fass240us]

it's been in the teens (I'm talking about temperature... gotta clarify before 2Fass tries to turn THAT one around on me ) with snow storms and freezing rain.

I don't know you well enough to clown you...yet.

Its a crap shoot at best. 2 years ago we did a 1/2 day at VIR and had to cancel due to snow.

This is one of two major things that kep me from going. The other is that I'm not usually finished with everything until early March.

[ecugrad]

This is one of two major things that kep me from going. The other is that I'm not usually finished with everything until early March.

So you work slow AND drive slow?

[2Fass240us]

So you work slow AND drive slow?

Yes. Thanks for pointing that out.

[MaddMatt]

Ryan, what kind of indicated top speeds are you seeing on the back and front straights?

[ecugrad]

Ryan, what kind of indicated top speeds are you seeing on the back and front straights?

115 mph both front and back (ie- The speed limter )

I didn't start hitting the speed limiter until Sunday where I adjusted my shift point before 16 (short shift to 4th).

I keep forgetting this damn motor does not make power up top, its all down low

[MaddMatt]

Dude. How in the hell are you a second faster than me? Do you have a golden stopwatch or something where you can pause time? I'm indicating 125 on both straights, I'm flat after left hook all the way to South Bend. On my best lap Saturday, I indicated 95 freakin mph exiting south bend. That's "Hair On FIRE" fast through there. Where the hell are you finding a second over me? Both classroom instructors viewed my timetiral laps and both said "I don't know where the time is...."

WTF?!?!?

[2Fass240us]

Ryan is a cheatar...he doctored the times.

[ecugrad]

Dude. How in the hell are you a second faster than me? Do you have a golden stopwatch or something where you can pause time? I'm indicating 125 on both straights, I'm flat after left hook all the way to South Bend. Where the hell are you finding a second over me? Both classroom instructors viewed my timetiral laps and both said "I don't know where the time is...."

WTF?

My **** is not weak, cuz

1- I am not a speedometer watcher I question how some people know their speed everywhere on the track, looking at the damn speedometer isn't gonna make me faster, looking down the track will. I do know that right now its impossible for me to go over 115mph. Methinks your speedometer is off.

2- Remember, I'm rockin' a truck motor. I was even surprised at how well and EASY it got to 100-105 mph, that last 10 or so MPH is a bitch though. This thing is STILL a dog above 5-5.5k rpm.

3- You- FWD Me- RWD, I'm gonna win most battles of turning since I'm not asking my motivating wheels to turn as well.

4- We need to get Ron or someone else with a DL-1 to let us do some testing with them at VIR-N. Does Rice still have his DL-1? I'd be interested to see where we differ on track. I'm gonna guess Hogpen/3 are places where I gain on alot of people, especially FWD. I'll guess you gain on me in the Uphill Esses/Southbend because I am a wimp thru there.

5- Ron out ran us BOTH and I saw his DL-1 stuff from that weekend and he isn't getting much more than 115 out of his car either.

It was fun and you certainly were a motivating factor in my TT performance

[ecugrad]

Dude. How in the hell are you a second faster than me?

Just for clarity sake

1.486 seconds on Saturday
1.264 seconds on Sunday