SCCA Event #7 - TMS Road Course, 9/27/2009

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Originally Posted by BenRomans04

BTW this is the possible new contender:
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l.../Corvette2.jpg

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That looks like the perfect Corvette for a Civic driver. :wink:

What year? Any actual performance mods?

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Originally Posted by altiain

That looks like the perfect Corvette for a Civic driver. :wink:

What year? Any actual performance mods?

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Exhaust, ZO6 suspension and brakes. Also some kind of sway thats HUGE, and blue :dunno:

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Originally Posted by jrj512

We should put him in charge of Novice Walk-Throughs. ;)

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Haven't gone to a SCCA event yet this year, don't plan on it for the rest of the year.

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Originally Posted by BenRomans04

Haha, yeah. No more sloshy auto for me.



Oh it's fine. He's just glad I'm not in his class.....:burnrubr:

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LOL, I'm sure you'll fair just fine in SS with that C5 of yours ;)

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

LOL, I'm sure you'll fair just fine in SS with that C5 of yours ;)

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I won't be able to run SS, the sway is killing me. But I'll have some fun in ASP.

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

Haven't gone to a SCCA event yet this year, don't plan on it for the rest of the year.

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Gosh...you'll be missed.

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Originally Posted by BenRomans04

I won't be able to run SS, the sway is killing me. But I'll have some fun in ASP.

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If you are buying it for autocross I would highly recomend getting a C5 Z06 for not much more money.

:D Great looking car Ben. Hope it works out for you. Now the only way I'll ever be faster than you might be in the pax.

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Originally Posted by Robert

If you are buying it for autocross I would highly recomend getting a C5 Z06 for not much more money.

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This one is being let go for 12.9. Cheapest z06's in the area are double that.

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Originally Posted by BenRomans04

This one is being let go for 12.9. Cheapest z06's in the area are double that.

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You could find an 01 for less than double that.

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Originally Posted by OZMDD

:D Great looking car Ben. Hope it works out for you. Now the only way I'll ever be faster than you might be in the pax.

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Thanks. yeah PAX in ASP is a little crazy. Just go get a lotus and come run with me hahaha.

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Originally Posted by BenRomans04

I won't be able to run SS, the sway is killing me. But I'll have some fun in ASP.

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Have fun with Mr. Smart.

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

Have fun with Mr. Smart.

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Better then Mr. Smartass?

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Originally Posted by BenRomans04

Better then Mr. Smartass?

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Probably not, he's quite a bit faster and nearly as sarcastic.

I would be happy to unretire my ASP cherry picking number and join you for select local events you attend if you want.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...photo/tour.jpg

The more the merryer

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Originally Posted by BenRomans04

The more the merryer

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That's the spirit! :D

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Originally Posted by BenRomans04

The more the merryer

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

That's the spirit! :D

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Awwww, BFF!

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Originally Posted by Robert

If you are buying it for autocross I would highly recomend getting a C5 Z06 for not much more money.

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+1 ... price race tires and insurance before you dive into it. ::2Cents::

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Originally Posted by jrj512

Awwww, BFF!

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Are you jealous? ;)

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Originally Posted by sammm

+1 ... price race tires and insurance before you dive into it. ::2Cents::

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Somehow insurance is 16 buck every 6 months cheaper then the civic. I don't know how, but I'm not fighting it. And lucky I have that 2nd job at discount tire, so tires won't be too terribly bad.

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

Probably not, he's quite a bit faster and nearly as sarcastic.

I would be happy to unretire my ASP cherry picking number and join you for select local events you attend if you want.

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You're quite the badass Joe, threatening to pick on the novice kid. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by BenRomans04

This one is being let go for 12.9. Cheapest z06's in the area are double that.

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12.9's a really good price almost to good. Look at it close and do a carfax.

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Originally Posted by altiain

You're quite the badass Joe, threatening to pick on the novice kid. :rolleyes:

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ehh, its doesn't scare me. Its all for fun. And who knows, maybe i will be a phenom.....hahaha

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Originally Posted by Robert

12.9's a really good price almost to good. Look at it close and do a carfax.

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Its got high mileage, but everything has been taken care of really well. I'm probably gonna have a shop look at it before I hand the money over, just to make sure....but everything so far looks good. Carfax came back clean on the car as well so yeah!!!

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Originally Posted by altiain

You're quite the badass Joe, threatening to pick on the novice kid. :rolleyes:

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It's a sh*tty job but someone's gotta do it, gotta keep the balance of the universe in check etc etc. :rolleyes:
















I'm just screwing around anyway, sheesh. Let's not all turn into Onething all at once.

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Originally Posted by BenRomans04

Its got high mileage, but everything has been taken care of really well. I'm probably gonna have a shop look at it before I hand the money over, just to make sure....but everything so far looks good. Carfax came back clean on the car as well so yeah!!!

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Might want to talk to a guy named Mike Bridges who runs with BMWCCA. I think he has 150K+ on his FRC C5 and it runs with no issues. It's been autocrossed a ton and still runs strong. PPI is always a pretty good idea.

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

Might want to talk to a guy named Mike Bridges who runs with BMWCCA. I think he has 150K+ on his FRC C5 and it runs with no issues. It's been autocrossed a ton and still runs strong. PPI is always a pretty good idea.

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Yeah. I really am hoping not to autocross the car as much as I do the civic. All the jerking and on gas/on brakes scares me a little on a higher mileage domestic. I think I'll try to road race it once every other month and maybe autoX it once a month or so.

Make sure if you track the car to watch your oil pressure very closely. Early LS1 oil pan baffles allowed oil pump starvation in high G, steady state corners. Overfilling (usually running 7+ quarts) can help minimize the problem.

Or a dry sump...

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Originally Posted by goofygrin

Or a dry sump...

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I'll dry hump your face..........oh wait you said sump.....::GottaRun

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Originally Posted by BenRomans04

I'll drump hump your face..........oh wait you said sump.....::GottaRun

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Now this thread is going places...::GottaRun

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Originally Posted by BenRomans04

Yeah. I really am hoping not to autocross the car as much as I do the civic. All the jerking and on gas/on brakes scares me a little on a higher mileage domestic. I think I'll try to road race it once every other month and maybe autoX it once a month or so.

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Ben, car looks awesome! Im particularly fond of white corvettes.

Anyway, I think you'll find the car to be very robust in any high performance driving. By trackig will certainly put more stress on the vehicle.

Why do you feel all the jerking is bad because it's a domestic? Have you seen my engine go flying out of my car yet?

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Originally Posted by ratt_finkel

Ben, car looks awesome! Im particularly fond of white corvettes.

Anyway, I think you'll find the car to be very robust in any high performance driving. By trackig will certainly put more stress on the vehicle.

Why do you feel all the jerking is bad because it's a domestic? Have you seen my engine go flying out of my car yet?

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Haha no no. I was just having fun. I was a domestic boy for years until I got the Honda.

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Originally Posted by ratt_finkel

Ben, car looks awesome! Im particularly fond of white corvettes.

Anyway, I think you'll find the car to be very robust in any high performance driving. By trackig will certainly put more stress on the vehicle.

Why do you feel all the jerking is bad because it's a domestic? Have you seen my engine go flying out of my car yet?

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Nah only the roof flies off on the C6 :D j/k j/k!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdEzOxIcnTo

Iain's fastest run of the day.

I know you were dirty!

wait did he miss the slalom cone at the end? I think it wasn't there!

I think you're right! Double cheater, lol!

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Originally Posted by Robert

12.9's a really good price almost to good. Look at it close and do a carfax.

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It's David Cheese's car. I've driven it, it's in really good shape for the mileage. He bought it as a track car but never really had many opportunities to drive it.

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Originally Posted by goofygrin

wait did he miss the slalom cone at the end? I think it wasn't there!

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Yeah, Mick told me later that it was missing on that run. I saw the corner worker as I was coming off the sweeper, but I was moving to fast to notice that he still had a cone in his hand.

Hey - I didn't get flagged and I didn't stop for a rerun, so it's legal. :mrgreen:

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Originally Posted by jrj512

He was too sick for the last NTAXS event. I do not know why Dennis was not at this event.

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Been sick since end of August, still am. Looks like I'm out for the year. Today is the 1st day I've felt decent enough to post. Gall Stones, going in for surgery on Tuesday.