Reply With Quotethat one was long, cold work assignment during the challenges.... Kudos to those involved. Tons of fun.
Crazy...I missed a good weekend of watching!!! And taking notes!!
that one was long, cold work assignment during the challenges.... Kudos to those involved. Tons of fun.
Where are the results for the challenge?
M3 is always the answer.
OZMDD= the suck (8 sec deficit after one side...)Originally Posted by ken o
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Mick wrote: "I think Jerrett is the best autocrosser I have ever seen naked."
Yeah, but we'll give you some style points for the biggest smoky spin of the weekend.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Bravo my Texas brothers. Words can not describe how jealous I am you all had such an awesome event.
I like how the STU AWD cars, running stock boost and 245 street tires nearly matched the 60ft times of the BSP AWD car running more boost and 285 Hoosiers. Wow must be driver skill.
M3 is always the answer.
I'm not surprised. In the past we have seen at other pros that the AWD cars launch better when they can get a little bit of wheelspin. Last year someone tested this and launched better with one wheel partially in the rocks. Despite the extra power that Jfo's car has he just can't get the wheelspin that the STU cars can get at launch.
An old timer drag racer taught me the perfect drag launch technique on my bike. Of course, I didn't have the best skills but I knew the technique. The trick is to get the tire to spin 1-1/2 revolutions. I think that less than 1-1/2 revolutions bogs the motor too much and more than 1-1/2 revolutions is a waste of time. On any vehicle you do this by varying the launch rpms as well as clutch and throttle control. On a bike you can also influence weight transfer. You stick your toes out behind the bike like wheelie bars and lever against the handle bars with your arms.
Now if I could figure out how to do that in a Mustang. Maybe a few bowling balls rolling around in the trunk would do the trick.
Andy Cost
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If you were as slow as me, you wouldn't be afraid either.
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I think he's hinting that the STU cars probably aren't running stock boost
What were the 60 foot times? 1.8ish?
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Can't believe there wasn't a single Elise/Exige there. Would've been really fast on those courses.
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Mick wrote: "I think Jerrett is the best autocrosser I have ever seen naked."
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1.7-1.8. I think Jon managed one 1.6 in the BSP car.I think he's hinting that the STU cars probably aren't running stock boost
What were the 60 foot times? 1.8ish?
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
That's pretty good on a non prepped gravel surface.
VW Bug in running shoes
M Porcupine sedan
M Porcupine coupe
Crusty old e46 beater
Battery Powered appliance car
Stock clutch in a STU car isn't going to take those sort of launches. That and upped boost are the two things I'd be really interested to check (although it would be hard as hell to do so).
Fixed that for you.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
haha... STi won't be happy with a bunch of 1.6-1.8 launches either... but it will just throw a rod out of the block
lol
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Mick wrote: "I think Jerrett is the best autocrosser I have ever seen naked."
Lol
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