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I'd love to see/compare times with other turbo/supercharged Z/Gs on this track. I am not the best driver and relatively new to doing HPDEs; this was my 3rd time on Willow Springs but 1st with my Turbonetics turbo system. I ran in the "white" group, which I think I fit well into.

I am just super excited to shave over 3 full seconds from my last Willow Springs event while NA (no wheels/tires and sways either). It sure feels good when the Carrera, M3, Cayman S, and other 'generally faster' cars give you the point-by. My top speed on the straight was 138mph (vs. 128mph NA) according to the gauge on the center console. I honestly felt like I could have gone faster (on the straight) but with ZERO faith in my brakes, I decided to live and be able to drive home than plowing straight in lol - I actually burned up my front pads on my 3rd heat beyond belief. The backing plate where the friction material sticks to, was bent!!! no friction materials left I did inspect my pads/rotors the night before and I THOUGHT I could squeeze one more event out of them.

I saw the VRT crew (red and yellow w/ silver door) and man, they sounded bad ***. The red one was pouring out smoke on heat 3(?), hopefully it was something minor. Also saw a real nice looking black-on-black G35 coupe, not sure if it was turbo/supercharged....although, "500HP" on the list gives you an idea haha. I wish I had the opportunity to chat with them but it was so cold and I basically stayed in my car with my jacket on haha. Perhaps I will say hello next time. Turbo Z/Gs rule! lol. MiaPlaya, I want to see yo *** on track next time!

I am extremely happy with my lap time, especially comparing it to cars with more power and race tires

A little info on my car:

2003 Touring
Turbonetics single turbo system
19'' 99B 9.5F 10.5R +22
Toyo T1R 255/35F 275/35R
STOCK suspension except for Hotchikis sway bars
OE size cryo'd Powerslot rotors
Hawk HP+ pads front
Kragen special el cheapo ceramic pads rear
Mossy ss/kevlar brakelines
Virginia Tech Hokies sticker (4whp gain)

 

Very cool, Id love to get out on a road course congrats...any pics?

 

I was out there on sunday, to bad you weren't there on sunday as well. It was my first time on a road course and it was a lot of fun! We made a video I will post up later this week as soon as I have time.

Are you going to be going to the Redline Timeattack on Feb 10? I'll be there

-George
GT Motorsports

 

Great looking times Tekwon!! I'll be out there again soon. I'm moving next month and with work I just haven't had time to do much but flog my car on the to and from work...

 

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I love the fact that the best times belongs to the least powerful cars (most are 300hp and under).
Power<Driver Skill

 

I could have told you the sticker would kill your HP

 

You sure beat the times of some impressive cars . Road racing sure seems like a lot of fun . But it sounds expensive also .

 

i want to know who it was driving the TTZ06.

 

it's definately more expensive than say.... autox'ing. believe me, with the cost of event and gas i cant do this every month; not to mention the general wear and tear.

but it is just so much fun and you get tons of seat time. always a nice group to be around with and i can always learn something. it's rewarding to see your lap times drop. and in process, pass some exotic/faster cars

i cant wait to go faster w/ better brakes.

 

George,

I promised myself that I will not track my car again until I put my Brembo on. I am retrofiting the track model Brembo setup on my touring. I just need to locate driver side rear and I am good to go. If you have one laying around, please let me know hehe.

 

post video!

 

i will see if i can dig up something

 

nice time! its nice to know that a Z can keep up with some of the "faster" cars with just a few modifications

 

hahahha 아이구~ you still have only 3 rotors? =_____="
tsk tskkkk you should have known better than to keep using those 싸구리 brakes~~~~~ (remember the yorba buena thingy canyon run? =___________=")

 

Very interesting that a TT Z06 on slicks with over 800 HP was getting slower trap times than the Lotus Elise with "only" 190 HP...