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Old May 3, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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you're starting to resemble Anakin Skywalker LOL
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Old May 3, 2007 | 01:25 PM
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D'oh! That's more plastic on your leg than the interior of a cheap import sports car. Hopefully it's better than it looks.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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if the sun hits that leg while you are driving your Z its gonna fog up your windsheild like a subie!
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Old May 3, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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you should be OK for the 13th...

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Old May 3, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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you should be OK for the 13th...

LOL!

Dkorr, you do the best work!
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Old May 3, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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Dkorr, you're hilarious! It actually looks real.
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Old May 4, 2007 | 08:26 AM
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Hey guys, I just signed up for round #2 registration is open now Lets see some more Z's!!
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Old May 7, 2007 | 04:51 PM
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So far... so good... in IA.

As for Novice PM; we're hoping to see a trophy position, possibly 1st place, at this event Wasuber. Any ideas where you'll be moving to after you've completed your Novice events?
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Originally Posted by drivesolo
So far... so good... in IA.

As for Novice PM; we're hoping to see a trophy position, possibly 1st place, at this event Wasuber. Any ideas where you'll be moving to after you've completed your Novice events?
I keep checking to see if Stacey in the Viper has signed up...

Wasuber, you should have it in the bag...after your 3rd novice trophy, you'll have to jump up to a street tire class - muich harder competition! (or you can pick up some R-comps, a few other mods, and we can go for 1st and 2nd in IA!)
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Stacey will be there 9 times out of 10, usually with something fast.
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Old May 7, 2007 | 07:38 PM
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Stacey will be there 9 times out of 10, usually with something fast.
Nah, you're thinking of SCCA. If you look at the 2006 and 2005 season results, you'll see that he was at the WWSCC events less than 1/2 the time. Stacey's main focus is on Nationals and on getting a 2nd National championship. I'm guessing him and Laura are campaigning the Viper for Nationals this year.
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Old May 7, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by first350
I keep checking to see if Stacey in the Viper has signed up...

Wasuber, you should have it in the bag...after your 3rd novice trophy, you'll have to jump up to a street tire class - muich harder competition! (or you can pick up some R-comps, a few other mods, and we can go for 1st and 2nd in IA!)
You in first of course LOL, looks like I need to just keep modding :P Damnn that Viper needs to go away... anyone have any bananas I can shove in his tailpipe? J/K VIVA LA Z!!
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I think my car is eligible for the Improved B class, since the engine is less than 3 liters.

R compounds would be nice, but not even close to being in the budget right now, plus wifey would dis-embowel me.
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Originally Posted by purple pashin
I think my car is eligible for the Improved B class, since the engine is less than 3 liters.

R compounds would be nice, but not even close to being in the budget right now, plus wifey would dis-embowel me.
you might want to ask around at this next event...I would think you'd be in IA (just look at the competition you'd have in IB...) . a skyline is closer to a Evo 8 and the like - AWD 4cyl turbo - but WW's rules sometimes don't make sense to me
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Uh oh, the Viper is back but looks like he is running in 2 different classes
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Originally Posted by wasuber
Uh oh, the Viper is back but looks like he is running in 2 different classes
YEAH!!! He's running SS (super stock) and his wife in Women’s SS...I heard that he was actually stock, but was running in IA to be nice to the SS guys (improved A is compiled of SS and stock A cars that are “street prepared”). Looks like he’s not into winning a WW class, but will possibly change classes to give ppl a chance of winning.
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Old May 8, 2007 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by first350
you might want to ask around at this next event...I would think you'd be in IA (just look at the competition you'd have in IB...) . a skyline is closer to a Evo 8 and the like - AWD 4cyl turbo - but WW's rules sometimes don't make sense to me
Remapped my Power FC and gonna kick up boost to 1.2 bar. Hopefully get a bit more quickness through the cones.

Now if I can only stay on course!!!
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Old May 9, 2007 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by purple pashin
I think my car is eligible for the Improved B class, since the engine is less than 3 liters.

R compounds would be nice, but not even close to being in the budget right now, plus wifey would dis-embowel me.
Looks like per WWSCC rules, you would be in Improved A. A NOC car w/ turbo gets a 1.4 factor against it's displacement. 2.6L x 1.4 = 3.64L

A modified (even a stock) GT-R in Improved B would.... dis-embowel anything that could be tuned per IB rules. 'cept for maybe the STi which is only in IB due to an error in the rules.

Nice! I'm hoping for a 2008 lineup in IA of:

First350
Wasuber
Purple Passion
Drivesolo
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FYI: if you're not running stock boost, then that puts you in Open Street / Street Mod.
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Old May 9, 2007 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by drivesolo
Looks like per WWSCC rules, you would be in Improved A. A NOC car w/ turbo gets a 1.4 factor against it's displacement. 2.6L x 1.4 = 3.64L

A modified (even a stock) GT-R in Improved B would.... dis-embowel anything that could be tuned per IB rules. 'cept for maybe the STi which is only in IB due to an error in the rules.

Nice! I'm hoping for a 2008 lineup in IA of:

First350
Wasuber
Purple Passion
Drivesolo
+ (others)

FYI: if you're not running stock boost, then that puts you in Open Street / Street Mod.
Here lemme fix that list for ya

First350
Drivesolo
+ all us others
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Old May 9, 2007 | 08:41 AM
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Is this a stroke of racing genius? Or just an insane attempt of someone hell-bent on a National Championship? I was down at TNT Racing the other day dropping off some tires to get mounted when I came up on this:




They had it out in the sun soaking up heat before continuing w/ the next step to seat the bead. The color of the picture is off, but the image IS NOT distorted. What you're seeing here is a 285/30-18 Kumho V710 on a 8" Ray's Engineering wheel! This is probably the only other attempt ever made other than Carter Thompson (?). PDX_Racer... care to do some explaining.

When I came back to pick up my wheels; I was witness to some of the bead seating methods that TNT was using. I was amazed at the painstaking effort (told 'em I wouldn't mention it) that they used, ingenious in it's own right. Prior to seeing it I would have thought it was impossible. Getting a 275/35-18 Hoosier on a 8" wheel is one thing, but this is tougher by a whole level of magnitude since the wall stiffness on these 710's are stiffer and shorther than the Hoosiers.

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