My static ride height is about 25.2-25.3 in the front. I wouldn't go any lower...

In my opinion 25.5ish about the right ride height (or as close to corner balancing allows).

 

Those of you who didn't go to Oakland today missed out on this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StTNNow9F74

and the writeup for the setup I used
http://www.project350z.com/Articles/...-your-car.aspx

 

Sweet! I was just too jet lagged to get out this weekend.

Dropped Shamu off for major first steps in my SP build. I ripped out 15 lbs of SP legal stuff today. Now will gain 35 lbs of cage, lose 36 lbs of seats.

Have my PPE ceramic coated long tube headers, lightweight flywheel, lightweight pulleys, AC delete stuff on the way to me!

I'm definitely changing weight balance of the car! Should good below 3000 lbs soon.

 

^ are you just gonna turn the NISMO into a race car?

 

Someone say Nismo Race Car?

 

Nope, just a street going track car. A lot like a Porsche GT3. removable rear cage, race seats, harnasses, tuning, etc.

 

what kind of cage are you getting?
bolt in or weld in?

 

Very much like the rear rool bar in the Cayman and 997 on this page.

http://www.tcdesignfab.com/projects.php

Custom made bolt in cage. Its the first he has made for 370Z but Tony has always done awesome work for me.

 

EDIT: nevermind, I ordered it already

 

I love discussions totally unrelated to the topic of the thread.

 

yeah?

I usually post these types of ? in here and the track section.

 

Fun track yesterday at Marina for the final UFO AX event of the year. I ran in the afternoon - did anyone else make it out? We did our 4 comp runs, then 5 fun runs. I love the RS3s, but dang I missed running the Hoosiers. I think I still netted 1st in class and 1st for the afternoon, and 7th or 8th overall. I like having to use 3rd gear!

 

Yes I made it out in the AM. Got second in DS at the event and 1st in DS overall it was a fun course for my car with the exception of the last two turns...though Peggy gave me some tips about how to handle that stuff in a stock (roll & dive prone) car. On fun run 3 I managed to get the same time that the silver WRX got as his fastest during the competition. Not great, but still exciting for me.

Thanks for helping with UFO this year Scott. It was tons of fun.

 

Great to hear, and happy to help! We're doing it all again next year after all, and we'll start on January 1st! I'd be happy to take a ride along with you in the future, though you've already had pointers from one of the best in Peggy!

 

The 2012 National Schedule has been released....I can't believe they are having the D.C. pro so early. Lets just hope there is no ice related weather. I figured to have until at least mid may until I needed to be ready...oh well.

March 10th: Dixie National Tour
March 17th: Texas National Tour (no location given)
April 14: DC Pro Solo
April 21: Mineral Wells Pro Solo
Aprril 28: San Diego National Tour
May 5: El Toro Pro Solo
May 19: Northeast National Tour (New Meadowlands)
May 25: Liconln Pro Solo
May 27: Lincoln National Tour
June 8: Blytheville Pro Solo
June 10: Blytheville National Tour
June 30: Packwood National Tour
July 7: Packwood Pro Solo
July 14: Colorado National Tour (Pikes Peak)
July 21: Farmington Pro Solo
July 28: Toledo Pro Solo
Aug 4: Peru National Tour
September 1: Pro Solo Finale
September 4-7: Tire Rack Solo National Championships
October 27: Tri-State Championship Tour (Blytheville, AR)

 

I'll be there for sure next season (until August anyway). I'm happy to take any instruction I can get, so definitely. Also, maybe next time we both have fun runs at the same time you can drive my car around the course?

Hopefully by the start next season I'll have some coilovers and sway bars on my car, but it could take a few months into the season for that to happen. Think STX or ESP. Both have almost 0 competitors though.

 

Sure thing about taking a few laps in your car. I did the same thing on Sunday with my friend in his supercharged 350Z, and we were able to find some time in his car that he was leaving on the table. STX would be fun.

 

anyone going to the oakland autox on 12/4?

 

So...I was offered an opportunity to drive the UMD FSAE car. Don't know why, but I declined...mostly because I was scared I would break something. 1st run of the event the driveshaft assembly breaks....very glad I wasn't driving when it happened lol. I'm hoping to get an event or two behind the wheel of it next season. That thing is nuts. I wasn't sure I could fit in it, but Sam Strano got in...

 

That car won national A mod right? UMD was one of the schools I was considering transferring to this fall from CC, but the out of state tuition would be a bad investment.