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Old Feb 10, 2014 | 09:47 PM
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Short clip of how wet and slippery it was at Thunderhil this past weekend!

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Old Feb 11, 2014 | 09:06 AM
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I will be there Sunday for the time attack. Are you running PAF group? What's your fastest time there? I think I migh have a chance to podium at BRP, esp if I have a friend drive my car and put down like a 2:02 range time. jk, although in theory that's not in the rules, but what fun would that be if I had someone else drive for me?
Yes, PAF. Hopefully in the Nismo but not sure yet. I don't time there often except for Lemons (2:15s). You think you'll be 5s faster at BW? Historically, I'm a touch faster at T-hill than BW, but we will see. Pat ran a high 1:59 there (BW 13B) on street tires with aero before he was supercharged, so that's a decent barometer for me to shoot for and I suspect I'll come up short since he was on fresh RS3s for those TAs. If I run 2:02.x, that will be considered success to me.

As with most TAs, the registered driver needs to be the one to drive the car. You can both pay two entry fees and share one car, but you'll need two transponders so each driver is known. They check the drivers when we line up. Sure, said friend can drive your car during the regular A/B session and get away with it, if that's your thing.

You SHOULD, however, have your friend drive your car at some point to give you a baseline of what the car can do. Patrick knows BW very well, I think I'll let him drive my Z to give ME a baseline of what she can do! He'll have to deal with ABS and all that crappy jazz again though! Hahaha.

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Old Feb 11, 2014 | 10:31 AM
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"Hopefully" I have my SoCal friends coming out, they are crazy though, 1:59s on stock aero rs3 SRC otherwise stock s2k. My friend ran M7 coils, pads and exhaust with rs3 he ran like 2:01 in his Z 13cw, they track a lot though so they know what they're Doing.

13cw and bypass are roughly the same but I have more time at brp then TH and know the way around that track better.

I was kidding about driving, it's done a lot in SLB/GTA/RTA though. My friends are good at raping tires/brakes after one session, I think my friend goes through 4? Or 5 sets of RS3 for 1 season of RTA.

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Originally Posted by SE5spd
"Hopefully" I have my SoCal friends coming out, they are crazy though, 1:59s on stock aero rs3 SRC otherwise stock s2k. My friend ran M7 coils, pads and exhaust with rs3 he ran like 2:01 in his Z 13cw, they track a lot though so they know what they're Doing.

13cw and bypass are roughly the same but I have more time at brp then TH and know the way around that track better.

I was kidding about driving, it's done a lot in SLB/GTA/RTA though. My friends are good at raping tires/brakes after one session, I think my friend goes through 4? Or 5 sets of RS3 for 1 season of RTA.
Enough bench racing. We will put the pedal to the metal on the 16th.
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 10:00 PM
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wow, that looks like a lot of fun, and scary!

Short clip of how wet and slippery it was at Thunderhil this past weekend![/QUOTE]
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Old Feb 12, 2014 | 10:01 PM
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I also sign up for the two days, Scott, see you at BW!

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Signed up for CityTech's 2-day event at Buttonwillow mid-March. SpeedSF Challenge Round 2!
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Signed up for BRP 3/16

In PAF TA group and group A. See you guys there.
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whos coming on the 16th
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Originally Posted by SE5spd
whos coming on the 16th
15 AND 16 in the NISMO *crosses fingers*
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Old Mar 4, 2014 | 02:55 PM
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15 AND 16 in the NISMO *crosses fingers*
Get that thing ready, I wanna try and follow you around the track!
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by SE5spd
Get that thing ready, I wanna try and follow you around the track!
It's getting there, just needs tires and a little TLC. It's definitely more powerful than the GreenZ, that's for sure.
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 07:40 PM
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what power mods does it have?
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Originally Posted by SE5spd
what power mods does it have?
As of this second, none. I ordered drop-in filters, an exhaust to go on, and an UpRev cable but don't know if it'll get done in time for next weekend. I also am talking with various shops for the UpRev tuning.
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As of this second, none. I ordered drop-in filters, an exhaust to go on, and an UpRev cable but don't know if it'll get done in time for next weekend. I also am talking with various shops for the UpRev tuning.

Oh pretty much the same power mods as me. Why don't you just get tuned at ZCG?
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Originally Posted by SE5spd
Oh pretty much the same power mods as me. Why don't you just get tuned at ZCG?
ZCG is not a good fit for my automotive needs.
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Gotcha. There's always speciality Z if you're willing to make the drive, Seb is an awesome guy.
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Originally Posted by SE5spd
Gotcha. There's always speciality Z if you're willing to make the drive, Seb is an awesome guy.
There are a few shops up here as well. I know Seb and Greg well, we go back over 10 years.
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I'm almost ready for this weekend. Just need to change pads, bleed system, bed pads in, and get tires dismounted/remounted. Saturday should be great, as it's really open. Sunday should be a blast! Anyone on the fence - it's time to sign up!
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Here are two laps of me at sonoma this past weekend, weather was great!

Hope you all have fun at Buttonwillow. I will attend the next speedsf @ Thunderhill.

Nice cars scott
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Old Mar 11, 2014 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by RAYoRAY
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Here are two laps of me at sonoma this past weekend, weather was great!

Hope you all have fun at Buttonwillow. I will attend the next speedsf @ Thunderhill.

Nice cars scott
Those were some good labs!

Haha, and thanks!
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