Drive your CAR on a race Track!

[SSmike1]

next month
APRIL
it is here, it is happening!

you can drive your car on a REAL RACE TRACK!!!!!!!

i hit 140MPH at Road America!!!!!! WITH MY stock SS camaro.

see links! i'll be there!

http://roadamerica.fbody.us/

http://www.nasamidwest.com/


http://www.mcscc.org/

[Al]

Speaking of racing, it is time to get my integra ready to go.

Could you reccomend a set of tires for my car? I want to have both a dry and wet set. I have those azinnis from my daily driver, but are they better suited to auto X?

The first MCSCC event is on April 9th at Autobahn north track. $175 entry fee. Something makes me think that it will not be too full so I might be able to get lots of practice time in.


I don't know if I will make it to that one. i still nead to get a racing suit and repair the rear spindles on my Integra.

[SSmike1]

Sure
Dry Tires, Use HOOSIER

get Hoosier DOT-R compound A3S05

the BEST dry traction tire there is, PERIOD!!!!!!!!

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....ireModel=R3S05

for wet,
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....del=Radial+Wet

Hoosier with Tread.

these are the FASTEST tires there are.

nothing is better out there!

[Al]

Ouch $$$!

Are those tires going to last long or are they soft?

[Al]

I was reading about those tires and paid close attention to the maximum number of heat cycles before they lose thier grip. The common number is 8 cycles. What I think I will do is use my azines for practice lapping and have a separate set for racing.

I'm going to give Big Bear Tires a call to see what they can do. I might get a set of wheels along with the tires. Usually, stores will gove you a discount. I should also get a better look at the tires on my car; I do not know what condition they are in.

[SSmike1]

YES
call the tire shops,

ask for deals.

I have gotten USED goodyears toyos & Hoosiers
for a great price.

as low as $100 for a set of 4 used slicks!

i got a whole weekend out of them! before they corded.

[Al]

I have gotten USED goodyears toyos & Hoosiers
for a great price.

as low as $100 for a set of 4 used slicks!

Where did you manage to get those?

[SSmike1]

from the Tire company at the track for the weekend, ( frisby tire)
or
from John Berget used race tire sales in delavan, WI
or
from people selling them used privately.

[JRink]

I just signed up for both days. Going to be 50/50 whether the car is done before then though, bah.

Jesse

[Al]

Would I be allowed to bring an integra to such an event? It looks like a musclecar-only event.

[DCDZ28]

The event is open to all makes. We do have quite a few f-bodies, Corvettes and mustangs who sign up but we also get a number of Hondas, Mazdas, mitsubishis Subarus, BMWs and other types of cars that participate.

Go ahead and sign up!

[JRink]

SSMike,
Is your seat time spoken for already? I'd be interested in having you ride along with me for a session on Sunday probably. Anyone who can turn out the lap times you do with a stock car (minus tires) must know something I don't, haha.

JR

[turbogarrett]

I'll be up there for the weekend. S&%T, I've got a lot of work to get done on the car

[SSmike1]

i did a 2:41 lap times

with my STOCK 2000 SS camaro
on TOYA Proxie RA1's.

i was doing 2:49's with Goodyear stock Rubber Eagle F1's

8 seconds faster with R-compound

I can ride with you
you can ride with me.

[blackcar]

I'm signing up this week

[nismodave]

2:41 is a very good time.

[turbogarrett]

2:41 is a very good time.

When you gonna take the 240 to one of these events?

[nismodave]

When you gonna take the 240 to one of these events?

When I put some decent brakes and a cage in it.

Untill then I plan on Racing the Kart.

[JRink]

Mike,
We'll have to meet up then... I'd like you to do a ride along with me sometime on Saturday. I'm running in group B but will be taking it very easy this time around because the car will be finished only a few days prior to the RA event with a completely different setup from last year so I'm not about to push it since I need to learn the car all over again. Still, be cool to have you along for a session or two.

Jesse

[SSmike1]

sure
it never pays to push it to the limit
untill you have many laps in.

go to fast to soon = Crash



mainly, Braking.

start braking early,
and SLOWLY, decrease braking zone.

is the key to a Safe and fun weekend.

accelerate out of corners slowly too,
until you know your car and how much it can spin the tires
accelerating out of a turn.