C3 Autocross Video
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Melting Slicks
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From: Detroit MI
Nice Video. Do you have a sharkbar for the camera mount or a custom rig? Gordon, did you ever get a camera mount?
I have been putting it off, perhaps this year I'll finally get off the a$$ and put one in.
Oh...What tires are you running? I think I'll be using the old 15inch vintage w/ goodyears
Andy
I have been putting it off, perhaps this year I'll finally get off the a$$ and put one in.
Oh...What tires are you running? I think I'll be using the old 15inch vintage w/ goodyears
Andy
The camera mount is clamped on my rollbar, on the diagonal traversing the main hoop.
Racer
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69AutoXr we need to find someplace between Mi and Kansas and run against each other. Do you run the SCCA Peru event? Your car looks to be working very good. I have in car video but it is a Samsung and it has some strange format that no one can open if they don't have the software. I'll get one of my computer geeks to work on it.
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Melting Slicks
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69AutoXr we need to find someplace between Mi and Kansas and run against each other. Do you run the SCCA Peru event? Your car looks to be working very good. I have in car video but it is a Samsung and it has some strange format that no one can open if they don't have the software. I'll get one of my computer geeks to work on it.
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I don't think I've ran SCCA down there before, just NCCC; but I run SCCA stuff too so I wouldn't rule out going down there for that depending on schedules. I wasn't planning on traveling much this year to catch up on paying off the last two seasons but I won't rule anything out, it would be great to run with you.
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Melting Slicks
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I had the pleasure of meeting Danny and seeing him run his '72 at the Cincy test and tune in 2006.
Beating up rally cars would be fun...but they'd probably find some way to give them the advantage like running us first heat or something. You know how the SCCA (or should I say ICCA for 'import car club...') is...
Burning Brakes
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Word that.... I wish we had NASA here in Oregon/Washington area.
Also, for track days/HPDE schools around here, it's all first time C5 & C6 Vette owners wanting to know "how fast my new car is."
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69autoXr Great video. Do you have any video of someone filming you in action?
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Melting Slicks
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Melting Slicks
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I would also like to try 17" wheels with 315's all around at some point.
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I have some stiffer front springs-Daytona's-that I plan to install and see how they work with my current rear spring. Current setup is trimmed-550 fronts and VBP glass 420 rear. I would probably also install poly control arm bushings at the same time of the spring installation-I'm still running rubber bushings.
I would also like to try 17" wheels with 315's all around at some point.
I would also like to try 17" wheels with 315's all around at some point.
The only guys running 315 fronts at the local track are the GT1 and T1 C-5 and C-6 Vettes.
Instead of being locked into a set front coil spring and rate. I really think that the coil over shock is the way to go. All kinds of adjustments I'm working out some bugs from mine right now.
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Cool Video
I don't think I've ran SCCA down there before, just NCCC; but I run SCCA stuff too so I wouldn't rule out going down there for that depending on schedules. I wasn't planning on traveling much this year to catch up on paying off the last two seasons but I won't rule anything out, it would be great to run with you.
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You talked about 15 inch wheels and Goodyear Sportman slicks. Last year i used the Goodyear Sportmans slicks. I found the front 11X25X15 to have super front traction. I don't know how they compare to Hoosier A-6 or R-6 But the width is right between 275 and 295. This year I bought the R295 for the front.
GKULL...Sweet set up, can you post some pics of your wheel combo? Those are pretty fat wheels
. Did you have to use offset TA?Andy
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I had 550# front and 400+ in back and the whole VB&P street Slolam kit installed about 20 years ago. It never bothered me to put over 100,000 miles on it with those stiffer springs.
No offset trailing arms. Just use 4 inch front and 5 inch rear BS
No offset trailing arms. Just use 4 inch front and 5 inch rear BS
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Melting Slicks
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Class is 2A/B NCCC....I'm not going to make it to Tulsa. I wanted to go (specifically for Hallett) but the funds won't allow it.
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Melting Slicks
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I had to mod my lower front wheel wells to clear my hoosier 295/35/17 on 4 inch bs 10X17 wheels. Going lock to lock the tires hit the stock lower aluminum valance. I trimmed it back a good inch or so with a SawsAll.
The only guys running 315 fronts at the local track are the GT1 and T1 C-5 and C-6 Vettes.
Instead of being locked into a set front coil spring and rate. I really think that the coil over shock is the way to go. All kinds of adjustments I'm working out some bugs from mine right now.
The only guys running 315 fronts at the local track are the GT1 and T1 C-5 and C-6 Vettes.
Instead of being locked into a set front coil spring and rate. I really think that the coil over shock is the way to go. All kinds of adjustments I'm working out some bugs from mine right now.
Coilovers are a nice option, but not allowed in the classes I run. With coilovers, I think you'd still have to take pretty much everything apart to swap springs, right?
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Ii A/b
I crack myself up.