Autocross school: first event, shakedown
This weekend was the first event with the car. Autocross school with the Scca. I was there mostly to shake down the car before its first track day.
shocks i ran 8c,8r f 6c,6r r. Viking crusader doubles. I was targeting 30 psi f/r hot. Wear and roll with the ns-2r looked good with those pressures though i think i may target 29 in the rear as it has lost more weight. My instructor suggested a touch more compression up front. I’d like to quiet the rear just a touch on trailing throttle oversteer. Overall the car really hooked with this setup and i had substantially more grip than i did on the m4. I need to see how far i can push it. Having proper seats really helps to feel what the car is doing
18/135 on raw time or 36/135 pax with admittedly more than half being ‘students’. My instructor was in a c5z with more than 100hp more and full cams aero. I was about 9/10th behind him. His wife codrove and i ended up 0.044 behind her. I’m interested in how that’ll translate into lap time at autobahn cc.
punchlist for the first trackday
- install the new re built steering rack.
- brake fluid to srf
- reinstall the front brake ducts
- install radiator/ oil cooler
- change oil
- alignment
- Check on the goop on the driver’s rear shock.
- add a long thick flatblade to the toolkit to adjust shocks.
maybes
- fix AC (found out it didn’t work this weekend)
- do the crank pulley while i have the rack out
- figure out a cup holder for the drive home
- install the trailer hitch
- get the tire trailer registered
- vent the clutch housing
