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26th Autocross(03/25/2007) FedEx Field:
Photo by: www.teamwtf.org
SETUP (Changes):
- Tire pressure: 28 Psi. Front/28 Psi. Rear
- Spax shocks: Front damping 4 clicks out from
full stiff / Rear damping 6 clicks out from full
stiff. - Installed VFN bolt-on fiberglass hood, reducing
front weight by 34 Lbs.
RESULT:
| DRIVER | TIME |
| FTD (F125) | 58.169 |
| CP Class Winner | 69.485 |
| Me | 76.162 |
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This was the WDCR-SCCA 2007 Test-n-Tune practice event. The course layout was a very long slalom that had the GoldFish somewhat caught between gears. The long, transition heavy course was also very tiring with the 16:1 manual steering. Add to this small tires, a warm day, and a fan belt that got thrown on my second and third runs (I never got my forth run), and it wasn't going to be a good day for me to post a win. As it was I placed 6th out of 8 drivers beating a pair of Mustang Cobras. Still, I did come away with a few insights: Goodyear "V" belts don't tolerate pulley misalignment as well as Gates Belts do; the 0.990" T-Bars were not stiff enough for this type of course as it was taking FAR to long to transition from left to right and back on this endurance slolum course (plan to install the 1.090" T-bars from the Dart soon; and having your car turn into a coolant fountain due to the thrown fan belt is VERY distracting! Also, knocking 34 pounds off the nose with the VFN fiberglass hood was quite noticeable (for anyone who's keeping score, that should place the F/R weight distribution right at 51/49. | |
27th Autocross(//):
SETUP (Changes):
- Tire pressure: 28 Psi. Front/28 Psi. Rear
- Installed 1.090" Torsion Bars
- Spaced the alternator 3/16" further forward to
better align with the water pump and crank pulleys
RESULT:
| DRIVER | TIME |
| FTD | |
| CP Class Winner | |
| Me | |
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