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Old 09-22-2009, 02:19 PM
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Tires:
100 or less treadwear +6 (Nitto NT-01)

Wheels:
Wheel width 7.5-8” +1 (15x8 6ULs)

Suspension:
Any change to factory suspension +2 (Tein coilovers)
Any Torsen (including OE) or clutch type differential +1 (I think it has a clutch diff)

Power:
Any exhaust mod +1 (Not a Camaro exhaust )
V8 swap +2 (LS1)

Body/ Interior:
Any non factory wing, front or rear spoiler, splitter +1 (hope to have a splitter made by then)

You have 14 points. This puts you in modified class
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Old 09-22-2009, 04:16 PM
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-200 or less treadwear +2 (15" Kumho XS)
-Wheel width <7.5" +0
-Any change to factory suspension +2 (Stock springs with Koni Yellows and FCM's)
-Any external engine mod (intake, ECU, pulley, NOS) +1 (Intake or BIPES??)
-Any exhaust mod +1 (2.5 back)
-Forced induction +4 (Greddy @7 PSI)
-Any non factory wing, front or rear spoiler, splitter +1 (Front Ratsback Spoiler)

12 Points, Modified, undecided.

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Old 09-23-2009, 11:08 PM
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OK all is cleared up with my class. I am good to go.
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Old 09-23-2009, 11:37 PM
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Are we there yet?!
Oh wait, scratch that, the car is not ready yet
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I just signed up, as if I'm gonna be there, but haven't payed.
I got fucked by the government, so money is nearly non-existent.

Here's my details:
100 or less treadwear +6
Wheel width 8.5-9" +2
Any change to factory suspension +2
Any Torsen (including OE) or clutch type differential +1
Any exhaust mod +1
Any external engine mod (intake, ECU, pulley, NOS) +1
total: 13 modified class

There is a possibility of me running a carbon trunk with wing, but i will still be in modified even with that combo.
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Old 09-24-2009, 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by jeff_man
Tires:
100 or less treadwear +6

Wheels:
Wheel width <7.5" +0

Suspension:
Any change to factory suspension +2
Any Torsen (including OE) or clutch type differential +1

Power:
Any exhaust mod +1
Any external engine mod (intake, ECU, pulley, NOS) +1
Forced induction +4

Other:
Non male -1


You have 14 points. This puts you in modified class.
you do realize that you can have 15pts. and be in modified right? you didn't have to "out" yourself!
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Old 09-24-2009, 04:42 AM
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Originally Posted by rharris19
OK all is cleared up with my class. I am good to go.
great! now what class are you in?
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Old 09-24-2009, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by spoolin2bars
you do realize that you can have 15pts. and be in modified right? you didn't have to "out" yourself!
there was no check box for crippled, so i figured being a girl is as bad as being crippled
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Originally Posted by johnwag
There is a possibility of me running a carbon trunk with wing, but i will still be in modified even with that combo.
Matt said he wanted to go a couple weeks ago.
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trunks are a 2min. swap out. i'll swap with someone if they wanna see what it does. mine is a cheapy, but it's tall enough to get good airflow, and i did some wind tunnel testing yesterday to make sure the position (angle) i have been running was the best, and it was.
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work is flexing on me...why can't we have this on a saturday?
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Old 09-24-2009, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by johnwag
I just signed up, as if I'm gonna be there, but haven't payed.
I got fucked by the government, so money is nearly non-existent.

Here's my details:
100 or less treadwear +6
Wheel width 8.5-9" +2
Any change to factory suspension +2
Any Torsen (including OE) or clutch type differential +1
Any exhaust mod +1
Any external engine mod (intake, ECU, pulley, NOS) +1
total: 13 modified class

There is a possibility of me running a carbon trunk with wing, but i will still be in modified even with that combo.
you can always pay when you get there, it's only $10 more.
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Originally Posted by spoolin2bars
great! now what class are you in?
Unlimited car/Limited driver
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Old 09-24-2009, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by spoolin2bars
trunks are a 2min. swap out. i'll swap with someone if they wanna see what it does. mine is a cheapy, but it's tall enough to get good airflow, and i did some wind tunnel testing yesterday to make sure the position (angle) i have been running was the best, and it was.
I will definitely take you up on that. Will it fit a '94?
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Old 09-24-2009, 08:53 PM
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yeah, i have a '95. bolt it on and take it out for a few laps. if anyone need's aero, it's you! you'll probably hit 150mph on the front straight!
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Fantastic, thanks in advance. The before-and-after test is going to be real interesting. I want to see how much of a difference it makes.

I hope to hit 150. I have hit 170+ at TWS but on a liter bike, with no front fairing, but that is another story The real trick on the front straight is to stay on the gas until you see God, then count to two, then turn left, then maybe use the brakes.
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Is that bank steep enough for us to worry about toward the end before you go into turn 1? The last time an instructor rode with me he told me not to go so high before making that turn because of the oil pump.
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i doubt it, unless you are super low.
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No not that I am aware of. We do not get onto the NASCAR banking, which is steeper than the front straight. Hell I drove my pickup truck around the NASCAR banking once (got wrist-slapped for it) going pretty slow and did not have any oiling issues.
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Old 09-28-2009, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by spoolin2bars
my bad: i thought you were talking in regards to a miata challenge. you also said nobody allows open passing. there's probably more but that's just one i know of. i don't know how many challenge dates you would like but if you count each day of a nasa weekend separately plus say harris hills once or twice, you've got a whole season challenge of 14 trackdays. not sure what open passing has to do with miata challenge anyways. but if that's what you want, cage your car buy a hans and go wheel to wheel racing. besides, even though it wasn't policy, i've run in a bunch of advanced/instructors goups where we did open passing and nobody said anything as long as we kept it clean.
We basically keep it clean too on member days and the "adult" group stuff at Hallett.

Open passing is important because we're talking about hot-lapping here and you must be able to pass to stay competitive. Its not about bombing a corner, its about paying attention, especially when you're not on a hot-lap.

The track events in Dallas are dumb because with Apex and "The Driver's Edge" they don't even take the blue/yellow flag out. Rather than tell the slower car to yeild, they'd rather black flag the faster car for "following too close," lol. I ran a Subaru club day when my car made 94whp/74wtq on $700 suspension and was yelled at like a bitch for following to closely when I should have "pitted for spacing" every 3-laps. Hallett is much better.



Sorry for the thread jack.
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