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jmann should have been out there with his 350hp machine.

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Originally Posted by EO2K (Post 1272269)

PSA: Your Fancy-Pants Recaro Seat May No Longer Be Legal For Racing

:( Recaro pulled them and you can't get them anywhere anymore. They were on the top of my list at one point. Lack of FIA would not stop me from running one, if I could get one.

Haha, thats awesome. And yeah, basically all throttle usage had to stop any time I pointed anyone by. :giggle: I'm not exaggerating when I say I could pass pretty much anyone on the straights but my cornering speeds are low and my lines suck, and I make liberal use of the point-by whenever I feel like I'm holding someone up. There were a couple other turbo cars in C and it was pretty obvious who they were. They were prepped with brakes and such so it was really great to follow something with a more liberal amount of power.

There's a new one that fixes the issue. It looks basically the same, but I don't know if it fits as well as the original.

https://www.recaro-automotive.com/us...sition-ng.html

After Keith's car broke early on Saturday (and with bbundy not present), I only saw a couple cars in A that had anything approaching the straight-line speed of mine. One was Zandr's blue-and-white 95 LS3, and I was pleased to see how little gap he actually pulled on me down the straight. The other was a greenish-purple NB that I don't know whose it is.

And yeah, pointing the faster Spec Miatas by (mostly on Saturday when I was running significantly slower than on Sunday) was agonizing...

--Ian

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Originally Posted by codrus (Post 1272252)

Basically I've come over to the camp of "If something is a reliability problem on the track, just ask Andrew and do what he says".

New signature, thank you :likecat:

While we are sharing best lap speed maps...

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1444112368

Nice! I need to sort through mine rather than just picking one at random.

Pictures. Pick your favorite and post. I can't sort through all of them

https://drive.google.com/folderview?...Gs&usp=sharing

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Originally Posted by turbofan (Post 1272394)

While we are sharing best lap speed maps...

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1444112368

Told you you could go faster in 4. I had a mph on you and we know my lack of grip was stupendous :)

I also had a spoiler on that lap. And definitely remember sliding through the end of turn 4 that one.

Ha, yeah. 4 was a nemesis corner. I've got you by like 5 mph through 9 and 10 though :)

Overall I think if you had as much power as me we'd be much, much closer.

Yeah. I'll post the video of why I didn't go as fast through 9 and 10 in a second.

I had 4 down to:

1. Brake hard at marker 2. Lift at 1 and get on the power. Then try not to lose it into the wall.

I like 4, its ridiculous fun in my car.

I can't find the video of me assing up 5 with the 4 wheel d0rift0 :vash:

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Originally Posted by EO2K (Post 1272232)

Brakes are starting to become an issue. I'm fast enough now that I'm getting fade in certain places. Its consistent so I know its coming and I can prepare for it, but it needs to be addressed. At this power level I need to step up to something with more thermal capacity and I need to get my ducts installed. I'm seeing 11.75s in my future.

I think you have exceeded the power limits that the 11" brakes were intended for!!! LOL. How bad was the fading? You are still running the Carbotech pads, right? Did you ever do the rear sport upgrade?

If you are running the Carbotechs, did you get the snot looking deposits on your rotors that make them vibrate like they are warped? I had that issue when I ran the Carbotechs on my last few track days. Overheat them once or twice (on 1.8 stock brakes) and they leave some deposit on the rotors that makes everything worse. Then the fading really gets bad.

Do you think you would have been ok with the addition of proper brake ducting? I have been wondering how big a difference that would make. It might have been the difference between fading in one or two brake zones or no fading. Even with ducting I am sure the 11" setup would be just marginal for your needs.

You need the additional margin that the 11.75's offer, no doubt about it. I wonder if you could benefit from the 11.5" mini setup that Aidan and the guys have been messing with.

I hate all of you guys for getting to play on that awesome track!!! Definitely one of my bucket list items!

don't spend more money on brakes until you get brake ducts. With brake ducts Martin was able to continue to use 1.6 brakes on his turbo car. Pads didn't last long, but they continued to stop the car!

Ducts are mucho important.

^^ this.

The Trackspeed 2" backing plates have been on there for an embarrassing amount of time without the ducts hooked up. :facepalm:

I have shown the way with Home Depot Racing and the fog lights. You know what to do :party:

This is the one picture I got of all 3 of us in the corkscrew.

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1444157708

Hahaha! Yep, I guess that qualifies as the 3 of us :party:

:giggle: looks like both of you just hate round tires

Yep! That was the very next lap after you did the James Bond thing :giggle: Mine still feel round though.

I was trying to see how late I could brake for 8 and I came up over 7 like a bat out of hell. Car got light on the hump and started to wiggle on the suspension bound/rebound, then I n00b'd it and punched the brakes and locked them up. Who got that shot? Gotta add that one to the album :party: