anyone autox at zmax april 7th

Steven Carter · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:51 pm

I knew it was going to be a near-to-full soft kind of surface, so I softened the rebound on the shocks.Rear tire pressure around 29-30, fronts at 32. (I had been running 34f/32r). Thankfully no damage to the car or shocks.

Jon's car felt tighter on turn in since he has a front bar and I didn't, having gotten caught up in the delayed "Who's gonna make the Saner bar?" fiasco. I have an Eibach 32 bar coming in the next couple of days, which will help...some. Other than that his car pushed nearly where mine did and got loose in the same spots mine did. I was surprised it wasn't that different: my first (and only decent) run was a 62.5xxx, and the run in Jon's car was a 62.1xx +1. (edit: in more skilled hands, I bet there is a substantial difference.) Jon drove in the 57s, FWIW. :oops:

As I suspect, the driver is the biggest factor in the equation.

http://youtu.be/e1KeHHdh-JU

Gwen Habenicht · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:10 pm

Here's my 4th run Saturday at zMax. I can sit here and count the 10ths I lost along the way, but still a fun day. This was a 61.8. I should have easily been in the 60s. Jim's best was in the 59s. Well, at least it was a clean run.

http://youtu.be/Z2USHRsoDeo

DickRasmussen · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:30 pm

FYI:

Thanks to Gwen's input on the surface and similar comments in this thread after Saturday's event

http://roadraceautox.com/showthread.php ... ost1043886

it appears the sealed surface will not be an issue if it is reasonably warm and isn't wet. Junior will be "cleaning" the line prior to the event and there should be enough runs for everyone that only the very first runs might have an issue. Here's hoping I'm not one of the early cars.

Dick
Fresh Hoosier 25B's on a CM FF are a recipe for G's!

JamesShort · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:39 pm

Looks AWFULLY like NCAC last year

(course design wise)

Steven Carter · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:46 pm

Yeah, James you're right. But that same mentality stung me in the a$$ because (a) the sweeper at the far end was a shorter radius and (b) the kinked-offset-kinda-straight section after the big sweeper was MUCH shorter than at NCAC so you think you can go fast when "OMGWTF I have to turn There?" kinda moment happens much too soon, then you go off course, DNF and spinout....

JamesShort · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:49 pm

Steve, what happened with your shock mounts?

Steven Carter · **Posted:** Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:01 pm

one of the front nuts that held the shock pin mount to the upper shock mount worked loose and fell off sometime during the first run. I didn't hear anything rattling around, and both rubber bumper mount pieces were present and had not come loose. No shock damage, but plenty of ego bruising. I was really surprised to see it missing, as I had torqued them all down the night before, and saw them present and accounted for when changing rebound settings after passing tech.

The one good thing about Saturday: turns out RaceRender can accept and display the *.csv RPM/GForce datafile from my old GTech Pro RR.

http://youtu.be/5ntBnDsKpTM

JamesShort · **Posted:** Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:23 am

Blue Loctite FTMFW!

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