Who weighed their car at Rockingham?

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Just curious. Post your car and weight WITHOUT you in it. Also if you care to, speculate about what you COULD get to legally in your class.

Please identify the car (or truck) you're talking about for people who don't know you.

I'll go first.
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DSP 1989 325is - 2725lb - tank nearly empty

Could do:
2675 easily (remove A/C and stereo)
2625 expensive or don't want to (wheels, tires, no rollbar, etc)
2575 very expensive (custom fabrication with lightweight materials)

DickRasmussen · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 12:33 pm

Not on the Rockingham scales but "eat your hearts out":

Actual weight with 160 lb driver: About 1120 lbs on average with side to side corner weights within a couple of pounds.

Minimum allowed weight with driver: 1100 lbs. Getting to minimum would require several expensive upgrades including a few thousand dollars to switch to a newly legal aluminum head (save 15 or 20 lbs).

Aaron Buckley · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 12:39 pm

At this past weekend's ProSolo, the Celica came in at 2329#, with about 2 gallons of gas. Seats might save me another 12-14# total, while AC might save another 50#... and that's certainly not worth the savings in my eyes

- AB

Jason Panciera · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:02 pm

CSP 1974 Porsche 914 w/1/4 tank of gas 2025 lbs.

I don't think there is much left legally to remove for weight savings, best bet would be to lighten the driver!!
I wish I could have weighed it last year before I repaired the rust, bet it would have been under 2000, haha.

Edit-How do I change my signature?

Ryan Holton · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:08 pm

You lightweights....

3300 lbs of easily crashed mass w/me. 3120 w/out me

Can do:

-50 lbs - AC Removal
-100 lbs- Front/rear bumper suppports (Like thats ever gonna happen)
-40 lbs- Lightweight wheels (Moostang wheels aint light)
-20 lbs- CF Hood (I still think God is trying to tell me to get one)
-15 lbs- Remove the catback exhaust (In the works)
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225 lbs total

-1560lbs- Cut the car in half

JakeKitchener · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:14 pm

1986 VW GTI.

2260 with a tad over 3/4 tank and the spare still in. (13 gallon tank).

figure 30 lbs for the spare. I could rip out all of the AC crap in the car that just doesnt work anyway. radio junk. Guess thats about it. Oh the car doesnt have a headliner since there wasnt one there when I bought the car and I can't seem to find one anywhere. But its like a 3lb peiece of cardboard.

Dustin Fredrickson · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:15 pm

CS9, 2000 Miata LS = 2400 with just over 1/2 tank gas and rollbar

What I COULD do to lighten:
Not forget I'm going to an AutoX when I gas the car: -35 lbs
Lighter wheels / tires: -20 lbs?
New cat-back exhaust: -10 lbs
Stop drinking beer, get off my arse: -15 lbs (oh, that's for the "loaded" situation only)

Not modifying anything so I have an excuse to not trophy: worth its weight in gold

JakeKitchener · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:15 pm

Chris' Audi A4 was 3300 lbs with 3/4 tank of gas. Spare in the car still.

Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

3010 with 1/2 tank gas and 15" wheels.

Scott Johnson · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:22 pm

4950 with me, a half tank of gas, cell phone, CD's, flashlight, misc straps and bungies, etc.

16.281 @ 85.30 mph

Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

3285 lbs 1/4 tank of fuel and spare tire. Not exactly svelte, but not too portly by today's standards.

Adam Ligon · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:49 pm

The new car, didn't autox it, 04 Jetta;

3050 without me, 1/2tank of gas and the spare and other "junk" in the trunk

Dan Ecclestone · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 2:06 pm

2004 Subaru STi 3185 lbs with ~1/4 tank of gas (not sure if I had spare tire in trunk yet)

Could drop 10-15lbs by removing contents of center consol, floor mats stereo and speakers.

Less gasoline might save another 15lbs or so.

Lighter wheels and tires - ~10lbs.

Remove tire jack and tools ~5lbs.

Nearly empty my water from intercooler sprayer ~ 3-4 lbs

Empty windshield washer fluid ~3lbs

So my car could easily loose close to 35lbs, to be at race weight of 3150!

Jeff Eng · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 2:40 pm

SM59, 1999 10AE Miata 2375lbs with roll bar, blower, and 1/4 tank of gas.

MarcusMcRae · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 2:40 pm

My STi weighed 3400 with me in it. I weigh ~170. I only had a couple gallons of gas left in the car.

I do not take anything out of my car.

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