SCCA Houston Region B Spec build :)

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by FHT_Racing

Well the first track day with the Yaris went spectacular! Spent the first day and the first session of the second day on the factory tires, and swapped to some Direzzas and factory camber bolts the last sessions. What a great car!

I've had a bit of experience in Formula Mazda and other various non-SCCA track days in my personal cars(S2000, WRX, RX7, etc.), but this has got to be the most fun and forgiving car i've driven hard in a LONG time. Everyone was snickering at the guy who trailered in a Yaris, but by the end of the day people were coming up to me asking me how the car was sooo fast haha.

After the first two sessions, the instructor waved me for the rest of the weekend. Certainly not bragging, but most of the instructors said if it wasn't for the car being so low on power that I'd be in another run group. The FF layout feels very comfortable for me coming from a Formula background and braking BEFORE the turn and powering through. I'll be posting some video of me chasing down and passing a GT Mustang and a BMW Z4 as well :)



Thanks,

Andrew

Nice work. Now quit screwing around at track days and get that racecar built.

[FHT_Racing]

Originally Posted by Jason@SportsCar

Nice work. Now quit screwing around at track days and get that racecar built.

That's the plan :) Next is cage and safety equipment. Great article on Pro Racing in the latest SportsCar btw.

[mazilla]

Originally Posted by FHT_Racing

Well the first track day with the Yaris went spectacular! Spent the first day and the first session of the second day on the factory tires, and swapped to some Direzzas and factory camber bolts the last sessions. What a great car!

I've had a bit of experience in Formula Mazda and other various non-SCCA track days in my personal cars(S2000, WRX, RX7, etc.), but this has got to be the most fun and forgiving car i've driven hard in a LONG time. Everyone was snickering at the guy who trailered in a Yaris, but by the end of the day people were coming up to me asking me how the car was sooo fast haha.

After the first two sessions, the instructor waved me for the rest of the weekend. Certainly not bragging, but most of the instructors said if it wasn't for the car being so low on power that I'd be in another run group. The FF layout feels very comfortable for me coming from a Formula background and braking BEFORE the turn and powering through. I'll be posting some video of me chasing down and passing a GT Mustang and a BMW Z4 as well :)



Thanks,

Andrew

[justjesus]

That's awesome ! I'd be :-O if I saw a Yaris being trailered in. That sounds funny (unless it's Jason's race Yaris!)

Heck yeah, post them videos!

[FHT_Racing]

Also need to find a new daily driver hahaha

[FHT_Racing]

Nothing new to report as of yet, but by June she will be caged!!!

[racerb]

Need to hurry up and get your car built, there are 20 B-Spec cars registered for the TCB class for the COTA round of World-Challenge. Even Shea Holbrook who normally races a Honda Civic is racing a B-Spec Fit for this event. At least the class is growing somewhere.......

racerb

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by racerb

Need to hurry up and get your car built, there are 20 B-Spec cars registered for the TCB class for the COTA round of World-Challenge. Even Shea Holbrook who normally races a Honda Civic is racing a B-Spec Fit for this event. At least the class is growing somewhere.......

racerb

The lure of COTA has created record fields for pretty much anything that has turned a wheel there. Lime Rock will be a better indicator on if the class is gaining traction.

Its a shame that the move to team owner took Shea out of the TC seat. But you got to pay the bills.

[FHT_Racing]

I will be there as part of a friends pit crew. He has a Mazda2. Excited!!!!!

[racerb]

Sounds like fun, tell your buddy, Good Luck!

Can't wait to one day get this and/or any Yaris built for track duty!!

racerb

[racerb]

Results from todays TCB (B-Spec) class qualifying at COTA, strong field but still need a Yaris out there representing!!

http://www.world-challenge.com/event...849&event=9165

racerb

[racerb]

My good friend Johan Schwartz at COTA, he recently reset the World-Record for the longest constant drift at over 51 miles!

http://www.world-challenge.com/event...php?photo=7392

https://www.facebook.com/johan.schwartz.904?fref=ts

racerb

[FHT_Racing]

It was a great weekend. My friend's name is Steve Taake. He ended up with a 12th place win on Sunday and found 2-3 seconds over the weekend. Fantastic racing and only ended up rotating tires and adjusting tire pressures as far as set-up! Easy and fun!

I will definitely be shooting for Houston in October :)

[racerb]

I was watching for him on the live feed from PWC, however my computer kept kicking me off line, so it was pretty hit and miss. Tell him he did a great job given the level of prep he was running against, Shea Holbrook said she was amazed at how different the cars were comparatively.

racerb

[Jason@SportsCar]

Just got off the phone with a member of the CRB... We will not be getting a suspension kit for the Yaris in B-Spec. Since the Yaris was not at the previous test days (the ones used for Grand Am/WC/SCCA), the other manufacturers that make up the B-Spec board are not incline to allow any parts for the car - even though the GCR specifically allows any individual to submit a kit.

Our BS car has run its last race in that trim level - granted it only ran twice, but we actually had someone that wanted to run the June double in it. Thinking about a mild STL build.

[Larry@CFR]

Jason, does that mean the 2012-13 Chevy Sonic which just submitted their B-Spec kit won't be approved either?? I hope this isn't another manufacturer controlled class!!! Best of luck with the CRB.

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by Larry@CFR

Jason, does that mean the 2012-13 Chevy Sonic which just submitted their B-Spec kit won't be approved either?? I hope this isn't another manufacturer controlled class!!! Best of luck with the CRB.

I think they will get it because they are committed to Pro/WC. Tail wagging the dog.

[FHT_Racing]

That sucks. I met alot of very nice people/volunteers/PWC staff that are rooting for me to make the Grand Prix in October. I've even put together some great sponsors, so we shall see...