STF posts

[ilikerice]

Nice xnamerxx, Can't watch at work, will hve to wait til I get home.
Did you go with the 205 or the 225 rivals?

My first time with R1R.. They like LOW psi... dropped mine all the way down to 30psi.. and my rear was RS3 at 50psi.

These tires do not talk back.. its either amazing grip, or exceeded grip. Trying to find that breaking point which you get max grip but if you push it too hard, felt like I hit puddles of water.

A pro national guy had a light blue Mini Cooper running in STF came to run with us. Name is Joseph Austin. Real nice humble guy. He beat me by .1 of a second.. Not bad if I do say so myself. I did have riders on all 5 runs though.. so I could have gotten a better time but you never know. maybe their ballast helped me in those right hand turns.

All in all, I say I do like the R1R but I definitly prefer the RS3, I may keep 2 R1R on rims for a rainy day, I hear they are the best for rain tires.

[xnamerxx]

I originally bought 205 but had multiple tire failures and went with the 225. Not happy with them and they're just about dead now, so I'll be replacing them with something else soon. I really wanna get RS3 but I don't think that'll be an option till after nationals.

Yeah I ran the R1R at 27psi. One thing to note, if there making noise your doing something wrong.

Joe is a super fast driver when he's clean. Congrats on getting within a tenth of him, I've yet to get that close. Hopefully I can take him down at San Diego this year but we'll see.

[ilikerice]

http://buccaneerregion.org/ce-2-14.html

Results got posted this morning. We had 95 drivers out on sunday. new record for us. Last month we had 87. This is becoming a big year in our region. Alot of new guys showing up.

Placed 6th place out of 95 in pax. Not bad on new tires. Joseph got me by .125 of a second. His fastest run was his first. Thats impressive.

There is a debate right now weather or not Scott Hurley got a cone on his fastest lap. Some people say they saw him hit it but wasn't called in from a corner worker.

[justjesus]

cant wait to see it in action, namer

[andres3165]

Great selection of cars in STF for Dixie !!!

http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.c...CE7A8526D5179D


Andres

[ilikerice]

yea man. Ft Lauderdale.. long drive.

I just got back from East Tenn Region yesterday. I did ok.. It was one crazy course.. divided into 2 sections and we only got 4 runs.. which sucked.. Was alot of DNF's. I had 2 and luckily my best run was a clean run. Was at a college and was divided into 2 sections because of the way the parking lot is set up. Was fun. but very complex. I don't know my overall PAX time but I was running with my aftermaket front and rear bumper, so Had some weight on me.

it was fun but wish I had at least 1 more run. They way it looked from the cabin was confusing.... I feel this is how it will be at regionals.. this will be my first regional event this weekend. excited

[andres3165]

Originally Posted by ilikerice

yea man. Ft Lauderdale.. long drive.

I just got back from East Tenn Region yesterday. I did ok.. It was one crazy course.. divided into 2 sections and we only got 4 runs.. which sucked.. Was alot of DNF's. I had 2 and luckily my best run was a clean run. Was at a college and was divided into 2 sections because of the way the parking lot is set up. Was fun. but very complex. I don't know my overall PAX time but I was running with my aftermaket front and rear bumper, so Had some weight on me.

it was fun but wish I had at least 1 more run. They way it looked from the cabin was confusing.... I feel this is how it will be at regionals.. this will be my first regional event this weekend. excited

Didn't you come close to Joe Austin? He is super fast ! Great driving

Andres

[ilikerice]

Huh.. I thought Buck and Amy were coming in thier yaris for SMF... guess not.

[ilikerice]

yea, by .125 of a sec.

They only thing about that is, he pulled it off in his first run.. I had to do it on my 5th run... So he is fast and he can pull it of within 3 runs, which I am sure he is used to, going to a bunch of national events through out the states.

[andres3165]

Found this, kind of cool :

https://www.facebook.com/SCCASoloSTF#!/SCCASoloSTF

Andres

[andres3165]

So if I were to buy a ideal yaris to prep for STF, would the new 2014 L 3 door M/T be the best option?

If not which one?

Thanks

Andres

[ilikerice]

per numbers.. I would say yes.

its only 2 pounds lighter. 2 inches shorter. about 1 inch longer. more aero dynamic front... according to those numbers, it is better.. not by much though..

Same suspension, same motor.... If I could trade out my yaris for the new one, I would. But I have already molested mine, so its mine to keep forever

[ilikerice]

If you do go with the 3rd gen yaris, get the SE... look for rear disc instead of the drums.. not that its that much better, but it looks better, lol

[andres3165]

Originally Posted by ilikerice

If you do go with the 3rd gen yaris, get the SE... look for rear disc instead of the drums.. not that its that much better, but it looks better, lol

Thanks , see you in a few days

Andres

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by ilikerice

If you do go with the 3rd gen yaris, get the SE... look for rear disc instead of the drums.. not that its that much better, but it looks better, lol

The SE also has a quicker steering ratio.

[xnamerxx]

Ideally the best car is Yaris sedan.

Its several inches shorter in height so the CG is lower and the frontal area is lower, its 2 inches longer and it weights a few lbs less. You also have the smaller front swaybar so inside spin isn't as much of a problem.

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by xnamerxx

Ideally the best car is Yaris sedan.

Its several inches shorter in height so the CG is lower and the frontal area is lower, its 2 inches longer and it weights a few lbs less. You also have the smaller front swaybar so inside spin isn't as much of a problem.

Agree. One day I would love to build an H Prod sedan, just need to find a cheap donor chassis.

[andres3165]

Originally Posted by xnamerxx

Ideally the best car is Yaris sedan.

Its several inches shorter in height so the CG is lower and the frontal area is lower, its 2 inches longer and it weights a few lbs less. You also have the smaller front swaybar so inside spin isn't as much of a problem.

Based on recent results I still think there is a lot to get from the Yaris which in STF prep version my get better power/weight ratio than my Mazda2, enough to compete with the powerful newcomers like the 2.3 Focus and pf course Mazda 3

Do you have documented data on those numbers, like weight and stuff between sedan and hatch ?

Thanks

Andres