ZR1 vid with data overlay

[01vnms4v]

Fuck! I hate being poor.

i second that

i dont understand why there were so many mini coopers. WTF is up with those shitboxes all over the place on the track?

cause all those mini lovers think god created that car and it can do anything

[quikag]

Aside from the wheels/tires. How stock is the car?

Thanks, guys! It's been a lot of fun. Racrguy, besides the wheels/tires, it has poly bushings, an aggressive alignment, SRF brake fluid, race seats/six-point harnesses, and a button to leave the exhaust valves open all the time. Otherwise, it's stock. I am looking at a race wing and splitter to be more competitive in NASA time trial events.

["MrEd"]

Very cool! To say the least.
I loved it when you blasted by the orange Porsche!

[LaserSVT]

+1

I want a plastic fantastic again.

[MattB]

Are you buying new tires, or just running Grand Am take-offs?

[racrguy]

Thanks, guys! It's been a lot of fun. Racrguy, besides the wheels/tires, it has poly bushings, an aggressive alignment, SRF brake fluid, race seats/six-point harnesses, and a button to leave the exhaust valves open all the time. Otherwise, it's stock. I am looking at a race wing and splitter to be more competitive in NASA time trial events.

Damn.

If I ever get rich I'm going to have a hard time choosing between this and an R8.

[2165 Turbo Rail]

Damn.

If I ever get rich I'm going to have a hard time choosing between this and an R8.

Your definition of rich and mine must be different If I am ever rich ill add this and the R8 to the stable

[naynay]

you can leave the exhaust valves open? how does that work?

[racrguy]

Your definition of rich and mine must be different If I am ever rich ill add this and the R8 to the stable

Every baller collection starts with one, playa!

[motoman]

Car sounds damn good!

[aggie97]

See the only thing I want to know is......... It seems like you have an empty passenger seat would one be able to fill it during one of these track days?

usually only instructors are allowed to take passengers.

After watching your video, I definitely don't want to take a racecar to an HPDE there...traffic looks frustrating, although, they were getting the passing signals out pretty well.

Looks fun! Now that I have an AIM port on my new setup, I may need to look into some better video/data setups.

[aggie97]

Your definition of rich and mine must be different If I am ever rich ill add this and the R8 to the stable

Corvette all the way. R8 V8's are gutless on track as they are heavy and have very low torque. Also, the stock tires go away in less than 2 laps and the car is nearly undriveable. A V10 R8 is the way to go but it's still heavier than hell. Corvette has a lot better list of goodies and is cheaper to operate......although I'd love to have an R8 V10!

[racrguy]

Corvette all the way. R8 V8's are gutless on track as they are heavy and have very low torque. Also, the stock tires go away in less than 2 laps and the car is nearly undriveable. A V10 R8 is the way to go but it's still heavier than hell. Corvette has a lot better list of goodies and is cheaper to operate......although I'd love to have an R8 V10!

It looks like maintenance costs on the v10's are in the 2500/yr range (high side) for street driven ones. DO WANT!

I think I read somewhere the curb weight is some 3400lbs.

[LaserSVT]

you can leave the exhaust valves open? how does that work?

Not what you are thinking.

[quikag]

Thanks, Laser. Yeah, it's muffler exhaust valves. I just leave it open at track days so it isn't cycling at lower rpm corners or whatnot. It doesn't add any hp to speak of at lower rpm, just sounds better and more consistent.

aggie97, yeah, this was a fun and well-run event, but there was a LOT of traffic. 45 cars on course and a lot of lower hp one (well, I guess pretty much all of them were lower hp. haha). The January Driver's Edge event was a lot faster and only 35 cars on track, so I got some good laps in then.