NASA Time Trial

... what I'll be up against in the local racing scene here in phoenix... for TTS = corvette, corvette z06, corvette, porsche gt3... and there are a few others in this group that didn't attend the last event

oh and just to point out how ridiculous my 1:04 goal is, Chris Rado who some of you may have heard of is running about that time in the unlimited class...

That is quite an ambitious goal! Rado's car is ungodly quick and probably the most prepared and well put together car competing in time attack in the US. I believe in you though!

trust me, the goal is completely unrealistic! :) We're starting at 1:13... if I shave 5 seconds off, I'll be a happy guy !!!

1:13 to 1:04 is almost impossible no matter how much you modify your Z.

yup... i think 5 secs is do-able... anything more than that is going to require moving up a class or two and some serious power upgrades. the class i'm competing in, winning times are 1:07-9 ish... for those too lazy to click on the nasa link above here is the last tts result:

Gary Felton 15 TTS 2008 Corvette 1:09.32 1:08.49 1:09.14 1st 100
Peter Van Camp 306 TTS 2006 Z06 Corvette 1:09.39 1:09.04 1:09.43 2nd 90
Dale Naylor 367 TTS 2002 Corvette 1:12.68 1:12.41 1:11.53 1:13.99 3rd 85
Dan Maloney 44 TTS 2007 Porsche GT3 1:12.74 1:12.83 1:11.86 1:12.43 4th 80

( I went to NASA and the track record was set by a viper at 1:02

you mean you were there on sunday ? if so, correct, it was a 102.93

Mark Algers 4 TTU 2003 Viper CC 1:02.93 1:05.34 1st 100

you do realize this is the unlimited class, right ?

I went to their website and saw the green box indicating a track record.

Damn that Honda must be fast if the viper only beat him by a second or two

The horsepower difference must be gigantic.

honda driven by regional director of nasa-az.. his name is Tage... he is extremely fast, so is the car... he has the track record at firebird

Is the Honda a civic or a s2000

Tage's car is a civic. He used to do time attack back in the 2007 season and back then he and Rado would be very close in times. Very quick little civic even with limited power and an excellent driver to boot.

Update, ordered the following:

- 4x8 ft polycarbonate ar2 at 3/16" thickness... will be cut at 50"... to be used for rear and side windows

- 4.5x8 ft black "boatboard" or HDPE at 3/8" thickness... to be used for front splitter

We are going to attempt to mount the splitter in a way that I can put it on at the track. Not an easy task.

What kind of mods does he have on it

tage civic - Google Search

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3008769

1995 Honda Civic - Kaaz Limited-Slip Differential - Import Tuner Magazine

That thing is sick

Do you know the hp and foot pounds of torque

no idea...

here's a vid of recent session at PIR taken by a local DE/TT girl named Geri... my car shows up about half way through... cool vid !

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That car is a beast!!!!

#104 is officially official

Anythings possible

Hey Travis, how did those 18's fit?

hopefully we'll know by weekend... wheels/tires in my garage, but car still in fab with junior/fathead

UPDATES:

• The car is basically done with fabrication...
• Cage is complete, and man, I think you guys are going to be blown away... the bars follow the contours of the car so well and the design is very efficient... it's a tight fit for the driver with bars overhead, but all in all it is beautiful work
• the doors are gutted to the point that they are basically just a 'skin'... we got every bit of weight off there... the door bars follow the countor of the doors down to perhaps 1/8th in !
• dash is back in and fits seamlessly with cage
• we ended up doing some custom fab work for the seat... the bride rails had it sitting up too high... unfortunately, we destroyed the bride rails in the process, so wasted some bucks... I'm not entirely satisfied with the driving position, we're doing our best to move it to the right and get it looking straight ahead... right now it is just ever so slightly pointed left - maybe 3-4 degrees counter clockwise rotation - but enough I can notice
• momo wheel and quick release showed up and look good
• lexan showed up... we will replace the rear window over next few weeks, and junior is also fab'ing up some corner windows
• black 'boat board' showed up... we will build a custom front splitter with it next few weeks
• scoops are coming along well... next order of business is to figure out how to route air from the scoops to both the rear diff cooler and rear brakes...
• car is going to Redline on Monday for a few projects, including removal of AC, then will be headed for paint
• for paint, the roof, window trim, front 'fang' area, rear 'diffuser' area are all getting painted black... probably a 'satin' luster... interior will be flat/matte black
• 18x10 and 18x11 forgestars are now shoe'd in Hoosiers and will be put on for my november nasa event

No pics until car goes through paint! that will be ~3 weeks

Anyone care to guess the new weight ? assuming 3/4 fuel and 200 lbs driver... before fab we were at 3,301 lbs

I'll guess at most 3000 lbs...by before fab, you mean before you pulled ANYTHING out?

Sounds awesome. 2850

2943, I like to be exact

3133

I'll guess 2950.

Any pics after the cage install and interior gutting?

okay, keep those guesses coming... whoever gets closest, we all have to rep them up !!!

to answer the question on 3,301, that was the 'competition weight' prior to fabrication but after removing a couple hundred pounds of plastic and other mods, and as i said included 3/4 tank of fuel and my 200 lbs. will be same thing when we weigh it again. we added some weight in the cage, and took out a lot of weight elsewhere.

no pics until paint is done ! :p

2950's my guess, including the cage then.

knive's already has that number

Travis, in Austin this weekend and was able to stop by Uprev. Was going to dump my ECU but they got my version in recently so no need, but I did ask about what exactly they can do with their tune so far.

The owners response was in the lines of we have full control now of the ECU for anything you want.

This car sounds fun to drive

Ha, alright.

Can't wait to hear what it sounds like in the cabin now.

3015 pounds, no more, no less

sounds good, thanks for the update... i'm definitely in wait and see mode on ecu maps... no rush

Travis did you keep the rev marcher for downshifts or did it weigh to much??

I would know how to remove the SRM synchor rev matching if I tried... I doubt 'it' weighs much, and I like using the feature... so, no

Man I want to see pictures with the cage in and everything!

I'm going to guess a weight of 2964lbs.