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Originally Posted by AlWakRa I just want to again say, seat time is important, when I started tracking I was doing 2:40s, then the mod bug hitted me, I started

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Old 04-23-2019, 11:17 AM   #17 (permalink)
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I just want to again say, seat time is important, when I started tracking I was doing 2:40s, then the mod bug hitted me, I started modding and modding, sway bars, boltons, coilovers, alignment, brakes, tune, tires. I reached 2:32 on PSS and then 2:27 on Re71r. My car lacked toe adjustment range -didn't buy midlink or toe bolts- changed the bushings and got LSD, my alignment got messed up with too much rear toe in. The car was tail happy. Did 2:26 on r888r.

Some people said that is the car limit, but I installed toe bolts and got Hankook V12 evo2 tires (a downgrade), I did 2:28 with proper alignment (-2.2 front camber 0 toe 6 caster, -1.6 rear stock toe in). Returned to stock suspension with nexen sur4g and increased the front camber to -2.5 and rear to -2, I did 2:24. Installed new coilovers and I did 2:21.

So just to sum up, I was lacking a lot in driving skills and I held my car performance, still holding it, going from 2:40s (where I should be doing low 2:30s), to 2:30s (I should do high 2:20s) to 2:27 (should do low 2:20s)

But also, with shorter tracks, getting lower lap times is harder.


What I am trying to say, if you aren't reaching the limit of you current tires, you will not reach the limit of semi-slicks, and semi slicks are more tricky to drive on the limit, slicks are even harder.


Semi slicks are not going to help you until you understand the car and yourself.

I've seen so many times a slower car with better lap times then a faster car.

As you gain experience. Change the things one at a time. Keep a notebook. Write everything down that you do. Even the weather for the day.
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