COMSCC Time Trial - NHMS

ChrisSlicks · 06-01-2011, 11:09 AM

This was my first event with COMSCC (known locally just as COM), my first time at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and my very first official time trial. COM runs a great event, very relaxed, safety conscious and highly organised. Cars are divided into classes similar to SCCA and practice sessions are grouped based on driver experience with typically the students out on track together on the 1st day and then by car class on the 2nd day if you get signed off to solo and TT. For the time trial you are staged in groups of 4 to 5 people with similar lap times and sent out 20 seconds apart for 3 timed laps. Best lap is used for the results.

The car ran very well, no braking issue with the AP Racing calipers and CL Brakes Sintered pads. Rotor temps peaked at a little over 560C/1040F up front, below 430C/800F in rear. Caliper temperatures reached 460F and zero brake fade with the AP Racing 600 brake fluid. Oil temperatures were reaching 265 despite the AE Performance oil cooler and you could start to feel the power loss from the engine pulling timing.

I placed 2nd out of 12 cars in my SPB (Street Prepared) class with a 1:18.995 which is a class for moderately modified cars with 6 cylinder engines or FI 4-cylinder. 1st in my class also had FTD in a seriously prepped BMW 328is with a 1:16.0.

Here's my time trial laps.

cossie1600 · 06-01-2011, 11:58 AM

nice. I would have been there if not for a kitchen remodel

ChrisSlicks · 06-01-2011, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cossie1600

nice. I would have been there if not for a kitchen remodel

Too bad, it would have been nice to see another 370 on track. The car was getting a lot of attention. With the run groups I was in I didn't have to give a point by all day. Hopefully they will bump me up a run group next time, I was the track novice and still 8th fastest overall.

RCZ · 06-01-2011, 02:30 PM

Hey, I've raced there!

Car looks great and so does the driving.

What tires is this on? Looks very tidy.

BTW, thats a very nice time!

sig11 · 06-01-2011, 03:05 PM

That looks like a fun track. Congratulations on 2nd place.

ChrisSlicks · 06-01-2011, 03:09 PM

Tires are V710 DOT slicks. I ran the first day on the RE-11's and the car was very good, but the race tires took several seconds off my lap time. I believe I was roughly 1:22 on the street tires.

cossie1600 · 06-01-2011, 04:08 PM

oh yeah thats another thing, i dont know if i want to do another track day without slicks. i had bad experiences with the r888s and they had been haunting me. i am hoping my trailer hitch wil get installed in two weeks before lime rock

ChrisSlicks · 07-04-2011, 01:33 PM

Was back at NHMS again. Track was beautiful for 2 1/2 days and then right at the beginning of the time trial it starts raining hard. By the time I got out there it had stopped raining and a sort of dry line was forming. Was still pretty sketchy in places, and I had no wet practice sessions to relate to. Also attempted to blow the engine up by shifting from 3rd to 2nd at redline. Engine momentarily revved to about 9000 rpm and I caught it quickly before fully letting the clutch out. Ended up with 1st in the SPB class with a 1:22.2.

RCZ · 07-04-2011, 02:17 PM

Hey Chris, my good friend Chad was out there also in his STI. Check out his laps. He ran a 1:19!

ChrisSlicks · 07-04-2011, 03:07 PM

I had a 1:18.7 on Saturday, I was also in group 3, but the conditions changed for the TT on Sunday. Was Chad there Saturday or Sunday?

RCZ · 07-04-2011, 04:00 PM

Damn thats quick. Hmm I know for sure he was there thursday and friday. That's crazy that you're running 1:18's considering he has a GT30R turbo in there and makes like 400+. I haven't really talked to him about it, he just posted on fb.

SPOHN · 07-04-2011, 05:17 PM

Nice course. Great vids.

cossie1600 · 07-04-2011, 08:42 PM

Good run. I cant wait to get the trailer hitch in so I can come join ya.

Boost_lee · 07-05-2011, 01:23 AM

nice vids, looks fun except for the scary 9K rpm part. Makes me want to get some track time

ChrisSlicks · 07-05-2011, 06:21 AM

It is a lot of fun. It can be scary at times, there were several broken cars over the weekend some of them expensive. A very experienced (20+ years) driver crashed coming onto the front straight stuffing it into the wall at 90 mph. One of the student cars lost the brakes due to a cut brake line going into 3 (also about 90 mph if you did it right) but managed to thread the escape chute while tank slapping the tire walls. I highly recommend to people to drive at least several auto-x events so they are comfortable driving at the traction limit at 60 mph and then it is an easy progression to step up the speed. Besides car control it also helps you with car setup.

06-01-2011, 11:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	COMSCC Time Trial - NHMS This was my first event with COMSCC (known locally just as COM), my first time at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and my very first official time trial. COM runs a great event, very relaxed, safety conscious and highly organised. Cars are divided into classes similar to SCCA and practice sessions are grouped based on driver experience with typically the students out on track together on the 1st day and then by car class on the 2nd day if you get signed off to solo and TT. For the time trial you are staged in groups of 4 to 5 people with similar lap times and sent out 20 seconds apart for 3 timed laps. Best lap is used for the results. The car ran very well, no braking issue with the AP Racing calipers and CL Brakes Sintered pads. Rotor temps peaked at a little over 560C/1040F up front, below 430C/800F in rear. Caliper temperatures reached 460F and zero brake fade with the AP Racing 600 brake fluid. Oil temperatures were reaching 265 despite the AE Performance oil cooler and you could start to feel the power loss from the engine pulling timing. I placed 2nd out of 12 cars in my SPB (Street Prepared) class with a 1:18.995 which is a class for moderately modified cars with 6 cylinder engines or FI 4-cylinder. 1st in my class also had FTD in a seriously prepped BMW 328is with a 1:16.0. Here's my time trial laps. __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

06-01-2011, 02:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1118	Hey, I've raced there! Car looks great and so does the driving. What tires is this on? Looks very tidy. BTW, thats a very nice time! Last edited by RCZ; 06-01-2011 at 02:58 PM.

06-01-2011, 03:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	Tires are V710 DOT slicks. I ran the first day on the RE-11's and the car was very good, but the race tires took several seconds off my lap time. I believe I was roughly 1:22 on the street tires. __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

07-04-2011, 01:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	Was back at NHMS again. Track was beautiful for 2 1/2 days and then right at the beginning of the time trial it starts raining hard. By the time I got out there it had stopped raining and a sort of dry line was forming. Was still pretty sketchy in places, and I had no wet practice sessions to relate to. Also attempted to blow the engine up by shifting from 3rd to 2nd at redline. Engine momentarily revved to about 9000 rpm and I caught it quickly before fully letting the clutch out. Ended up with 1st in the SPB class with a 1:22.2. __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

07-04-2011, 03:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	I had a 1:18.7 on Saturday, I was also in group 3, but the conditions changed for the TT on Sunday. Was Chad there Saturday or Sunday? __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

06-01-2011, 11:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 29	nice. I would have been there if not for a kitchen remodel

06-01-2011, 03:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
sig11 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,294 Drives: 09 370Z Red Sport-MT Rep Power: 17	That looks like a fun track. Congratulations on 2nd place.

06-01-2011, 04:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 29	oh yeah thats another thing, i dont know if i want to do another track day without slicks. i had bad experiences with the r888s and they had been haunting me. i am hoping my trailer hitch wil get installed in two weeks before lime rock

07-04-2011, 02:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1118	Hey Chris, my good friend Chad was out there also in his STI. Check out his laps. He ran a 1:19!

07-04-2011, 04:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1118	Damn thats quick. Hmm I know for sure he was there thursday and friday. That's crazy that you're running 1:18's considering he has a GT30R turbo in there and makes like 400+. I haven't really talked to him about it, he just posted on fb.

07-04-2011, 05:17 PM	#12 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 45 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 221	Nice course. Great vids. __________________

07-04-2011, 08:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 29	Good run. I cant wait to get the trailer hitch in so I can come join ya.

07-05-2011, 01:23 AM	#14 (permalink)
Boost_lee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 2,813 Drives: 09 370Z TT 6MT Rep Power: 29	nice vids, looks fun except for the scary 9K rpm part. Makes me want to get some track time __________________ My TT Z

07-05-2011, 06:21 AM	#15 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	It is a lot of fun. It can be scary at times, there were several broken cars over the weekend some of them expensive. A very experienced (20+ years) driver crashed coming onto the front straight stuffing it into the wall at 90 mph. One of the student cars lost the brakes due to a cut brake line going into 3 (also about 90 mph if you did it right) but managed to thread the escape chute while tank slapping the tire walls. I highly recommend to people to drive at least several auto-x events so they are comfortable driving at the traction limit at 60 mph and then it is an easy progression to step up the speed. Besides car control it also helps you with car setup. __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

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