First event with new mods

Barney · Post by **Barney** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:29 am

Had my first Autokahana event with the latest modifications in the Sapporo last weekend. It was the first round of the winter series run by MC motorsport.

Most of the cars are modified WRX's, EVO's, Silvia/200SX with 4 Lotus Elise's and 4 Porsche 911's. One Porsche is a ex Peter Fitzgerald race car only 4 years old. 75% of the cars run R compound tyres (semi slicks), with suspension mods and big horse power.

My car was the oldest by about 20 years. But I am very happy to say that I came 16th out of 80 cars :D

I cant wait until I get my new Turbo and decent rims and tyres. :D

ASHLY

decoy · Post by **decoy** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:38 am

nice work man! oldest by 20years and still inside the top 20 :P

JPC · Post by **JPC** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:53 am

Well done Ashly!

Nice to see the car (and driver) competing and doing well, especially since last time I saw it you were still building the beast!

Barney · Post by **Barney** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:15 am

Thanks Guy's, the car does suprise a few people. They have bit of a laugh at first.

JPC is that you John?

JPC · Post by **JPC** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:20 am

Barney wrote:JPC is that you John?

Yep!

Barney · Post by **Barney** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:25 am

How ya going John, How's the Staz

JPC · Post by **JPC** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 2:03 am

Ashly,

'tis going well - in fact much better since I put (previously Trent's) 3" exhaust system in :D

Barney · Post by **Barney** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:08 pm

Thats Good. Trents exhaust was only a couple of months old

ASHLY

mrb1 · Post by **mrb1** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 12:18 pm

Barney,
mate you have got to get some R compound tyres they make a MASSIVE difference! Even if you put them on an old set of rims just for track/autocross work.
The car might not look as slick but you will be higher up the finishing order :)

Barney · Post by **Barney** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 5:16 pm

I have R compound Toyo RA1 205/50/15. But just about to get a new set of rims with 225/45/17, i think thats the way to go.

ASHLY

mrb1 · Post by **mrb1** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:28 am

Make sure you play with tyre pressures a bit with your new rubber the low profile wide rubber can be a bit fussy as to what works best.

Barney · Post by **Barney** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 11:16 am

Thanks for that

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First event with new mods

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