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I've wondered this too. But my inside rears wear more than outside, even with positive camber. Coming from BMW racecars that ran -3.5+ front and -2.0+ rear, I can't grasp how positive camber allows...

Cool vid, thanks for sharing

I ran a HPDE with Rezoom at VIR Friday, and it was fun driving the car on a higher speed track. Thanks to Victor at VIPER for getting the car tuned and set up properly for me quick!...

Interesting discussion, I did think it was a bit odd that there were dragsters running right next to us that were way louder than any club racing car I've heard. They didn't run sound, so it was a...

No sound at this event, so I'm good, but I was told that my car is the loudest here. Probably have to use supertrapp for future sound-limited events.

Awesome, great to hear from an official for the event I'm concerned about, much appreciated!

Thanks all! I will take a supertrapp, and try to get a turn around in time.

Yes, I was. If Barber has (and enforces) a 103db limit then I'm good. It was a Rezoom HPDE though, not SCCA race. Link to the pipes? I would like one anyway to keep my rear wing from getting...

never. I have 2 weekends in the car total and neither had a Db limiter at the track.

I'm the only FM registered, someone come race with me. This will be my first SCCA race, and it would be a shame for it to be a default win with no competition.

I have a double regional at Gateway this weekend (which you guys should join, I'm the only one registered) and the sound limit is 103db. Can I stay under that w/o supertrapp?

Very cool!

8" F/ 10" R is what I've read everywhere. Never measured them though.

Thanks for the input. Safety gear should be good to go, I have my suit, socks, balaclava, SA2005, Hans, and arm restraints. Interesting about the drain hose having to be braided, I'm almost certain...

Thanks for the feedback. It is not brand new, but it has never been raced. To my knowledge it has been a DE toy for several years. It was never homologated (until I did last week). It was checked...

I have been emailing tech inspectors and our regional director for weeks to no avail. Seems like the closest annual tech shop is ~3-4 hours each way from my place, and doing that somehow in the next...

I am hoping to go up to Gateway for my driver school for SCCA but the car has no annual tech and no log book. I got homolo papers already. I would be beyond bummed if I drove all the way up there...

Thanks, I have experience in racecars but the others were all street-based (E36 BMW's mainly) and had synchromesh transmissions. I agree on the driving with full size cars issue, it is a little...

Thanks, I appreciate the advice!

That's a pretty good haul for me for a one day event, I'd be more likely to do a Sebring weekend some time. If I end up doing the SCCA driver school at Gateway next month that'll probably be the...

Thanks! I met Court, he was nice and helped me with lots of tips and tricks (like how to tell how much fuel is in the fuel cell). I guess I'm just paranoid about blowing up the trans since I've...

I had my first full weekend in the car last weekend at Barber and got some video (and had a blast, no going back to street based cars!). I was hoping some of you guys with more experience could...

The tires I bought appear to be quite old (some cracking on sidewalls) and have much much stiffer sidewalls than the normal FM tires by GY. I guess I'll take them to my tire guys and see if they can...

Ha if I could ignore it and it go away I'd choose that option. Accuweather is saying 75% Saturday and 30% Sunday. Tough call... I'd hate to burn through my one set of slicks, but I'd also hate to...

Care to share more info about the Renesis motor setup? Sounds awesome.

It was really just an issue of finding a cheap set of new slicks and I wanted to know they'd fit before I pulled the trigger. I'm fine with the performance of the standard FM tires. I only have 2...

Thanks!

I have 13x10 rear wheels already, but the tires most of us run are 220x9x13 rather than 210x10x13. I guess the 10's would be at least somewhat wider even on the same rim width, and there is not much...

Title says it all. Stock BBS 13x10 in rear.

May put a big power T on the nose or side pods. I figure any sports fan would already think it is a UT theme. Sounds good, looking forward to Barber.

Thanks Moses! I am definitely looking forward to testing the car more in the coming weeks.

My new to me FM.

I've been in the process of getting my FM homologated for the first time and can't find these figures. Anybody happen to know?

Front and rear track:
Wheelbase:...

There was a blowout on a BMW club racing car at Road Atlanta on the back straight at 150+ mph that the driver was lucky to survive, happened in 2012. Hoosier tire blew out with no contact...

Are you contending that an active aero failure is inherently worse than a tire blowing (which happens) or a cooling system failure spewing water (and maybe antifreeze), or any number of other things...

Awesome! I don't see how this is any bigger risk than running older/less reliable racecars on track, which people do all the time. I remember one NASA race where a stock car dropped the entirety of...

Thanks for the reply Victor. I go to VIR frequently, I'm sure I'll stop by in the near future. Can you give me a phone number or other contact info for the shop? The website in your post doesn't...

I can't answer your question, but how do you know when the muffler needs replacing? I'm new to FM, and all of my other track car mufflers lasted pretty much indefinitely.

Thanks for all of the input. Considering the engineers (or lack thereof) I have access to, and the price points, and my expectations from myself (i.e., not winning runoffs just yet ;)) the SOLO...

I understand the importance of having data acq and someone there that knows what it all means (plus a good driver to run my car to compare). But do I really need much more than accurate lap times,...

Thanks for all of the replies! I thought about an Aim Pista or similar, but that's really not in my price range for the foreseeable future. I am still a beginning racer, and I just want accurate...

Thanks. I may end up going that route, I was just under the impression that any device with an internal g meter would be thrown off by mounting on the steering wheel.

I'm a new FM driver, just bought one from MSR in Texas about 6 weeks ago. How do you guys rig up data acquisition products to the car? The Aim Solo looks great for the price, but there is so little...

Yep, I'll have a GoPro HD on my roll bar :thumbsup:

Yep that is me, although I think at least one other FM will be there as well. I'm an instructor with Rezoom and they let us run in all groups, we will have to go out together and have some open...

Anybody else going to play with Rezoom in March at Barber? They're open wheel friendly, and good friends of mine. 3 hours of track time per day or so. I am a new FM driver and still learning the...