tcrane

Hi All,
Thought I'd post up a vid of my most recent PB at MRLS, managed a 1:44.982 on my B series 96 Civic hatch on 205/50/15 RE71R's, looks like there's still a bit more time in there based off the Data and the Vid below, i think a high 1:42 is possible next time out. Feel free to comment on anything you see that i'm doing wrong and could improve. Cheers,



thanks,

cheapskate

Nice driving, what is your suspension setup?

dirty19

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Not too bad!

KoRn_vIRuZ

Nice driving! And super fast car!

I noticed you seem to have to turn the wheel a lot compared with my EK. Do you have the manual steering rack, which has a lower ratio?

Also, you seem to have removed the passenger airbag while keeping the cover intact. Was it hard to do that? It seems to have some hooks.. Any tips? Thanks!

tcrane

Thanks Guys

Suspension Setup is simple, just off the shelf Koni Yellow's with GC Sleeves, Eibach front sway, ASR rear sway.

Power Rack, but no power steering, all manual, but yes there's quite a bit of steering input on the tighter parts of the track.

KoRn_vIRuZ

Thanks for the reply. Maybe the US racks have a slower ratio, or it was just an impression.

Charlienofun

tcrane - Great wheeling! PM me if your intrested in driving an EM1 at some endurance races later this year! I'm local if you ever see me at SpeedSF event come say Hello

SkylineKin

What final drive are you running and what transmission?

Jimi Hondrix

How much does the track time cost?

Egezzy

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It is all track and group running the event dependent. Your best bet is to Google "HPDE and the area that you live in" and that should give you a decent starting point.

sup3rd

I remember him saying that it's a 4.7 final drive and short 3-4-5 gears.

turbociv910

5th seems long

gutted-dx

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Nice footwork! Car sounds amazing too!

tcrane

1:1.000 ratio, i just have to get up there and stay in it.. not a long gear.. but my last haha, same as a 4th in a regular 5 speed trans

thanks!

yes 4.7FD, Gear X short ratio 3rd 1:1.625, 4th 1:1.296, 5th 1:1.00

anywhere between $90-$300/day depending on organization and track.. the higher end tracks like Laguna and Sonoma usually range $180-$250/day..

Likewise, come say Hi if you see me first!

tcrane

Here's one more, chasing a friends K24 Integra, his car's a bit better set up than mine, still fun chase though. I replaced my clutch slave right before this track day and didnt bleed it out all the way, hence a couple grinds here and there... i bled it inbetween sessions and was fine for the rest of the day.


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exgr

looks good. the only thing that stood out for me is i think you can do turn 9 the downhill (Rainey Curve) left a bit faster. get on the gas earlier and power all the way to the exit... should find some time there.

tcrane

agreed with that, i lose about 2 seconds compared to other drivers from the top of the corkscrew to T11, i need to grow the ***** to carry more speed through T9, everytime i take it i come out of it saying "i could have taken that faster..", but i've yet to commit to it.

iwannarace

Nice lap!

Saw you and the 4dr teg at sonoma yesterday. He was jammin!

tcrane

Nice! Sunday was great at Sonoma. That was my first day at Sonoma, i think that's my favorite track now - its got everything! I managed a 1:57.75 out there, i think ive got another 3-4 seconds that i can shave off after the 2nd/3rd time there.. I was on the new Hankook RS4's so it was kinda a test and tune day at a new track.

Come say Hi next time

Cheers

iwannarace

Yeah, Sonoma is a gem. 1:57 is damn good for your first time out! Do you have a vid of that lap? That would be fun to see.

tcrane

Thanks, i appreciate that, once you get the rhythm down at that track you can really shave down time..

I have a video of the fastest lap, i'll edit it up soon and post up when i can.

Cheers