These pictures were taken at the last Solo 1 event I attended last weekend. It was raining most of the day - so excuse the dirty wheels.

Here is a pic of the rims side by side. The 15" rim has 205/50 A032Rs on them. The 16" rim has Pirelli 225-40s.



This is the 15" on the car:



This is the 16" on the car:



Here is a pic of the 15's on the car:



Here is a comparison of tread width. The 15's are 6.5" wide with 205/50s and the 16's are 7" width with 225s. As you can see - there is very little difference.



This was my competition in IP2 that day. A 1900 lb fibreglass body CRX with a B18C5 motor with a Hytech header. The car was surprisingly not <u>that</u> fast...?



This was his brake setup. Brembos and Toyo RA-1s - they also had Dunlop slicks but due to the inclement weather were not able to run them.



Here is an interior shot of my car with the new OMP shift **** which I really like. It screws on. No damned Allen screws to come loose:



Here is another pic of the OMP cage:



Enjoy!

 

i like the 15's more

 

so were you running lower times than the crx?

 

I hate you so very much.


How did you do at the race? I really tried to go but I just couldn't afford it.

Your wheels look nice. Did you notice any difference between the two?


Not really fair to race againsed a fiberglass custom car with a stock one. Sounds like they needed more classes.


[Modified by Ddub, 6:20 PM 9/20/2002]

 

nice pix and comparo

 

no - i was within .5 sec in the dry.

 

damn you for having two sets of mf10s

 

Yeah, you bastard having not one but two sets of Mugen MF-10s!

 

Damn those wheels are gorgeous!

Nice seats too

 

 

Super nice rims! One question... I thought you had 15x7" MF-10's and not 15x6.5"... notice any difference in steering feedback between the 16x7" vs. 15x6.5"?

 

So what were your lap times at Mission in the dry? What kind of times was Sheridan turning in his red CRX? How did lap times compare against Johnny in his Trans Am? And do you intend to come out to the 5-10 Lapping Day, Oct 6th? I would love to have an ITR out to compare laps with.





[Modified by DB1-R81, 9:43 PM 9/20/2002]

 

The morning was a practice session that started out very wet and slippery. By lunch it had dried out to the point of being fun - still being untimed. But at the end of lunch the skies opened and it was pouring mist again. The BCMA people set up the timers and started to time the runs. My best was 87.XXX but they ended up disallowing several of the run groups times due to inconsistencies with the timing devices - as such my last run (still really wet) was 91.XXX. The CRX was two seconds faster. He removed the sway bars at lunch and found traction. My car was all over the place. I spun it about 6 times. My spring rates are a bit too high for full wet driving I think - or else I was driving way too fast for the conditions. Probably the latter.

My times were a little slower than Sheridan's car. His car is fast! And he has huge front tires on that thing. They stick out past the bodywork about 2". Johnny said he was "surprised my car was really fast". Johnny and the Mustang boys had weird lines around the track. They were slow in the corners. But on the straight they sounded awesome.


[Modified by Big Phat R, 10:02 PM 9/20/2002]

 

Am I mistaken, or does it look as though that cage also bolts to the B-pillars?
Other than that.

 

Any more info on this lapping day? I would like to go if I could.

 

It bolts to the seatbelt hangers - there is an extended flange there

 

Must be nice to own 2 sets of Mugen rims..you are a lucky man...

 

That's the only cage or bar that I've seen do that.
So, mind IM'ing me with some idea of what the final bill was (for comparison shopping purposes).
I sold my SpeedWare harness guide bar and picked up an old style Kirk roll bar, but really would like to have a full cage in the car to go with the upcoming turbo potential.
Yes, mostly for track days at this point. Thanks ... Ed

 

he probably could have got it down to 1800 punds if he took that rediculous hunk of **** offa his rear hatch, ricer!, btw i like the 15s, nice wheels!

 

damn I want those rims

 

16

 

interesting stuff

ya, that CRX races in the SCCBC series against the AJR DC2Rs... and it's not that fast for what it is

 

Hello Ddub,

Here is the info on the track day, call Byron Meston @ (604) 802-7910 and he still might let you in @ $150.00 for the day.

http://www.the510realm.com/bc/events...day/index.html

 

Big Phat R,

Which rim/tire combo did you find resulted in the best performance?

Lloyd~ who will be getting rims/tires soon!

 

15" R compounds (Toyo Proxes RA-1) are the best bang for the buck tire for the Type R. I have a set of them on my stock rims and they kick ***. Once the A032R's are done I'm going to buy another set of Toyo's.

DB1: I can't go to the event on the 6th. My folks are in from out of town.


[Modified by Big Phat R, 11:09 AM 9/21/2002]