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Messages - E6Cueman
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« on: January 19, 2018, 04:58:20 PM »
Thanks Reijo.
Beiseker would be a very convenient location indeed!
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« on: November 16, 2017, 09:12:06 PM »
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« on: November 16, 2017, 09:05:12 PM »
http://solotime.info/pax/rtp2018.html
SSC was assigned a PAX .001 harder than CS, but that may because the spec tire is not yet published.
Maybe... And Maybe someone has put in some real effort to make the class appealing.
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« on: October 25, 2017, 10:09:31 AM »
Is that length of stud is pretty much undrivable on bare pavement?
It's doable... but you certainly compromise dry pavement grip, and accelerate wear of the studs.
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« on: October 22, 2017, 08:49:20 AM »
I think for convenience sake, incorporating this information into the existing display would be great. I.E. Less to haul around and set up and trip over on site.
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« on: October 16, 2017, 08:02:50 AM »
Cam proved a few things definitively today:
1. He is fast 
2. Today's course was not a power course
Finally eh! All this time I had doubt. 
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« on: October 13, 2017, 07:41:34 AM »
Your argument is (somewhat) convincing, so I ended up voting for .814
The (somewhat) is because that camber allows much more effective use of that extra wheel width. And effective usage of your rubber trumps so many things.
A BS Vette has about as much camber as it wants doesn't it? And a lot more tire and thrust versus mass. The Tire Rack friendly wheel offset regulations look like they are going to limit SSC cars to about 2.5 degrees front camber. STX twins run more than three, so one has to wonder if 2.5 will be enough. In the rear, street regulations give twins adequate camber. Regardless of where PAX ends up, I'm locked in, and excited about the idea of some local competition outside of the index.
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« on: October 12, 2017, 01:52:11 PM »
And for context...
SS 0.826 SSP 0.862 XP 0.892 AM 1.000
AS 0.819 ASP 0.856 BP 0.869 BM 0.956
BS 0.813 BSP 0.853 CP 0.854 CM 0.901
CS 0.810 CSP 0.860 DP 0.865 DM 0.906
DS 0.801 DSP 0.842 EP 0.859 EM 0.905
ES 0.794 ESP 0.837 FP 0.873 FM 0.916
FS 0.804 FSP 0.829 HCR 0.825 FSAE 0.966
GS 0.793
HS 0.786 SSR 0.847 SMF 0.848 KM 0.939
HCS 0.809 SM 0.861 JA 0.864
CAM-C 0.823 SSM 0.875 JB 0.834
STF 0.800 CAM-T 0.817 JC 0.726
STS 0.818 CAM-S 0.838
STX 0.822
STR 0.830
STU 0.831
STP 0.820
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« on: October 12, 2017, 01:09:14 PM »
The SSC car is essentially a CS FR-S car minus 10lbft of torque, and plus 0.5" of wheel and 0.5 degrees of camber. I was being pessimistic with my guess... I think it'll be better than a CS ND Miata... but don't think it'll be better than a good BS car.
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« on: October 12, 2017, 07:28:53 AM »
has there been speculation about what the actual number might end up being?
I'm guessing somewhere in the range of 0.812-0.814... at least I hope that's all we're thinking.
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« on: October 11, 2017, 08:32:48 PM »
I have ordered the parts and looking forward to running the class next year. I'm even going to try and cord my tires... ON THE INSIDE EDGE! 
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« on: October 01, 2017, 06:13:19 AM »
No oil cooler 
... but Q gets to keep his exhaust.
I don't, because my exhaust is titanium. Titanium... mass produced... and cheaper than a lot of stainless steel alternatives. Spec is spec... but something about their execution of this idea is starting to sour me against it. The new update added 3 more mm of wheel offset too. +40 was already too much. I suspect that clearance tire to spring perch clearance may be a limiting factor in camber adjustment. As someone pointed out to me, +43mm rules out some very attractive options that aren't available for purchase on Tire Rack. +35 to +40 is the first place anyone would have looked without regulations. Yah I can change my shift knob and add a catch can?!? Where is the oil cooler?
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« on: September 20, 2017, 03:14:34 PM »
My point is PAX is not well explained in any way to new drivers and so, as happened to you, and will ultimately happen to me, we have to ditch our cars and switch to something competitive. See my previous post, Pax, a critical part of Autocross in North America is reserved to 3 lines in a 30 page novice guide document.
Agreed. Getting a competitive car for any class can be expensive, and/or a lot of work, or mean that you can't drive your favourite car ever (in my case also an old Corolla)... but it sure makes event day a lot more enjoyable.
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« on: September 20, 2017, 03:05:00 PM »
I feel like alot of people are saying the same thing in different ways. Stephen I am not criticizing PAX as such, but rather the implications it has on slightly modified cars from individuals entering the sport locally.
Like finishing poorly in PAX overall versus winning a class of one or two in a poorly prepared car? I like Stephen's analogy of running a marathon in workboots. As I said... PAX is all that I look at. I'm sure there are people below me on the PAX results sheet that drive as well as, or better than me, but I don't know who to tell who they are. Reasonable or not, PAX is the only tool I have for comparing myself to everyone in attendance. It's also the reason I ditched a much faster and more fun car for an easy to prepare and practical D Street car. In my last car, I had all sorts of excuses as to why I couldn't beat Cam. In the FRS, I was disappointed to discover that all of those excuses were fantasy. Now I just talk shit about altitude and course design.
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« on: September 19, 2017, 09:11:06 AM »
This discussion has nothing to do with the laws of physics its to do with PAX & HP. Put Ryan and Cam in the M2 & then move both to a ES Miata and my best guess is on last Sundays course the M2 would be quicker. Which is exactly why Stephen was down in 13th place.
As Ryan pointed out, a couple years back Cam in his 120hp MR2 put everyone and everything in the ground, so I don't think it's necessarily true. That said, there is certainly a difference between our local course design and altitude, from the general average south of the border on which PAX is based. The index is still king for me though, and the only thing I look at when examining local results...
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