Week 2, They still haven't noticed...
Posted Apr 16, 2019, 4:39 PM UTC
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What has your experience been with running with the higher displacement cars?
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The biggest take away I have is that my car is still faster than I am. There was an experienced driver in the other run group that showed me what the BRZ is capable of. I know i need stickier tires, but overall the course was designed to challenge the driver. While the vettes have an advantage off the line and in the straights, the BRZ's higher cornering speed and lighter weight made it so they couldnt just run away from it. I am really surprised how well the BRZ can keep up with a vette in the hands of an experienced driver.
Fastest vette did a 65.016 and the experienced guy in my BRZ managed a 68.812. Keep in mind that vette was an actual race prepped vette on slicks and the BRZ is stock on PS4S tires. The course favored the BRZ due to the combination of crappy pavement and lots of tight twisting corners and bumps. On a faster course im not sure the BRZ would fair so well.
Im trying to avoid comparing myself to what the other drivers can do right now since i cant even get 100% out of the BRZ yet. However the people have been super friendly and helpful toward that goal and I look forward to the next event. I hope that covers what you where looking for.
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That absolutely fills me with smiles. Thank you!
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Definitely the right attitude.
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Tires are everything at autocross, never compare yourself to another driver or car on unequal tires. While I don't know if 7 seconds is quite tires alone, tires make a world of difference you can't begin to understand, especially at an autocross where grip is everything.
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I would say 7 seconds has more to do with me than the tires. However if i upgraded from PS4S to Cup 2 or a semi slick tire, the experienced driver would have been able to make a better time. Thats mostly where that comment was coming from.
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Most definitely. 4Ses *should be* the stock tires, but for Auto X something semi-slick and on lighter wheels should be a must, especially for a corner-only kinda car.
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Just get some Bridgestones RE71RS, good for autox and some track driving. Semi slicks would be a waste of money on a stock car.
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They noticed, they just don't want to say anything when you're cornering faster than them.
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Noticed that you’re at PPIR?
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Autocross at PPIR with stock BRZ working on driver mod.
First run of the day 81.772, Fastest run of the day 75.752. Getting better
With the Corvette club or SCCA?
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