Did the Goodguys Autocross

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  1. AUSSIEBJ

    AUSSIEBJ http://mmb.maverick.to/at

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    chris you could also drill and safety wire it..
     
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  2. AUSSIEBJ

    AUSSIEBJ http://mmb.maverick.to/at

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    Safety wire it the nut i mean
     
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    Chris, that looked awesomely fun!!:thumbs2:
     
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  4. GrabberGT

    GrabberGT Chris

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    I can not lie. IT WAS A BLAST!:burnout:
     
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    looks fun, but you should have let marry pozzi or kyle tucker to make a run to see what theyd do in your car..:)
     
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  6. GrabberGT

    GrabberGT Chris

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    Sadly enough, neither were in attendance. We missed DSE, Specte, and Gateway Performance. The heavy hitters for the weekend were Jimmy Day, James Shipka, and Bret from Ridetech.
     
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    oh that's lame

    hopefully i'llbe doing the one in columbus ohio next year as I didnt get to do it this year..buick nor the ford were ready

    atleast you had fun!
     
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    Looked good on the run..Needed a little more over steer to get ya 'round the corners faster. Stayed pretty flat though!
     
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  9. GrabberGT

    GrabberGT Chris

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    More autocross action at Goodguys last weekend. I improved my time by 3 seconds from last year. I would like to attribute that to a combination of suspension tuning, more power from the EFI setup, and tire pressure changes.

    At first the car was way to loose in the rear. I asked around and most of the guys were running around 30 psi of tire pressure on the front. I was at 45. So I started dropping the pressure. I think I found the sweet spot at 30 front and 35 rear. I ran out of time to drop it more to see if it got better. That and nerves. I was beginning to lose focus after almost driving straight into the fence. Somewhere out there is a photo of me going thru the finish line, full drift, sideways. I hope it show up. I''d love to see that. I took the wife for a ride. She loved it. I think it gained me approval for new tires/wheels and brakes. :dance: Theres another Autocross this weekend I'll hit to get more practice. This stuff is addicting.
     
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    Chris,

    I am happy to see all your hard work is paying off. Enjoy, my Friend!!!:character0182::racingflag:

    Rick
     
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    That's great. Have fun at the autocross.:)
     
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    Looks like fun. I tried doing a auto-cross once when I had a mazda miata a few years ago. It stated to rain just before the racing started so it was more like drifting, but it was a lot of fun. By my 4th run through the corse my times were getting compettive. It was a lot of fun though. :dance::drive:
     
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    Great work on that car. Looks like it has good handling manners and it sounds mean as hell.:thumbs2:

    I've had good luck keeping adjusting nuts in place using a jam nut against the adjusting nut. I've never had one come loose.
     
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  14. Maverick Man

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    Looks like fun. What brakes you have on there?
     
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  15. GrabberGT

    GrabberGT Chris

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    PHR magazine wants to shoot my car but asked me when I was going to fix the dent in my hood. I told them Im waiting for Mr Yee to make me a CF cowl hood and ship it to me. LOL.
     
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