datax

Today is a practice day at Summit and here are some pictures of me and others. I'll wrire a review after an actual time trial tomorrow.

NJ-GT

those wheels are beautiful. They look great on a white car. I like the yellow film on the headlights.

Are you running PCCB at the track?

KJinDC

Datax, how did the event go for you?

-KJ

blake

Your car looks awesome! Where did you get the yellow film for the headlights?

Thanks,
-B

datax

Yup, Rad. Still have PCCBs while saving up for Alcons. Probably next season, I should be ready.

It was fun experience, KJ. This is my second time on same track with GT3 and I learned a lot. Placed 5th in my class. I ended up faster than C6 Z06 which was also in my class along side with lots of highly modified S2000s.

Thanks guys. I bought the protected films from http://www.lamin-x.com/ after knowing headlights are the most expensive item in the front of the car.

Here are more pictures from the actual time trial.







Friend of mine with the camera got me catching air.

NJ-GT

Ken,

You look so much taller in the picture with your car on the air. It means that what lots of friends have been saying is correct. We need harnesses and rollbars.

Those tail pipes look like FabSpeed muffler bypass pipes. Did you notice the colder engine temperatures?

datax

Good eyes, Rad. My head was touching the roof in that picture. 3 points belts can't hold me in tight enough. And, stock GT3 suspension seem very lose compare to my M3. Yes, tail pipes are FB muffler bypass pipes and yes, I noticed the cooler engine temps. I was VERY surprised and happy. Only wish it is not too loud for the street. I used those tires and rims that I bought from you and tires need forever to heat up. I guess they are little bit old and being MPSC?

Rob in VA

Ken, to warm up the tires, maybe you need to drive a little harder. j/k

Most likely they are heat cycled to death.

datax

Rob, I was going to call you last weekend and ask about MPSC pressure and about the shims that you have on the wing because the thing kept on flying into the air. Tires started to have grip after 2-3 laps. Time attack session is only 5 laps in total (1 warm up, 3 hot, 1 cool down) so I was having a bit of frustration.

More pics.

Rob in VA

Ken, hell yeah, you should have called me. Regardless it looks like you had fun. Great pictures. The car is really looking good.

NJ-GT

Ken,

MPSC are not the tires for Time Attack. They need 2 laps to get some temperature when new. When used, they need another lap. I did not use them on the track, so their track time is per the previous owner.

Get a set of R1/R6. If you need to drive to the event on your track tires, then use Toyo R888 (RA1 sizes don't fit the stock 996 GT3).