looks nice, like that color. he needs a hardtop on it to make it look even better.

 

I am getting ready for track day in October at the Texas World Speedway - I won't be as stock as I initially planned. I took advantage of a garage sale by J-Fire and purchased Koni Shocks, Needswings Intake Manifolds (CAI already purchased), and Eibach Springs.

Per recommendations on this thread: I will get my tire pressures correct and add racing brake fluid when I change my pads to ceramic pads.

That should make my SRT ready for TWS. The rest us up to the driver.

Any suggestions on Brake Pads?

 

I'm using Porterfield R4S and they work great at the track. However, they don't stop as good as the stock pads on the street until they get warmed up. I'm sure others will chime in with additional options. Don't forget to get a tune with those intake manifolds.

Les

 

Do you recommend the InMotion tune? I live near Houston so there are a lot of other options.

 

ive been told that when you go with racing pads if they get wet they have the ablity to eat throught your rim if they start to drip...anyone know any more about this??

that sounds like its going to be a sweet setup!! yea i would say you are a good amount away from stock...when you get all the engine work done you should dyno it to see the numbers.

 

Porterfield R4S is a street-racing pad. So far I haven't noticed any unusual wear on the rotors. A strictly racing pad will wear the rotors. I have no idea how a racing pad can eat through a rim. I assume they meant the rotors. As far as a tune, I can't give an opinion yet. I don't have a tune myself but am aware of the need for one with the mods I have.

Les

 

i think he talking about the brake dust getting wet and dripping on the rims. not sure what compound that would be

 

something like that, i cant remember exactally what it was. thats why i was asking if anyone else knew.

 

heres another vid that shows the power of a viper..........keep in mind this is an advanced group so all the drives know what they are doing....and the power that a S that has a cold air intake ONLY.

YouTube - TDE @ TWS 1-24-09 2nd Run Part 1

 

hey glin if your going to sign up for the event in october you need to regester with them SOON!

that event is a good time to go so it fills up fast

 

Wow, that Viper video is awesome, but I love that Vette pulling away from him on the straights! Must be a newer modded ZO6!

 

i have no idea if it was the z06 or not

 

Cory,

I registered Monday for the TWS October event. Despite attempts by co-workers (your dad is not among the naysayers) to put fear in my brain (visions of hitting the wall with my beautiful SRT-6); I have every reason to be excited about the HPDE event. I want to share this blog on driverenthusiast.net.

For Driving Enthusiasts, Texas is a very nice place to be these days. We have year-round events, a terrific group running HPDEs, and several tracks.
The Drivers Edge (http://www.TheDriversEdge.net/) is the best HPDE group I've seen in my 28 years in this hobby. Thanks to the management of this group, a large body of experienced instructors, and it's "non-denominational" approach ("run what you brung" - meaning no snotty brand-centricity, as in the LSR PCA), high performance drivers education is doing very well in Texas these days. I'm proud to be an Instructor in this group (having abandoned the LSR PCA when their elitism got the better of them).
Texas is also doing very nicely for roadcourses these days: we have Texas World Speedway (TWS: the original, the best, and the fastest) in College Station, Texas Motor Speedway (TMS: for one event a year, with challenging banking on the NASCAR oval) outside of Fort Worth, Eagles Canyon near Decatur (a new track; our first event there is coming soon), and the very well-established and recently expanded Motorsport Ranch in Cresson. Also:

• there is another Motorsport Ranch facility near Houston, but design and management issues prevent it's use for these types of events.
• there was an announcement of a new facility named "Racers Ranch" to be located east of Dallas, but that project appears stalled and unable to get off the ground for the time being.
• and there was also a roadcourse in Corpus Cristi on the airstrip at the US Naval Base, however this has been closed to racers since 9/11 and may never reopen.

When I originally moved to Texas in 1989, TWS was in bankruptcy and there weren't any other roadcourses in the state. Now we have several open, and two more on top of these are also being discussed.
The brand new Harris Hill Road facility is nearly completion and is coming along very well. All paving is complete, and enough is there for a few test laps at slow speed.

 

i will try and make it out to that event to see you go! ive never seen an srt-6 in person...and i want to do the parade lap that they do around lunch

man i want to go and get on the track at speeds...but my funds are low right now

 

im prob going to show up on the 4th just to come and hang out for a little


hey glin, if you need a nice cheap place to stay let me know...there is a place in collage station were they are racer friendly and you will see like 3-4 vipers/vettes/porches/lotus and lots of other exotics....most of the experienced racers stay there just because they are nice and they dont mind the noise from the cars.

 

I am ready for race day. Koni shocks and the lower springs made a big difference in cornering. The vanity appeal is an added plus. My son said the lower stance really makes the crossfire stand out. It even makes the tires look wider. I also changed to racing brake fluid. I bought new pads but decided to leave the old ones on because they have a lot of thickness left. The motor is basically stock (CAI and mani but no pulley or tune). Your dad is looking for someone in Houston to do a tune but I don't think he will find anyone. I am satisified with my engine setup for now. I don't expect to pass any experienced S-2000's. I think my car's quickness in the corners and acceleration when I can open up the throttle; will be impressive enough.

Thanks for use of the accelerometer. I never got a good launch. I first tried with the traction control "on". The TC system let off the throttle so much that it felt like I lost one full second. I registered a 13.4 quarter mile. The next time I tried it with the TC "off" I went sideways down the road for a while (more than one second). The crossfire still went forward enough to avoid the ditch on the opposite side of the road. That run was 12.9 seconds and 363 HP. I think I can do better but I don't enjoy the stress of driving 120 mph!!! Not because I don't enjoy going that fast but because I worry about getting a ticket. I found a good safe (car and people free) stretch of Texas highway but my lack of luck tends to be freakish at times.

I won't need a room because I will be commuting, but thanks for the info anyway.

 

your commuting!! man thats going to be tuff..

i strongly recommend that you go to the Friday night meeting in collage station. you will get an email about it. and its going to be tuff also because you HAVE to be at the drivers meeting in the morning at like 7. if you miss that meeting you dont get to drive the first event.

the room is usually 60ish a night..and you really only need to stay friday and saturday night.

 

i dont know if you are going to post tonight or not glen..i was just wondering if you are enjoying the track....



right now you should have had your first track experience..hope your having fun...see you tomorrow...im bringing my go pro camera for you.

 

well i take this back....i have a morning meeting at 8 and then back to work at 4...im a no go on getting to the track....sorry glin

 

Cory,

Sorry you couldn't make it to the track. I had a great time. There were a lot of fast cars. It rained on us most of the time. The track was slick and I saw several cars lose control and go into the grass. Nothing serious. I went slow and most cars passed me. I still need to work out some bugs. I put the autostick in manual thinking it would stay in manual at 3rd gear; then I hit full throttle comming out of the last curve at the beginning of the long straigth. I thought the car would stay in 3rd gear for low rpm acceleration; but it downshifted giving me too much torque. I nearly lost the car in a fish-tail at 50 mph, that could have been very bad since the pit area wall was close. I am looking for a gearbox software kit to fix that problem. The automatic gave me problems both days due to the slick road conditions; basically making the car unpredicatable under moderate to full throttle conditions. I had to take it a lot slower but that didn't bother me much because I was more interested in learning and my instructor wanted me to go slow. He drove the car and knew my skill level was way below the level of the car. He was impressed that I got a lot better as the races went on. You can tell your dad my instructor has a 750 Hp Supra twin turbo race car. He was very impressed with the SRT-6 because of it's suprising grip and power. He commented several times at how powerful the car is and said with the right tires and a few adjustments it could be made into a great track car. I didn't open it up but a few times because it made my instructor nervous twice when it downsifted and launched us in wet road condtions. I safely returned me and the car home, so mission accomplished. I am excited and want to go back to the track. There was only one S-2000 and it was an instructors car. Mostly Vets, BMW's, and Porsches.