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11-08-2010, 03:32 AM
hey guys and girls! i was at Summit with NASA this weekend running in the time trials, and brought the old Honda Civic out of retirement (it's been years since its been on a racetrack); prepped it and signed up for TTS class. after some fiddling around, and some serious issues, i managed to run a best time of 1:19.8 in the last session on saturday! i had forgotten what its like to drive the Civic; so much different from my 'dump truck' Probenstien!
that put me 2nd in TTS, behind a Z06, and in front of another Z06, an E46 M3, and a FD RX7. all very bad-ass full racing machines to be sure!
i had some issues and wasn't able to do more than first session and a lap on sunday (cracked all SIX front brake rotors i'd brought with me and had a oil seal failure on top of that, so i put it back on the trailer early on sunday).
there was a lot more time still out there for me; i was re-learning the car, and really wasn't 'trusting' it like i need to. i was having a major problem on the front straight due to running out of gear; was hitting the revlimiter in 6th gear just past the start-finish line and riding it out til the brake zone of T1 (was wasting at least 1/2 to 3/4 sec doing that). i've determined also that the car needs SERIOUS aero assistance due to the very high speeds it is capable of running at now; i think i could shave an additional 2 seconds if it had a front splitter/airdam and a rear wing.
the track conditions were really good; air temp was in the 50s most of the time (40s in the morning, but the track was soooooo cold that it wouldnt grip well early in the morning). i had a really fun time getting back in the swing with the Civic! i'm thinking about campaigning it next year, as i've found a possible sponsor for it who is willing to help fix up its shortcomings (final drive and aero mostly). hopefully you guys will get a chance to see it at a few RTR events next year as we are setting it up and tuning it!
Todd
ReidSpeed
PS this lil Civic is gonna be NASTY fast at the Glen; omg is it gonna eat up the Glen!
that put me 2nd in TTS, behind a Z06, and in front of another Z06, an E46 M3, and a FD RX7. all very bad-ass full racing machines to be sure!
i had some issues and wasn't able to do more than first session and a lap on sunday (cracked all SIX front brake rotors i'd brought with me and had a oil seal failure on top of that, so i put it back on the trailer early on sunday).
there was a lot more time still out there for me; i was re-learning the car, and really wasn't 'trusting' it like i need to. i was having a major problem on the front straight due to running out of gear; was hitting the revlimiter in 6th gear just past the start-finish line and riding it out til the brake zone of T1 (was wasting at least 1/2 to 3/4 sec doing that). i've determined also that the car needs SERIOUS aero assistance due to the very high speeds it is capable of running at now; i think i could shave an additional 2 seconds if it had a front splitter/airdam and a rear wing.
the track conditions were really good; air temp was in the 50s most of the time (40s in the morning, but the track was soooooo cold that it wouldnt grip well early in the morning). i had a really fun time getting back in the swing with the Civic! i'm thinking about campaigning it next year, as i've found a possible sponsor for it who is willing to help fix up its shortcomings (final drive and aero mostly). hopefully you guys will get a chance to see it at a few RTR events next year as we are setting it up and tuning it!
Todd
ReidSpeed
PS this lil Civic is gonna be NASTY fast at the Glen; omg is it gonna eat up the Glen!
Todd Reid
#11 Ford Probe GT
2011 Race Track Combat Champion
2009 NASA MA PTE Champion
2007 NASA MA PTE Champion
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#11 Ford Probe GT
2011 Race Track Combat Champion
2009 NASA MA PTE Champion
2007 NASA MA PTE Champion
Need driver coaching? Need a hired driver? contact me at: http://www.reidspeedinc.com
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, or Racer....
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