oh well... not my event... which is why i started my own.

The nitrous system wont be fake, I just probably wont use it. I dont understand what you have against the comp? Show me a single mag that has as extensive a battery of tests? I thought it was a shitass comp as well when the 350Z won it, but then I realized it was because NONE of the other cars were well sorted to do well across the board. Hello 1000hp viper with no AC, and blinged out single turbo supra on 19 inch wheels.

If I get in, hell yes Im going to do it.

I have not seen the issue yet.

worst in environmental, No cats LOL

worst in acceleration Talk about sand on the track [url]http://videos.streetfire.net/search/ls7+rx7/0/adcb6a55-0ce5-4a01-b498-982d00243fe2.htm[/url]

I took the car to Sacramento race track to see what it would run without sand.
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Did poorly in show car My car is very clean but I do not have all of the ricer parts on my car. New paint 99 front bumper very clean r1 interior with Raceshop CM cage.

braking My car brakes very good. They told us to brake at the 1st cone and this is where the track was in bad shape. The cars that did better in braking where braking further down the track where the track was in better shape. Talk about not following the rules and getting away with it.

skidpad I think that I was in 3rd on this.

road course My car was smoking bad on the turns so I only ran 2 warm up laps, no all out runs. It turns out that my motor was sucking in engine oil on the turns. I later fixed this with a catch can.

Hp 3rd place, the only car on pump gas and no turbo. I was happy with 3rd.

gross display This is easy with a v8 rx7
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Midpack in economy 427 motor not too bad

girlfriend test She was hot

I had alot of fun in the event. Not everything was fair, but it never is.

Mark do you want to add anything?

This challenge has many pitfalls:
The whole staff on the SCC Mag crew is new... and they didn't run it as smoothly as last year's event that is for sure. Less sponsors and absolutely no free stuff (ie Mother's products, Motul oils, free event Tshirt, etc).

The drag strip for this test is surrounded by concrete plants with dust/sand blowing across it all day long. It does the drag, 20-100mph test, and braking. Crappy prep and zero VHT on the track. It was a joke. So was last year just not as badly prepped. The braking rules were not enforced either which was total BS and gave an advantage to those that cheated. These results killed his overall points accumulation where he should've finished towards the top.

Like last year: The gas mileage loop they don't tell you that you can bring a large truck and draft behind it going 40mph on the freeway and then coast downhill for miles, plop in a different ECU setup for running super lean... and other tricks. The route was poorly signposted as well as some actually got lost and they didn't disqualify them.

The skidpad surface wasn't as nice as last years also and was in the process of being fixed.. Mike runs the stock sway bars and bushings which may limit the cars handling potential and he never really tested optimal tire pressures. You can ask him about his prep which I'm not 100% clear on. My buildup followed an SCCA National AutoX champion's setup (Andy McKee) and it worked well... just rides very stiff is the tradeoff and is very darty.

Another BS to note is this:
They allow professional drivers to pilot the cars which certainly affects the end results in some tests. They certainly don't print it in the results.... Some people simply can't drive their own cars I guess. ie the Skyline had a professional Japanese Skyline racer at the strip, the NSX guy didn't drive the car at all, and many others had long time road racers pilot their cars at the road course which was their home track! IMO the event should be driven by the owner... even if they didn't build the car. Otherwise it simply turns into a who has the biggest wallet contest once again.

Racing/Contests is about bending the rules to the limit... it is also about enforcing them which the SCC Event staff was very loose about doing.

Don't take my bashing the USCC as me saying you shouldn't do it. just don't go expecting any kind of hope of winning.

Troof!

I love my Bobcats...I can only imagine how some of the race pads feel

You got me, I know nothing about cars, driving cars, or competing in motorsports. I don't have the foggiest idea about adapting to the situation to get the best possible scores. I know nothing about taking advantage of the gray area of the rules. I know nothing about learning and practicing the track you will be competing on before hand.

Seriously alot of that sounded like excuses. "Oh dear me I can't afford a professional driver" big fucking deal, there are plenty of amazing drivers willing to drive for free that are just as fast, or you could learn how to drive yourself. You can't blame anyone but yourself for not getting your car dialed in (ie. tire pressures). The same goes for the drag racing and breaking tests.

Then again I'm not one to make excuses, just take your ass kicking like a man and learn from it.

What times have you actually put down in the 1/4?

Last I checked there was more to this competition, no matter how lopsided it is, than racing Lamborghinis on the highway. I think a C6 Z06 would have more than an outside chance at winning if the driver was semi-competent.

More power to you, though.