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Old 04-09-2013, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by RichieRichZ06
I think the mods we did to the car recently (LG coil overs and ball bearing bushings) made a huge difference because Carrie and I were able to take 1-2 finish both days. Sunday she was only .12 seconds behind me and nearly a full second ahead of 3rd place.
Wow, that's impressive! I think the stiffer front springs on the LG coilovers make a big difference.
Old 04-09-2013, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by John A. Marker
For those of you that tried autocross for the first time......
Arlene Bell takes some fantastic pictures and posts them for all to see. As of this morning, she has all the pictures she took on Saturday. Here is her site......take a look...

http://picasaweb.google.com/10042353...PrV8_XNXxiGRSQ
Thanks for the link John. Arlene takes some nice pictures.
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Will you post the results for both days so we can see the difference between the pros and the begginers?
Thanks
I have the results, but I have no idea how to save a pdf into Photobucket to host the pics on here.

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Wow, that's impressive! I think the stiffer front springs on the LG coilovers make a big difference.
The LG coil overs and ball bearing bushings are the single best mod that we've done to the car. It was a night and day difference. It can't just be the spring rate becuase the springs on my Pfadt coil overs were even a little heavier. I increased them before last season and it made a difference, but nothing like how the car feels now. We beat up on some pretty good cars this weekend and we are both very happy with the car... Finally.

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Thanks for the link John. Arlene takes some nice pictures.
Arlene always has awesome pics and we really appreciate her taking the time to post them on her site.
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Originally Posted by RichieRichZ06
I have the results, but I have no idea how to save a pdf into Photobucket to host the pics on here.
If you send me the PDF, I can convert it to bitmaps for you.
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If you send me the PDF, I can convert it to bitmaps for you.
I just sent it to you via email. Thanks
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Thanks for doing that. I love that Carrie was able to finish so close to me. I better not slip up or she will be at the top of that list. I can't even express how proud I am of her.

She and I have wanted to finish 1-2 for a long time and there was always a car or two that got in the way.
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Has there ever been any talk about allowing supercharged cars in the modified class instead of X class?

There is no way I'm ever going to be competitive in X class and I think my supercharger is more like a handicap and not an advantage against someone that would be in the C5 modified class.
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Originally Posted by BoostedEBZ06
Has there ever been any talk about allowing supercharged cars in the modified class instead of X class?

There is no way I'm ever going to be competitive in X class and I think my supercharger is more like a handicap and not an advantage against someone that would be in the C5 modified class.
You don't have to run in X. We changed the rules last year to allow forced induction into the "2" class, just like heads/cam cars. You should have been in E2, not X. Did the tech guys tell you that you had to run there? If so, I'll make sure they know. If there's any questions out there you should come see me and I'll answer them or take care of any issues.
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Originally Posted by RichieRichZ06
You don't have to run in X. We changed the rules last year to allow forced induction into the "2" class, just like heads/cam cars. You should have been in E2, not X. Did the tech guys tell you that you had to run there? If so, I'll make sure they know. If there's any questions out there you should come see me and I'll answer them or take care of any issues.
Oh, yeah the techs told me I had to be in X class good to know.
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Originally Posted by BoostedEBZ06
Has there ever been any talk about allowing supercharged cars in the modified class instead of X class?

There is no way I'm ever going to be competitive in X class and I think my supercharger is more like a handicap and not an advantage against someone that would be in the C5 modified class.
I run in D2 with a blower. I believe you would be in E2, if you are in a C5Z06. I heard a blower under the hood of a Blue C5Z06 this weekend. It ran strong too. Was that your Z

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Originally Posted by Steve@RSD
I run in D2 with a blower. I believe you would be in E2, if you are in a C5Z06. I heard a blower under the hood of a Blue C5Z06 this weekend. It ran strong too. Was that your Z

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Thanks! That was me a blue C5Z with black wheels, it puts down over 600 so it's a handful. Lol Especially with the brakes not working correctly.



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