Hey fellow Evo owners I think I got the first SCCA trophy for us. I placed fourth today in the Solo 2 San Diego National Tour in DSP. The weather was wet Saturday so naturally the car was unbelieveable, beating ZO6s etc. Interest in the car was unsurpassed. Front race tires 255/40-17 fit and worked fine in the dry today. Later an Evo 7 owner showed me an eccentric bolt to get -2 deg camber.

Also I was approached by a major suspension manufactuer and last week by an well known exhaust company to use the car to develope their products for- more info to come. Thank you guys for all for all the Evo turbo driving tips.

 

Congrats!

Now that you can own with the Evo are you looking to sell your Rx7?

 

Good job Rick ! Thanks for letting me drive your car on friday.
Anytime you need any help or question, feel free to PM me or drop me an email. I'll be glad to help you out.

I had a blast this weekend.

Karl

 

So, the 255/40/17 fit on the stock rims ok?

What tires did you use by the way?

Congrats on the trophy and i'm sure more are to come.........

 

congrats on 4th! your evo stock aside from the tires? what were the cars that placed ahead of ya?

 

Did they place you in the prepared class, or were you just running in the same class you would normally run your Mazda?

SC~ who forgot to corngratulate you..... corn grats!

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Czar
[B]So, the 255/40/17 fit on the stock rims ok?

What tires did you use by the way?

Czar,
In the dry I used a used set of Kumho Victoracers in the frt.on stock rims, to combat the understeer. In a quick parking lot test with one tire it seems less sticky than the soft compound stock tire, but the kumho tech said it trust it when warmed and he was right. The side walls are much stiffer, so the transient response was much improved

 

You can get -2 degrees front camber and -1 degree rear camber without eccentric bolts.
Cheers,

 

Thanks for letting me drive your car on friday.
Anytime you need any help or question, feel free to PM me or drop me an email. I'll be glad to help you out.

Karl,
Thanks for all your help, can't wait to try your VII with the mods! Hope to see you at Norton.

 

Karl,

how would you compare your evo vii to the us evo? pros? cons?

 

congrats on 4th! your evo stock aside from the tires? what were the cars that placed ahead of ya?

digdat,

The fastest cars were a 2 driver trailered IS300 with huge tires and flares, and a well sorted well driven 74 capri - all national caliber drivers. Super Stock ran the same heat with ZO6s, RX-7 tts, and 993 Turbo. My time would have also placed 4th of about 20? cars in SS.

 

Originally posted by Secret Chimp
Did they place you in the prepared class, or were you just running in the same class you would normally run your Mazda?

SC,
Actually I called SCCA friday and they placed the Evo in SS on the spot. I felt this was too fast (at least in the dry) so they said DSP was the catch all for all turbo sedans under 3 liters. Major protests at the event so I'm sure the car will be reclassed for Street Prepared this week.

My Evo was stone stock, didn't even take out the spare or jack. I finished breaking it in driving down to the event! I did do quite a few easy pulls to redline after 600 miles and before pushing it.

 

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by wtz
[B]You can get -2 degrees front camber and -1 degree rear camber without eccentric bolts.


WTZ,
Which position should the adjustment be for -2 deg in the frt? Do you know waht the stock camber and toe specs are? - don't have a manual yet.

Thanks

 

Congrat's on a 4th place finish. Do you have any pics of the race with your EVO in it? Question?, Did the brakes fade at any point in the race? Some people in other forums were talking it needed some better aftermarket pads for the front. Thanks and give us updates on future races.

 

Very nice!!!!
When is your next race? Good luck!!!