David Buschur's gonna scuff his paint job road racing.......
Anyway, check out www.nasaproracing.com if you want more information. I am going to trailer our 2006 Eclipse V6 GT down there. We've got Eibachs on it, some 18" wheels with Toyo tires. BR cold air intake and BR axle back on it. It's the car I have the least investment in so if I screw up and crash it I will be the least depressed
i thought those eclipses were RWD cuz i did test drive 1 a while ago n it was a RWD
anywayz hope u have fun over there.
The Eclipse is FWD for sure, they have never made a RWD Eclipse, we've made a few though
Thanks for all the good luck wishes.
This particular Eclipse we got from Mitsubishi to develop parts for, promote and the first year we had it we took it to SEMA. We have the car to do whatever we like with for 5 years and then turn it back into Mitsubishi to be crushed.
I am actually thinking I might use this car for the FWD Time Attack class and give it a whirl myself, that is if I like doing this road racing stuff. The car actually makes good power, more HP and torque on our dyno than a stock EVO does. If we were to gut it I think it would run pretty good. We had it at the dragstrip last year and it spun like mad, still ran 14.5's at around 95 mph. No record setter but a fun car non-the-less.
It will need some brakes for sure. I'd guess the stock ones will make it for a weekend and if I enjoy this I'll throw something else on it. Maybe a set of EVO brakes and some brackets.
Still up in the air as to what I want to do if I like this. I guessing it is going to be quite the rush. My best bet might be to just use this Eclipse full time as a race car, now that you guys know how we got it you can understand more why I would do that.
My EVO would be a killer around a road course. I've concentrated on making it do everything well, it's not just a drag car. Has sways, some bushings, coil overs, it's been scaled and is very well balanced. I have upgraded Grio Disc rotors and good pads on it. Front lip, EVO9 JDM rear to keep the air out of the back. The car is lightened up and of course the power..............isn't too bad. I bet the car would run 160+ on the straight at Mid Ohio. It is honestly too much car for me though. About the only downside is no ABS.
I think my Subaru will actually be the AWD I end up using if I use an AWD at all.
I will try and get some in car camera footage of me plowing through corners, running over cones, passing in the wrong spots, getting yeld at by the instructor blah blah blah etc. haha
Thanks for all the good luck wishes.
This particular Eclipse we got from Mitsubishi to develop parts for, promote and the first year we had it we took it to SEMA. We have the car to do whatever we like with for 5 years and then turn it back into Mitsubishi to be crushed.
I am actually thinking I might use this car for the FWD Time Attack class and give it a whirl myself, that is if I like doing this road racing stuff. The car actually makes good power, more HP and torque on our dyno than a stock EVO does. If we were to gut it I think it would run pretty good. We had it at the dragstrip last year and it spun like mad, still ran 14.5's at around 95 mph. No record setter but a fun car non-the-less.
It will need some brakes for sure. I'd guess the stock ones will make it for a weekend and if I enjoy this I'll throw something else on it. Maybe a set of EVO brakes and some brackets.
Still up in the air as to what I want to do if I like this. I guessing it is going to be quite the rush. My best bet might be to just use this Eclipse full time as a race car, now that you guys know how we got it you can understand more why I would do that.
My EVO would be a killer around a road course. I've concentrated on making it do everything well, it's not just a drag car. Has sways, some bushings, coil overs, it's been scaled and is very well balanced. I have upgraded Grio Disc rotors and good pads on it. Front lip, EVO9 JDM rear to keep the air out of the back. The car is lightened up and of course the power..............isn't too bad. I bet the car would run 160+ on the straight at Mid Ohio. It is honestly too much car for me though. About the only downside is no ABS.
I think my Subaru will actually be the AWD I end up using if I use an AWD at all.
I will try and get some in car camera footage of me plowing through corners, running over cones, passing in the wrong spots, getting yeld at by the instructor blah blah blah etc. haha
David, you know you just screwed yourself for life right 
The good thing about mid-ohio is that so many different racing organizations use that track. See if you can dig up some Champ car racing, Grand Am Cup, or Speed World Challenge racing from Mid-ohio.
Also, racing seaon has just started so go watch some F1 or American LeMans series (which just raced Sebring this weekend). It'll help you learn to to read and drive corners, when to brake/accelerate, etc. And if you ever get to wheel-to-wheel racing, how to set up passes, how to drive in traffic, etc.
My advise for now is to drive the car with the worst handling that you have. Anyone driving a Ferrari F430 on slicks can go fast even if they're driving completely wrong. There was an in-car vid of an Evo at Laguna Seca and he's passing EVERYBODY. But it was all car because he was driving all sorts of wrong; wrong lines, bad braking points, bad shifts, etc. But just the fact that the car was so fast, he was still passing everyone.
Driving a car that handles relatively crappy with less grip lets you know really quickly when you've screwed up (at a much lower speed too). You mess up at the limit of a race car, you're pretty screwed because you have to go so fast to exceed those limits. Much better to drive a slow car and learn the 'line' and if you go past the limit of the slow car, well, you're going a lot slower so less damage possible.
If you like it after your first day, I'd recommend going to racing school. I think Skip Barber has 3-day schools at Mid-Ohio.
Oh yeah, karts are a great way to learn to drive fast. Maintaining momentum in those is super important because the basic ~10hp karts don't have that much acceleration. You drive the wrong line, slide sideways, there goes all your speed and it takes a long time to get back up. Plus, a lot of F1 and Champ car guys race karts to stay sharp
The good thing about mid-ohio is that so many different racing organizations use that track. See if you can dig up some Champ car racing, Grand Am Cup, or Speed World Challenge racing from Mid-ohio.Also, racing seaon has just started so go watch some F1 or American LeMans series (which just raced Sebring this weekend). It'll help you learn to to read and drive corners, when to brake/accelerate, etc. And if you ever get to wheel-to-wheel racing, how to set up passes, how to drive in traffic, etc.
My advise for now is to drive the car with the worst handling that you have. Anyone driving a Ferrari F430 on slicks can go fast even if they're driving completely wrong. There was an in-car vid of an Evo at Laguna Seca and he's passing EVERYBODY. But it was all car because he was driving all sorts of wrong; wrong lines, bad braking points, bad shifts, etc. But just the fact that the car was so fast, he was still passing everyone.
Driving a car that handles relatively crappy with less grip lets you know really quickly when you've screwed up (at a much lower speed too). You mess up at the limit of a race car, you're pretty screwed because you have to go so fast to exceed those limits. Much better to drive a slow car and learn the 'line' and if you go past the limit of the slow car, well, you're going a lot slower so less damage possible.
If you like it after your first day, I'd recommend going to racing school. I think Skip Barber has 3-day schools at Mid-Ohio.
Oh yeah, karts are a great way to learn to drive fast. Maintaining momentum in those is super important because the basic ~10hp karts don't have that much acceleration. You drive the wrong line, slide sideways, there goes all your speed and it takes a long time to get back up. Plus, a lot of F1 and Champ car guys race karts to stay sharp
My EVO would be a killer around a road course. I've concentrated on making it do everything well, it's not just a drag car. Has sways, some bushings, coil overs, it's been scaled and is very well balanced. I have upgraded Grio Disc rotors and good pads on it. Front lip, EVO9 JDM rear to keep the air out of the back. The car is lightened up and of course the power..............isn't too bad. I bet the car would run 160+ on the straight at Mid Ohio. It is honestly too much car for me though. About the only downside is no ABS.
hee he, have fun dave, road racing is the way to go... it requires so many little things to make a package.
cb
Wow, i thought Dave had done everything there is to do on a track....you learn something new everyday. Good on you Dave knock'em dead out there. Make sure you come come through with that footage.
Aux.,
Well in one way or another I've kind of done just about all of it. In 1993 we (my father and I) ran the Silver Stage Classic, that's a 90 miles road race done on an actual highway in Nevada, we placed 3rd, I drove, he navigated. I've race a 1/2 mile paved oval in an Enduro, done a demolition derby, couple laps of autocross. By far my specialty is drag racing. Two regional championships and a national championship in Drag Racing. I don't know how many 3rd place and higher finishes but it's a lot of them.
This is actually new to me though.
Bobby K., cool!! I hope you can make it down to Mid Ohio that weekend with me and run the EVO, you are running the EVO right?
spdracerut,
That is a very good point actually. I think you are right about driving something that "sucks".
Also, we have the Time Attack EVO. It is sitting here and other than me tuning it ready to go for this year with about 150 more HP than last year. We took the 20g off and put on our GT35R kit, freshened up the head and put in a new 2 liter. That car is for someone with a lot more experience than I have though. Robert can wheel that one. No ABS on it either, we need to fix that this year
Well in one way or another I've kind of done just about all of it. In 1993 we (my father and I) ran the Silver Stage Classic, that's a 90 miles road race done on an actual highway in Nevada, we placed 3rd, I drove, he navigated. I've race a 1/2 mile paved oval in an Enduro, done a demolition derby, couple laps of autocross. By far my specialty is drag racing. Two regional championships and a national championship in Drag Racing. I don't know how many 3rd place and higher finishes but it's a lot of them.
This is actually new to me though.
Bobby K., cool!! I hope you can make it down to Mid Ohio that weekend with me and run the EVO, you are running the EVO right?
spdracerut,
That is a very good point actually. I think you are right about driving something that "sucks".
Also, we have the Time Attack EVO. It is sitting here and other than me tuning it ready to go for this year with about 150 more HP than last year. We took the 20g off and put on our GT35R kit, freshened up the head and put in a new 2 liter. That car is for someone with a lot more experience than I have though. Robert can wheel that one. No ABS on it either, we need to fix that this year