nice, you got the big dog ohlins

well good luck w/ everything, i wish we had a track here in Boise, but the nearest thing we've got is MMP

 

i thought these models were going to be wearing bathing suits or something.

 

Yeah, sorry, maybe in the Summer!

Sean, they are definitely a good package, but they're still just the Ohlins R&Ts, which are single adjustable. Ohlins makes much more expensive ones, but they aren't necessary thanks to Paul G's testing and re-valving.

 

Congrats on the win man!!!

 

Warr just for reference how fast is a 1:39.xxx around PMI?

Can you provide some more additional info about the track and how fast were the other cars? Whats the lap record? What was Paul G time?

This coilover setup seems to be worth the cost, I was planning on adding some springs/sway bar but I'll look into getting these or recieving professional instruction, keep us updated on your progress in the season.

The thread-title should be ohlins FTW.

 

Warrtalon,

did you check out the girl in the background putting up the Big "L" in the background.

Just kidding, congrats bro. Lots of hard work and glad that it paid off for ya.

 

We have the track reserved for Friday, April 6th. I will ask those involved about bringing a couple more but I don't anticipate it being an issue. It is a fairly small group of people and we all trust each other's abilites so it makes for a fun environment. Cost is usually about $100 per person depending no how many come The good thing is that it is a lot of track time!

I may try and drag Paul down with us too but it really depends on his schedule.

Sorry to hijack your thread

 

get on it mann.

i want some d-sport status ladies up in here

 

I was trying to hold off for my full review thread, but I keep leaking out tidbits. Oh well, why not?

1:39.xx is apparently very fast for a street car...or any car for that matter. During this weekend, it was the 2nd fastest lap of any car, and the only car with a faster lap was a nicely modified Noble M400 that showed up in a double-stacker trailer from Florida. The best lap I saw posted for him was a 1:37.6, but he did do 1:37-1:38 pretty consistently, so it was no joke.

The next fastest car was a supercharged carbon fiber NSX built by the local Acura dealership. The crew members were telling me its stats and how good the driver was. They said it put down 430rwhp and weighed only 2600lbs. Not sure how true all of it is, but that's obviously a lot more power and a lot less weight than I have. That NSX ran a best of 1:41.1 the first day. Until I see the final results posted, I can't be sure, but I think he mustered a 1:40.9 on day 2.

Then, there was a TTR Mustang that was gutted and that had HUGE slicks that had to be 335 or bigger. He ran a 1:40.9 but not until AFTER I ran a 1:39 and pissed him off. Up until that point, his best was a 1:42.0, haha. He definitely got motivated.

Lastly, there was a new Ariel Atom that was pullied and tuned, but he only ran a 1:46.1. He's new, had street tires, and just now moved up to HPDE3, so he will probably get much faster as the year goes on...

For reference, my best last year on stock suspension and 245-width V710s was 1:45.5. I dropped 5.9 seconds with my Gerrard Ohlins, 285-wideth V710s, Evo IX turbo, and SS brake lines.

 

wow... congrats to you and your improvement in this sport! you have helped many typical evo owners see what the evo is really capable of, and you have inspired many of us to look into the sport a little more deeper. thank you for that. when are you posting up the write up and the rest of the pics?!?

 

139 is fast. I asked Paul about his times when testing and they have just been working on suspension and not timing.

The Chronohunter (Paul) setup is truly exceptional

 

Yeah, I saw that, but it's actually the other model you see on the first page posing by the car, so she's part of the "team"!

Vegasboy, I'll let the photographer know. He apparently has a slew of them, and this was the first time they attempted it at a NASA event like this. I'll tell they need to turn it up a notch, haha.

 

I'll do it tonight now that I have all the pics of my car (and the other cars mentioned). You won't believe the hotness of some of these other cars, especially the NSX that I mentioned.

JTB, when I was at the track with Paul when he tested the 700/900 springs that I now have, he was running 1:42s on worn out 255 RA-1s. My goal was to match him on my BETTER, BIGGER, NEWER tires, so surpassing him by 2.5-3 seconds was unreal.

I'm betting that Paul could have jumped in my Evo on Sunday and matched the Noble's times, though. That would have been epic...

 

blah blah blah...

 

sounds like you had a helluva day clayton!! congrats....