I think you guys are crazy to do that to a 30k vehicle.

 

It's an 03. It wasn't a 30k car...

Now it's more than that I'm sure!

 

Nice build,Whats the difference between FP and XP, Are there noise limits at the Nationals? Did i see the exhaust outlet by the front fender?

Corner balance results would be cool, unreal weight reduction.

 

XP can use many aero modifications - splitters, wings, etc. . . FP can not.

As for the weight balance, I'd LOVE to see what the F-R weight balance is. Seems like the majority of weight savings are in the rear 2/3 of the car. Is it better or worse than 60/40?

What's the min. weight for a 2.0L Evo in XP - 1800# ???

 

CONGRATULATIONS MARK BERRY FOR WINNING FP CLASS AT NATIONALS!!!!!! You juuuust edged out that Porsche 914. Amazing. I would have liked to have been there for that.

West Friday Results -- http://www.scca.org/popup/raceresult...12143&file=382

F Prepared Drivers: 13 Trophies: 4

T 1 181 Mark Berry 2003 Mitsubishi Evoluti Hoosier 43.162(1) 40.171 40.262 81.826
[81] Lewisville, TX DonHerring/TeamKW/Forced Texas Regi 41.655

T 2 96 Robert Huffman 1970 PORSCHE 914-6 Red Hoosier DNF 39.738 39.426 81.838
Colleyville, TX Goodyear, Brink Racecra Texas Regi 42.412 (0.012)

T 3 123 John Thomas 1971 Datsun 240Z Blu Hoosier 38.960 38.489 39.424 82.206
[23] Tampa, FL ZEE Racing Mississipp 43.717(1) (0.368)

T 4 199 Tom Holt 1974 Datsun 280Z Wht Hoosier 41.673(1) 43.132(2) 39.782 82.639
[99] Round Rock, TX Road Trip Racing Team Lone Star 42.857 (0.433)

5 151 Andrew Canak 1972 Datsun 240Z Wht Hoosier 40.130 42.823(2) 38.973 83.558
[51] Milwaukee, WI J & M Autocrossers Milwaukee 44.585(1) (0.919)

6 99 Richard Windberg 1970 Datsun 240 z Wht Hoosier 40.598 41.751(1) 41.716 83.612
[199] Georgetown, TX Road Trip Raciing Team Lone Star 43.014 (0.054)

7 81 Sebastian Berry 2003 Mitsubishi Evoluti Hoosier 45.814(3) 40.278 45.550(3) 84.216
[181] Lewisville, TX DonHerring/TeamKW/Forced Texas Regi 43.938 (0.604)

Complete list of results available on the SCCA website at the link above

 

Great build!

 

You're a little quick on those results. It looks like they haven't completed their Friday runs yet. Does look promising though.

 

UH OH!!! My bad. Sorry I jumped the gun.. My apologies.. I thought they were done. DOH!

F Prepared Drivers: 13 Trophies: 4

T 1 123 John Thomas 1971 Datsun 240Z Blu Hoosier 38.960 38.489 39.424 80.205
[23] Tampa, FL ZEE Racing Mississipp 43.717(1) 42.033 41.716

T 2 151 Andrew Canak 1972 Datsun 240Z Wht Hoosier 40.130 42.823(2) 38.973 81.512
[51] Milwaukee, WI J & M Autocrossers Milwaukee 44.585(1) 42.539 44.222(1) (1.307)

T 3 96 Robert Huffman 1970 PORSCHE 914-6 Red Hoosier DNF 39.738 39.426 81.706
Colleyville, TX Goodyear, Brink Racecra Texas Regi 42.412 43.871(1) 42.280 (0.194)

T 4 181 Mark Berry 2003 Mitsubishi Evoluti Hoosier 43.162(1) 40.171 40.262 81.826
[81] Lewisville, TX DonHerring/TeamKW/Forced Texas Regi 41.655 42.633 DNS (0.120)

5 199 Tom Holt 1974 Datsun 280Z Wht Hoosier 41.673(1) 43.132(2) 39.782 81.881
[99] Round Rock, TX Road Trip Racing Team Lone Star 42.857 42.099 42.210 (0.055)

6 81 Sebastian Berry 2003 Mitsubishi Evoluti Hoosier 45.814(3) 40.278 45.550(3) 82.959
[181] Lewisville, TX DonHerring/TeamKW/Forced Texas Regi 43.938 DNF 42.681 (1.078)

7 99 Richard Windberg 1970 Datsun 240 z Wht Hoosier 40.598 41.751(1) 41.716 83.612
[199] Georgetown, TX Road Trip Raciing Team Lone Star 43.014 48.635 62.079(5) (0.653)

8 126 Rick Martinez 1972 Datsun 280Z Gry Hoosier 42.260(1) 40.420 42.730(1) 83.639
[26] Austin, TX RTRT / www.cone-designs. Lone Star 44.959 43.961 43.219 (0.027)

9 23 Lance Coley 1971 Datsun 240Z Blu Hoosier 45.313(2) 42.462(1) 40.966 84.800
[123] Jackson, MS ZEE Racing Mississipp 45.110(1) 57.937 43.834 (1.161)

10 51 Lucas Anderson 1972 Datsun 240Z Wht Hoosier DNF 41.550 41.566 85.425
[151] Oak Creek, WI J & M Autocrossers Milwaukee 44.897 46.361(1) 43.875 (0.625)

11 130 Michael Hoyt 1992 Plymouth Laser Red Hoosier 42.881 44.224(1) 45.286(2) 87.462
[30] Omaha, NE Nebraska R 44.581 48.931(2) 44.642 (2.037)

12 30 Kent Hoyt 1992 Plymouth Laser Red Hoosier 45.625(1) 44.486 47.400(2) 89.192
[130] Omaha, NE Nebraska R 47.414 44.706 45.337 (1.730)

13 26 Jerry Centanni 1972 Datsun 240Z Gry Hoosier 49.800(2) 44.414 46.393(1) 90.052
[126] Austin, TX RTRT / www.cone-designs. Lone Star 47.481 45.638 DNS (0.860)

 

That is just sick!!!!

 

That is an amazing car... and sounds like a beast with that front dump exhaust

 

I wonder if they had car issues with that DNS on Mark's last run.

 

I was just thinking the same thing. I saw him and saw some of his runs, but didn't hear anything about it having problems. Let's hope all is well.

The car sure was fun to watch, unfortunately not yet able to topple the long standing Datsun dominance in the class.

I am going to bet with 1 more year's worth of refinement the EVO will be THE car to have in FP class

EVOlutionary

 

It is already THE car to have. I hope a few more get built - FP definitely needs the participation.

Im sure the 240z car that won didnt have more than 240-250whp 210-220wtq @ 2100 lbs with rear wheel drive on asphalt. (dyno of one of the top cars - http://sth2.com/Z-car/horsepower.htm)

Im sure the FP Evo can do atleast 30-40% more HP/TQ with 200 lbs more weight. AWD will definitely be an advantage.

 

The car ran great. The problem was our seeing 70% of the Tue/Wed runs hit cones and being too careful on our Thursday East course runs. This put us about 1.7 seconds down going into Day 2. My first run out was fast in the FP class on Day 2, but than I got sick. When I got back to grid, I was feeling nauseous which was followed by profuse sweating. I made my second run feeling miserable and turned the car over to my son immediately after leaving the course. I ended up spending about an hour with the HPT medics and then going to the Topeka emergency room until 10pm to get a kidney infection diagnosis, rather than attending the awards banquet.

We finished 4th, 0.3 sec behind 2nd and 1.6 sec behind the perennial winner, John Thomas. Not what we were hoping for, but not bad considering the car was built in the three months prior to Nationals and we had little seat time in the FP configuration. I must say that the drivers in FP are a nice group and great sportsmen. Each day before our first runs, they went from car to car and wished each other good luck.

Many thanks to Don Herring Jr. for his continued support and help to get the car trailered to Nationals. Our other sponsors were also key to getting the car prepared to such a high level in a very short time - Robert at Forced Performance, KevinD/Denver/Alex at Evolution Dynamics, Leo at TeamKW, and Kurt Janish at JANCO custom fabrication. Now we have a year to learn left-foot braking and get some seat time in this beast to do it again.

Mark

 

The side exit exhaust isn't that loud actually, because I included a 6" long, 3" ID, 5" OD Dynatech muffler in the 2.5 ft long exhaust. Corner balance results are 50/50 diagonally, 50/50 left-right in front, 50/50 left-right in rear, 62% front, 38% rear. This was done while adding 80 lbs of ballast to reach the 2400 lb minimum.