| Element Tuning | 11-15-2005 04:14 PM |
Time Attack 3 3000 mile powertrain test! (Video Added)
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[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/46.jpg[/img]
On Tuesday November 11th 2005 the Element Tuning WRX competed in the third annual SuperStreet/EuroTuner Time Attack Event. In case you have been living under a rock for the last year, Time attack is a popular form of Japanese racing in which top tuner teams battle for the best single lap time of the day on one of Japan's many circuits.
The most popular of which is Tsukuba which plays host to the Japanese Touring Car Championship Round each year. Each year the time attacks bring out the biggest names in the industry like JUN, Blitz, and HKS.
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack6.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack18.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack27.jpg[/img]
The rising popularity has allowed the Super Street/Euro Tuner Time attack to evolve into a highly anticipated seasonal event that many look forward to following SEMA. Unlike last year�s competition which featured 30-40 cars, this years field featured more than 70 competitors. Its safe to say the annual Primedia Time Attack is the place for Tuners and Drivers to show everyone their metal.
Weeks before the event we had a catastrophic transmission failure that left us scrambling. Around 600 whp during a drag pass we broke third gear in our dogbox sending pieces out the side of the case. We quickly called around to find a transmission that best suited our needs and that was the PPG Straight Cut 5 Speed Dogbox from [url]www.gearboxtech.com[/url]. With the clock ticking and parts arriving from Australia, Andrew rushed to finish the car for us but with only one week left to SEMA we knew we had our work cut out for us. At this point there were no companies willing to ship the car within such a tight timeframe so I decided that I would drive the car and what a story that would make. Thankfully my mechanic Steve made quick work of prepping the car for Time Attack, swapping turbochargers, suspension springs, intercoolers pipes, brakes, installing our new water injection kit, wheels, fuel system, catch can, seats and more in a couple of days so we could make the deadline.
I was joking around and called James from JRP/TurboSmart USA to let him know I was driving the Element Time Attack WRX from DC to LA, he interrupted and said, "that's sounds like fun can I come." "LOL, yes you can, I said." We hit the road at 2:30 pm on Friday, October 28th and traveled almost 1000 miles to Des Moines, IOWA by 7:00 AM Saturday morning. With some much needed rest we checked our tires and rotated them to be safe and hit the road around 6:30 pm Saturday the 29th. 700 miles later exhausted, we hit the mile high city of Denver, Colorado early (2 am?) AM Sunday morning. Sunday October 30th at 9 am we head to Las Vegas Nevada and here's what we hit:
[img] http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/colo.jpg[/img]
Here we are in a 500 hp car on Toyo RA1 R compound tires with race suspension at 11,000 ft elevation and there's 2" of snow on the ground. I did not need this after coming so far. LOL! To my surprise I cannot believe how well the Toyo RA1 tires and our WRX handled the snowy mountain. Much credit to successfully navigation of this mess goes out to James as I pretty much was a nervous wreck in the passenger seat. LOL!
[img] http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/colo1.jpg[/img]
Creeping through the mountains of Colorado we needed to make some time up going through Utah. Luckily they don't have a speed limit there "wink" and we were able to cruise between 90 and 100 mph for 2 hours straight. To say this was fun would be an understatement, high speeds, mountains, and beautiful scenery this trip all started feeling worthwhile. 750 miles later the car finally arrived at SEMA in Las Vegas no worse for wear at 6 pm Sunday October 30th. Driven 2400 miles through the desert and 11,000 ft elevation in the snowy mountains of Colorado was perhaps the best durability test for the setup that any of us could have come up with and the Element Hydra EMS handled it with ease. I can say this car is daily driven, can you? Once in Vegas the car was washed and detailed only to have the car sprayed with mud at the hotel valet. LOL! Detailed again the car took its spot outside of the main hall of the Las Vegas Convention center just in front of the �Yahoo.com� stage.
With SEMA concluded the car was again loaded up with gear, parts, two full size men for the trek from Las Vegas to Las Angeles. Once again I could not have been happier with the way that the car behaved. The custom valved JIC suspension feels almost as if it was made for the highway despite the incredibly stiff springs.
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack14.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack15.jpg[/img]
The next two days in LA were focused on making final preparations to the car for the demanding race. A Chargespeed Carbon Trunk was fitted with an APR GTC-200 adjustable wing. This combination was chosen specifically for the weight savings both pieces offered. Switching from the stock trunk and Kaminari wing from last year liberated approximately 30 lbs from the back half of the car.
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack24.jpg[/img]
On Tuesday November 11th 2005 the Element Tuning WRX competed in the third annual SuperStreet/EuroTuner Time Attack Event. In case you have been living under a rock for the last year, Time attack is a popular form of Japanese racing in which top tuner teams battle for the best single lap time of the day on one of Japan's many circuits.
The most popular of which is Tsukuba which plays host to the Japanese Touring Car Championship Round each year. Each year the time attacks bring out the biggest names in the industry like JUN, Blitz, and HKS.
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack6.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack18.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack27.jpg[/img]
The rising popularity has allowed the Super Street/Euro Tuner Time attack to evolve into a highly anticipated seasonal event that many look forward to following SEMA. Unlike last year�s competition which featured 30-40 cars, this years field featured more than 70 competitors. Its safe to say the annual Primedia Time Attack is the place for Tuners and Drivers to show everyone their metal.
Weeks before the event we had a catastrophic transmission failure that left us scrambling. Around 600 whp during a drag pass we broke third gear in our dogbox sending pieces out the side of the case. We quickly called around to find a transmission that best suited our needs and that was the PPG Straight Cut 5 Speed Dogbox from [url]www.gearboxtech.com[/url]. With the clock ticking and parts arriving from Australia, Andrew rushed to finish the car for us but with only one week left to SEMA we knew we had our work cut out for us. At this point there were no companies willing to ship the car within such a tight timeframe so I decided that I would drive the car and what a story that would make. Thankfully my mechanic Steve made quick work of prepping the car for Time Attack, swapping turbochargers, suspension springs, intercoolers pipes, brakes, installing our new water injection kit, wheels, fuel system, catch can, seats and more in a couple of days so we could make the deadline.
I was joking around and called James from JRP/TurboSmart USA to let him know I was driving the Element Time Attack WRX from DC to LA, he interrupted and said, "that's sounds like fun can I come." "LOL, yes you can, I said." We hit the road at 2:30 pm on Friday, October 28th and traveled almost 1000 miles to Des Moines, IOWA by 7:00 AM Saturday morning. With some much needed rest we checked our tires and rotated them to be safe and hit the road around 6:30 pm Saturday the 29th. 700 miles later exhausted, we hit the mile high city of Denver, Colorado early (2 am?) AM Sunday morning. Sunday October 30th at 9 am we head to Las Vegas Nevada and here's what we hit:
[img] http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/colo.jpg[/img]
Here we are in a 500 hp car on Toyo RA1 R compound tires with race suspension at 11,000 ft elevation and there's 2" of snow on the ground. I did not need this after coming so far. LOL! To my surprise I cannot believe how well the Toyo RA1 tires and our WRX handled the snowy mountain. Much credit to successfully navigation of this mess goes out to James as I pretty much was a nervous wreck in the passenger seat. LOL!
[img] http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/colo1.jpg[/img]
Creeping through the mountains of Colorado we needed to make some time up going through Utah. Luckily they don't have a speed limit there "wink" and we were able to cruise between 90 and 100 mph for 2 hours straight. To say this was fun would be an understatement, high speeds, mountains, and beautiful scenery this trip all started feeling worthwhile. 750 miles later the car finally arrived at SEMA in Las Vegas no worse for wear at 6 pm Sunday October 30th. Driven 2400 miles through the desert and 11,000 ft elevation in the snowy mountains of Colorado was perhaps the best durability test for the setup that any of us could have come up with and the Element Hydra EMS handled it with ease. I can say this car is daily driven, can you? Once in Vegas the car was washed and detailed only to have the car sprayed with mud at the hotel valet. LOL! Detailed again the car took its spot outside of the main hall of the Las Vegas Convention center just in front of the �Yahoo.com� stage.
With SEMA concluded the car was again loaded up with gear, parts, two full size men for the trek from Las Vegas to Las Angeles. Once again I could not have been happier with the way that the car behaved. The custom valved JIC suspension feels almost as if it was made for the highway despite the incredibly stiff springs.
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack14.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack15.jpg[/img]
The next two days in LA were focused on making final preparations to the car for the demanding race. A Chargespeed Carbon Trunk was fitted with an APR GTC-200 adjustable wing. This combination was chosen specifically for the weight savings both pieces offered. Switching from the stock trunk and Kaminari wing from last year liberated approximately 30 lbs from the back half of the car.
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack24.jpg[/img]
| Element Tuning | 11-15-2005 04:15 PM |
From our previous time attack experience with the World One STI, the lightweight aluminum Do-Luck sub-frame brace was an invaluable addition to the front of the car. Since the Element Time Attack WRX was still using the heavy OEM sub-frame, the addition of this piece was a no-brainer. The Do Luck Aluminum brace effectively stiffens up the front end with a significant weight loss.
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack25.jpg[/img]
Due to Limited class rule changes this year a new wheel and tire combination was in order. A big special thank you goes out to the World One Performance team for providing 17x8.5 Volk CE28Ns along with lightweight red rays lug nuts just in the nick of time. These wheels shod in Toyo RA-1s (more on tire choice later) shaved approximately 4lbs from each corner of the car and the limited edition diamond black color set the car off just right.
After being invited to compete we received the rule change memo and to our surprise unlike last year, this years Limited class was required to run not only DOT legal tires, but DOT legal tires with a minimum tread wear rating of 100. This limitation effectively rules out nearly all of the popular "cheater slicks" from last year including Advan A048s, Hoosier R3S04s,and Kumho Ecsta 710s. All of our setup from previous events was based on our Hoosier tire choice so it was important that we find the best possible tire for the Limited class. After much research the tire of choice for the this class was TOYO TIRES flagship R compound the RA-1 which has a tread wear rating of exactly 100 making it the obvious choice for fastest times. Having run 3 seconds a lap quicker on the Hoosiers we new we had our work cut out for us but I really think this is a positive change for the Limited class. Toyo Tires heavily supports the sport compact market and I'm proud to use their tires! In a perfect world we would have shaved these babies down, but instead they got 3000 miles of highway miles to warm them up. Surprisingly this resulted in very little tire wear since the tires never heated up on the highway.
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack20.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack21.jpg[/img]
The Limited Class is defined by cars with DOT legal tires and real glass windows. Limited cars must also be registered, street legal, and had to be driven to the track a minimum of 40 miles in order to verify that they were acceptable street cars. Some of the cars in our class this year were the Cusco Nukabe EVO, Cusco Nukabe STI, Drag Pro STI, Easy Street EVO, Works Tuning EVO, Stasis S4, and 034 Motorports Audi. Other notables included Signal Auto's Purpleen Skyline R34 piloted by world famous wild man Tarzan Yamada running in the AWD unlimited class, C-west Carbon Fiber S2000, J�s Racing S2000, RB Motoring R34 Race Car, and the Mackin Industries M3 CSL race car running in the unlimited RWD class.
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack23.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack28.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack2.jpg[/img]
The morning of time attack began just like years past with a 6am wake up call in the "dumpy" Motel 6 as the sun rises in Buttonwillow California. After a quick morning meeting the operatic igniting of 50+ import engine of all sizes and aspirations fills the air and its off to the races. After a 20 mile drive to the race track the paddocks are slowly filled and the cars put through tech inspection. To my surprise this year our 4 point Sparco seat belts failed tech inspection (only 5 points allowed) but luckily we were able to reattach the OEM shoulder belt to pass inspection but I knew this would not be ideal for racing. With tech complete we occupied a paddock spot right next to the track entrance and reunited with our USTCC driver, Gary Sheehan.
Gary Sheehan a master of this domain and being our third time attack outing together, much less needed to be said about what Gary needed in order to be successful. Once Gary suited up it was all business as he gave the car a thorough inspection and took careful measurements of suspension geometry. In years prior Gary has been able to shave multiple seconds off his time by making key suspension changes and aerodynamic adjustments.
Times in the first practice session this year were much quicker than in previous time attacks. Smiles were painted across our team's faces a we had recorded a 2 minute flat lap before 9am on low boost. Past Time Attacks had Gary gaining as much as 8 seconds a lap as we improved setup and power throughout the day. After all practice sessions the Element Tuning WRX was classed in Group A reserved for the fastest cars of the day. Only two limited cars qualified for Group A, the Element WRX and the Works EVO driven by Tarzan.
Between practice and session 1 there were a number of changes made to the camber and toe of the car and Gary was confident in his ability to get faster as he became more and more familiar with the power delivery of this years car. Gary commented at one point that although this years car was blisteringly fast the power delivery was linear and easy to control. Much more controlled delivery of boost in this years car maintained chassis stability throughout the course as boost ramp up in the turns has been a concern in previous years.
At the end of session 1 our car had recorded a 1:59, which is very good considering the tire limitations. Throughout the day Hoosier Slicks or similar racing tires were worth three seconds on the Buttonwillow full course after switching to "Limited" tires. Some even tried to pull a fast one running 1:52 on Hoosiers and then switching to "limited" tires in hopes no one would notice and then running 1:55s. A quick comparison of apples to apples shows that by session one we were already significantly faster than last years final time of 1:58. Clearly we had a lot to look forward to in session 2 and 3.
As we broke for lunch moral was high and only got better when I let the team know that we were still running a conservative boost map. The goal for the practice session and session 1 was not to go out there and lay down the best time immediately, but rather to put up a good number that established the car at the front of the field, and to dial in the suspension. For mid day session 2, a more aggressive map was utilized and boost was dialed in for 30lbs. This power increase combined with additional suspension adjustments and more experience had us extremely optimistic for the next timed session.
We eagerly stood on the paddock wall as the car raced out onto the track for session 2. The car just simply looked faster in every aspect. Around the back turns the car seemed to eat up ground at a frantic pace and was in tow with the cars running 1:55s. Then for a short while the car disappears from sight as it negotiates the back chicane. A hard 90 degree left gives way to the front straight were our car charged at the tails of the race leading Chevy Cobalt, and second place RB Motoring R34 Skyline. The way our car sprinted down the straight with the days fastest cars was simply awesome, and at this point we all expected a very fast lap time to be recorded.
Once again the car disappeared into the backfield to negotiate the back chicanes, only this time rather than making the 90 degree left onto the front straight our car came rolling down pit lane. When I approached the driver�s window Gary complained of no boost so we checked the engine vacuum, peak boost, egts, and all charge pipes. Everything appeared normal so we pulled the car into the paddock to check things closely. As the hood was popped I caught out of the corner of my eye oil dripping out of the air filter. Wade from World One Performance removed the massive four inch turbo inlet to reveal smoke and oil billowing from the compressor housing. Our technician grabbed the compressor wheel and checked for shaft play. To our dismay the turbo shaft was damaged and the compressor wheel had collided with the compressor cover at supersonic speeds. Clearly the turbo had failed and with no replacement we all hung our heads knowing the day was done. Collectively we heaved a sigh of relief since further diagnostics revealed the motor suffered no damage whatsoever as Gary quickly noticed the problem and nursed the car into the pits.
On the flight home I realized I may have killed the turbocharger ending our day. The night before the event I decided to restrict the turbocharger's oil inlet to .041 in hopes of reducing some oil consumption. While this type of restriction is well within the limits, not until my flight home did I realized that we may have already restricted the oil feed through a custom made banjo bolt on the block that feeds the turbocharger. I'll be able to confirm this once the car is shipped back to us. This would be disheartening to say the least but in the hours leading up to Time Attack you loose focus and concentration and I should have left well enough alone.
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack25.jpg[/img]
Due to Limited class rule changes this year a new wheel and tire combination was in order. A big special thank you goes out to the World One Performance team for providing 17x8.5 Volk CE28Ns along with lightweight red rays lug nuts just in the nick of time. These wheels shod in Toyo RA-1s (more on tire choice later) shaved approximately 4lbs from each corner of the car and the limited edition diamond black color set the car off just right.
After being invited to compete we received the rule change memo and to our surprise unlike last year, this years Limited class was required to run not only DOT legal tires, but DOT legal tires with a minimum tread wear rating of 100. This limitation effectively rules out nearly all of the popular "cheater slicks" from last year including Advan A048s, Hoosier R3S04s,and Kumho Ecsta 710s. All of our setup from previous events was based on our Hoosier tire choice so it was important that we find the best possible tire for the Limited class. After much research the tire of choice for the this class was TOYO TIRES flagship R compound the RA-1 which has a tread wear rating of exactly 100 making it the obvious choice for fastest times. Having run 3 seconds a lap quicker on the Hoosiers we new we had our work cut out for us but I really think this is a positive change for the Limited class. Toyo Tires heavily supports the sport compact market and I'm proud to use their tires! In a perfect world we would have shaved these babies down, but instead they got 3000 miles of highway miles to warm them up. Surprisingly this resulted in very little tire wear since the tires never heated up on the highway.
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack20.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack21.jpg[/img]
The Limited Class is defined by cars with DOT legal tires and real glass windows. Limited cars must also be registered, street legal, and had to be driven to the track a minimum of 40 miles in order to verify that they were acceptable street cars. Some of the cars in our class this year were the Cusco Nukabe EVO, Cusco Nukabe STI, Drag Pro STI, Easy Street EVO, Works Tuning EVO, Stasis S4, and 034 Motorports Audi. Other notables included Signal Auto's Purpleen Skyline R34 piloted by world famous wild man Tarzan Yamada running in the AWD unlimited class, C-west Carbon Fiber S2000, J�s Racing S2000, RB Motoring R34 Race Car, and the Mackin Industries M3 CSL race car running in the unlimited RWD class.
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack23.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack28.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack2.jpg[/img]
The morning of time attack began just like years past with a 6am wake up call in the "dumpy" Motel 6 as the sun rises in Buttonwillow California. After a quick morning meeting the operatic igniting of 50+ import engine of all sizes and aspirations fills the air and its off to the races. After a 20 mile drive to the race track the paddocks are slowly filled and the cars put through tech inspection. To my surprise this year our 4 point Sparco seat belts failed tech inspection (only 5 points allowed) but luckily we were able to reattach the OEM shoulder belt to pass inspection but I knew this would not be ideal for racing. With tech complete we occupied a paddock spot right next to the track entrance and reunited with our USTCC driver, Gary Sheehan.
Gary Sheehan a master of this domain and being our third time attack outing together, much less needed to be said about what Gary needed in order to be successful. Once Gary suited up it was all business as he gave the car a thorough inspection and took careful measurements of suspension geometry. In years prior Gary has been able to shave multiple seconds off his time by making key suspension changes and aerodynamic adjustments.
Times in the first practice session this year were much quicker than in previous time attacks. Smiles were painted across our team's faces a we had recorded a 2 minute flat lap before 9am on low boost. Past Time Attacks had Gary gaining as much as 8 seconds a lap as we improved setup and power throughout the day. After all practice sessions the Element Tuning WRX was classed in Group A reserved for the fastest cars of the day. Only two limited cars qualified for Group A, the Element WRX and the Works EVO driven by Tarzan.
Between practice and session 1 there were a number of changes made to the camber and toe of the car and Gary was confident in his ability to get faster as he became more and more familiar with the power delivery of this years car. Gary commented at one point that although this years car was blisteringly fast the power delivery was linear and easy to control. Much more controlled delivery of boost in this years car maintained chassis stability throughout the course as boost ramp up in the turns has been a concern in previous years.
At the end of session 1 our car had recorded a 1:59, which is very good considering the tire limitations. Throughout the day Hoosier Slicks or similar racing tires were worth three seconds on the Buttonwillow full course after switching to "Limited" tires. Some even tried to pull a fast one running 1:52 on Hoosiers and then switching to "limited" tires in hopes no one would notice and then running 1:55s. A quick comparison of apples to apples shows that by session one we were already significantly faster than last years final time of 1:58. Clearly we had a lot to look forward to in session 2 and 3.
As we broke for lunch moral was high and only got better when I let the team know that we were still running a conservative boost map. The goal for the practice session and session 1 was not to go out there and lay down the best time immediately, but rather to put up a good number that established the car at the front of the field, and to dial in the suspension. For mid day session 2, a more aggressive map was utilized and boost was dialed in for 30lbs. This power increase combined with additional suspension adjustments and more experience had us extremely optimistic for the next timed session.
We eagerly stood on the paddock wall as the car raced out onto the track for session 2. The car just simply looked faster in every aspect. Around the back turns the car seemed to eat up ground at a frantic pace and was in tow with the cars running 1:55s. Then for a short while the car disappears from sight as it negotiates the back chicane. A hard 90 degree left gives way to the front straight were our car charged at the tails of the race leading Chevy Cobalt, and second place RB Motoring R34 Skyline. The way our car sprinted down the straight with the days fastest cars was simply awesome, and at this point we all expected a very fast lap time to be recorded.
Once again the car disappeared into the backfield to negotiate the back chicanes, only this time rather than making the 90 degree left onto the front straight our car came rolling down pit lane. When I approached the driver�s window Gary complained of no boost so we checked the engine vacuum, peak boost, egts, and all charge pipes. Everything appeared normal so we pulled the car into the paddock to check things closely. As the hood was popped I caught out of the corner of my eye oil dripping out of the air filter. Wade from World One Performance removed the massive four inch turbo inlet to reveal smoke and oil billowing from the compressor housing. Our technician grabbed the compressor wheel and checked for shaft play. To our dismay the turbo shaft was damaged and the compressor wheel had collided with the compressor cover at supersonic speeds. Clearly the turbo had failed and with no replacement we all hung our heads knowing the day was done. Collectively we heaved a sigh of relief since further diagnostics revealed the motor suffered no damage whatsoever as Gary quickly noticed the problem and nursed the car into the pits.
On the flight home I realized I may have killed the turbocharger ending our day. The night before the event I decided to restrict the turbocharger's oil inlet to .041 in hopes of reducing some oil consumption. While this type of restriction is well within the limits, not until my flight home did I realized that we may have already restricted the oil feed through a custom made banjo bolt on the block that feeds the turbocharger. I'll be able to confirm this once the car is shipped back to us. This would be disheartening to say the least but in the hours leading up to Time Attack you loose focus and concentration and I should have left well enough alone.
| Element Tuning | 11-15-2005 04:15 PM |
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack7.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack18.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack30.jpg[/img]
The rest of time attack was a sight to see. Perhaps most amazing was the Factory GM Chevy Cobalt which took home the days fastest time. Many of you may have seen this car being built on the Discovery Channel prior to this race. Despite having only 270 Wheel horse power (320+ with N20), front wheel drive and stock brakes, this car lead the time attack the entire day. GM showed they were not messing around with two full size race team rigs, professional mounting and balancing equipment, corner balancing machines, a NASCAR style pit crew, heated tire blankets for multiple sets of race tires, and brilliant driver John Heinricy. GM built this car for the sole purpose of dominating this race track, and they clearly accomplished their goal.
The C-west Carbon Fiber S2000, Import Car Tuner Evo, and Mackin M3 were also very well set up cars that were a pleasure to watch. All in all, this year their were 23 cars below the 2 minute mark as opposed to 8 last year. Of those cars only 3 were limited. This is the first year that you could clearly see the difference between limited and unlimited times. In years past since limited cars were allowed to run slicks the line between these two classes was blurred.
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack8.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack12.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack11.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack22.jpg[/img]
In conclusion the 1:59 we ran in session one was good enough to take home 2nd place in class, and the 22nd fastest time overall. 1:59 was also the 2nd fastest overall time of the day on "street" tires regardless of drivetrain layout. A good accomplishment, but bittersweet for sure as we feel quite strongly this years car had more left in it. Without having recorded a full lap time on the high boost setting we have no real gauge of exactly how quick the car would have ran, although Gary Sheehan speculated he felt we had a 1:56 on unshaven RA-1s and another second if they had been shaved.
There are many people to Thanks for this years outing. Most notably, Gary Sheehan for being the epitome of professionalism and skill, our entire team has complete confidence that you maximize the potential of each lap. Garret, Wayde and Vince from World One Performance for making it a priority to source all the last minute parts, sponsorships, labor and overall hard work they dedicate each year to this project. James from Turbosmart/JRP for thinking driving this car 3000 miles from DC to LA would be fun and outfitting the car with the exceptional TurboSmart E-boost 2, Megasonic BOV, and the Ultra-Gate wastegate. Andrew at Gearbox Tech (the best Subaru transmission expert I know) for building a last minute PPG Dogbox to handle all the power our Time Attack car is capable of . StopTech for getting us last minute brake pads and titanium backing plates to handle the extreme heat this car is capable of. Thank you to the guys at SuperStreet/EuroTuner for throwing a great event and bringing attention to our sport. Finally a big Thanks to Darwin (**** tuning) for once again being so accommodating and letting us take over your house and cars in LA for the week.
This years Time Attack makes for a great story running 3000 miles of cross country travel, countless drag passes, 30 PSI, race fuel, and hundreds of dyno runs later the 2.5L long block with only CP pistons is still as healthy as ever. We can safely say that no car was DRIVEN as far as the Element Tuning WRX in order to participate in this event to uphold the honor of our beloved Subarus. The spirit of the Limited class is to showcase what can be done with street legal cars such as your own that are daily driven and this is why we run this class. It was worth every mile!
Thanks,
Phil Grabow
Element Tuning
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack18.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack30.jpg[/img]
The rest of time attack was a sight to see. Perhaps most amazing was the Factory GM Chevy Cobalt which took home the days fastest time. Many of you may have seen this car being built on the Discovery Channel prior to this race. Despite having only 270 Wheel horse power (320+ with N20), front wheel drive and stock brakes, this car lead the time attack the entire day. GM showed they were not messing around with two full size race team rigs, professional mounting and balancing equipment, corner balancing machines, a NASCAR style pit crew, heated tire blankets for multiple sets of race tires, and brilliant driver John Heinricy. GM built this car for the sole purpose of dominating this race track, and they clearly accomplished their goal.
The C-west Carbon Fiber S2000, Import Car Tuner Evo, and Mackin M3 were also very well set up cars that were a pleasure to watch. All in all, this year their were 23 cars below the 2 minute mark as opposed to 8 last year. Of those cars only 3 were limited. This is the first year that you could clearly see the difference between limited and unlimited times. In years past since limited cars were allowed to run slicks the line between these two classes was blurred.
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack8.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack12.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack11.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack22.jpg[/img]
In conclusion the 1:59 we ran in session one was good enough to take home 2nd place in class, and the 22nd fastest time overall. 1:59 was also the 2nd fastest overall time of the day on "street" tires regardless of drivetrain layout. A good accomplishment, but bittersweet for sure as we feel quite strongly this years car had more left in it. Without having recorded a full lap time on the high boost setting we have no real gauge of exactly how quick the car would have ran, although Gary Sheehan speculated he felt we had a 1:56 on unshaven RA-1s and another second if they had been shaved.
There are many people to Thanks for this years outing. Most notably, Gary Sheehan for being the epitome of professionalism and skill, our entire team has complete confidence that you maximize the potential of each lap. Garret, Wayde and Vince from World One Performance for making it a priority to source all the last minute parts, sponsorships, labor and overall hard work they dedicate each year to this project. James from Turbosmart/JRP for thinking driving this car 3000 miles from DC to LA would be fun and outfitting the car with the exceptional TurboSmart E-boost 2, Megasonic BOV, and the Ultra-Gate wastegate. Andrew at Gearbox Tech (the best Subaru transmission expert I know) for building a last minute PPG Dogbox to handle all the power our Time Attack car is capable of . StopTech for getting us last minute brake pads and titanium backing plates to handle the extreme heat this car is capable of. Thank you to the guys at SuperStreet/EuroTuner for throwing a great event and bringing attention to our sport. Finally a big Thanks to Darwin (**** tuning) for once again being so accommodating and letting us take over your house and cars in LA for the week.
This years Time Attack makes for a great story running 3000 miles of cross country travel, countless drag passes, 30 PSI, race fuel, and hundreds of dyno runs later the 2.5L long block with only CP pistons is still as healthy as ever. We can safely say that no car was DRIVEN as far as the Element Tuning WRX in order to participate in this event to uphold the honor of our beloved Subarus. The spirit of the Limited class is to showcase what can be done with street legal cars such as your own that are daily driven and this is why we run this class. It was worth every mile!
Thanks,
Phil Grabow
Element Tuning
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| boost junkie | 11-15-2005 04:25 PM |
wow, that's some car you've got there. congrats on everything.
| bboy | 11-15-2005 04:57 PM |
The car looks good with the new bits, and with an overall finish of second in the limited class you should be proud.
As I remember last year your time was like 2:07, so that was a huge improvement as well. Seems like every year the car has headed in the right direction. Very cool!!!
As I remember last year your time was like 2:07, so that was a huge improvement as well. Seems like every year the car has headed in the right direction. Very cool!!!
| RUDYP00 | 11-15-2005 04:57 PM |
Awsome story as always Phil. Congratulations on the trip and the Time Attack. I once drove from here to Las Vegas too, did it in two days. :p
| InfamousDX | 11-15-2005 05:03 PM |
Awesome story. Thanks and congrats!!
| Element Tuning | 11-15-2005 05:05 PM |
[QUOTE=bboy]The car looks good with the new bits, and with an overall finish of second in the limited class you should be proud.
As I remember last year your time was like 2:07, so that was a huge improvement as well. Seems like every year the car has headed in the right direction. Very cool!!![/QUOTE]
Thanks. We actually ran a 1:58 last year on the Hoosiers but those tires were classified as unlimited tires this year.
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
As I remember last year your time was like 2:07, so that was a huge improvement as well. Seems like every year the car has headed in the right direction. Very cool!!![/QUOTE]
Thanks. We actually ran a 1:58 last year on the Hoosiers but those tires were classified as unlimited tires this year.
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| mpj_becks | 11-15-2005 05:13 PM |
Good Stuff Phil, great read and congratulations on coming through it all relatively unscathed.
| Evil STI | 11-15-2005 05:46 PM |
Wow, great story, great pics, and kudos for an excellent representation of the WRX. Will you guys consider building an STI for next year's time attack?
| wrex03 | 11-15-2005 05:51 PM |
Nice write up....
| Element Tuning | 11-15-2005 06:09 PM |
[QUOTE=Evil STI]Wow, great story, great pics, and kudos for an excellent representation of the WRX. Will you guys consider building an STI for next year's time attack?[/QUOTE]
Yes, we plan on building an STI and I almost purchased one to race after blowing our transmission but realized how difficult it would have been to get the car ready for this event.
It is very likely we'll enter an STI next year and go full blown unlimited in this car. Some of the WRX parts are proving inferior to the newer STI componets such as the newer hubs with larger bearings and the ability to build the 6 speed to handle 1000 hp.
Ulimitately this car is more STI than it is WRX and will be even more so if we decide to continue racing it. I may just retire this car and keep it as my daily driver ;)
I also want to give a special thanks to Richard Lamb at Aquamist for helping us develop a new integrated water injection system for the Element Hydra EMS. This system has proven invaluable as we traveled across the country on all types of gasoline. With the new pump tested I was running 27 psi on CA91 fuel :) We also didn't have time to source VP C16 before Time Attack which is what this car was tuned for but with the addition of this system we were able to run VP 110 on my C16 race maps.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
Yes, we plan on building an STI and I almost purchased one to race after blowing our transmission but realized how difficult it would have been to get the car ready for this event.
It is very likely we'll enter an STI next year and go full blown unlimited in this car. Some of the WRX parts are proving inferior to the newer STI componets such as the newer hubs with larger bearings and the ability to build the 6 speed to handle 1000 hp.
Ulimitately this car is more STI than it is WRX and will be even more so if we decide to continue racing it. I may just retire this car and keep it as my daily driver ;)
I also want to give a special thanks to Richard Lamb at Aquamist for helping us develop a new integrated water injection system for the Element Hydra EMS. This system has proven invaluable as we traveled across the country on all types of gasoline. With the new pump tested I was running 27 psi on CA91 fuel :) We also didn't have time to source VP C16 before Time Attack which is what this car was tuned for but with the addition of this system we were able to run VP 110 on my C16 race maps.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| driggity | 11-15-2005 06:53 PM |
Sounds like quite the trip. Too bad you never got to see what the car really had in it. What else can you do to the car if you go to the unlimited class (other than tires and replacing the windows)?
| Element Tuning | 11-15-2005 07:20 PM |
[QUOTE=driggity]Sounds like quite the trip. Too bad you never got to see what the car really had in it. What else can you do to the car if you go to the unlimited class (other than tires and replacing the windows)?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=driggity]Sounds like quite the trip. Too bad you never got to see what the car really had in it. What else can you do to the car if you go to the unlimited class (other than tires and replacing the windows)?[/QUOTE]
That�s racing!
Weight is the biggest issue. This car still has all the sound deading material, air conditioning, and all interior in the driver�s compartment. We also still have problems with fuel starvation and had to start each Time Attack on a full tank of gas so a switch to a fuel cell would be preferable.
Driver safety is also important and that's why we run a basic cage but to run unlimited the chassis would be stitch welded and a custom competition cage would be installed not only for driver safety but also for chassis rigidity.
For the engine we would need to increase lubrication to the bearings so we can run a higher rev limit along with a head package that could flow up to 8500 rpm. I may talk to some of the engine builders on Nasioc to see what packages they may have for our needs. This would allow us to run a larger turbocharger but still maintain a sizable powerband.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]http://www.elementtuning.com[/url]
[QUOTE=driggity]Sounds like quite the trip. Too bad you never got to see what the car really had in it. What else can you do to the car if you go to the unlimited class (other than tires and replacing the windows)?[/QUOTE]
That�s racing!
Weight is the biggest issue. This car still has all the sound deading material, air conditioning, and all interior in the driver�s compartment. We also still have problems with fuel starvation and had to start each Time Attack on a full tank of gas so a switch to a fuel cell would be preferable.
Driver safety is also important and that's why we run a basic cage but to run unlimited the chassis would be stitch welded and a custom competition cage would be installed not only for driver safety but also for chassis rigidity.
For the engine we would need to increase lubrication to the bearings so we can run a higher rev limit along with a head package that could flow up to 8500 rpm. I may talk to some of the engine builders on Nasioc to see what packages they may have for our needs. This would allow us to run a larger turbocharger but still maintain a sizable powerband.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]http://www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| 555ideways | 11-15-2005 07:21 PM |
Great story... well written, great pics. This is a textbook racing story:everything was going really good, then the freakin thing broke and we lost. So much work and effort goes into these projects and all it takes is one little problem and the chances of winning go down the drain.
Best part: then it started snowing with the ra1's on the car in the mountains. shoot.
Best part: then it started snowing with the ra1's on the car in the mountains. shoot.
| subaruwrx420 | 11-15-2005 08:36 PM |
I wish I could race like that or be involved. Great write up and story. Better luck next time. I'll take that rex as a daily driver :D
| WorldOne | 11-15-2005 09:31 PM |
Banished to the Motorsports Forum. LOL!
| Crawford Performance | 11-15-2005 09:55 PM |
Great job Phill,
It was nice meeting you and your guys at the Time Attack this year.
It was also great to have another Subaru at the event putting the screws to the Evo boys :D
Quirt Crawford
[url]www.crawfordperformance.com[/url]
It was nice meeting you and your guys at the Time Attack this year.
It was also great to have another Subaru at the event putting the screws to the Evo boys :D
Quirt Crawford
[url]www.crawfordperformance.com[/url]
| AndrewSS | 11-15-2005 10:01 PM |
very nice, tons of sweet cars, can i drive em ? :)
| drees | 11-15-2005 10:07 PM |
Great writeup, thanks for taking the time to do it!
| Impreza01 | 11-15-2005 10:27 PM |
Are there any results posted?
| REXLR8 | 11-15-2005 10:33 PM |
great job guys, car looks great and is as fast as ever. what do you guys run for rear brakes? if you don't mind me asking...
| bouchon | 11-15-2005 10:58 PM |
Congratulations, Phil. Great write up!!!!
Hope to see you and the car around.
Francois
Hope to see you and the car around.
Francois
| sleepy98 | 11-16-2005 12:19 AM |
Great write up & nice pics:D
Thanks!
You say you ran 110 in your wrx and the silver crawford STi says it ran 104.
We know there were tire rules. But were there fuel rules?
Mike
Thanks!
You say you ran 110 in your wrx and the silver crawford STi says it ran 104.
We know there were tire rules. But were there fuel rules?
Mike
| TygerStile | 11-16-2005 12:39 AM |
Excellent write up. Congrats and way to represent the subaru.
| LOLSTi | 11-16-2005 12:59 AM |
[QUOTE=Crawford Performance]Great job Phill,
It was nice meeting you and your guys at the Time Attack this year.
It was also great to have another Subaru at the event putting the screws to the Evo boys :D
Quirt Crawford
[url]www.crawfordperformance.com[/url][/QUOTE]
:lol: Quirt, you rule.
Element - sweet job! can't wait for next year already!
It was nice meeting you and your guys at the Time Attack this year.
It was also great to have another Subaru at the event putting the screws to the Evo boys :D
Quirt Crawford
[url]www.crawfordperformance.com[/url][/QUOTE]
:lol: Quirt, you rule.
Element - sweet job! can't wait for next year already!
| Patrick Olsen | 11-16-2005 03:30 AM |
When you say "Buttonwillow full course" which layout do you mean? (All the layout variations are here - [url]http://www.buttonwillowraceway.com/trackconfigs1.htm[/url] ). I've been there twice, back in '02, and ran #1 CW and #14 CCW. Just curious how horrible my times were in comparison :) . Just based on times I'm guessin' maybe this one - [url]http://www.buttonwillowraceway.com/race_25.htm[/url] ?
Anyway, great read, sorry things didn't work out better for you. Some pretty sweet looking machinery there!
Pat Olsen
'97 Legacy 2.5GT sedan
Anyway, great read, sorry things didn't work out better for you. Some pretty sweet looking machinery there!
Pat Olsen
'97 Legacy 2.5GT sedan
| Mushashi | 11-16-2005 03:47 AM |
Great write up and congrat's on the results. Thanks for putting soo much heart and soul into this event.
| Element Tuning | 11-16-2005 10:10 AM |
[QUOTE=REXLR8]great job guys, car looks great and is as fast as ever. what do you guys run for rear brakes? if you don't mind me asking...[/QUOTE]
For brakes we run StopTech's 332 Big Brake Kit up front with Hawk pads and Titanium backing plates and on the rear we run StopTech OEM replacement rotors and Hawk pads. We use SS lines all the way around.
We were using Motul 600 fluid last year but I've had a couple bad experiences with the stuff so I switched to what I've been using forever, ATE Super Blue which held up fine this year.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
For brakes we run StopTech's 332 Big Brake Kit up front with Hawk pads and Titanium backing plates and on the rear we run StopTech OEM replacement rotors and Hawk pads. We use SS lines all the way around.
We were using Motul 600 fluid last year but I've had a couple bad experiences with the stuff so I switched to what I've been using forever, ATE Super Blue which held up fine this year.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| Element Tuning | 11-16-2005 10:10 AM |
[QUOTE=Crawford Performance]Great job Phill,
It was nice meeting you and your guys at the Time Attack this year.
It was also great to have another Subaru at the event putting the screws to the Evo boys :D
Quirt Crawford
[url]www.crawfordperformance.com[/url][/QUOTE]
Quirt,
Good to see you again too.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
It was nice meeting you and your guys at the Time Attack this year.
It was also great to have another Subaru at the event putting the screws to the Evo boys :D
Quirt Crawford
[url]www.crawfordperformance.com[/url][/QUOTE]
Quirt,
Good to see you again too.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| Element Tuning | 11-16-2005 10:18 AM |
[QUOTE=sleepy98]Great write up & nice pics:D
Thanks!
You say you ran 110 in your wrx and the silver crawford STi says it ran 104.
We know there were tire rules. But were there fuel rules?
Mike[/QUOTE]
The rules allow for any fuel. The main criteria is that the car be registered and street legal, driven from the Motel 6 to the track, glass windows, and DOT tires with a wear rating of 100 or higher. The rest is pretty open to interpretation.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
Thanks!
You say you ran 110 in your wrx and the silver crawford STi says it ran 104.
We know there were tire rules. But were there fuel rules?
Mike[/QUOTE]
The rules allow for any fuel. The main criteria is that the car be registered and street legal, driven from the Motel 6 to the track, glass windows, and DOT tires with a wear rating of 100 or higher. The rest is pretty open to interpretation.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| Element Tuning | 11-16-2005 10:22 AM |
[QUOTE=Patrick Olsen]When you say "Buttonwillow full course" which layout do you mean? (All the layout variations are here - [url]http://www.buttonwillowraceway.com/trackconfigs1.htm[/url] ). I've been there twice, back in '02, and ran #1 CW and #14 CCW. Just curious how horrible my times were in comparison :) . Just based on times I'm guessin' maybe this one - [url]http://www.buttonwillowraceway.com/race_25.htm[/url] ?
Anyway, great read, sorry things didn't work out better for you. Some pretty sweet looking machinery there!
Pat Olsen
'97 Legacy 2.5GT sedan[/QUOTE]
#13 Counter Clockwise which I believe is 3 miles.
[IMG]http://www.buttonwillowraceway.com/images/race_13_config.gif[/IMG]
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
Anyway, great read, sorry things didn't work out better for you. Some pretty sweet looking machinery there!
Pat Olsen
'97 Legacy 2.5GT sedan[/QUOTE]
#13 Counter Clockwise which I believe is 3 miles.
[IMG]http://www.buttonwillowraceway.com/images/race_13_config.gif[/IMG]
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| sleepy98 | 11-16-2005 11:05 AM |
[QUOTE=Element Tuning]The rules allow for any fuel. The main criteria is that the car be registered and street legal, driven from the Motel 6 to the track, glass windows, and DOT tires with a wear rating of 100 or higher. The rest is pretty open to interpretation.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url][/QUOTE]
Thanks Phil. Hopefully you guys will go next year and rip it up with 116:D
Mike
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url][/QUOTE]
Thanks Phil. Hopefully you guys will go next year and rip it up with 116:D
Mike
| Crawford Performance | 11-16-2005 11:14 AM |
[QUOTE=Impreza01]Are there any results posted?[/QUOTE]
Here are some results posted at the track the day of the event.
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=881879&page=1[/url]
Quirt Crawford
[url]www.crawfordperformance.com[/url]
Here are some results posted at the track the day of the event.
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=881879&page=1[/url]
Quirt Crawford
[url]www.crawfordperformance.com[/url]
| sleepy98 | 11-16-2005 11:19 AM |
[QUOTE=Crawford Performance]Here are some results posted at the track the day of the event.
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=881879&page=1[/url]
Quirt Crawford
[url]www.crawfordperformance.com[/url][/QUOTE]
HUH :confused:
No offense Crawford, you may be able to build and tune motors but certainly you lack some computer skills:) The link you posted is to "Impreza body hail resistance?" not any track results thread.
You got me all excited :furious: :p
Mike
Edit:Woops looks like you change the link too fast for me...I just got owned!
[url]http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=881879&page=1[/url]
Quirt Crawford
[url]www.crawfordperformance.com[/url][/QUOTE]
HUH :confused:
No offense Crawford, you may be able to build and tune motors but certainly you lack some computer skills:) The link you posted is to "Impreza body hail resistance?" not any track results thread.
You got me all excited :furious: :p
Mike
Edit:Woops looks like you change the link too fast for me...I just got owned!
| SubyDuz | 11-16-2005 11:24 AM |
Great Story.......glad to hear you like the Dogbox from GearBoxTech.....thats the same tranny I was thinking of for my Track Suby
| djerickd | 11-16-2005 11:36 AM |
Check out the piggies on the S2K!
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack6.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack6.jpg[/img]
| WRXedUSA | 11-16-2005 12:15 PM |
Quite a feat to drive that car cross-country. Did you do it on the race coilovers?
| bluesaint | 11-16-2005 03:01 PM |
[QUOTE=djerickd]Check out the piggies on the S2K!
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack6.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
that piggy car was AJ-Racing's street S2K that took home 1st place in limited FR with a 1:58 time. 230whp car with stereo street car.
Full list of all times and drivers here:
[url]http://superstreetonline.com/eventcoverage/130_0511_timeattack/[/url]
[img]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/timeattack6.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
that piggy car was AJ-Racing's street S2K that took home 1st place in limited FR with a 1:58 time. 230whp car with stereo street car.
Full list of all times and drivers here:
[url]http://superstreetonline.com/eventcoverage/130_0511_timeattack/[/url]
| Element Tuning | 11-16-2005 05:44 PM |
[QUOTE=WRXedUSA]Quite a feat to drive that car cross-country. Did you do it on the race coilovers?[/QUOTE]
We drove the car cross country almost exactly as we raced it, coilovers and all. Seriously I don't know what JIC did to the valving on my particular set of coilovers but they are awesome. Not only do they handle on the track but they are really comfortable on the highway (at least above 70 mph ;) )
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
We drove the car cross country almost exactly as we raced it, coilovers and all. Seriously I don't know what JIC did to the valving on my particular set of coilovers but they are awesome. Not only do they handle on the track but they are really comfortable on the highway (at least above 70 mph ;) )
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| Butt Dyno | 11-16-2005 05:47 PM |
[QUOTE=Element Tuning]We drove the car cross country almost exactly as we raced it, coilovers and all. Seriously I don't know what JIC did to the valving on my particular set of coilovers but they are awesome. Not only do they handle on the track but they are really comfortable on the highway (at least above 70 mph ;) )
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url][/QUOTE]
Hey Phil - what rates do you have?
Next time you take the wheels off, could you PM me what is on the little stickers :)
I would love to know what they did... I would not call mine really comfortable :)
john
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url][/QUOTE]
Hey Phil - what rates do you have?
Next time you take the wheels off, could you PM me what is on the little stickers :)
I would love to know what they did... I would not call mine really comfortable :)
john
| Element Tuning | 11-16-2005 05:49 PM |
Here's the officially unofficial finishing order:
[CODE]1 GM 1 51 318 UFF Cobalt
2 Import Car Tuner 1 52 561 UAWD EVO
3 Signal 1 53 021 UAWD Skyline
4 C-West 1 53 147 UFR S2000
5 Mackin 1 54 907 URWD M3
6 Fast Track 1 55 344 UFR RX7
7 Hasport 1 55 585 UFF Integra
8 works 1 55 700 LAWD EVO
9 Twins Turbo 1 55 739 UFR Supra
10 Js Racing 1 55 858 UFR S2000
11 AMS 1 56 485 UAWD S4
12 Buschar 1 56 576 UAWD EVO
13 Stasis 1 57 210 UAWD Audi A4
14 Automotive Forums 1 57 312 UAWD Skyline
15 Swift Springs 1 57 652 UFR Silvia
16 Dodge SRT 1 57 909 UFF SRT4
17 034 Motorsports 1 57 268 UFF Jetta
18 A&J Racing 1 58 716 LFR S2000
19 Crawford 1 58 344 UAWD WRX
20 Aspec 1 59 003 UAWD EVO
21 Element Tuning 1 59 116 LAWD WRX
22 RobiSpec 1 59 135 UAWD EVO
23 Easy Street 1 59 699 LAWD EVO[/CODE]
I have some great in car video for you guys I just need to export it.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
[CODE]1 GM 1 51 318 UFF Cobalt
2 Import Car Tuner 1 52 561 UAWD EVO
3 Signal 1 53 021 UAWD Skyline
4 C-West 1 53 147 UFR S2000
5 Mackin 1 54 907 URWD M3
6 Fast Track 1 55 344 UFR RX7
7 Hasport 1 55 585 UFF Integra
8 works 1 55 700 LAWD EVO
9 Twins Turbo 1 55 739 UFR Supra
10 Js Racing 1 55 858 UFR S2000
11 AMS 1 56 485 UAWD S4
12 Buschar 1 56 576 UAWD EVO
13 Stasis 1 57 210 UAWD Audi A4
14 Automotive Forums 1 57 312 UAWD Skyline
15 Swift Springs 1 57 652 UFR Silvia
16 Dodge SRT 1 57 909 UFF SRT4
17 034 Motorsports 1 57 268 UFF Jetta
18 A&J Racing 1 58 716 LFR S2000
19 Crawford 1 58 344 UAWD WRX
20 Aspec 1 59 003 UAWD EVO
21 Element Tuning 1 59 116 LAWD WRX
22 RobiSpec 1 59 135 UAWD EVO
23 Easy Street 1 59 699 LAWD EVO[/CODE]
I have some great in car video for you guys I just need to export it.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| WRXedUSA | 11-16-2005 05:52 PM |
[QUOTE=Element Tuning]We drove the car cross country almost exactly as we raced it, coilovers and all. Seriously I don't know what JIC did to the valving on my particular set of coilovers but they are awesome. Not only do they handle on the track but they are really comfortable on the highway (at least above 70 mph ;) )
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url][/QUOTE]
Impressive indeed. Great work. I know how shoddy I-70 is east of Denver too!
:banana:
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url][/QUOTE]
Impressive indeed. Great work. I know how shoddy I-70 is east of Denver too!
:banana:
| Element Tuning | 11-16-2005 06:37 PM |
[QUOTE=ButtDyno]Hey Phil - what rates do you have?
Next time you take the wheels off, could you PM me what is on the little stickers :)
I would love to know what they did... I would not call mine really comfortable :)
john[/QUOTE]
I know you wont believe the car is comfortable when you hear my spring rates: 14kg and 12kg :)
If you remind me I'll check the stickers when the car returns from California. I've been in so many cars running softer 10kg and 8kg that just rattle my bones. It just goes to show how important it is to match the valving to the spring rates.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
Next time you take the wheels off, could you PM me what is on the little stickers :)
I would love to know what they did... I would not call mine really comfortable :)
john[/QUOTE]
I know you wont believe the car is comfortable when you hear my spring rates: 14kg and 12kg :)
If you remind me I'll check the stickers when the car returns from California. I've been in so many cars running softer 10kg and 8kg that just rattle my bones. It just goes to show how important it is to match the valving to the spring rates.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| REXLR8 | 11-16-2005 09:11 PM |
[QUOTE=Element Tuning]For brakes we run StopTech's 332 Big Brake Kit up front with Hawk pads and Titanium backing plates and on the rear we run StopTech OEM replacement rotors and Hawk pads. We use SS lines all the way around.
We were using Motul 600 fluid last year but I've had a couple bad experiences with the stuff so I switched to what I've been using forever, ATE Super Blue which held up fine this year.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url][/QUOTE]
great to know, i am looking at stoptech's myself but wasn't sure about brake bias if i left the rear calipers. thanks alot
We were using Motul 600 fluid last year but I've had a couple bad experiences with the stuff so I switched to what I've been using forever, ATE Super Blue which held up fine this year.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url][/QUOTE]
great to know, i am looking at stoptech's myself but wasn't sure about brake bias if i left the rear calipers. thanks alot
| GarySheehan | 11-17-2005 11:29 AM |
[QUOTE=REXLR8]great to know, i am looking at stoptech's myself but wasn't sure about brake bias if i left the rear calipers. thanks alot[/QUOTE]
That's what Stoptech specializes in. Developing BBK's designed to work with the stock rear brakes of your specific vehicle model.
Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
[url]www.teamSMR.com[/url]
That's what Stoptech specializes in. Developing BBK's designed to work with the stock rear brakes of your specific vehicle model.
Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
[url]www.teamSMR.com[/url]
| TubeDriver | 11-17-2005 02:59 PM |
Good effort, great story and better luck next year!
| akuhner | 11-17-2005 04:28 PM |
What on earth made you drive it out there?! You don't have a tow rig? Were you secretly happy to get to fly home? ;)
Great story!
Great story!
| Element Tuning | 11-17-2005 04:57 PM |
[QUOTE=Car #187]What on earth made you drive it out there?! You don't have a tow rig? Were you secretly happy to get to fly home? ;)
Great story![/QUOTE]
Driving a truck with a trailer is just not my style :lol: I'm not so sure we would have even made it there on time had we towed the car. We did the drive in 33 hours.
As for the flight home I was openly pleased to fly ;)
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
Great story![/QUOTE]
Driving a truck with a trailer is just not my style :lol: I'm not so sure we would have even made it there on time had we towed the car. We did the drive in 33 hours.
As for the flight home I was openly pleased to fly ;)
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| Element Tuning | 11-17-2005 05:27 PM |
11K feet in the Colorado Rockies and it's snowing!
Check out the video: [url]http://www.elementtuning.com/Time Attack 05/ElementTAWRXColorado11Ksnowing.wmv[/url]
I'm still amazed the Toyo RA1s got us through that.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
Check out the video: [url]http://www.elementtuning.com/Time Attack 05/ElementTAWRXColorado11Ksnowing.wmv[/url]
I'm still amazed the Toyo RA1s got us through that.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| Calamity Jesus | 11-17-2005 05:48 PM |
Great story. I'm assuming that the sound of a straight cut gearbox made for unpleasant company on the cross-country drive?
| Element Tuning | 11-17-2005 07:01 PM |
[QUOTE=Beaverboy]Great story. I'm assuming that the sound of a straight cut gearbox made for unpleasant company on the cross-country drive?[/QUOTE]
Ah, the sweet sound of straight cut gears :)
Thankfully 5th gear is stock but you're hearing whine because we are in 3rd or 4th gear which is straight cut.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
Ah, the sweet sound of straight cut gears :)
Thankfully 5th gear is stock but you're hearing whine because we are in 3rd or 4th gear which is straight cut.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| Element Tuning | 11-17-2005 07:04 PM |
If you like the sound of straight cut gears here's a couple laps with Gary Sheehan driving the Element Time Attack WRX at the 2005 SuperStreet/EuroTuner Time Attack.
The file is 20 megs so you may want to right click and save as:
[URL=http://www.elementtuning.com/Time Attack 05/ElementTimeAttack05GarySheehan2.wmv]http://www.elementtuning.com/Time Attack 05/ElementTimeAttack05GarySheehan2.wmv[/URL]
Enjoy!
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
The file is 20 megs so you may want to right click and save as:
[URL=http://www.elementtuning.com/Time Attack 05/ElementTimeAttack05GarySheehan2.wmv]http://www.elementtuning.com/Time Attack 05/ElementTimeAttack05GarySheehan2.wmv[/URL]
Enjoy!
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| drees | 11-17-2005 08:20 PM |
I love watching Gary drive, awesome video!
| GarySheehan | 11-17-2005 10:49 PM |
I just watched the video for the first time. Man, that really reminded me just how much the full tread RA1's worm around. It's like driving on snowtires!
Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
[url]www.teamSMR.com[/url]
Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
[url]www.teamSMR.com[/url]
| nate49509 | 11-18-2005 12:21 AM |
Great write up. Looks like a ton of fun!
| STi-MAN | 11-18-2005 01:47 AM |
great write up.
| Element Tuning | 11-18-2005 09:56 AM |
[QUOTE=GarySheehan]I just watched the video for the first time. Man, that really reminded me just how much the full tread RA1's worm around. It's like driving on snowtires!
Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
[url]www.teamSMR.com[/url][/QUOTE]
:lol: They are snow tires, remember? ;)
[IMG]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/colo.jpg[/IMG]
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
[url]www.teamSMR.com[/url][/QUOTE]
:lol: They are snow tires, remember? ;)
[IMG]http://www.elementtuning.com/images/timeattk/colo.jpg[/IMG]
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| Element Tuning | 11-18-2005 10:06 AM |
In all seriousness you can see there's a lot of time to be made up in the back decreasing radius turn as there appears to be a lot of front end push still.
We'll have to work on this but other than testing more with the current setup, I'm not sure where to go other than to let the rear end slide more.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
We'll have to work on this but other than testing more with the current setup, I'm not sure where to go other than to let the rear end slide more.
Thanks,
Phil
[url]www.elementtuning.com[/url]
| Crawford Performance | 11-18-2005 12:06 PM |
[QUOTE=GarySheehan]I just watched the video for the first time. Man, that really reminded me just how much the full tread RA1's worm around. It's like driving on snowtires!
Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
[url]www.teamSMR.com[/url][/QUOTE]
What a difference being in the seat makes. From the hot pit wall you looked incredibly smooth and professional on the track.
The video is cool :)
Quirt Crawford
Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
[url]www.teamSMR.com[/url][/QUOTE]
What a difference being in the seat makes. From the hot pit wall you looked incredibly smooth and professional on the track.
The video is cool :)
Quirt Crawford
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