07-15-2008, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster
Yeah Im thinking about going back to El Toro for the 10th of Aug or Streets of Willow sometime in Sept. It all depends on cash flow and weather not i've bought better tires because while my Nexen N3000 tires are a great bargin and grip well on the streets, they did very bad at the autocross for 2 reasons.
First was that the tarmac on the airfield is pretty old and doesnt have any black sticky tar left on it anymore, you can see white and grey rock surfaces in the tarmac already
second is the tread wear rating on the N3000 is 349  which is about 149 higher than you really want it to be for auto-x so that made it very slippery, to the point where i felt like I had shopping cart wheels  |
What tires are you thinking of? Azenis RT-615's by any chance? if so then ill have some serious competition coming my way  , and if youll take all that weight again then ill have to do some serious changes to my driving to keep up for sure
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07-16-2008, 06:16 AM
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I went to the results page at PCA-OCR. You guys both turned some pretty good times. Any time you get within 5 sec of Jackie Corwin in her fully prepared 944SPEC you are doing well. That chick really flies. She is often found in the top ten and a good benchmark for Boxster drivers. Nice driving guys!
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07-16-2008, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Topless
I went to the results page at PCA-OCR. You guys both turned some pretty good times. Any time you get within 5 sec of Jackie Corwin in her fully prepared 944SPEC you are doing well. That chick really flies. She is often found in the top ten and a good benchmark for Boxster drivers. Nice driving guys! |
I also let Steve (he drives a vette) drive my car for one lap, he did it in mid 83 seconds. He is a really good instuctor. If you get a chane to drive with him in his vette make sure you do, SixFlags is nothing compared to that ride.
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07-16-2008, 08:58 AM
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Location: Where the Sewer Meets the Sea, CA. USA
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Originally Posted by blueillusion97
What tires are you thinking of? Azenis RT-615's by any chance? if so then ill have some serious competition coming my way , and if youll take all that weight again then ill have to do some serious changes to my driving to keep up for sure |
Yeah im thinking about the Azenis, cant beat the price.
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07-16-2008, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster
Yeah im thinking about the Azenis, cant beat the price.
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F*** YOU then...! who am i gona beat next time???? im just kiding, the way you drive you will love these tires, just keep in mind from what i read they dont tast too long, im yet to test that.
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07-16-2008, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by blueillusion97
F*** YOU then...! who am i gona beat next time???? im just kiding, the way you drive you will love these tires, just keep in mind from what i read they dont tast too long, im yet to test that.
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lol i dont want to risk it and get another set of tires and wind up that they arent as grippy as yours lol. Dont worry blue, just bring your boxster into our shop so i can hook you up with some eibachs or H&R's so atleast we will both be on an even playing field.
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07-16-2008, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster
lol i dont want to risk it and get another set of tires and wind up that they arent as grippy as yours lol. Dont worry blue, just bring your boxster into our shop so i can hook you up with some eibachs or H&R's so atleast we will both be on an even playing field.
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That is very tempting offer, and that drop would look quite nice, but im trying to save some cash for a rainy day...with this economy you never know when you will need it
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07-17-2008, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by blueillusion97
That is very tempting offer, and that drop would look quite nice, but im trying to save some cash for a rainy day...with this economy you never know when you will need it
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No problem dude, whenever your ready and dont feel like doing it yourself bring it to me... but remember if you want to help me with the install, it'll cost you extra
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07-23-2008, 10:24 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Santa Clara, CA
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Man I miss SDR autcrosses. Thats 90% of why I want to move back to San Diego. I will however be at the Aug. 10th event at El Toro. I will not be in the box but in a particular Black 944T.
Now I just have to resist the urge to track the 987.
Good luck to you all! 615's are great tires for stock suspensions. I liked them as street tires too.
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