Time Attack Forums - Show & Shine

Where are all Honda/Acuras?

tegtime — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:32:34 GMT

I am looking to see what others do with their Honda/Acura Setups! I'd love to see some photos.

Full Carbon Fibre Miata Time Attack Build

lightyear — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:41:13 GMT

Hi guys, i have been doing the australian time attack rounds over here in a '89 NA turbo 1.6 miata. I recently started a build on a '99 NB miata. And even more recently hit a wall at speed in the old car. So now i am getting stuck into the new car to get it on the track hopefully in about a month or so.

The old car.

I made a carbon fibre roof and carbon fibre doors for it. It had a lot of weight taken out and has close to 200rwhp. I will be putting all the good bits into the new car. And later i will be building a 1.8 motor with more power, bigger turbo.

The new car as purchased.

As it is now.

Painted engine bay GT3 RS bright orange/red colour.

Cage, will be painted same colour as engine bay.

I also have some videos i posted onto youtube if anyone is interested.
Go to this link at then click on other videos from me to see more......
YouTube - mx5 turbo vs rx7 500hp racecar * awesome video * standing start at sandown sprint

Forged Performance: Redline Time Attack Sebring Race Report

Tray@Forged — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:33:33 GMT

Hi everyone, we are back in town and all caught up from a very successful weekend at Sebring. Redline Time Attack finished off their east coast swing with a stop at the historic Sebring International Raceway, which is one of my favorite tracks. As expected in central Florida ambient temps approached 100F, and 70%+ humidity coupled with 125F track surface temps made for a very tough day for competitors. Based on previous experiences at the track, the general consensus was the track was 3-4 seconds slower than a "typical" day at Sebring while many competitors were unable to complete even one flying lap due to the temps, and the amount of wide open throttle usef on this very long 3.7 mile 17 turn circuit.

On Saturday, my objective was to get comfortable with the completely new wheel and tire package we're running in Modified Class. We switched to 18 inch R888's in size 305/35/18 up front and 335/30/18 out back mounted on those beautiful HRE C90's 18X10.5 and 18X12 wheels. With Alex, our crew chief, and Bryan Hise from JRZ waiting in the hot pits, I made 2 complete laps around the circuit and brought the tires up to full competition temp. Sebring's bumpy surface, and liberal use of concrete tends to make the GT-R push on corner entry. Fortunately, that wasn't the case even with the wider tire out back. Only in the slowest of right turns, did I feel a bit of understeer, followed by neutral/slight oversteer bias from apex to track out. Although I could live with that, I knew we had to dial most of the understeer out to set the fastest laps around this course. So I dove into the hot pits and we made tire pressure changes up front, and one click softer in the front to help gain some compliance on turn in. The adjustments helped a lot, and were inspiring a lot of confidence. Throughout the day, we got faster and faster, and ended up setting the fastest practice time overall with a 2:18.7. Back in January, I went even faster, with worn out R888's so it gives you a reference point as to how bad the track conditions were. By the end of Sat, things were looking really good for the Forged Performance GT-R, as well as the two other GT-R's that pitted with us. Catseby Jones, who's GT-R we prepared for the 2010 One Lap of America race was right behind me, followed by Will Taylor (GoTurnStop/Underpressure). The rest of the field stacked up behind us.

Sunday was the big day, where the real competition starts and ends. Two of my biggest competitors, Ryan Gates EvoX, and Turn In Concepts Subaru Imprezza Sti where having major issues with their cars, and we were unsure if they would make the race. Ryan Gates ended up calling it a day, as his car would not cooperate this time, while the guys at TIC completely rebuilt their engine the night before using the concrete paddock is their work space...ouch! We pushed as hard as we could throughout the day, and ending up finishing in 2nd place with a time of 2.17.9. I was very surprised we didn't beat the TIC car, as I had previously bested him a few weeks back at VIR. This was when I noticed he was running full racing slicks in the class which we all know are prohibited. He was 1.5 seconds faster than me on those tires. The official word from RTA, is that the Continental/Hoosier Grand Am GS Spec racing slick was issued a waiver to compete in the modified class as they feel that the Conti/Hoosier Slick is a slower tire than the NT-01/R888. Although I disagree strongly with this assessment, it's not my series, and I don't make the rules or make the waivers. I hold nothing against the guys at TIC, as they were allowed to run the tire, so they did just that. Ok, enough of my crying about the tires. :irock: I know we have a faster car on comparable tires, and that's good enough for me. :cheers:

I wanted to thank all of our sponsors, especially Nissan Motorsports, JRZ (Bryan Hise), HRE Wheels, Cobb Tuning, AMS Performance, and the entire crew at Forged Performance. You won't meet a more dedicated and passionate group of individuals in this business, and it's always a pleasure partnering with you all. These guys keep our GT-R running as flawlessly as it runs today and are always available to share technology and R&D. And I wanted to recognize all our friends, clients, and fans for coming out and watching and supporting us through the long hot weekend. You guys are great!

As a side note, I also entered the Forged Performance Porsche 996 GT3 in the Super Modified RWD class, and finished in 2nd place with a 2:24, and just a few hundredths of a second away from first! Not bad for a mostly stock car, and stock drivetrain. :)

Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you all on track in the near future!

This image was forwarded to me, but not sure whot the photographer was. If someone know, let me know so I can give him credit. What a great shot! :cheers:

Fastest lap around Sebring.
YouTube - Forged Performance Nissan GT-R at Sebring for Redline Time Attack

Sharif

Redline Time Attack Coversage @ Sebring, FL

Kami Speed — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:55:04 GMT

This is from last weekends race @ Sebring, FL. Most pictures are from the Sunday race. Enjoy:

Redline Time Attack Coverage: Sebring, Florida

My time attack inspired JZA80

2jzpower&associates — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:36:59 GMT

Hey everyone, I have been lurking on this site for a while and I dint want yo post my car until my first track day. Well my first track day was this past Saturday and I must say it was gobs of fun. Working on getting the perfect layout for my car. Anyways here are some pictures.

And the reason for no intercooler

Teaser

J@s2carbonworks — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:00:56 GMT

This is all you get for now.

My Road Atlanta in-car

SilverBullet tC — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:12:30 GMT

Well accomplished all my goals for my Road Atlanta weekend. Kept the car in one piece, got signed off for DE 3, and ran under 2 minutes for the first time. I placed the camera in a different location so maybe you could here the exhaust a bit (Doug). Let me know what you pros think.

+ YouTube Video
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This one is where I run a 1:59, followed by a 1:58 on the last session in the heat (95 degrees @ 4:30pm)

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Some new shots of my 2006 wrx.

bhhamblin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:04:11 GMT

Some pics from the Lap Battle. It felt great to get my car out, its been about a year since it has been out there because of numerous issues. Had NO over heating issues what-so-ever and the car ran amazing. Was running the car on 24psi (was tuned on 27) to help drive-ability. Also lost a weight on my drive shaft. Started vibrating badly above 115-120MPH so I was limited to that speed.

Guess I could have put these in my other thread.. oh well.:011: