[Supras] NASA-MA TTD auto-x champion

[Walker, Brian (Rich. Dist)]

Thanks Howard. NASA uses the same points based classing as for the Time
trial program on road courses (what I'm working towards)
The mk3 starts as TTE+0 and receives points based on various upgrades
(where as SCCA is a mod based class so a carbon hood lands you in a high
class where as Nasa would add 1 point) Once you have 21 points you move
to the next class. I beleive I have just enough to run RA-1's (5 more
than street tires) and stay in D but I won't be able to go to 255/275
like I'd like (currently have 235/255 on 9"/10" wheels). Tire upgrades
receive points also unlike SCCA.
I think it'll make a good competitor on track in this class, especially
since the weight does make it much tougher in auto-x competition.
Brian
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From: Howard Hutchinson [mailto:bighoward at sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 4:45 PM
To: Walker, Brian (Rich. Dist); Supras at supras.com
Subject: Re: [Supras] NASA-MA TTD auto-x champion


Excellent Brian.  Congratulations!!
I'm not up on NASA classes, so can you elaborate on what are the
vehicular provisions for Class D?  Does this force a graduation to the
next higher class?

"Walker, Brian (Rich. Dist)" <Brian.Walker2 at VDOT.Virginia.gov> wrote:

	The final event of the NASA MidAtlantic NASA-X season was Sunday
and
	came down to me and my buddy in his Subie, seperated by 2 points
so the
	winner would take the season championship for TTD class. It was
a very
	flowing, fast course that resembled a small roadcourse, fast
esses, big
	sweepers and wide slaloms.
	
	We had a good battle going back and forth trying to find
traction in
	40-50 deg. temps. I had run a 50.9X to his 51.7X and on he last
run he
	did a 50.713. I responded with a 50.616 and the class came down
to less
	than a 1/10th of a second over 12 events and over 100 runs. 
	Results:
	http://www.get-fast.net/nasacross/120207res.htm
	
	Finally caught the LS1 FC (he's now building an LS2 FD though)
and
	almost had the GT3. Just showing the mk3 can hold it's own
against some
	newer/ more capable vehicles. Next year I might make the switch
to
	stickier tires (Toyo RA1?) but I think the Azenis have more time
to find
	on warm days, the only car in the top 10 that wasn't on R's was
a highly
	modded Evo.
	
	Here are some vids from Sunday:
	Wrx's last run:
	http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=34...84775&hl=en
	
	
	My second to last (gave the camera to him for the last one
above):
	http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=54...93686&hl=en
	
	
	Several others on course (Friend's Subie, Cobalt SS, MK4 Supra
w/ big
	single T, SVT Cobra) :
	http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4...11981&hl=en
	
	
	Brian W-88T
	
	
	
	
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