*The FL5 Track Junkie Thread*

[Rexpelagi]

Nice driving man! Where is your mic (if any) set up? It sounds like you have an external WG dump lol

I run an external powered mic on the back bumper - it's mainly just to cut down on the wind noise. I'm still on the stock exhaust after the mid-pipe so it's not anything special sound-wise .

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[Rexpelagi]

Day 2 update - I don't think the track was ever as crisp today as it was yesterday morning - I found a few tenths in a corner here or there but the surface gave it all away net-wise in subsequent corners. I also kept running into issues I couldn't really control (cars flying off in front of me, someone doing something unexpected, etc), so that complicated things too.

Based on all that, I unfortunately wasn't able to capitalize on the morning session (which is the only one where you can set a fast time), and I got bumped by the Elantra N by ~0.16s and I'm still on my time from yesterday (the video above).

Weather looks questionable tomorrow but if it stays dry I'll try again tomorrow morning!

 

[Rexpelagi]

Day 3 update: it stayed dry but it seemed like the surface continued to get slower, as most people either slowed down or ran similar times this morning (unless there was easy time to find or setup changes were made, etc).

I was .7 off my best, and the Elantra N also ran .4 off his best, so while we both beat the old record he'll get this one with the 1:38.6 vs. my 1:38.7.

I also ran out of front tire after all the running today which likely didn't help (inside shoulder in the picture below has cords showing in one small spot) - these were new for RAtl, and due to the tuning work we were doing they really didn't have many fliers on them before this event, so wear continues to be disappointing (although better than CMP now that camber is lower).

I have a fairly short turn-around for Mid-Ohio and I'm not planning any major changes so we'll see what I can do there.

 

[BigBird]

Day 3 update: it stayed dry but it seemed like the surface continued to get slower, as most people either slowed down or ran similar times this morning (unless there was easy time to find or setup changes were made, etc).

I was .7 off my best, and the Elantra N also ran .4 off his best, so while we both beat the old record he'll get this one with the 1:38.6 vs. my 1:38.7.

I also ran out of front tire after all the running today which likely didn't help (inside shoulder in the picture below has cords showing in one small spot) - these were new for RAtl, and due to the tuning work we were doing they really didn't have many fliers on them before this event, so wear continues to be disappointing (although better than CMP now that camber is lower).

I have a fairly short turn-around for Mid-Ohio and I'm not planning any major changes so we'll see what I can do there.

Wow! A tenth.. great driving !!!

Are you using a staggered setup still?

 

[Rexpelagi]

Wow! A tenth.. great driving !!!

Are you using a staggered setup still?

Thanks! We both had more time that we couldn't find but from talking with the driver he gives a ton of credit to the differential so that thing must be pretty magical - I'm definitely finding the weak points of the factory differential in the Type R with the added power.

I am still running the 285 on 11" / 255 on 9.5" stagger, with 1/8" rear toe out, the 16kg/mm rear springs, and +10psi in the back - still not totally happy with it although it is better like this than it has been previously so the adjustments seem to be at least working directionally. I did try something that I thought might be pretty radical for this morning but before I give people really dumb ideas I want to get a better chance to evaluate before I share that one lol (although at the very least it didn't seem to make it ).

I haven't gone up in the rear bar again yet since doing the rear stagger as I wanted to make sure I do things incrementally and RAtl is such a different track than Gingerman/CMP it wouldn't have been a good test, but I may try that next as I'll probably need rotation at Mid-Ohio too.

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