A Quick Update...
The build has continued much like the thread, slower than anticipated. However, thankfully the car is now at a point where it is starting to work as an STX car and now instead of chasing fires, I am starting to be able to work on driving and setup.
The car now goes, stops, and turns without too much drama. No more rubbing, no more clunking, just generally seems to work. There is a lot of prep to go still but this car is now starting to at least feel like it is no longer fighting, and we are now just working towards incremental improvements (time/$$$).
Here is a summary of how the car has been doing so far. You can see the car is improving, and all events with the exception of the very last, have been on Ryan's old RE71Rs - to say they are well loved would definitely be fair. We also have a lot of weather related issues over this part of the season for us so I would say while the STX results tend to be comparable since we are run together, there were at least a few events where the race tire guys (some of our most competitive classes) got better weather and skewed the overall PAX results.
Oct 23/16: UBC Sports Car Club "Slush 1"
STX: 9/12 (+4.571s to first)
PAX: 49/91 (+5.848s to first)
Nov 20/16: UBC Sports Car Club "Slush 2"
STX: 3/16 (+2.310s to first)
PAX: 27/83 (+3.801s to first)
Dec 4/16: UBC Sports Car Club "Slush 3"
STX: 4/14 (+1.139s to first)
PAX: 19/82 (+2.386s to first)
Apr 2/17: UBC Sports Car Club "Slush 7"
STX: 2/11 (+0.836s to first)
PAX: 17/79 (+1.241s to first)
Note: very short course (my time 36.668s)
Apr 16/17: VCMC "Cup 2"
STX: 1/12 (-0.792s to second)
PAX: 3/120 (+0.925s to first)
Apr 30/17: UBC Sports Car Club "Here Comes The Sun"
STX: 1/12 (-0.834s to second)
PAX: 9/91 (+1.499s to first)
May 14/17: UBC Sports Car Club "Raydays #1"
STX: 1/10 (-1.148s to second)
PAX: 9/75 (+0.783s to first)
Note: new tires as of this event
May 28/17: VCMC "Cup 3"
STX: 1/15 (-0.397s to second)
PAX: 10/124 (+1.018s to first)
Note: no codriver for this event
Jun 11/17: VCMC "Cup 4"
STX: 1/15 (-0.162s to second)
PAX: 20/119 (+1.803s to first)
Note: coned away fastest run, good for 0.511s improvement, improving to PAX 10/119
Jun 18/17: UBCSCC "Raydays 2"
STX: 1/13 (-0.634s to third since we were in first and second)
PAX: 11/91 (+1.945s to first)
Note: coned away fastest run, good for 1.804s improvement, improving to PAX 3/91
Up next for the car is custom offset bushings for front control arms to add additional camber, they are here now so just need to go in.
The next "big ticket" is likely an exhaust - power, weight, and sound - all good stuff...
While I have a few more local events to attend, we have two major events coming up in the PNW that I am registered for: Canadian Nationals at the end of June (4 courses with 3 runs each) and Packwood SCCA National Tour (mid July). It will be very interesting to see how the car does!
Until next time,
Mark