I asked: Track it or sell it, you all said track it! Finally ready to run!

[cbaclawski]

About a year ago I asked on this forum whether you guys thought I should sell my Z, or modify it for Track duty. You overwhelmingly recommended the Track route. I listened, and it's finally ready for the road course. (though I'm a little scared if I'm being honest)

What started as a 90 zr1, that had the Lingenfelter 368 package installed in 1997 at about 43k mi (~83k now) has had some significant work/refreshing done to it and is now ready to roll:

Ron Davis Radiator installed
3.73 rear end
Racetech Seats and Harnesses
Upgraded brakes and fluids
Secondary intake system removed
Custom Mark Haibeck 368 tune
New 160tw Track tires


In addition to the work my semi-local race shop did (big dog motorsports - rock hill, sc - highly recommended, though more of an import shop than a vette specialist) the car actually was shipped up to Marc Haibeck's shop near Chicago for much of the ZR! specific stuff and a thorough once over.

I'm going to run it next weekend and can't wait to see what it can do, or more accurately, what my limited talent can do with it...


pics:

[Ronstar]

Nice! Be safe and have fun

[cbaclawski]

Originally Posted by Ronstar

Nice! Be safe and have fun

Thanks!

[RussMcB]

Nice. Sounds like you're doing all the right stuff to have a fast and reliable track car.

Where are you going with it next weekend?

Are Salad Shooter wheels somewhat rare, hard to come by? If yes and you'd like to set them aside I have some track wheels & tires I'm not using any more. Let me know if you want details about them.

[cbaclawski]

Originally Posted by RussMcB

Nice. Sounds like you're doing all the right stuff to have a fast and reliable track car.

Where are you going with it next weekend?

Are Salad Shooter wheels somewhat rare, hard to come by? If yes and you'd like to set them aside I have some track wheels & tires I'm not using any more. Let me know if you want details about them.

Heading to CMP next Saturday, will be it's maiden run. Not sure what you mean by salad shooter wheels. The stock ones? I'm not too worried about damaging them/resale at this point since the seats and harnesses are probably worth half of what the whole car is at this point. That said I'm not opposed to having an extra set(especially if they are lighter)... whatchu got?


Curt

[ghlkal]

Originally Posted by cbaclawski

I'm going to run it next weekend and can't wait to see what it can do, or more accurately, what my limited talent can do with it...

Excellent! I wish you luck, and keep us posted on your results.

[RussMcB]

Originally Posted by cbaclawski

Heading to CMP next Saturday, will be it's maiden run. Not sure what you mean by salad shooter wheels. The stock ones? I'm not too worried about damaging them/resale at this point since the seats and harnesses are probably worth half of what the whole car is at this point. That said I'm not opposed to having an extra set(especially if they are lighter)... whatchu got?


Curt

Yes, the stock '90 wheels. I think they were unique for that year only, so I assumed they are somewhat rare and maybe worth protecting.

CMP is a fun track, especially the kink on the back straight. I look forward to hearing about your weekend. Will you have a camera in the car?

I sent you a PM with info about my extra track day wheels and tires.

Have fun!

[cbaclawski]

Originally Posted by ghlkal

Excellent! I wish you luck, and keep us posted on your results.

Originally Posted by RussMcB

Yes, the stock '90 wheels. I think they were unique for that year only, so I assumed they are somewhat rare and maybe worth protecting.

CMP is a fun track, especially the kink on the back straight. I look forward to hearing about your weekend. Will you have a camera in the car?

I sent you a PM with info about my extra track day wheels and tires.

Have fun!

Thanks. I usually just run a data logger, but for the first time out I'll probably dust off the VIRB and get some footage. I'll post a link to the video here... (of course with the mistakes/poor laps edited out )

[RussMcB]

I'm a big believer of video, mostly for the entertainment value, and because my memory is so bad I can never remember everything that happens on track. And it's so cheap nowadays.

What kind of logger will you use?

[cbaclawski]

Originally Posted by RussMcB

I'm a big believer of video, mostly for the entertainment value, and because my memory is so bad I can never remember everything that happens on track. And it's so cheap nowadays.

What kind of logger will you use?

I have the Aim Solo 2, and I usually run the track addict app on my phone at the same time because I really can't dig in to the aim data till after I get home and the app gives me pretty decent data I can easily review between sessions. Truthfully if I realized how good the app data was compared to the standalone Aim, I probably would never have bought the Aim. Of course I didn't know how close the 2 were till I had both... The Garmin virb Camera has built in GPS too, and connects to the obdii port for engine data, but the software sucks, and the obd data connection is unreliable on a good day(and obviously there is no obdii port on a 1990), so it's really only good for making pretty videos...