2014 B-Spec Racing
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The last west coast majors event is coming up the 4th of July weekend. Looks like it will be two cars. We lost the other Mazda 2 at pacific in May
Broke the RF knuckle as well and messed up the front end. The car was in the frame shop last I heard
Derrick
Broke the RF knuckle as well and messed up the front end. The car was in the frame shop last I heard
Derrick
You know... If you wanted to have some fun you could always pull your ballast, toss on a few Cork Sport goodies, and run HP for the weekend. You already have the BS title locked up on the west coast, and not enough BS cars to win any money, so you have nothing to lose. I bet you could podium.
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Interesting idea, I hate to say it but I always see a few of the HP cars not make it to the end of the races.
Best I was ever able to get on the 2 with an intake, no cats, adjustable shocks, swaybars, etc was ~ 1:36 at PIR only 1 second better than my fastest time. Current track record is held by Gordon at a 1:31 in his BMW.. Who knows what will happen. If you needed another car for HP I could double dip the weekend
-Derrick
Best I was ever able to get on the 2 with an intake, no cats, adjustable shocks, swaybars, etc was ~ 1:36 at PIR only 1 second better than my fastest time. Current track record is held by Gordon at a 1:31 in his BMW.. Who knows what will happen. If you needed another car for HP I could double dip the weekend
-Derrick
Wow...Is the Bspec kit really that good? The struts you ran, were they the CS struts with your springs or other adjustable struts and stiffer springs?Interesting idea, I hate to say it but I always see a few of the HP cars not make it to the end of the races.
Best I was ever able to get on the 2 with an intake, no cats, adjustable shocks, swaybars, etc was ~ 1:36 at PIR only 1 second better than my fastest time. Current track record is held by Gordon at a 1:31 in his BMW.. Who knows what will happen. If you needed another car for HP I could double dip the weekend
-Derrick
I would think with better shock valving and 150-200lb more spring rate, and an opened intake, no balast and a free flowing exhaust the 2 could easily hang with the HP crowd..
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The Mazda 2 is pretty good with the suspension kit but it could be better. It just would require work which would move it out of being able to run B-Spec (more front camber, changing out bushings to something stiffer, Etc). If I could change a few small things it would be more rear spring (not alot) and an upgraded front swaybar. There are a few tracks where we kept upping the rear tire pressure and still could not get the car to oversteer enough and both of those would get me there.
I would need a jump by about 15-20 hp to stand a chance in HP, the well prepped cars blow past me on the straights.
-Derrick
I would need a jump by about 15-20 hp to stand a chance in HP, the well prepped cars blow past me on the straights.
-Derrick
The power helps a little, the gearing in Prod helps a lot.
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I forgot about the gearing, there is a factory 4.388 final drive which would do wonders.
Derrick
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looks fun
I am going to go out on a limb and say you are not the benchmark they are using. More likely they are looking at McTexas.
What I find odd is they are no longer keeping the cars similar to WC spec, both weights and plates are different over there - in WC you would have a plate and this new weight, while the Kia would drop 25lbs and get a bigger opening.
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Lol Mctexas!
flatlander937
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On the plus side you can now hire a fat driver?
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I would have to change the seat out too
I was thinking more along the lines of those heavy 20 inch rims, blind my competition with the chrome.
Derrick
