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[Civic_Si]

DRIVER: Rob-o, my second event ever

CAR: 2006 Civic Si

CLUB/CLASS: www.victoriamotorsports.ca / GS

CURRENT MODS:
6500k hid
hella driving lights (honda switch)
vis cf hood
legally cleared corners
tein ss coilovers
SPC rear camber kit
progress rear anti sway bar
225/45R16 kumho victoracer racing tires on RSX rims
DC sports axleback
Injen SR
35% tint
compustar 2 way alarm with remote trunk release actuator (not offered in Canada..)

FUTURE MODS:
EDFC and scangauge II

video/pics here: Video/pics of me racing my Si...

[Si-aficionado]

Even though I haven't yet autoX, I'm a huge fan of it. The concentration and coordination seems nerve wrecking. Maybe will start doing it once I get the Si.
This was at a local event

[honda93]

Originally Posted by Si-aficionado

Even though I haven't yet autoX, I'm a huge fan of it. The concentration and coordination seems nerve wrecking. Maybe will start doing it once I get the Si.
This was at a local event

Those old 510's are killer road racers... But I've never seen one autocross in my 12+ years of doing it. Regardless, it tells you how well they were designed by Nissan (Datsun!) to emulate the success started by the old Ford (Lotus) Cortinas.

Anthony "Mario" Crea
NNJR-SCCA

[venomous]

just got back from Niagara Falls with the SI, and boy, what a blast that was

I rode in the maid of the mist, which took my wife and I to about 150 feet of the horseshoe fall

[Highrev1]

DRIVER: Greg Gellas

CAR: 2006 Civic SI Coupe

CLUB/CLASS: SCCA G-Stock

CURRENT MODS: Kumho V710 rubber/Hoosier A6's, OEM camber bolts, autocross alignment, Custom DA Koni's, Lx Front sway bar

FUTURE MODS: Improve the driver I suck...But not as bad as Jay

[NJauto-x]

DRIVER: Justin Gaylord

CAR: 2006 Civic SI

CLUB/CLASS: SCCA GS, competing in the NNJR SCCA solo at englishtown

CURRENT MODS: bone stock

FUTURE MODS: forced induction when i finish paying the bills....


whats up tony!

[honda93]

Justin, Mel... Welcome to the board!

Anthony "Mario" Crea
NNJR-SCCA

[venomous]

Welcome fellas

[Civic_Si]

Originally Posted by Highrev1

Lx Front sway bar

Does that make a noticable difference??

[Highrev1]

Tony and I have had this discussion before. I am getting some wheel spin with my si bar. I have switched to the lx and back. The lighweight wheels do add quite a bit of wheel spin, more than the lx bar makes up for imo, and the fact that the car is so camber challenged in stock class doesn't make the extra lean in the car worthwhile to run the lx bar. Tony what's your opinion on this?

[honda93]

Let's put it this way...

I was convinced that the RSX wheels I'm currently using would merely be a temporary setup until I could generate the cash to get custom 2 piece Keizer Racing Wheels wheels like I had on my 93 Civic DX Coupe. However, I can honestly say that the need for wheels has come off the mod list permanently (at least for me in HS).

I can honestly say that the rotational mass hit you take is a tradeoff to the fact that I have very little, if any wheelspin issues on my LX Coupe... And I have an open differential. The heavier wheels literally act like a pseudo-LSD for me!

However, there are those who feel that the Si is already too heavy and that the number must come down. But I am already 200# lighter than the Si as the Si has a bigger, heavier engine and trans than my LX. So one must consider that as well.

Anthony "Mario" Crea
NNJR-SCCA

[Highrev1]

Tony I can't make nationals, go co-drive with Chris. Full ride on me I will buy you the tires, at least the fronts, the rear will be shared.

[honda93]

Originally Posted by Highrev1

Tony I can't make nationals, go co-drive with Chris. Full ride on me I will buy you the tires, at least the fronts, the rear will be shared.

Thanks for the offer, I am truly flattered that you'd consider me worthy to drive with Shenefield, but honestly, that's a little too unrealistic considering the event is a week away!

Frankly, I'd be soooo dead at school if I pulled a stunt like that... Additionally, I have 2 grad school courses that I'm taking now! If this occurred 6 weeks ago, MAYBE I'd have a snowballs chance in hell.

Sorry.

Anthony "Mario" Crea

[Highrev1]

Koni's helped the car at least the rears alone. I have yet to run the car with both fronts and rears on the car. I just don't think that in G-stock the car can keep up with the mini's. It could be a trophy winner but not number ONE. So the lx in H-stock with the koni's appear to be the only way to beat the mini's..TONY!!! Looks like I am in the market for a new car

[honda93]

Originally Posted by Highrev1

Koni's helped the car at least the rears alone. I have yet to run the car with both fronts and rears on the car. I just don't think that in G-stock the car can keep up with the mini's. It could be a trophy winner but not number ONE. So the lx in H-stock with the koni's appear to be the only way to beat the mini's..TONY!!! Looks like I am in the market for a new car

Email sent to you.

Anthony "Mario" Crea
NNJR-SCCA

[venomous]

It can beat the minis

I did an event at the NC scca chapter this past weekend, the course was a low 40 second course, I had a national champ GS driver in my class running his mini cooper S. I was on street tires, running Michelin PS2s in the front and the exaltos in the rear. Duriing the morning session, I led by .600 seconds. We were both on street tires. In the afternoon, he switched to khumo v710s in the front, and I changed my line in the afternoon. for comparison, my best time in the morning was 43.343. FTD for the morning session was 41.2. After he made the switch to v710, he ran 42.9 beating my time in the morning session. We had three runs in the afternoon and the times were going up. FTD for the afternoon was 40.5. I DNF on my first afternoon run, then proceed to run a 41.914 on STREET tires. The event was stopped for about 10 minutes to check and see if there were any issues with the timing equipment. After the check, I had multiple drivers came up to me and sayiing that I would need to back up that time again. In my last run, I ran a nearly identical time of 41.921, which crushed all doubts.

is the SI capable of beating the current minis?

The answer is yes. The SI is extremely caplable if driven to its potential. Although there were other much faster corvettes running on R compounds, I'm not comparing my time with them because I don't know them to be of hiugh caliber drivers, but the mini S driver is highly respected and have been to several nationals. Just for the record, the corvettes and the SM cars were posting mid 41s and high 40s. Let's not forget that I was only on STREET tires. Needless to say that I was first in PAX.

I'll post the link to the results and photos when they are posted.

- Jay.

[venomous]

My car is completely stock by the way. I don't even have an alignment done.

[honda93]

Originally Posted by venomous

It can beat the minis

I had a national champ GS driver in my class running his mini cooper S. is the SI capable of beating the current minis?

The answer is yes. The SI is extremely caplable if driven to its potential.
- Jay.

Jay,

How's life in NC treating you?

Who was the GS MINI Cooper S driver?

I'd like to see if he's in Kansas now, and if so, how's he doing compared to my known benchmark regarding GS drivers... Tony Savini. All I know is that Shenefield drove at the haggard edge (borderline sloppy/out-of-control) just to get about a 1/2 second off Savini at Warminster (Philly) on the 10th of September.

It may be as fast in certain instances, but there is also consistency at play here. One event you may take the MINI Cooper S by a second, at another, he may take you by a second. The job of dethroning the MINI Cooper S is going to be more difficult with Si owners in GS than with my LX in HS against the base MINI Cooper. That's what I've been implying.

Anthony "Mario" Crea
NNJR-SCCA

[blackfg2]

Might be a little off topic , but I dont know how to find the events out here in S. fla////Help>>

[bizzybearfigiblue]

Originally Posted by blackfg2

Might be a little off topic , but I dont know how to find the events out here in S. fla////Help>>

this might help, i'm not sure b/c i don't really go on there. autox is not really my thing.
http://www.autocrossforum.com/forums...php?act=portal