Woot! Woot! 100k and still moving!

Bought my Si with 33k on it and since then I have put some serious miles on it. I definitely put it through its paces this past year with my involvement with Autocross racing. Have to say, its been the most fun I have had while driving this car. Looking forward to many more miles in the future.

Happy 100,000 miles birthday!

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Wheels, Tires, and Autocross Season.. Oh My!

All set for the 2011 AutoX season. Separate track wheels and daily stock setup, plus the motorcycle... should make for a some longer lasting rubber. Tires are BF Goodrich KDW 225/45-17's. Not as sticky as some, but right now with my experience, its unlikely that tires are going to make me a better driver on the course. I just like the aggressive look. Humble enough to admit that I still have a lot to learn. Wheels are out of Austrailia, ROH Adrenalin 17x8 +41. I also picked up a set of camber bolts for up front. My car isn't lowered at this point, so my front camber is only set to -0.9 right now. Everything else is within factory specs. I might look into getting springs and swaybars next year, and get rear camber arms to go with that as well. Maybe after that I might upgrade to 245's, just have to see since that is a few years down the road and assumes I will still be racing. LOL. Who am I fooling!

Also taking the new setup for a small adventure on the 26th of March @ the Leprechaun Run 5 road rally race.

"Rally info: The rally route will be approximately 80 miles long and will take 2-3 hours to complete. After check in, you will be given detailed route instructions and maps that you will use to navigate the course on your own. The drive will be a fun back roads loop heading down to Falmouth, KY and back to our gathering at Molly Malone's Irish Pub in Covington, KY. There will be many opportunities to stop and take a break along the route, but most will probably choose to take a break at the McDonald's in Falmouth at the halfway point."

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Second test

Second test of android app.

Another test

Just testing Posterous android app

Test Post

Trying out this new site http://www.posterous.com where I can post things via email and goes to the blog. If this works right, it should post something to :

http://projectblue.posterous.com

but also

• http://projectazulete.blogspot.com
• http://picasaweb.google.com/bsc7080glc
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsc7080/
• http://www.facebook.com/barry.chase

Shopping list updated...

After doing some more research its looking more like this now :

2011 AutoX Season

Skip getting the extra track rims, and go with a camber adjustments, swaybar, new set of KDWs, and if at all possible.. flashpro... and also removal of the Throttle Body Spacer so I can get into the STX class. With the transmission work, thats a almost a 1k of money that was not expected to go that direction. After much reflection, and balancing out other responsibilities... this seems to be the smarter route and would still allow me to race next season.

Why... well 16x8's are going to be hard to find wide tires that fit properly on the Si for one as I have found out. Getting more negative camber in combination with regular rotations and flipping of the tires, should increase the life of the tires dramatically. Less cauliflower rounding of which I experienced this year... as well as more even wear across the tire as a whole.

click here :: Skunk2 Rear Camber Kit - adjustable ($300 from Corsport)

click here :: SPC Camber Bolts (2 pair) ($39 from Corsport)

click here :: Progress Rear Swaybar ($159 from Corsport)

click here :: B.F. Goodrich KDWs 245/40R17 (About $560 thereabouts depending on where you shop)

note : Discount Tire Direct usually has good package discounts when buying 4 tires

... not a must have, but would be nice and would make a big difference in how the car performs :

click here :: Flash Pro ECU Management ($689 from Corsport)

AND.... learn to drive better. ;o)

My shopping list for the next few years...

click here :: Hybrid Racing shifter bushings
click here :: Flash Pro ECU Management
click here :: Skunk2 Rear Camber Kit
click here :: Corsport Camber Bolts (2 pair)
click here :: Progress Rear Swaybar

Track wheels
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click here :: 16x8 5x114.3 wheels (autox)

click here :: 225/50/16 Hankook Ventus RS-S3

or

click here :: 225/50/16 Falken Azenis RT-615K

New daily's too KDWs. Click here 225/45/17

Final Results posted for KYSCCA Event #8

Results of the last season race event have been posted.

Click here to view final results

As promised... the video from the last season event...

Finished putting the video together and posted to YouTube. It is a 3-in-1 deal with the first being definitely what not to do.. but what happens to everyone sooner or later. The last two videos are a right side / left side perspective. The very last run being the shot from the left side with a final time of 51.113.

P.S. Note to Scott...the only reason you beat my time was because the course was designed for older and low powered cars like your RSX, and I do have more horsepower than you. ;o) . Looking forward to running against you next season thats for certain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdQk1WICtb8

Fotos from the event at UPS

Had a few problems getting the pics posted from yesterday... but here they are ...

The day starts out a lot like this... well maybe not starts since I don't get there at 6am to setup the course. Everyone here is playing their part by chalking the course to mark where the cones are located at.

Nice wide angle shot at UPS before the grid fills up... yep thats me in the blue civic on the right.

And now the grid is filling getting ready for the first heat... and yes thats a pickup truck, so don't think you can't race what you have ;o) .

So here comes the funny (and yes a video will soon follow that matches this crazy path). I am using software called Trackmaster on my droid. My wife can probably detail her personal accounts of this as well. As I said, on the first run I got lost. This is what lost looks like... that snake mess down at the bottom of the path.

And this is what it was supposed to be like (diregard the time and speed, that comes from the playback feature of Trackmaster). The course started out with a quick right hand turn into a slalom which was a first for me this year. From there it was a sharp and crisp turn to the right to a wideopen section where the first lap you went left and the second you went right. Going on the first lap and turn left, it had you going up hill and then right down hill into a right hand sweeper. Thats where I sent wrong the first time and went left of the light pole instead of right. Ooops! So from that point on, going on the right hand side of the pole, the course took you back to that wideopen straight away and into the second half of the course. The course went into a right hand turn and into the final right hand sweeper to the finish line. My best time of the day was 51.113.

The trackmaster software also records G-Forces experienced by the ride using the android phone's (Samsung Captivate) accelerometer. Here are screenshots of what it recorded from two separate runs.

Cooling down after a run on the course...

From here you can just barely see the white CMOD on the course...

All in all, it was great day.