RX-8 Setup

[Dean!]

Re: RX-8 Setup

So Terry weighs 206lbs ?

P.S. How will people get down to 2700 lbs?? What do the seats weigh?

[Paul]

Re: RX-8 Setup

Oh my, looks like it's on now. Grats Jason on the new wheels. OMG Terry, you are lighter with driver than I am without. Good thing I have twice the HP and three times the TQ.

[hancheyb]

Re: RX-8 Setup

Oh my, looks like it's on now. Grats Jason on the new wheels. OMG Terry, you are lighter with driver than I am without. Good thing I have twice the HP and three times the TQ.

I hope your power makes up for that light car going through all the turns faster, braking later, on the (little) gas pedal sooner.

[Paul]

Re: RX-8 Setup

I hope your power makes up for that light car going through all the...

turns faster <-- true

braking later <-- true

on the (little) gas pedal sooner. <-- not true, thanks to AWD.



Now for the rest of our scheduled program... Atkins Diet!!!!!

[McCall]

Re: RX-8 Setup

Here's how I see STU lining up for this next autox year here in the Texas region:

RX8 - lightest of all; should be quickest through the corners; lastest braking; has the widest tires all of; weaknut motor and down on power to the rest

M3 - right in the middle as far as weight; could be just as fast through transitions as the RX8; good braking; a bit wider tires than the STi; has more HP/TQ than the RX8 but lacking a bit from the STi

STi - Heaviest of all the cars; likes to push at the limit and does not transition as well; AWD helps pull it out of turns as well as lanching; brakes really good; smallest tires; but fastest by far all three cars.

In looking and comparing all three, I think it will really come down to course design and drivers. Any given weekend, any of the three cars has a chance to win. Should make for a great season!

I started a new thread on this here

[Paul]

Re: RX-8 Setup

I think Jason has the right of it. I think it will be a toss up.

[Oversteer]

Re: RX-8 Setup

Here's a pic of them on a Fair-like car:
http://www.good-win-racing.com/mazda...ges/enkeir.jpg

Oh man that looks good....

[McCall]

Re: RX-8 Setup

Here's the numbers:
2005 Mazda RX-8
53.5% front, 46.5% rear
2866 lbs w/o driver

This is totally bone stock + sat receiver, stock 18x8" cast wheels/run flat tires, and 4 gallons of gas (more than race weight). Removed loose change, factory jack, fix-a-flat compressor and lug wrench (there is no spare tire), otherwise it's "As delivered". Stock exhaust is huge/heavy, stock wheels are anchors. Wowsers.

We weighed MeL's RX8 on Monday night and here are the results:

2004 Mazda RX8
53.6% front, 46.4% rear
2914 lbs* w/o driver

*The car weighed 2939 with 8 gallons of fuel (1/2 a tank) and using 6.25lbs per gallon, this reduction should put it on par with Fair's fuel-wise.

Now this car has the Grand Touring package which includes: Sunroof, leather seats with power driver's, and the Bose sound system. This car also has the areo package which includes a front spoiler, rear spoiler, and rear side flaps. Also, the same as Fair it has stock 18x8" cast wheels/run flat tires, removed loose stuff, factory jack, fix-a-flat compressor and lug wrench, otherwise it's "As delivered" as well. So being just ~50lbs more, I don't think that is too bad at all. From here, STU weight reduction will begin!