First Auto-X on new Suspension

[BimmerTom]

I finally got to run my first Auto-X on my new GC/Koni setup. Details on it are here: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=70148

Here were my settings:

Front:

Konis at full soft (not broken in yet)
IE 25mm sway bar - Full stiff
Camber: -1.5deg
Caster: M3 CAB's
Toe: 0 deg
32psi

Rear:

Koni's full soft
IE 21mm sway - middle stiffness
32psi

The car performed very well. Not a whole lot of push at low speeds at on the last high speed corner I could control the rear end with a gentle nudge of the throttle to help bring it around. If I got a little too crazy, I would let off and it would settle back down.

The Hawk HP+ pads were amazing as well - I had way more braking than I could ever explore. The only downside was my smallish 195 width Falken's are not up to the task at hand. I really need a set of wider rims and tires. But, I'll wear these out and figure out the car, then trade up for some larger meats...

The venue was the Tire Rack in South Bend, IN. If you've ever seen their ads, the cars pictured going around the track were on the same one we used. It's a nice smooth service and was a lot of fun. The INR SCCA hosted a great event.

Now, for the good part, some movies. All 4 are about 17-18mb in size, just FYI.

http://71.13.65.145/tom/tirerackrun1.wmv

http://71.13.65.145/tom/tirerackrun2.wmv

http://71.13.65.145/tom/tirerackrun3.wmv

http://71.13.65.145/tom/tirerackrun4.wmv

Enjoy!

Tom

[SchnellerVert]

Is that a go kart trak?

[golde30]

how low do you have your GC's dialed in?

[BimmerTom]

The GC's are set to the middle of the adjusters in the rear and near the middle in the front. I had to raise the front a little since I was riding on the bumpstops (that I already shortened). I need to shorten them just a little more and I'll be able to drop the front.

As for the track - It's the Tire Rack's test track. Any new tires that come to market are tested there. When you see a ranking of a tire on the Tire Racks' website, that is where they were tested at.

Tom