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Originally posted by ak- View PostTalk to me about your Azenis and track time with them.
I will say they're not great in the rain, at least when it comes to standing water - which there was a LOT of on the track after the downpours we had, as the pics will show.
I did have a chance to do a direct comparison this past weekend against my street tires, which are almost new (< 1000 miles) Nitto NeoGens with a 280 tread wear rating. Because of the heavy rain Saturday morning, I switched to the Nittos since it was pucker inducing at anything over 70.
Once the track mostly dried up (amazingly quickly, considering there were some turns with more than 6" of water spanning almost the width of the track - so calling them "puddles" wouldn't paint the picture properly), I ran one session with the Nittos still on the car. They were okay, though they had noticeably less grip in the corners, especially the off-camber ones.
The Nittos would push when cornered hard despite some audible protestation, though the Azenis would grab and keep grabbing until they went from singing to screaming - at which point I knew I was near their limit of adhesion. The feel in the steering wheel between the two is noticeably different as well.
The Nittos are great street tires, but the Azenis kick their ass on the track.
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Originally posted by philakamrbean View Postlooking really really good.
Originally posted by philakamrbean View Post2 Questions, what transmission are you using, and what differential?
Here's the build thread: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=289540
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Originally posted by agent View PostThe Bluegrass Bimmers CCA hosted their Spring event at NCM this past weekend. Here's a video of the final session with one of my friends (who is an instructor, though he wasn't mine) riding shotgun and giving me pointers.
I got to within about two seconds of the times he was running in his S50 powered E30 M3, so I'm definitely happy with that.
Drink every time he says "Floor it!" or "Gas!"
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I went back to NCM with Chin Motorsports this past weekend. Saturday we ran the "Grand Max Straight" course, which bypasses the "Sinkhole" section (my first time doing that) - this means slightly higher top speeds down the front straight. Sunday we ran the usual "Grand Full" course. More pics and video to come.
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You still have a rear bumper? *fingers crossed*Originally posted by Andy.BWhenever I am about to make a particularly questionable decision regarding a worryingly cheap diy solution, I just ask myself, "What would Ether-D do?"
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Originally posted by QUKBMER View PostThey let you run in the rain ? How fast were you going?
Originally posted by Ether-D View PostYou still have a rear bumper? *fingers crossed*
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