Lime Rock NASA qualifying in an Evolution VIII race car

57.6 lap at lime rock park. Qualifying for the NASA ST sprint race.

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[phastsupra]

Great runs. Have you tried to move the apex a little later on diving turn? I cant help but wonder if you would gain a bit down the front straight. Also in big bend i tend go a bit wider mid-corner to get a tad more into the left hander then late apexing to enter onto noname straight. However diffrent things work for diffrent animals! looking good!

[hotlapkyle]

Thanks... I've tried lots of lines with that car, nothing really worked right because it was such a pig. The car ran some quick lap times but it was loose in and tight out. Understeer central. I drive RWD cars similar to what you described at lime rock. Much happier driving the "War Machine" in my newer videos. Nothing like a balanced RWD race car : )

[ZR1MK]

Nice driving and nice car. I saw your Watkins Glen video too. Very impressive times. I seen you at some NASA events. I think I spoke to your friend driving a Blue WRX at a CART event in June 07.

[hotlapkyle]

Thanks! yeah that was my friend Ben in the blue wrx sti

[Dvas99]

57.6 is hella fast!

Your EVO eats up no name in a hurry. I had to rewind it a couple times just to see if it made sense to be that much faster than my lowly 325ci. Then I saw that you commented regarding 600 bhp and it all made sense. Ha ha.

Nice driving! Lot's of critical comments here from people who likely can't get around LRP in under a minute.

[phastsupra]

I see, yea thats what i was thinking. I went out this past weekend to Summit Point with my evolution 8 as well, nothing like this beast but they are really designed to push, i also confirmed it on the skid pad. Really nothing you can do except throttle steer or burn the brakes trailing trying to get the rear to come around on the slower corners. Ill be working on the setup hopefully i can drive it more like the supra next season, your right nothing like balanced RWD!

[eviltuna7]

a second or two? I'd like to get whatever you're smoking.

[eviltuna7]

I think skip instructors could run 57's in a 600hp car. A good driver can take a mildly modded sti (~400hp and r-comps) into the 1 minute mark without much problem. I agree that ff, rwd, and awd cars will take different lines, but just because you have a lot of downforce and can take a shallower line through the turn doesn't mean it's the fastest way.

[twofoot65]

No prob, I know how many "bench racers" there are out there. They come out of the woodwork on track days.  ;^)

And yes, my DSR does have a LOT of downforce to cover my many driving sins. LOL An 11k redline doesn't hurt either...

Keep the shiny side up!

C.

[hotlapkyle]

Sorry, I dont mean to be a D$%# but I just cant stand it when people make comments when they have never been on a track or do "DE racing". If you race DSR you do know what your talking about. And yes you have lots of downforce to help you :) i'm trying to stop 3000lbs and little to no DF.

Kyle