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Jason@SportsCar

11-11-2010, 04:28 PM

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SailDesign

11-11-2010, 04:56 PM

Jason@SportsCar

11-11-2010, 05:40 PM

Now THAT was some funny sh!t... :smile:

My wife and 5-year old daughter came to take me to lunch... One of them had something to say. :laugh:

cali yaris

11-11-2010, 10:19 PM

oh, I thought you fell asleep at your desk again. :tongue:

Mouse

11-12-2010, 09:39 AM

Jason@SportsCar

11-12-2010, 12:44 PM

I heard that Mazda was looking to have a Spec Mazda2 Series. The grey 2 with the cage that they showed was not an exercise.

I would really like to see a series where all the sub-compacts go against each other.

The idea being floated around is a multi-make subcompact spec series. The proposal I got included the Mazda2, Honda Fit, Ford Fiesta and Toyota Yaris. The premise is a low cost spec series - spec in that all makes will source equivalent parts from the same manufacturer (tires, exhaust, suspension etc) - should make for tight "affordable" road racing.

By my estimation, based on the proposed rules, I would guess the cost to build is less than half of what our H Prod car cost. They will likely weigh 100lbs more, and have approx 25hp less than our current car, with the biggest difference being the suspension and wheel/tire setup. Needless to say our HP car does not fit in this class.

The gray 2 at SEMA was a proof of concept exercise, it is not built to the spec for the proposed series, and is not the car Mazda will be racing. The real racecar was not done in time for SEMA.

Hale Motorsports, an MX-5 Cup team, has built and raced a 2 in very close trim to the proposed series. We should see the factory built 2 and Fit both racing at Thunderhill in Dec.

Mazda2 racer build: http://www.themazdaforum.com/showthread.php/8086-Hale-Motorsports-Mazda-2-race-car/page5

ilikerice

11-15-2010, 09:46 AM

wow.. i really do hope to see HP class coming back in the new cars.. HP reborn

Jason@SportsCar

11-16-2010, 07:06 PM

Just had a meeting at Toyota, and after went over to Toyota Motorsports to see the toys. Man they have an awesome shop, we could have finished our car way quicker with all the tools they have.

Not a bad collection of cars either.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1286/5182530387_f585261821_z.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1290/5182530487_be45e876ee_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/5182530675_71295f3424_z.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1417/5183128948_4d1d30ef44_z.jpg

Jason@SportsCar

11-17-2010, 02:33 PM

Green light... Two more Yaris racecars are being built. :cool: Luckily for me I dodged the heavy lifting this time, I only had to spec the cars and order some parts. The assembly will be done in-house by Toyota Motorsports - they have one month to get both cars on track.

So the two like new (2008 with 506 miles, and 2009 with 128 miles) 3-door Yari are being dropped off for roll cage installation on Friday. From there back to Toyota for final assembly.

Good news for anyone interested in an SCCA legal roll cage/bar, the shop doing the cages is going to offer a kit once these are done. :thumbsup:

Now the fun part... Ordering parts. :biggrin:

cali yaris

11-17-2010, 02:42 PM

^ Heck yeah, that is awesome news. Are they all going to be in the same class as you are?

And yes on the cage :thumbsup:

Jason@SportsCar

11-17-2010, 03:09 PM

^ Heck yeah, that is awesome news. Are they all going to be in the same class as you are?

And yes on the cage :thumbsup:

No, these are going to be sort of a middle of the road car - similar to the proposed subcompact spec series. But that is not the reason these are being built, these are for some media/PR stuff, this level of prep just made sense due to cost and quick turn around. Stockish drive-train, new suspension, sticky tires (not full slicks, Goodyear DOT Rs, like your Hoosiers), no interior, mostly just safety upgrades (race seats, harness, fire system, cage).

These could ea$ily be updated to H Prod spec at a later date.

Thirty-Nine

11-17-2010, 04:36 PM

Oh how I love this info.

thebarber

11-17-2010, 05:04 PM

very nice

and a cage to boot....good for my plans down the road...

Jason@SportsCar

11-19-2010, 01:31 PM

I heard that Mazda was looking to have a Spec Mazda2 Series. The grey 2 with the cage that they showed was not an exercise.

I would really like to see a series where all the sub-compacts go against each other.

Just to follow up, here is the factory Mazda2 racer testing with the HPD Honda Fit, in preparation for the 25-hours:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs568.ash2/149007_170281796334152_119367701425562_453504_1324 271_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs950.snc4/74323_463195253049_519783049_5550795_5891084_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs967.snc4/76024_463191873049_519783049_5550740_953334_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1145.snc4/148728_463194913049_519783049_5550788_4063765_n.jp g

thebarber

11-19-2010, 04:50 PM

nice!

Jason@SportsCar

12-01-2010, 08:41 PM

Parts for the other cars are starting to filter in.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TPbqdPWH_8I/AAAAAAAAABY/NQpu56kwRmU/s1152/2010-12-01_16-37-35_595.jpg

33OH

12-01-2010, 11:15 PM

Beautiful. Can I work there please? :)

thebarber

12-01-2010, 11:40 PM

Beautiful. Can I work there please? :)

id be happy with some table scraps, lol

justjesus

12-02-2010, 04:08 AM

sweet! go sub compact series!

Mouse

12-02-2010, 09:49 AM

The Fit looks big and out of place compared to the 2 and Yaris.

Jason@SportsCar

12-02-2010, 04:09 PM

Beautiful. Can I work there please? :)

The fun stuff comes out to about 10% of the job, the rest would put you to sleep.

Jason@SportsCar

12-02-2010, 06:39 PM

Yaris number two gets dropped off at TMS tomorrow, with the third car coming on Monday.

33OH

12-02-2010, 09:11 PM

The fun stuff comes out to about 10% of the job, the rest would put you to sleep.

10% of fun beats my current job. When do I start? :biggrin:

Jason@SportsCar

12-06-2010, 01:42 PM

Good info on the "B Spec" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQExlv_rvJQ&feature=player_embedded#!

I have not seen complete results from the 25 hours, but I know the Honda finished ahead of the Mazda.

ilikerice

12-06-2010, 06:02 PM

wows.. good stuff..

but I know the Honda finished ahead of the Mazda
well yea... its a honda.. lol

hope u keep us posted on all the 25 hour results. =)

Jason@SportsCar

12-06-2010, 08:51 PM

Yari #3 is up at TMS. We are going to stop by tomorrow once we get the brake pads in... Hopefully one is done (less the pads) and I can snap some pics.

Also got the first concept graphics for phase one with these two cars, subtle but cool.

Jason@SportsCar

12-07-2010, 07:29 PM

Piles of goodness...

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TP69BIYBj6I/AAAAAAAAABs/MNfpquSf4Is/s1152/2010-12-07_11-52-49_295.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TP6_Q6DQqAI/AAAAAAAAACc/jxQGI52TbAw/s1152/2010-12-07_11-58-05_58.jpg

Jason@SportsCar

12-07-2010, 07:32 PM

#2 under construction, should be done this week.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TP69LKiIrBI/AAAAAAAAABw/XLAYyV0Yzzc/s1152/2010-12-07_11-52-57_318.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TP69ULVPicI/AAAAAAAAAB0/M6Sphbxq87o/s1152/2010-12-07_11-53-13_255.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TP6-khZMhEI/AAAAAAAAACM/BPYpDVzFZ9Q/s1152/2010-12-07_11-57-08_254.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TP6-G2qm7uI/AAAAAAAAACI/TDFTZusP4Uk/s1152/2010-12-07_11-54-12_646.jpg

Jason@SportsCar

12-07-2010, 07:34 PM

#3 waiting its turn, should be done next week.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TP6_a-sS0BI/AAAAAAAAACg/Lo8RZqkNyEA/s1152/2010-12-07_11-58-58_390.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TP6_nMICOMI/AAAAAAAAACk/hWkZ3hfahEc/s1152/2010-12-07_11-59-15_840.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TP7AAyItoeI/AAAAAAAAACs/bliJBWoIX7E/s1152/2010-12-07_11-59-43_855.jpg

cali yaris

12-07-2010, 08:03 PM

I LOVE THAT CAGE. :drool:

Jason@SportsCar

12-07-2010, 08:12 PM

I LOVE THAT CAGE. :drool:

Autopower did an awesome job. This was the first time we used them for a custom cage, we have used bolt-in stuff from them, but this was the first from scratch. They came in at a great price, and turned both cars out on time.:thumbsup:

Best of all, they will now be offering a 4-point bolt-in kit, with optional bars that allow it to be converted to a full cage.

We did have to cut one corner... I wanted the dash bar under the dash, like we have in the HP car, but there were concerns about meeting the deadline because the dash had to be pulled to do it. In the end it does not matter, the stock gauges are not important on the track, and a tach will be mounted behind the wheel.

cali yaris

12-07-2010, 11:19 PM

they will now be offering a 4-point bolt-in kit, with optional bars that allow it to be converted to a full cage.

And Micro Image will be the dealer for that, thanks to you. :thumbsup:

thebarber

12-07-2010, 11:51 PM

selling any of those leftover interior parts?

Jason@SportsCar

12-07-2010, 11:56 PM

And Micro Image will be the dealer for that, thanks to you. :thumbsup:

We just supplied the R&D car, you have to sell them.

Jason@SportsCar

12-07-2010, 11:58 PM

selling any of those leftover interior parts?

Those parts are all in the TMS garage, I have no idea where they will end up. We just had to get the cages done and order the rest of the parts, they are doing the heavy lifting this time around.

Jason@SportsCar

12-09-2010, 03:23 PM

Announcement from the PRI show regarding spec micro car racing:

ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 9, 2010) – With the goal of providing close racing in affordable cars from a variety of manufacturers, Honda and Mazda jointly announce the formation of “B-Spec” Showroom Stock racing.
Honda Performance Development, the racing arm of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.; and MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development, the performance division of Mazda North American Operations, today unveiled their entries for the proposed new low-cost B-Spec, developed from the MAZDA2 and Honda Fit.* Both cars will be on display at the annual Performance Racing Industry trade show in front of 40,000 racing insiders.
*
B-Spec refers to all cars meeting a common set of rules that can be adopted by any race circuit or sanctioning organization. Together, Honda and Mazda solicited an independent body to develop a set of vehicle specifications that will be available for all to use – the motorsports equivalent of “freeware.”* The final rules should be ready for release within 60 days.
*
One of the fastest-growing segments of the automobile business, B-segment cars are among the most affordable, and enjoy great support from younger demographics. In addition to the MAZDA2 and the Honda Fit, the category includes the Chevrolet Aveo, Ford Fiesta, Hyundai Accent, Nissan Versa and Toyota Yaris.*
*
Two prototypes for the class – a MAZDASPEED-run MAZDA2 and a Honda Fit, prepared and entered by Team Honda Research-West – debuted at last weekend’s 25 Hours of Thunderhill season-ending NASA endurance racing contest in Willows, CA.
*
Designed to be an entry-level category, B-Spec cars will feature showroom stock racing cars utilizing stock engines and chassis, fitted with a competition roll cage, racing seat and other safety equipment; and manufacturer-approved suspension components, tires and wheels. Weight distribution will be used to balance performance among competing manufacturers.*
*
The manufacturers will use an independent third party to homologate competing cars and provide equalized specifications to any interested sanctioning bodies or race tracks.* A racer who builds a B-Spec car will be able to race the same car across multiple sanctioning bodies by simply changing the sanctioning-body decals.* Only homologated OEM models will be eligible within the rules.
*

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5167/5246700259_51e3c785bd_z.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5007/5247307980_02ec233442_z.jpg

thebarber

12-09-2010, 03:39 PM

nice! but the 2 looks like it has buck teeth in its smile!

Jason@SportsCar

12-09-2010, 03:59 PM

nice! but the 2 looks like it has buck teeth in its smile!

Yeah, enduro lights. :laugh:

soloecho2

12-10-2010, 09:35 PM

Will the 3 Yaris be there ?? If not why ?? Your car is to modified right ?? Will the cars have to be current production year ?? Just wondering.

Jason@SportsCar

12-10-2010, 10:43 PM

Will the 3 Yaris be there ?? If not why ?? Your car is to modified right ?? Will the cars have to be current production year ?? Just wondering.

Where? What? Yes. Huh? No idea what the question was. :laugh:

Still at the office... Nearly done cutting all the graphics for the two new cars. Heading up to TMS tomorrow to finish at least one of them.

soloecho2

12-11-2010, 01:22 PM

Will a Yaris be at the Trade Show as well ?? Maybe I miss read will be on display and thought it has not happened yet. Last part would be would a 2004 ECHO qualify??

Jason@SportsCar

12-11-2010, 09:24 PM

Will a Yaris be at the Trade Show as well ?? Maybe I miss read will be on display and thought it has not happened yet. Last part would be would a 2004 ECHO qualify??

No Yaris at the show, that I am aware of. Toyota was not part of that program.

No idea if they will include older micro cars in this new series.

Jason@SportsCar

12-11-2010, 11:32 PM

One down, one to go.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TQQkaUy9f4I/AAAAAAAAAEY/H-ZiIHsBOlY/s800/2010-12-11_14-43-41_968.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TQQksw_H-sI/AAAAAAAAAEc/zkA66SNmawc/s800/2010-12-11_14-44-05_772.jpg

cali yaris

12-12-2010, 01:07 AM

looks great. rear wiper and antenna still on?

Jason@SportsCar

12-12-2010, 12:20 PM

looks great. rear wiper and antenna still on?

The radio does not work as good without it.:laugh: There is a lot of extra stuff that can still come out.

eTiMaGo

12-12-2010, 12:39 PM

Announcement from the PRI show regarding spec micro car racing:
...

YES!!!!!!!!!

ilikerice

12-12-2010, 06:23 PM

red yaris looks awesome.. i like it

thebarber

12-12-2010, 10:36 PM

i like car 2 - - the red ones are faster...

ilikerice

12-13-2010, 05:58 AM

sux that its too similar to the Fit color scheme...

Jason@SportsCar

12-13-2010, 01:40 PM

sux that its too similar to the Fit color scheme...

Don't worry, it will look different in a month.

Jason@SportsCar

12-14-2010, 04:01 PM

And we are done.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TQfFe1N8-eI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/nZMdzupIeLU/s1024/2010-12-14_10-33-03_917.jpg

hatchbackkid82

12-14-2010, 04:24 PM

Any of the cars have any mods done or is it just suspension work?

Shinare

12-14-2010, 04:34 PM

Blue=beautiful

Jason@SportsCar

12-14-2010, 04:55 PM

Any of the cars have any mods done or is it just suspension work?

Both have: AC and interior removed. dual Sparco race seats with 5-point harness. Full fire system. Quick release steering wheel. Window net. Eight point cage. TRD muffler, K&N intake (not on yet, but on they way), TRD swaybar, springs and shocks, 15x7 K1-TS wheels, Goodyear Eagle dot race tires (205-50-15). -2 camber in front. Carbotech XP8 brake pads in front.

Going to be slow in comparison to the HP Yaris, but should be a lot more fun than stock.

hatchbackkid82

12-14-2010, 05:13 PM

Yeah thats what I though, your Yaris is fast though :burnrubber:

Both have: AC and interior removed. dual Sparco race seats with 5-point harness. Full fire system. Quick release steering wheel. Window net. Eight point cage. TRD muffler, K&N intake (not on yet, but on they way), TRD swaybar, springs and shocks, 15x7 K1-TS wheels, Goodyear Eagle dot race tires (205-50-15). -2 camber in front. Carbotech XP8 brake pads in front.

Going to be slow in comparison to the HP Yaris, but should be a lot more fun than stock.

ilikerice

12-16-2010, 09:38 AM

SWEET... blue is my favorite color!.. cant wait to see a pic with the fit, mazda2 and yaris together

Jason@SportsCar

12-17-2010, 02:22 PM

Headed up to Venice for a video shoot with the PlayStation team.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TQup3uBaDlI/AAAAAAAAAF4/-ZAGYrkNt14/s1024/2010-12-17_10-19-35_536.jpg

Jason@SportsCar

12-18-2010, 12:43 AM

In the GT studio:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TQvqVTSixDI/AAAAAAAAAG0/_8BQc0Qwkuo/s800/2010-12-17_13-39-03_863.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TQvqepSswKI/AAAAAAAAAG4/mA8ieFRLxWY/s800/2010-12-17_13-39-21_882.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TQvrIZw2a5I/AAAAAAAAAHQ/pNYIygVF9f0/s800/2010-12-17_14-41-12_171.jpg

Bluevitz-rs

12-18-2010, 12:45 AM

That'll be SICK to drive drive your car in GT!!!! Will it be a part of a GT5 update or the next release of the game?

Jason@SportsCar

12-18-2010, 04:00 PM

That'll be SICK to drive drive your car in GT!!!! Will it be a part of a GT5 update or the next release of the game?

There was some talk of that by the Toyota guys, but nothing firm. During the interview Taka (GT producer) said it takes six months start to finish to map a new car for the game. :eek:

The GT cars are working in the rain. Word from the track is Chris (GT producer) is the quickest, even taking down a Corvette in the rain. Like a true racer he even kept the dry racing tires in the wet. :laugh:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TQ0SB1y4ESI/AAAAAAAAAHw/ggL779PUWeo/s640/2010-12-18_10.36.01.jpg

cali yaris

12-18-2010, 04:29 PM

Like a true racer he even kept the dry racing tires in the wet.

haha, yes!

Jason@SportsCar

12-21-2010, 03:18 PM

Willow Springs is not nearly as fun in the rain. :frown: Due to massive amounts of rain we kept the play to a minimum and focused on work.

Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to lap in the GT cars, but we did get to do some acceleration comparisons, the stockish GT cars are so much slower than the HP car. With the slick track, and no proper rain tires for any of the cars, they had Philip and I do some of the driving for the video they were working on. We had to do some mock racing, and some very tight (the cars were within a foot) runs around the wet track behind a camera car at speed - it was more stressful than a real race.

The real struggle was the acceleration runs, even in 3rd gear the HP car just wanted to spin the tires. Slicks are not the best choice for a wet track.

At the end of the day the guys who ran the GT cars went out for a few laps in the HP car, one of them got out shaking. :thumbsup:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TRD3-aXxlEI/AAAAAAAAAIA/1ZrRk9WDV4w/s1024/2010-12-20_11-13-23_574.jpg

knowmercy

12-21-2010, 09:13 PM

The GT cars also don't have the transmission modification either?

Jason@SportsCar

12-21-2010, 09:31 PM

The GT cars also don't have the transmission modification either?

No, stock engine and trans.

Bluevitz-rs

12-22-2010, 12:00 AM

Hey, did you ever do anything to the motor mounts on the HP car? Because the mounts on the Echo's are notoriously soft.

SilverBack

12-23-2010, 06:06 PM

Awesome to see the HP Yaris now has brothers. And GT's interest is the icing on the cake. Congrats Jason. You da man! :clap:

cali yaris

12-23-2010, 07:58 PM

I am making a nice deal with AutoPower and will have bolt-in roll bars and cages in stock by late January.

SilverBack

12-23-2010, 09:11 PM

^One of those would look sweet on the S14 JR's selling, assuming you take it off his hands :wink:

Jason, any plans to run all three in a cup race anytime soon?

blacksandiegovitz

12-24-2010, 11:17 AM

I am making a nice deal with AutoPower and will have bolt-in roll bars and cages in stock by late January.

^^ :biggrin:

ilikerice

12-25-2010, 10:57 PM

hey cali, are those roll bars going to clear stock interior? or will we need to cut holes in the dash and rear panels? either way, ill definitly buy that.

Jason@SportsCar

12-27-2010, 01:36 PM

Hey, did you ever do anything to the motor mounts on the HP car? Because the mounts on the Echo's are notoriously soft.

I don't think we are making enough power for this to be a big concern. So far none have failed.

Jason@SportsCar

12-27-2010, 01:38 PM

I am making a nice deal with AutoPower and will have bolt-in roll bars and cages in stock by late January.

Cool. :thumbsup: People will be able to ditch the JDM jungle gym, and put in a bar that makes the car stiffer and safer.

Jason@SportsCar

12-27-2010, 01:40 PM

^One of those would look sweet on the S14 JR's selling, assuming you take it off his hands :wink:

Jason, any plans to run all three in a cup race anytime soon?

All three cars are going to be run at the PlayStation GT5 media launch, and we have been kicking around the idea of taking the other two cars to an actual race. We will just have to see how 2011 plays out.

Bluevitz-rs

12-28-2010, 09:29 AM

I don't think we are making enough power for this to be a big concern. So far none have failed.

It's not that they fail, it's that they allow WAY too much engine movement. I'm talking like a good 3" back and forth.

cali yaris

12-28-2010, 11:32 AM

^ Just changing out the trans mount alone makes a huge difference in shifting and transfer of power on shifts.

Bluevitz-rs

12-28-2010, 03:05 PM

^ Just changing out the trans mount alone makes a huge difference in shifting and transfer of power on shifts.

The rear one or the side one?

cali yaris

12-28-2010, 03:17 PM

The rear mount = trans mount = dogbone

johnny_vitz

12-28-2010, 03:18 PM

It's not that they fail, it's that they allow WAY too much engine movement. I'm talking like a good 3" back and forth.

I need to get inserts for mine. I took my torque damper out (for winter) and noticed a difference. Wheelspin is a bitch :mad:

Jason@SportsCar

01-04-2011, 06:43 PM

Tuff day at the office...

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSOheYyzx_I/AAAAAAAAAKk/USAW_8vV7C4/s1024/2011-01-04_13-31-20_735.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSOh3pfEsZI/AAAAAAAAAKw/90li2OSEVlI/s1024/2011-01-04_13-44-30_606.jpg

cali yaris

01-04-2011, 06:45 PM

Options alone, as delivered: $17,750. = more than a Yaris :laugh:

Price as driven: priceless

Jason@SportsCar

01-04-2011, 07:06 PM

Options alone, as delivered: $17,750. = more than a Yaris :laugh:

Price as driven: priceless

And the women here thought this was much cooler. :iono: That may be because we will actually let them near the coffee pot. :laugh:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSOiFmWPS5I/AAAAAAAAAK4/oro9RwIKZTM/s720/2011-01-04_14-37-24_622.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSOiNa9SVCI/AAAAAAAAAK8/hm-DBCRmed4/s720/2011-01-04_14-37-34_540.jpg

cali yaris

01-04-2011, 07:51 PM

^ I saw the top and I was like "what??"

thebarber

01-04-2011, 10:42 PM

lol @ coffee pot

cali yaris

01-05-2011, 12:03 AM

that's a coffee MAKER.... now I want one.

CTScott

01-05-2011, 12:10 AM

that's a coffee MAKER.... now I want one.

http://www.prestigehobbies.com/Robert-Hight-Coffee-Maker-Global-Coffee.html

Better yet:

http://www.helmetcoffeemaker.com/onlineprod.html

cali yaris

01-05-2011, 01:03 AM

^ you actually FOUND that? :bow:

Jason@SportsCar

01-10-2011, 06:56 PM

Off to the races... Heading out to Phoenix on Friday for the SCCA Double National at PIR. The Honda I was racing against last season is on the entry list, so it should be a good battle.

Built a new intake system to test. The car came with a K&N short ram system that had a built in velocity stack. I have never seen one before, and looking at the finish on the piece I believe it was a custom CNC piece from the cars previous life. I had been kicking around the idea of trying it, but the setup needed some fixing. The short ram lacked a breather input (the hose was laying loose in the engine compartment), and from what we have seen on the dyno the Yaris likes a long tube intake - makes better Tq.

So I ordered up some tubing, clamps and a breather filter so we could give it a go. This setup gives us about 6" more tube length than the off the shelf K&N system we were using. It also has a larger diameter filter, the velocity stack, and none of the baffles for the MAF.

We will try it this weekend, and next time we go in for a tune we will run them back to back on the dyno.

I still need to get some heat wrap for it.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSuLyTFeWFI/AAAAAAAAALw/rWhFlaUEAMo/s800/2011-01-09_17-39-03_545.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSuLopfu4bI/AAAAAAAAALs/yvmHKta1iqs/s1152/2011-01-09_17-38-52_624.jpg

thebarber

01-10-2011, 10:58 PM

fwiw, i have a short-ish ram intake.

ran 106whp/107wtq with that and a resonator-back exhaust...

long-ish:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/dabarber/yaris/cosmoairintakewithextension.jpg

got a CEL with it setup like this:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b339/dabarber/yaris/100_5204.jpg

Jason@SportsCar

01-11-2011, 06:36 PM

Just got back from a trip to TMS. Got to tour the museum this time. :cool: Some really cool stuff in there.

Then we capped off the day by putting plates on the two GT-Spec cars and driving them to a body shop for interior paint. :laugh:http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSzOT2v2c_I/AAAAAAAAAN0/gibRIzvEoj0/s1152/2011-01-11_11-51-45_679.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSzb_RLNHRI/AAAAAAAAAN8/OdV7pZE1EaI/s1024/2011-01-11_11.49.01.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSy_3xkIcrI/AAAAAAAAAL4/YE7RivMCkDs/s1152/2011-01-11_11-18-49_3.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSzAAKnhdQI/AAAAAAAAAL8/r8B4XTGFhes/s1152/2011-01-11_11-18-54_667.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSzAIauw1MI/AAAAAAAAAME/z1VBJxETj_0/s1152/2011-01-11_11-19-08_34.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSzAfq2QuAI/AAAAAAAAAMM/429HPeVFLQY/s1152/2011-01-11_11-19-35_966.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSzAq0UHrII/AAAAAAAAAMQ/nBLRYBC5-s0/s1152/2011-01-11_11-19-56_270.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSzAxDxqZZI/AAAAAAAAAMU/mWO3l9HHebQ/s1152/2011-01-11_11-20-14_24.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSzLTl8GcdI/AAAAAAAAAMg/0U6xLPNPAwM/s1152/2011-01-11_11-21-51_639.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSzLj67e41I/AAAAAAAAAMo/ILff5XY-tZY/s1152/2011-01-11_11-22-28_694.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSzL09ZOurI/AAAAAAAAAMw/KwVwA-4YBFo/s1152/2011-01-11_11-23-02_670.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSzMJi_sP8I/AAAAAAAAAM8/UcoFVRhkzYQ/s1152/2011-01-11_11-24-04_194.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSzMnwiNY1I/AAAAAAAAANI/opnsKJAp3sM/s1152/2011-01-11_11-24-46_194.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSzM0vbfxwI/AAAAAAAAANQ/FIB8Xhs_rIo/s1152/2011-01-11_11-25-07_327.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSzNWeGjH3I/AAAAAAAAANY/jZ6OGbMn5Go/s1152/2011-01-11_11-26-04_536.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TSzNrknPraI/AAAAAAAAANg/LK1MSR_CluI/s1152/2011-01-11_11-26-47_977.jpg

cali yaris

01-11-2011, 07:19 PM

GT2000 <3

ilikerice

01-11-2011, 10:19 PM

wow. thanks for those pics

Jason@SportsCar

01-12-2011, 02:52 PM

If anyone is in AZ this weekend come on out to PIR, check out the Yaris, and watch the race. There is no admission fee for an SCCA Club Race.

The Yaris is in National Group 1.

====================

ARIZONA REGION
SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA

====================

”Snowbird Double National/Restricted Regional”
TESTING/DOUBLE NATIONAL/DOUBLE CLOSED WHEEL REGIONAL
(SAGUARO SERIES POINTS RACES)
JANUARY 15 - 17, 2011 AT PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

TARGET EVENT SCHEDULE

NOTE: THIS IS A TARGET OPERATING SCHEDULE ONLY. THE REGION PROVIDES THIS AS A COURTESY GUIDELINE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SESSIONS MAY BEGIN SLIGHTLY EARLIER OR LATER, DEPENDING UPON CIRCUMSTANCES, AND COMPETITORS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO ATTEND TO THE ORDER OF EVENTS.

IMPORTANT: After registration hours, only those who are credentialed will be allowed into the infield. Participants arriving early or late enter at Gate 5 and park in Lot 5 until registration opens. Overnight parking is available in Lot 5. Lot 5 is open 24 hours a day during the event. Neither the Region nor the Gate Guards are allowed to make exceptions to this PIR policy.

FRIDAY; January 14, 2011:

3pm - 7:30pm Registration will be held in the Gate 7 Ticket Booth. Enter at Gate 5.
3pm - 8pm Tech in the garages.

SATURDAY; January 15, 2011:

6:30am - 7pm Registration will be held in the Gate 7 Ticket Booth. Enter at Gate 5.
7am - 7pm Tech in the garages.
7am - 2pm Fuel pumps open.

8am -12noon Testing - four 45 minute sessions; Closed wheel (includes SRF) followed by Open wheel (includes sports racers); maximum cars on course limited to 37 at all times.

LUNCH

1:00 - 1:30 Untimed Practice - National group 1 (30 min)
1:35 - 2:05 Untimed Practice - National group 2 (30 min)
2:10 - 2:40 Untimed Practice - National group 3 (30 min)
2:45 - 3:15 Untimed Practice - National group 4 (30 min)
3:20 - 3:50 Untimed Practice - National group 5 (30 min)
3:55 - 4:25 Untimed Practice - Regional (30 min)

End of day social in the garages - all are invited.

SUNDAY January 16, 2011

6:30am - 11am Registration will be held in the Gate 7 Ticket Booth. Enter at Gate 5.
7am - last checker Tech in the garages
7am - 2pm Fuel pumps open

8:00 - 8:20 Practice for Race 1 - Regional (20 min)
8:25 - 8:45 Qualifying for Race 1 - National group 1 (20 min)
8:55 - 9:15 Qualifying for Race 1 - National group 2 (20 min)
9:25 - 9:45 Qualifying for Race 1 - Regional (20 min)
9:55 - 10:15 Qualifying for Race 1 - National group 3 (20 min)
10:25 - 10:45 Qualifying for Race 1 - National group 4 (20 min)
10:55 - 11:15 Qualifying for Race 1 - National group 5 (20 min)
11:25 Race 1 - Restricted Regional (20 Laps)

LUNCH

1:00 Race 1 - National group 1 (30 Laps)
1:50 Race 1 - National group 2 (30 Laps)
2:40 Race 1 - National group 3 (30 Laps)
3:30 Race 1 - National group 4 (30 Laps)
4:20 Race 1 - National group 5 (30 Laps)

Social in the garages - all are invited.

MONDAY January 17, 2011

6:30am – 10 am Registration will be held in the Gate 7 Ticket Booth. Enter at Gate 5.
7am - last checker Tech in the garages
7am - 2pm Fuel pumps open

8:00 - 8:20 Practice for Race 2 - Regional (20 min)
8:25 - 8:45 Qualifying for Race 2 - National group 1 (20 min)
8:55 - 9:15 Qualifying for Race 2 - National group 2 (20 min)
9:25 - 9:45 Qualifying for Race 2 - Regional (20 min)
9:55 - 10:15 Qualifying for Race 2 - National group 3 (20 min)
10:25 - 10:45 Qualifying for Race 2 - National group 4 (20 min)
10:55 - 11:15 Qualifying for Race 2 - National group 5 (20 min)
11:25 Race 2 - Restricted Regional (20 Laps)

LUNCH

1:10 Race 2 - National group 1 (30 Laps)
2:00 Race 2 - National group 2 (30 Laps)
2:50 Race 2 - National group 3 (30 Laps)
3:40 Race 2 - National group 4 (30 Laps)
4:30 Race 2 - National group 5 (30 Laps)

End of event social in the garages - all are invited.

Race Groups

National groups:
1. T2/T3/SSB/SSC/SRF/GT3/GTL/EP/FP/HP
2. FM/FF/FV/F5/FB
3. T1/GT1/GT2/AS/STO/STU
4. FA/FC/FE/CSR/DSR/S2
5. SM

Regional Group:

6. Restricted Regional, all Regional-only closed wheel classes
(ITS/ITR/ITE/ITA/ITB/ITC/RS/SRX7/Prod7/SP/Honda Cup/S944)

Jason@SportsCar

01-18-2011, 01:15 PM

Two poles, and two wins at Phoenix... Full report, pics and video later.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TTMgDYN62XI/AAAAAAAAAOI/Rjd4RwCELGE/s1152/Phx%20scca%20dbl%20natl.jpg

SailDesign

01-18-2011, 02:23 PM

Two poles, and two wins at Phoenix... Full report, pics and video later.

Woot! :biggrin:

annn

01-18-2011, 03:18 PM

:thumbup:

ilikerice

01-18-2011, 03:21 PM

hells yea.. what other cars were in ur class?

Jason@SportsCar

01-18-2011, 03:24 PM

hells yea.. what other cars were in ur class?

Honda Civic and an Alfa.

thebarber

01-18-2011, 03:27 PM

congratulations!

33OH

01-18-2011, 04:36 PM

Awesome!

Jason@SportsCar

01-18-2011, 05:20 PM

Someone just handed me a copy of the Feb 2011 Grassroots Motorsports... They have a shot of our Yaris in their Runoffs coverage. :thumbsup:

Jason@SportsCar

01-20-2011, 05:40 PM

Race one is up: http://www.youtube.com/user/SportsCarMag#p/a/u/0/_DzvUE5_tCU

annn

01-20-2011, 06:00 PM

Super cool ....

thebarber

01-20-2011, 06:22 PM

nice work!

Jason@SportsCar

01-20-2011, 11:28 PM

Race 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGyl4x6KKAk

SailDesign

01-21-2011, 10:34 AM

Race 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGyl4x6KKAk

You're having too much fun....

ilikerice

01-21-2011, 11:40 AM

im so impressed with your yaris. the handling on that thing is amazing. what tires and size are you using? i think u posted it up before but having trouble flipping thru all these pages to find it.. anywho.. thanks for the video..

Jason@SportsCar

01-21-2011, 01:13 PM

Jason@SportsCar

01-21-2011, 01:14 PM

Cars #98 and #20 are ready for the track.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TTjrjgqXDqI/AAAAAAAAAOc/Ud7QAv_sJQE/IMG_4709.jpg

Jason@SportsCar

01-24-2011, 01:22 PM

Off to the Streets of Willow for three days of Yaris racing and GT5 playing. Should be interested... As Joey Logano and Coach Gibbs will both be taking the wheel of our Yaris. :thumbup:

Jason@SportsCar

01-25-2011, 02:11 AM

Bigger than the real car.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TT48APLlpPI/AAAAAAAAAOs/8uApPkE7L1s/s640/2011-01-24_16.05.54.jpg

CTScott

01-25-2011, 10:21 AM

Bigger than the real car.

Hmmm - How about a group buy on the giant posters? That would look awesome on a wall in my office.

Jason@SportsCar

01-27-2011, 03:34 PM

Hmmm - How about a group buy on the giant posters? That would look awesome on a wall in my office.

They let me bring it home. I have no idea where I am going to put it, the thing is huge, the image of the car is literally bigger than the actual car.

CTScott

01-27-2011, 03:39 PM

They let me bring it home. I have no idea where I am going to put it, the thing is huge, the image of the car is literally bigger than the actual car.

Well, if you decide you don't have a place for it...

Jason@SportsCar

01-27-2011, 03:41 PM

What a cool event. Just got back from three days at the Streets of Willow with all three Yaris race cars. We were working on a RACER/Toyota/Sony video for the first two days, and spent the third with members of the media (SPIKE TV, Motor Trend, Modified Mag, Super Street, Playboy.com, WIRED and others) as they got to experience Sony GT5 and the GT Spec Yaris race cars we built with Toyota Motorsports.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TUGwhiCFE2I/AAAAAAAAAO8/iSrIPyX-Z6M/s1152/2011-01-25_08-54-11_638.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/5392989923_b22eb68c30_z.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5392990179_4db48ff6f5_z.jpg

We were also fortunate enough to have all of the Joe Gibbs Racing crew on hand, Joey Logano, Joe, J.D. and Coy Gibbs, as well as MX riders Davi Millsaps and Justin Brayton. Logano, Millsaps and Brayton each set times in the GT cars for the media to try and beat.
Then the entire JGR crew took turns in the HP car for bragging rights... Logano crushed them, and he was just as quick on the GT5 game.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5392990329_bcd6017154_z.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5392990055_e392e11fb0_z.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TUGxPhbSXVI/AAAAAAAAAPU/0L-qVjE4QDk/s1152/2011-01-26_12-47-54_741.jpg

We were very happy to see the all three cars come back in one piece - with filming and all the media/VIP drives I think we put nearly 300 laps on the HP car. :shock:

Just to make things fair the JGR team did let me take one of the retired short track cars out for some laps.:burnrubber::drool:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5392990439_a50e324619_z.jpg

33OH

01-27-2011, 03:52 PM

Awesome!

cali yaris

01-27-2011, 04:27 PM

that's awesome. You should auction off the larger-than-life poster. I want it for my shop. :biggrin:

Jason@SportsCar

01-27-2011, 05:04 PM

I found the teaser for the event online. We shot this stuff when the guys from Sony were doing their drivers school. The on-track footage with the camera car was done with Philip (my boss) and I driving. There is also some in-car from when Chris and Taku (GT5 producers) took their first laps in the HP car, in the rain. :eek:

http://leaderwestcoast.smugmug.com/Other/Toyota/Toyota-YarisGT5-Event/15493837_9GG2C#1160256369_q4ZEh-A-LB

thebarber

01-27-2011, 06:05 PM

awesome.

what a life you lead!

cali yaris

01-27-2011, 06:08 PM

nice! good vid/music quality too

Jason@SportsCar

01-27-2011, 06:11 PM

awesome.

what a life you lead!

Yes, if only those rare awesome days were not split up by endless weeks sitting in front of a computer.

ilikerice

01-28-2011, 04:27 AM

what? i thought you did this everyday, all day.. haha

Jason@SportsCar

01-28-2011, 12:46 PM

what? i thought you did this everyday, all day.. haha

Working on it... But that seems to be a long ways off. :laugh:

Tons of images from the three days: http://yarisclubsportchallenge.smugmug.com/Events/Yaris-Club-Sport-Challenge/15609175_HDn6o#1169780093_VvbXZ

http://yarisclubsportchallenge.smugmug.com/Events/Yaris-Club-Sport-Challenge/YarisGroup/1169693154_YJgHH-XL.jpg

thebarber

01-28-2011, 01:45 PM

Yes, if only those rare awesome days were not split up by endless weeks sitting in front of a computer.

lol, i sit at a computer almost every day too....you're preaching to the choir, jason

great pics, btw

ilikerice

01-30-2011, 08:21 AM

autocross weekend for me.. off the the parking lot..

man those pics make me as giddy as a school girl.. hahaha.. u inspire me jason

Jason@SportsCar

01-31-2011, 12:53 PM

that's awesome. You should auction off the larger-than-life poster. I want it for my shop. :biggrin:

My initial guesstimate was way off... Turns out it is 12' by 30'.

Bluevitz-rs

01-31-2011, 12:59 PM

Hahahahahah. OMG that's huge!!!

Jason@SportsCar

02-07-2011, 07:00 PM

Just got back from a visit at the Toyota toy box... The sedan is headed to the crusher. :cry: Shame, it has a great cage and would be an awesome start to another racecar.

http://www.urbanracer.com/gallery/gallery/event_coverage/sema/2006/SEMA_Day_4_11-3-06/0406.jpg

ilikerice

02-08-2011, 04:39 AM

wow... are u serious? why dont they try to make a few bucks on it and auction it? is there some kind of copyright thing on these cars that they cant let the public get a hold of?

Jason@SportsCar

02-08-2011, 01:05 PM

wow... are u serious? why dont they try to make a few bucks on it and auction it? is there some kind of copyright thing on these cars that they cant let the public get a hold of?

It is a federal (DOT) thing... All manufacturer program cars have an expiration date, when that time comes they get crushed. Many of these cars are preproduction, so the government does not want them in circulation.

I would image there is also some tax related issues, you crush an R&D/program car and maybe get a better deduction than you could sell it for. :iono:

We just had to send a bunch of pics, event results and a copy of the feature we ran on the car we built so it did not get crushed with this batch - I don't know if that is permanent, or just a stay of execution.

This one makes me want to cry, $200k+ gone in seconds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMNVVHI2ZNg

It's the cost of doing business.

ilikerice

02-08-2011, 06:49 PM

coolbeans.. this does make a guy tear up... i think you actually answered this question before not that i think about it.. thanks for the answers, but not the video.. like watching "two girls one cup" i dont wanna watch... but i wanna see the outcome.

Jason@SportsCar

02-09-2011, 09:37 PM

Cars #20 and #98 are set to head to Laguna Seca for one of the Toyota dealer meetings. It sounds like dealers that are in attendance will get to lap the famed track in the GT Spec cars. :cool:

henry33

02-13-2011, 08:58 AM

have a look on the page 48 :)
http://www.toyotalife.toyota.sk/toyota/tl_02_2010sk/

man you are worldwide famous ;)

CTScott

02-13-2011, 09:08 AM

have a look on the page 48 :)
http://www.toyotalife.toyota.sk/toyota/tl_02_2010sk/

man you are worldwide famous ;)

The cockpit picture on page 49 of that article is awesome.

cali yaris

02-13-2011, 07:07 PM

^ yeah! wish I had the balls to do that to mine.

Jason@SportsCar

02-13-2011, 10:57 PM

^ yeah! wish I had the balls to do that to mine.

Its easy... just like a band-aid, pull it quick. Image what pulling 200lbs+ would do for you. ;)

cali yaris

02-14-2011, 01:18 AM

^ This would be a fun group activity at our open house on the 26th.

Jason@SportsCar

02-14-2011, 01:20 PM

^ This would be a fun group activity at our open house on the 26th.

That's the spirit. :thumbsup: Just keep in mind the interior noise level is horrible with no interior, even with a quiet exhaust.

cali yaris

02-14-2011, 02:52 PM

I'll bet. This will basically commit a street car to track only, though. I have to give up my music system and "fun drives". And I don't have a trailer yet. I'm still on the fence.

Jason@SportsCar

02-14-2011, 02:57 PM

I'll bet. This will basically commit a street car to track only, though. I have to give up my music system and "fun drives". And I don't have a trailer yet. I'm still on the fence.

I would not do it to a street driven car. It is a truly miserable experience even on the shortest of trips.

Jason@SportsCar

02-17-2011, 03:38 PM

Just got back from a visit at the warehouse we like to call the Toy Box. Twelve show/program vehicles were on the list to get crushed, including the sedan I mentioned previously, so we did a walk around with the Toyota guys to check them all over.

The exciting part for us, we are getting a complete drive-train from a Yaris sedan: engine, trans, axles, brakes, front sub-frame with suspension. It will be great to have these spares. Now we can look at really pushing the motor. :evil:

I was able to make an appeal to save one car, at least for now... The 5 axis Yaris roadster was on the crusher list. I told them it is way to cool to crush - especially since it was at Willow Springs with us and I know it runs and drives - I told them it needs to be added to the museum collection. They took it off the crush list, and are going to evaluate adding it to the museum. Fingers crossed it survives.

http://www.japanesesportcars.com/photos/d/32290-2/five-axis-design-yaris-club-concept-at-2008-sema+_3_.jpg

annn

02-17-2011, 04:34 PM

So sad...thanks for the plead for the 5 axis...

Astroman

02-18-2011, 03:34 AM

Yes thank you!

SailDesign

02-18-2011, 08:28 AM

So sad...thanks for the plead for the 5 axis...

+1000 - I loved that little beast when it came out.

Jason@SportsCar

02-18-2011, 02:13 PM

Got some work to do...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TV62DZ9jahI/AAAAAAAAASI/7eZg0sxX-68/s1152/2011-02-18_10-08-08_170.jpg

thebarber

02-18-2011, 02:28 PM

and some splainin'!

cali yaris

02-18-2011, 02:32 PM

Looks familiar!

Jason@SportsCar

02-18-2011, 02:36 PM

Looks familiar!

Now I just have to get it in before the race next weekend.

ilikerice

02-18-2011, 02:53 PM

what name brand is that u testing out? u used to ran Kaaz right?

fmicle

02-19-2011, 02:56 AM

Government sucks ass!

Jason@SportsCar

02-19-2011, 08:03 PM

Only two hours to pull the trans this time. :)

Jason@SportsCar

02-22-2011, 01:58 PM

Yaris video number two, JGR MX, is up:

http://www.jgrmx.com/cgr/community/home.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-iTY8DDiuk

JGR NASCAR VS MX:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XFi4upCcS8

Jason@SportsCar

02-22-2011, 02:36 PM

Since the trans came out so easy - clearly I have had too much practice - I decided to tackle another project, a new steering column. The stock column has a lot of resistance, even with the motor removed, and it is very heavy. So it will be replaced with a splined shaft and couple of heim joints.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TWQBBhrNuBI/AAAAAAAAASM/iahAMLt69Nk/s1152/2011-02-19_16-40-08_63.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TWQBK33mYFI/AAAAAAAAASQ/Y6YwdyXJ0yU/s1152/2011-02-19_17-38-28_847.jpg

cali yaris

02-22-2011, 05:54 PM

^ ooh curious to see how that turns out.

Jason@SportsCar

02-22-2011, 06:10 PM

^ ooh curious to see how that turns out.

Being able to pull the parts out of the sedan that was getting crushed is making it easier. :wink: I just have to weld up a top mount for the heim joint closest to the steering wheel.

ilikerice

02-22-2011, 08:22 PM

ingenuity at its best!

Jason@SportsCar

02-22-2011, 09:28 PM

If anyone is in the Rosamond, Calif. area this weekend we will be racing the Yaris at Willow Springs. Right now there are seven cars in our class, with about 30 in our group. :thumbsup:

Best of all, snow in the forecast for Sat. :iono:

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henry33

02-23-2011, 08:05 AM

cool video :)
thanks

Jason@SportsCar

02-28-2011, 02:13 PM

What a weekend... Freezing temps, burned up tires, contact, great racing. :thumbup:

After the mad thrash to get the OS Giken LSD installed we made it to Willow Springs for the SCCA Double National. Seven cars were registered in H Prod, but only five ran each day. Apparently the threat of nasty weather on Sat kept some of the topless cars away.

This was also our first race using the 13" Goodyear slick mounted on our new Jongbloed Racing wheels. This combo drops about 30lbs of unsprung and rotating mass from the car, and the tires are 3" smaller diameter, which really helps the gearing.

I got the Pole on Sat, and a great start in the race. The Yaris is a completely different animal with the new diff and tires. No more one-leggin coming off of turns, hit the gas and it just pulls. :thumbsup: The car also no longer feels like it is going to tip over, thanks to the shorter tires, and the gearing advantage the tires give really makes it accelerate.

Unfortunately, as we thought might be the case the much shorter tire is more heat sensitive than the monster 15"s we were running. About midway in the race the front tires started to give up, and as the last few laps were winding down I could hardly keep it on the track. At the stripe Gary Wittman took the win in his Austin Healey Sprite, I held on for second.

I killed a brand new tire in one day.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TWnCeCxftPI/AAAAAAAAASg/c4n7kMQJIJg/s800/2011-02-26_16-56-01_387.jpg

For the Sun race I changed to a harder compound Goodyear on the front of the car. Once again I qualified on the Pole. This turned into one of the best races I have had. Wittman and I swapped the lead something like eight times. At about half way Wittman and I entered Turn 1 side by side (a 90 degree left hand sweeper that is taken around 90mph) and made light contact, I got pushed a little wide and put two in the dirt. I kept my foot in it and stayed on him. Luckily the contact was mostly tire to tire, leaving him with a black stripe and me with a yellow sidewall. :laugh:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TWsdOcapvxI/AAAAAAAAAS8/1Rg_FwbShH8/s1152/2011-02-27_16-08-04_699.jpg

The harder compound tire stood up much better, and only started to fade at the very end - Goodyear still has one harder compound we can try next time. It was a very close race but Wittman had just a little more left than me at the end, after a 30 min race we were just over 1 sec apart at the finish, with Wittman first and me second.

Even though we did not win, we are very happy with the changes to the car, it certainly faster and way more comfortable to drive at the limit. This makes four poles, two wins and two seconds so far, and we are leading the Divisional points again.

This event marked the one year anniversary since our Yaris hit the track. In 2010 we lapped Willow Springs at a 1:41.7, now a 1:36.9. Progress.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5486401932_05d2f3521b_b.jpg

Bluevitz-rs

02-28-2011, 02:22 PM

Looks like you might need to play with camber for the new tires. I can't tell if that's the inside or outside?

Jason@SportsCar

02-28-2011, 02:36 PM

Looks like you might need to play with camber for the new tires. I can't tell if that's the inside or outside?

Yeah, we still have the 15" setup on the car, they liked -.8. That is the inside of the tire. It seems like the 13"s will use a little less camber, but the outside of the tire was not far behind.

cali yaris

02-28-2011, 03:25 PM

That's great news!

Can you share what exact tire you are using? I want to get some road race tires for my 13s at some point.

annn

02-28-2011, 04:11 PM

Thanks !Excellent pics ! Love this thread !

Jason@SportsCar

02-28-2011, 09:09 PM

That's great news!

Can you share what exact tire you are using? I want to get some road race tires for my 13s at some point.

The tires are the Goodyear Eagle Sports Car Special, 20.0x9.5-13. They are cantilever slicks, so they are designed to work on small wheels, in this case a 7" wide wheel. They are bias ply, so they need very little -camber, .5 to 1 is the range for most cars.

Jason@SportsCar

02-28-2011, 09:09 PM

Spare parts. 95 miles on that setup.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TWw2xUYGrOI/AAAAAAAAATw/JApVWnRWgO8/s1152/2011-02-28_12-21-45_360.jpg

Bluevitz-rs

02-28-2011, 10:16 PM

I vote trying out prius pistons for a high compression N/A build running race gas.

Jason@SportsCar

03-01-2011, 07:44 PM

I vote trying out prius pistons for a high compression N/A build running race gas.

I am only allowed a half point increase in compression.

Bluevitz-rs

03-01-2011, 07:54 PM

Booernz

thebarber

03-01-2011, 08:33 PM

shave the head!

11:1 ftw!

Jason@SportsCar

03-01-2011, 08:41 PM

shave the head!

11:1 ftw!

The head work was done during the rebuild last year. :wink:

Jason@SportsCar

03-01-2011, 08:42 PM

Another great shot from last weekend, four of the five HP cars.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5253/5485900837_7d3a6cee4e_b.jpg

thebarber

03-01-2011, 11:12 PM

so you're already 11:1?

btw, nice pic

Jason@SportsCar

03-02-2011, 01:27 PM

Sunday's race: http://www.youtube.com/user/SportsCarMag#p/a/u/0/5lKht6adwRo

ilikerice

03-03-2011, 05:59 AM

which tires you running on this track and what do u think? overall.. you like the new setup?

Jason@SportsCar

03-08-2011, 07:18 PM

Off to the airport... Toyota asked me to accompany the twins (#20 and #98) to Mazda Raceway for the Western Automotive Journalists track event. I get to babysit the cars, and make sure the drivers are all secure before they head out on the track tomorrow.

The good part is there is time for the manufacturers to play at the end of the day. Got my helmet and GoPro ready. :thumbsup:

I hope the poor little Yaris can climb that hill.

33OH

03-09-2011, 09:05 AM

Jason@SportsCar

03-11-2011, 01:18 PM

The WAJ event at Mazda Raceway was a blast. Both of the GT cars ran non-stop all day (with the exception of a tire change). Even with cars like the Mercedes SLS, Roush Mustang, Evo, STi and a pile of BMWs the Yaris's were the busiest cars out there.

Being the only "race cars" on hand made them very unique. Even the journalist that initially ignored them were next in line after they got passed by one - oh the power of a set of race tires and proper brake pads.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TXg8xZ0yqoI/AAAAAAAAAVw/edJNAXhp4EM/s1152/2011-03-09_07-46-27_140.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TXg88fE_asI/AAAAAAAAAV0/XpZWEMkLYnY/s1152/2011-03-09_08-32-50_170.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/user/SportsCarMag#p/a/u/0/5lBZlEM_85M

annn

03-11-2011, 01:28 PM

Excellent... I always read this thread :thumbup:

SailDesign

03-11-2011, 02:00 PM

Excellent... I always read this thread :thumbup:

Yeah - What Annn said! :biggrin:

Jason@SportsCar

03-11-2011, 05:26 PM

Motor Trend's online coverage of the Yaris Club Sport Challenge:

http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/1103_the_inaugural_yaris_club_sport_challenge/index.html

cali yaris

03-11-2011, 05:46 PM

great article, read the whole thing. :thumbsup:

1:17 that's good at Streets!

Jason@SportsCar

03-11-2011, 06:57 PM

great article, read the whole thing. :thumbsup:

1:17 that's good at Streets!

fwiw McKeever does not use the entire course for his school or events like this, you end up skipping the bowl.

http://raceschool.com/newsite2/images/willowillustration.jpg

cali yaris

03-12-2011, 01:45 AM

oh I see it now - turn 9 seems easier that way.

Jason@SportsCar

03-14-2011, 01:22 PM

Broke down the spare drive train for storage this weekend. Who needs a cherry picker when you have a ladder. :laugh: The engine on its own is surprisingly light. A couple of blocks of wood made a nice engine stand.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TX4_usNHqdI/AAAAAAAAAXU/ccxPzoKVGMM/s1152/2011-03-13_16-32-20_691.jpg

thebarber

03-14-2011, 02:15 PM

nice!

YarisPR

03-15-2011, 03:18 PM

annn

03-15-2011, 03:49 PM

Love the pics not just the race type pics but engine tear down, parts,etc... Lots of info in those pics. Thanks

Jason@SportsCar

03-16-2011, 06:29 PM

The Playboy video from the Yaris Club Sport Challenge is up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPqr6QRhM-w

Bluevitz-rs

03-16-2011, 07:12 PM

Meesohornee

Jason@SportsCar

03-16-2011, 07:15 PM

Meesohornee

Doesn't take much to get you Canucks fired up. Must be the cold winters. :laugh:

Bluevitz-rs

03-16-2011, 07:47 PM

Hot girl + hot car = 2 Hot to handle

Bluevitz-rs

03-16-2011, 07:48 PM

LOL, cool vid though

Jason@SportsCar

03-16-2011, 07:59 PM

Jason's Yaris has been my motivation to take the Yaris to the track, finally I took it, I think people where more impress by its potential than I was!! seeing Hondas getting the blue flag cause the Yaris is comming.... priceless!!!!! :biggrin:

Garm I gotta do some shopping! :evil:

Btw people at the track knew about Jason's HB and the other 2 HB he made. So keep the great job :thumbsup:

*Note: I'm from P.R.*

Cool. :cool: When we were at Laguna Seca last week there was a crew from some South (or Central, I can't recall for certain) American online publication, they put cameras on the Yaris and did a segment on the car. :thumbsup:

I guess being a "world car" actually has meaning when it comes to the Yaris.

minired5stby

03-16-2011, 11:02 PM

Love the Playboy vid its awesome the Yaris is getting so much recognition.

soloecho2

03-17-2011, 12:42 AM

I remember the t shirts came and went. Any possibility of any more being made ?? Also what tires were the GT5 cars running ??

Jason@SportsCar

03-17-2011, 04:44 PM

I remember the t shirts came and went. Any possibility of any more being made ?? Also what tires were the GT5 cars running ??

I know the artwork for the shirts is around somewhere, because on occasion a few new shirts pop up like they did at the Club Sport Challenge, but I don't know who has it or if they will make more.

The GT cars were on Goodyear Eagle RS (DOT race tires) 205-50-15.

Jason@SportsCar

03-17-2011, 05:02 PM

Version two of the Playboy Yaris video. :eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeETT4rDhkw

cali yaris

03-17-2011, 05:47 PM

LOL.

Go Jo Go!

minired5stby

03-17-2011, 06:02 PM

She's my girl I saw her 1st :biggrin:

cali yaris

03-17-2011, 06:31 PM

^ You can have her -- I'm saving myself for the car.

minired5stby

03-17-2011, 08:27 PM

Dirty:smile:

soloecho2

03-17-2011, 10:57 PM

Just remember guys. No mater what she looks like. There's somebody sick and tired of putting up with her s&$t.

Viperoni

03-18-2011, 09:51 AM

Just remember guys. No mater what she looks like. There's somebody sick and tired of putting up with her s&$t.

Amen sir, amen!

Yoda

03-18-2011, 09:43 PM

Just remember guys. No mater what she looks like. There's somebody sick and tired of putting up with her s&$t.

+THE WORLD!!!!!!!!:thumbsup:

SailDesign

03-18-2011, 10:55 PM

^ You can have her -- I'm saving myself for the car.

I'd have put that the other way - "You can have her, I'm saving the car for myself....." :biggrin:

SilverBack

03-19-2011, 02:44 PM

Brunettes FTW!

Jason@SportsCar

03-24-2011, 06:15 PM

Its done. Just shipped the second installment of the Yaris project. SportsCar readers should have it in 3-4 weeks. :drinking:

Jason@SportsCar

03-25-2011, 01:46 PM

:mad: After a week at the Toyota garage, and every combination of bucket and shims attempted, they were not able to replace our cams. Turns out the person who built our head, and reground the cam, did so in a fashion that prevents the stock cams from going back in (without pulling the head and doing more machine work) - even though he told me it would be a direct bolt-in, only requiring a shim/bucket change.

Is it part of the business model, do they all have to tell lies?:iono:

So we will run the car with our old setup this weekend. And now I am contemplating putting in the spare engine for the rest of the season.

cali yaris

03-25-2011, 02:22 PM

Is it part of the business model, do they all have to tell lies?

Not all of us.

Sorry that happened, it doesn't serve anyone to make stuff up.

Jason@SportsCar

03-25-2011, 02:28 PM

Not all of us.

Sorry that happened, it doesn't serve anyone to make stuff up.

I was not making a blanket statement about automotive vendors, this was directed at engine builders.

Jason@SportsCar

03-25-2011, 03:31 PM

Heading up to Toyota to pick up the Yaris, then off to Buttonwillow. :burnrubber:

LtNoogie

03-27-2011, 01:04 PM

Just saw the Playmate video.

I drive a Yaris. I have GT5. Where's my Playmate?

Jason@SportsCar

03-27-2011, 06:26 PM

Just saw the Playmate video.

I drive a Yaris. I have GT5. Where's my Playmate?

You need a real racecar to get the chicks. If you are doing virtual racing you only get the virtual girl. ;)

47_MasoN_47

03-27-2011, 06:50 PM

You need a real racecar to get the chicks. If you are doing virtual racing you only get the virtual girl. ;)

Oh burned!

cali yaris

03-27-2011, 07:05 PM

^ Is that working for you, Jason? :wink:

racerb

03-28-2011, 02:44 PM

You need a real racecar to get the chicks. If you are doing virtual racing you only get the virtual girl. ;)

I've been racing for 20 plus years, only girls I've gotten are 2 pissed off ex-wives, and a current wife thats still wondering what happened to her so called start-up money from my last car!!! Hard to make women understand racecar depreciation, where you spend $10,000 only to get $3,500 out of it when sold............

racerb :iono:

Jason@SportsCar

03-28-2011, 03:22 PM

^ Is that working for you, Jason? :wink:

Yes it is. :wink: I met my wife, who is a five time SCCA national champion, at an autocross.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN57pxGXPe8

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2339/1810691747_ff248c2304_z.jpg?zz=1

dingbat

03-28-2011, 04:50 PM

Yes it is. :wink: I met my wife, who is a five time SCCA national champion, at an autocross.

Nice wheels!:wink::biggrin:

racerb

03-28-2011, 10:03 PM

Yes it is. :wink: I met my wife, who is a five time SCCA national champion, at an autocross.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN57pxGXPe8

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2339/1810691747_ff248c2304_z.jpg?zz=1

Brings back good memories of Topeka 1984, finished 21st in E-Stock, man was I humbled by the big guns. Was a top contender in SCCA Southest Division, but Solo 2 Nationals was a different story!!

racerb :redface:

Thirty-Nine

03-29-2011, 05:26 PM

Cool stuff about the Yaris Club Sport Challenge. Posted it up on Subcompact Culture.

http://www.subcompactculture.com/2011/03/inaugural-yaris-club-sport-challenge.html

Jason@SportsCar

04-01-2011, 03:48 PM

Easy come... Easy go.

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?p=568624#post568624

thebarber

04-01-2011, 04:28 PM

nooooooooooooooooooo!

Jason@SportsCar

04-01-2011, 08:15 PM

http://www.stopnplay.com/uploads/images/calendar%20date%20pics/april-fools-day29.gif

thebarber

04-04-2011, 08:57 AM

http://www.stopnplay.com/uploads/images/calendar%20date%20pics/april-fools-day29.gif

you got me good, rico

**wipes away tears**

Thirty-Nine

04-04-2011, 07:34 PM

Do you have any plans to run this at Portland International Raceway this summer by chance?

Jason@SportsCar

04-04-2011, 08:16 PM

Do you have any plans to run this at Portland International Raceway this summer by chance?

I would love to hit the 4th of July double national (if they have it this year), but the budget may not allow it.

Next up is Buttonwillow at the end of the month.

Astroman

04-05-2011, 01:34 AM

We could have a bake sale fundraiser or something :biggrin: I'd drive the 5 hours to Portland to see this car race!

Jason@SportsCar

04-05-2011, 06:54 PM

Go pick up the May 2011 issue of Super Street, lots of great shots of all three of the Yaris race cars from the Sony PlayStation GT5 event. :w00t:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_LvWc9cO2fpo/TZuNwJj98ZI/AAAAAAAAAbU/LImzuttJLco/s800/2011-04-05_14-46-03_304.jpg

thebarber

04-05-2011, 10:55 PM

yup, thats the one i was browsing at the grocery store...

Thirty-Nine

04-06-2011, 11:36 AM

Sweet. A reason to pick up Super Street.

Bluevitz-rs

04-06-2011, 11:58 AM

Jason@SportsCar

04-06-2011, 01:09 PM

Is it just pictures or is there an article in there too?

There are four pages talking about GT5 and the Yaris Club Sport Challenge - which used the other two Yaris race cars (#98 & #20), including details on the cars. There is no coverage of the HP car (#99), because we did not let the press play with it, only the guys from Toyota, JGR and Sony got to drive it. Lots of pics of all three. :thumbsup:

Bluevitz-rs

04-06-2011, 02:08 PM

Nice. Might have to pick up a copy then.

Jason@SportsCar

04-06-2011, 09:08 PM

The May 2011 issue of SportsCar magazine, featuring the second installment of the Yaris project, just hit my desk... SCCA members should have it in the next 5-10 days.

SailDesign

04-07-2011, 02:06 PM

The May 2011 issue of SportsCar magazine, featuring the second installment of the Yaris project, just hit my desk... SCCA members should have it in the next 5-10 days.

Cool!

Astroman

04-07-2011, 06:37 PM

Where might non-members pick up a copy? :biggrin:

Jason@SportsCar

04-07-2011, 06:56 PM

Where might non-members pick up a copy? :biggrin:

You cant. :cry: Membership has its benefits. :wink:

You should be able to order one via our website, once it has become a "back issue": http://www.sportscarmag.com/index.asp

Jason@SportsCar

04-17-2011, 05:11 PM

So I decided to kill some time today by replacing the front subframe assembly - A arms, brakes, hubs etc. The cool thing I found is that the stock front bar on our hatch is 24mm (blue dot), and the one on our spare subframe (that came out of a sedan) is 23mm (purple dot). This smaller front bar should help the car rotate.

cali yaris

04-17-2011, 10:04 PM

I'm curious to know how softening the front will help rotation. Can you explain it so us noobs get it?

Jason@SportsCar

04-17-2011, 11:28 PM

I'm curious to know how softening the front will help rotation. Can you explain it so us noobs get it?

A swaybar transfers grip to the opposite end of the car. When you put a big rear bar on you force weight to the front - this can usually be seen on a fwd car when the inside rear tire is in the air. The car weighs X, and now the other three tires are carrying this weight.
On a rwd car a big front bar can be used to try and lift the inside front, this forces weight to the rear, helping acceleration off of the corner.
Picking up a tire is the extreme, but even when this does not happen the bar is always trying to lift the inside tire.

Using a smaller front bar will help keep the inside front tire in contact with the road, and transfer less weight to the rear. The car thinks the rear bar is now bigger. And I have stiff enough springs that it still wont roll excessively.

A smaller front bar is a common mod on a stock class fwd car, it is the only bar you can change, and it really helps a car with an open diff put down power.

A small bar can hurt in slaloms, but you can get that back with more rebound in your shocks.