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[Jason@SportsCar]

Well the race on Saturday did not go to plan, six laps into the race after stating on the pole I had half a lap on the rest of H Prod... Then a flat tire. DNF.



Sunday started first again, and cruised around just fast enough to win the race.

Being the last class of the day there was a lot of junk on the track, so easy to pick up something a kill a tire.

[cali yaris]

Looks like you were ready to drag race instead....at least it was something out of your control.

[justjesus]

OUCH!
man, that really sucks!!!

[ilikerice]

entertaining to watch his rear view mirror. Congrats

[Jason@SportsCar]

Following last weekends race we decided to make a few changes to the 99 car... While overall we have been extremely happy with it this year - the close-ratio gear set Micro Image found is awesome, and the Loyning's head with Jun cams is a big leap over our previous setup - but I just could not match the corner speed of the new 2012 car.

So calls were made, parts were ordered, and we will now be running a setup much closer to the one on the 2012. The 13" wheels are coming off, and we will move up to the taller and wider 15" Hoosier slick. To offset the new tires bigger circumference the trans had to come out and the the stock final drive was replaced with the xB gear set. Then the ride height goes down, and spring rates go up.

We think this is a step in the right direction, but its to late to turn back now. I sure hope this is the last trans I pull this year.

I cant thank the guys at Cage Toyota (final drive set), Kaaz (gear swap), Eibach (springs), Hoosier (tires) and the Tire Rack (wheels) enough. I thought it would be impossible to do this in the short amount of time we had, but they all got me the stuff I needed in short order.

[Bluevitz-rs]

Can't go wrong with rpf1's

[Jason@SportsCar]

Re-geared trans is in. New springs, ride height and alignment set. New wheels and tires on. Just needs a bath and then ready for the Runoffs at Road America.

[xnamerxx]

Car looks fantastic, I bet it runs better than it looks

[justjesus]

That wheel/tire combo and new ride height is just perfect

[Jason@SportsCar]

Great shot from the Buttonwillow race.

[b20vteg]

Originally Posted by Jason@SportsCar

Great shot from the Buttonwillow race.

indeed

[Jason@SportsCar]

Time for some off season updates...

Less than thrilled with the other options we have used in the past, we got Porterfield to cut down a set of Hawk DTC-60 pads from a different application to fit the Yaris. So looking forward to trying these out at the Auto Club Speedway U.S. Majors Double National in a few weeks.



Also time for a steering wheel upgrade. The NRG unit is inexpensive, and works great, but with no power steering (and wide slicks, a diff and power) it is hard to grip the leather wheel for 40mins. Bought myself a late xmas present, a suede OMP wheel.

Also picked up a Longacre mirror. I don't really need the extra field of vision, but we found a cool side effect using this type of mirror... If you have your video camera mounted in the car the camera can pick up nearly everything going on behind you - picture in picture.

[xnamerxx]

Jason were those brakes originally from a mustang? They look very similar.

[Bluevitz-rs]

Add another pin 180 from the stock one

[FHT_Racing]

YIKES :/

[cali yaris]

1/4" in to 1/8" out? That is a big change. Will be good to see how you like 0 toe.

[FHT_Racing]

Yep. Definitely interested.

[Jason@SportsCar]

Started the prep for the 2013 Runoffs this past weekend. Pulled out my engine and installed the old Bestwick one - which makes more power.

While draining all of the fluids I noticed the TRD thermostat in my engine had a tear in the internal seal. So far it had not been an issue, but it could have caused the unit to get stuck eventually, also could mean loose rubber bits floating around in the engine. The Cosworth unit in the other engine still looked like new, the size of the seal and the build quality look much better.