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andres3165 · 03-11-2014, 03:42 PM

Found this, kind of cool :

https://www.facebook.com/SCCASoloSTF#!/SCCASoloSTF

Andres

andres3165 · 03-12-2014, 11:02 AM

So if I were to buy a ideal yaris to prep for STF, would the new 2014 L 3 door M/T be the best option?

If not which one?

Thanks

Andres

ilikerice · 03-12-2014, 11:39 AM

per numbers.. I would say yes.

its only 2 pounds lighter. 2 inches shorter. about 1 inch longer. more aero dynamic front... according to those numbers, it is better.. not by much though..

Same suspension, same motor.... If I could trade out my yaris for the new one, I would. But I have already molested mine, so its mine to keep forever

ilikerice · 03-12-2014, 11:49 AM

If you do go with the 3rd gen yaris, get the SE... look for rear disc instead of the drums.. not that its that much better, but it looks better, lol

andres3165 · 03-12-2014, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilikerice

If you do go with the 3rd gen yaris, get the SE... look for rear disc instead of the drums.. not that its that much better, but it looks better, lol

Thanks , see you in a few days

Andres

Jason@SportsCar · 03-12-2014, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilikerice

If you do go with the 3rd gen yaris, get the SE... look for rear disc instead of the drums.. not that its that much better, but it looks better, lol

The SE also has a quicker steering ratio.

xnamerxx · 03-12-2014, 12:43 PM

Ideally the best car is Yaris sedan.

Its several inches shorter in height so the CG is lower and the frontal area is lower, its 2 inches longer and it weights a few lbs less. You also have the smaller front swaybar so inside spin isn't as much of a problem.

Jason@SportsCar · 03-12-2014, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xnamerxx

Ideally the best car is Yaris sedan.

Its several inches shorter in height so the CG is lower and the frontal area is lower, its 2 inches longer and it weights a few lbs less. You also have the smaller front swaybar so inside spin isn't as much of a problem.

Agree. One day I would love to build an H Prod sedan, just need to find a cheap donor chassis.

xnamerxx · 03-15-2014, 12:14 PM

Derrick, say hi to Scott for me, had some awesome battles with that guy back in CA.

ilikerice · 03-17-2014, 04:02 AM

Scott was cool. saturday was close battle for 4th for me and him. I blame the lack of coffee and sleep Sunday was a bit more tough, Running the couse backwards definitely favored other cars more so than the day before.

I left saturday morning at 245am and got there at 630. I didn't calculate gas so I ended up running with a little more than half a tank of gas in the car. Silly me. There was NO open gas stations after I got off the interstate so Coffee was out of the question. When I got there it was pitch black, so I had to swap tires, check in, and get teched within an hour. Walked the course a few times. I ran 2nd heat and worked 5th.

All in all it was fun. I will post up pictures and results, I came in 5th out of 14 in STF.. Was fun. Will be doing this again and again and again.

Scott said he was moving back to San Diego here soon.

ilikerice · 03-17-2014, 08:38 AM

I was almost disqualified on day 1. I was taking a nap during heat 3 and assumed that I would be up with in an hour. Apparently I slept much longer than I wanted. luckily I told some guys from my region that I was taking a nap so when they were calling my name for worker check in for heat 5, they ran over to wake me up.. That was a close one.

Here are the results, just click on the class you wanna see
http://sololive.scca.com/

Andres.. stick with the mazda2.. It is set up very well. Keep me posted on your results with the Ice Bag

xnamerxx · 03-17-2014, 11:31 AM

Congrats on the trophy finish.

Scott is registered for the California events so I'll probably see him next month.

We have another Yaris that's going to register for the Pro and National next month. He managed to put another whopping on me this weekend also. Since I didn't do very well this weekend, I decided to take 2 of my runs that were within a 10th of each other and put them side by side, just to get a nice visual representation of how much a single mistake can cost you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA-hTu0O60A

andres3165 · 03-17-2014, 03:09 PM

You guys were awesome, had a blast, nice to meet you .... going to Blytheville

Andres

ilikerice · 03-17-2014, 03:48 PM

Good luck Andres.

justjesus · 03-17-2014, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilikerice

I was almost disqualified on day 1. I was taking a nap

that's awesome. good thing your pals came to get you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by xnamerxx

We have another Yaris that's going to register for the Pro and National next month.

Is it Alvin? I signed up for Sunday in the Yaris. I'm going to get my butt handed to me, but oh well. I need the practice, as I've been away far too long.

xnamerxx · 03-17-2014, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justjesus

Is it Alvin? I signed up for Sunday in the Yaris. I'm going to get my butt handed to me, but oh well. I need the practice, as I've been away far too long.

I believe so, he's been pretty good about attending every event so I would imagine he's gonna be there.
Nah, you're fast enough that if you put down a respectable time, you should have him.

andres3165 · 03-17-2014, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilikerice

Scott was cool. saturday was close battle for 4th for me and him. I blame the lack of coffee and sleep Sunday was a bit more tough, Running the couse backwards definitely favored other cars more so than the day before.

I left saturday morning at 245am and got there at 630. I didn't calculate gas so I ended up running with a little more than half a tank of gas in the car. Silly me. There was NO open gas stations after I got off the interstate so Coffee was out of the question. When I got there it was pitch black, so I had to swap tires, check in, and get teched within an hour. Walked the course a few times. I ran 2nd heat and worked 5th.

All in all it was fun. I will post up pictures and results, I came in 5th out of 14 in STF.. Was fun. Will be doing this again and again and again.

Scott said he was moving back to San Diego here soon.

Yes hes a very nice guy , I put him to work , and he learned how to remove his rear shocks... ;)

Andres

ilikerice · 03-17-2014, 08:29 PM

HAHA, that is awesome. He was telling me how he doesn't know anything about his car, he just drives it. I know he learned a lot that weekend. He is only going to get faster.

I got some pictures I will post up here eventually of the STF cars.. Just need to get them off my phone first. I'm lazy when it comes to technology.

03-12-2014, 11:39 AM	#453
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,867	per numbers.. I would say yes. its only 2 pounds lighter. 2 inches shorter. about 1 inch longer. more aero dynamic front... according to those numbers, it is better.. not by much though.. Same suspension, same motor.... If I could trade out my yaris for the new one, I would. But I have already molested mine, so its mine to keep forever __________________ -Derrick- "Racing is important to men who do it well. When you're racing... It's life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting."

03-12-2014, 11:49 AM	#454
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,867	If you do go with the 3rd gen yaris, get the SE... look for rear disc instead of the drums.. not that its that much better, but it looks better, lol __________________ -Derrick- "Racing is important to men who do it well. When you're racing... It's life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting."

03-17-2014, 04:02 AM	#460
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,867	Scott was cool. saturday was close battle for 4th for me and him. I blame the lack of coffee and sleep Sunday was a bit more tough, Running the couse backwards definitely favored other cars more so than the day before. I left saturday morning at 245am and got there at 630. I didn't calculate gas so I ended up running with a little more than half a tank of gas in the car. Silly me. There was NO open gas stations after I got off the interstate so Coffee was out of the question. When I got there it was pitch black, so I had to swap tires, check in, and get teched within an hour. Walked the course a few times. I ran 2nd heat and worked 5th. All in all it was fun. I will post up pictures and results, I came in 5th out of 14 in STF.. Was fun. Will be doing this again and again and again. Scott said he was moving back to San Diego here soon. __________________ -Derrick- "Racing is important to men who do it well. When you're racing... It's life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting."

03-17-2014, 08:38 AM	#461
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,867	I was almost disqualified on day 1. I was taking a nap during heat 3 and assumed that I would be up with in an hour. Apparently I slept much longer than I wanted. luckily I told some guys from my region that I was taking a nap so when they were calling my name for worker check in for heat 5, they ran over to wake me up.. That was a close one. Here are the results, just click on the class you wanna see http://sololive.scca.com/ Andres.. stick with the mazda2.. It is set up very well. Keep me posted on your results with the Ice Bag __________________ -Derrick- "Racing is important to men who do it well. When you're racing... It's life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting."

03-17-2014, 03:48 PM	#464
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,867	Good luck Andres. __________________ -Derrick- "Racing is important to men who do it well. When you're racing... It's life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting."

03-11-2014, 03:42 PM	#451
andres3165 Drives: Yaris to be Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 38	Found this, kind of cool : https://www.facebook.com/SCCASoloSTF#!/SCCASoloSTF Andres

03-12-2014, 11:02 AM	#452
andres3165 Drives: Yaris to be Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 38	So if I were to buy a ideal yaris to prep for STF, would the new 2014 L 3 door M/T be the best option? If not which one? Thanks Andres

03-12-2014, 12:43 PM	#457
xnamerxx 0-60 in slow Drives: light blue liftback Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: so cal Posts: 926	Ideally the best car is Yaris sedan. Its several inches shorter in height so the CG is lower and the frontal area is lower, its 2 inches longer and it weights a few lbs less. You also have the smaller front swaybar so inside spin isn't as much of a problem.

03-15-2014, 12:14 PM	#459
xnamerxx 0-60 in slow Drives: light blue liftback Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: so cal Posts: 926	Derrick, say hi to Scott for me, had some awesome battles with that guy back in CA.

03-17-2014, 11:31 AM	#462
xnamerxx 0-60 in slow Drives: light blue liftback Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: so cal Posts: 926	Congrats on the trophy finish. Scott is registered for the California events so I'll probably see him next month. We have another Yaris that's going to register for the Pro and National next month. He managed to put another whopping on me this weekend also. Since I didn't do very well this weekend, I decided to take 2 of my runs that were within a 10th of each other and put them side by side, just to get a nice visual representation of how much a single mistake can cost you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA-hTu0O60A

03-17-2014, 03:09 PM	#463
andres3165 Drives: Yaris to be Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 38	You guys were awesome, had a blast, nice to meet you .... going to Blytheville Andres

03-17-2014, 08:29 PM	#468
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,867	HAHA, that is awesome. He was telling me how he doesn't know anything about his car, he just drives it. I know he learned a lot that weekend. He is only going to get faster. I got some pictures I will post up here eventually of the STF cars.. Just need to get them off my phone first. I'm lazy when it comes to technology. __________________ -Derrick- "Racing is important to men who do it well. When you're racing... It's life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting."

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