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Loren · 07-29-2009, 10:35 PM

Spectator fee for extra drivers would be plenty fair.

Let me know, I'll propose it to the team. We do need to get some track time in this car before September.

SAKU · 07-30-2009, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loren

Spectator fee for extra drivers would be plenty fair.

Let me know, I'll propose it to the team. We do need to get some track time in this car before September.

Hey,
the link is on the first post, so just buy one entrance fee, and well the other three drivers have to pay spectator fees, 5$ each. How does that sound? Just try to let me know as soon as possible :)

Loren · 07-30-2009, 05:01 PM

Put us on the list. We have a lot of work to do on the race car Saturday, but if it doesn't get done for some reason, we'll show up in something else. (we have a streetable stripped BMW, an Evo, an RX8 and my Yaris to choose from...)

SAKU · 07-30-2009, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loren

Put us on the list. We have a lot of work to do on the race car Saturday, but if it doesn't get done for some reason, we'll show up in something else. (we have a streetable stripped BMW, an Evo, an RX8 and my Yaris to choose from...)

Here to officially put you down you have to pay on the website (other three drivers can pay $5 spectator fee at the door):

https://www.kamispeed.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=2049

Also, if your friends want to take their Cars I can do 55$ to register 4 cars, as opposed to $85. Let me know as soon as possible

Loren · 07-30-2009, 05:33 PM

Our focus is going to be testing the race car. If that doesn't happen, it will likely just me out in my Yaris playing. I'll go get registered.

SAKU · 07-30-2009, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loren

Our focus is going to be testing the race car. If that doesn't happen, it will likely just me out in my Yaris playing. I'll go get registered.

yay another yaris

or maybe a LeMons car, either or it should be fun

Loren · 08-02-2009, 10:30 PM

Fun, it was. And freakin' hot!

But, the car behaved well and didn't break. This is good.

Penguin Garage · 08-02-2009, 11:14 PM

PiCS!

Loren · 08-03-2009, 09:47 AM

I forgot my camera! I think one of the guys got a couple short vids of our car on track, that was about it.

There were a lot of really powerful and/or otherwise well-prepared cars there. But, only a few of them seemed to be turning really fast laps. Lots of lame excuses. Lots of people blaming their cars for everything.

I'm a little on the fence about whether it was worth it or not. For US it was worth it, as it gave us a good opportunity to shake down the car for not a lot of money. But, I like to think of track time as being worth about $100/hour. (I can get 3 hours at Sebring for around $300) Here we paid $85 for 3 sessions. We missed a session because we were a little late... so call it 4 sessions. The sessions were 7 laps each, about 8 minutes. So, half an hour of track time for $85. A tad on the steep side.

The track was surprisingly fun, even though it was all 2nd gear like an autocross. There are places that could be dangerous if you tried to over-drive it. The funny part was that the most dangerous parts people made MORE dangerous by trying to drive pinching off the exit of the turn (likely to instigate a spin) instead of tracking out toward the wall and driving a proper fast line. Faster and safer to drive at 9/10 on the correct line than to drive at 10/10 on the wrong line!

SAKU · 08-03-2009, 03:07 PM

well it was our first time running an event like that so we did have a few/more kinks than expected. we also didn't expect the the track to start tearing apart the way it did, which was the major reason we ended early.

I think the track is being re-paved and expanded, but we'll keep you guys posted on what happens, and we'll try to post pictures and videos once we get them running

SAKU · 08-03-2009, 03:49 PM

Oh?!?! whats that in the front

Sweet Miata

Loren's LeMons car

thats just a few in these two photo albums:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/onelownismo

http://s211.photobucket.com/albums/b...view=slideshow

videos will be up once we get them :)

Crandall · 08-03-2009, 05:32 PM

Looks like a good day. Do you have those RE30's on your yaris at the moment?

Penguin Garage · 08-03-2009, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crandall

Looks like a good day. Do you have those RE30's on your yaris at the moment?

yeah, he copied Russell the pirate!

SAKU · 08-03-2009, 05:48 PM

nah i have 15 diamond black ones, but was going to switch them to the 16's cuz 15 looks a little small, but i can coupe in the mean time

Crandall · 08-03-2009, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAKU

nah i have 15 diamond black ones, but was going to switch them to the 16's cuz 15 looks a little small, but i can coupe in the mean time

Post some pictures, I want to see how they look :)

SAKU · 08-03-2009, 06:33 PM

Penguin Garage · 08-03-2009, 06:41 PM

hehe, car looks great as usual Saku!

get some 16s for the street and slap on some R-Comps for the 15's

and those hub spacers ;)

Sabretooth · 08-06-2009, 03:24 AM

The 15s are fine for track rims. Weight makes up for the look...Im still trying to find a good set of 15s to buy a good set of tires to put on...

Job requires me to drive 2000 miles a month, Ventus RS2s wont stand a chance, lol.

07-29-2009, 10:35 PM	#1
Loren What? Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Safety Harbor, FL Posts: 1,006	Spectator fee for extra drivers would be plenty fair. Let me know, I'll propose it to the team. We do need to get some track time in this car before September. __________________ ----------------------- Loren@InvisibleSun.org -----------------------

07-30-2009, 05:01 PM	#3
Loren What? Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Safety Harbor, FL Posts: 1,006	Put us on the list. We have a lot of work to do on the race car Saturday, but if it doesn't get done for some reason, we'll show up in something else. (we have a streetable stripped BMW, an Evo, an RX8 and my Yaris to choose from...) __________________ ----------------------- Loren@InvisibleSun.org -----------------------

07-30-2009, 05:33 PM	#5
Loren What? Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Safety Harbor, FL Posts: 1,006	Our focus is going to be testing the race car. If that doesn't happen, it will likely just me out in my Yaris playing. I'll go get registered. __________________ ----------------------- Loren@InvisibleSun.org -----------------------

08-02-2009, 10:30 PM	#7
Loren What? Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Safety Harbor, FL Posts: 1,006	Fun, it was. And freakin' hot! But, the car behaved well and didn't break. This is good. __________________ ----------------------- Loren@InvisibleSun.org -----------------------

08-03-2009, 09:47 AM	#9
Loren What? Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Safety Harbor, FL Posts: 1,006	I forgot my camera! I think one of the guys got a couple short vids of our car on track, that was about it. There were a lot of really powerful and/or otherwise well-prepared cars there. But, only a few of them seemed to be turning really fast laps. Lots of lame excuses. Lots of people blaming their cars for everything. I'm a little on the fence about whether it was worth it or not. For US it was worth it, as it gave us a good opportunity to shake down the car for not a lot of money. But, I like to think of track time as being worth about $100/hour. (I can get 3 hours at Sebring for around $300) Here we paid $85 for 3 sessions. We missed a session because we were a little late... so call it 4 sessions. The sessions were 7 laps each, about 8 minutes. So, half an hour of track time for $85. A tad on the steep side. The track was surprisingly fun, even though it was all 2nd gear like an autocross. There are places that could be dangerous if you tried to over-drive it. The funny part was that the most dangerous parts people made MORE dangerous by trying to drive pinching off the exit of the turn (likely to instigate a spin) instead of tracking out toward the wall and driving a proper fast line. Faster and safer to drive at 9/10 on the correct line than to drive at 10/10 on the wrong line! __________________ ----------------------- Loren@InvisibleSun.org -----------------------

08-02-2009, 11:14 PM	#8
Penguin Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: May 2009 Location: FL Posts: 197	PiCS!

08-03-2009, 03:07 PM	#10
SAKU View User's Garage Drives: White 3-Door Yaris Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 161	well it was our first time running an event like that so we did have a few/more kinks than expected. we also didn't expect the the track to start tearing apart the way it did, which was the major reason we ended early. I think the track is being re-paved and expanded, but we'll keep you guys posted on what happens, and we'll try to post pictures and videos once we get them running __________________ Saku Ono leo24@cornell.edu

08-03-2009, 03:49 PM	#11
SAKU View User's Garage Drives: White 3-Door Yaris Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 161	Oh?!?! whats that in the front Sweet Miata Loren's LeMons car thats just a few in these two photo albums: http://www.flickr.com/photos/onelownismo http://s211.photobucket.com/albums/b...view=slideshow videos will be up once we get them :) __________________ Saku Ono leo24@cornell.edu

08-03-2009, 05:32 PM	#12
Crandall H8R View User's Garage Drives: 08 White RS Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: No Funswick Posts: 324	Looks like a good day. Do you have those RE30's on your yaris at the moment? __________________ \|No\|one\|cares\|about\|your\|mods\|

08-03-2009, 05:48 PM	#14
SAKU View User's Garage Drives: White 3-Door Yaris Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 161	nah i have 15 diamond black ones, but was going to switch them to the 16's cuz 15 looks a little small, but i can coupe in the mean time __________________ Saku Ono leo24@cornell.edu

08-03-2009, 06:33 PM	#16
SAKU View User's Garage Drives: White 3-Door Yaris Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 161	__________________ Saku Ono leo24@cornell.edu

08-03-2009, 06:41 PM	#17
Penguin Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: May 2009 Location: FL Posts: 197	hehe, car looks great as usual Saku! get some 16s for the street and slap on some R-Comps for the 15's and those hub spacers ;)

08-06-2009, 03:24 AM	#18
Sabretooth 37HSSV View User's Garage Drives: '11 Mazdaspeed 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St Cloud FL Posts: 1,395	The 15s are fine for track rims. Weight makes up for the look...Im still trying to find a good set of 15s to buy a good set of tires to put on... Job requires me to drive 2000 miles a month, Ventus RS2s wont stand a chance, lol. __________________ 07 Toyota Yaris Hatchback -sold- 11 Mazdaspeed 3 -SRI/TIP, 3 inch TBI, Custom FMIC, Tuned by Cobb Accessport, HKS ssq2 BOV, Upgraded HPFP- Clean stock look... Killer performance.

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