Car Set-Up and Track day Driving

[Keith Jones]

My son and I are setting up a car for the 2K Cup series and are using Bridgestone Potenza RE002 tyres.
I contacted Bridgestone to see if they could recommend an optimum hot tyre pressure. They couldn't, but gave me a link to a site which had info on car set-up. http://www.turnfast.com/technical
There is some useful stuff on this for people thinking of modifying their cars or planning to do track days.

[SLYDIT]

You have to use the factory wheel and tyre size. Can you get re002 in 185/60/14?

[Snapfrozen]

They recently booted someone too for incorrect size IIRC...

[Keith Jones]

Sorry to have to admit this, but it's not an MX5. While there are several MX5s in the series, they are not competitive. 87kW from 1600cc doesn't cut it against our Levin's 117kW from 1600cc with only 50kg more weight.

[BRM]

I see most of the cars aren't really falling into the 2k range either..

[4A-GE]

I'd be looking for a dinged up SW20 mr2

[Angreal]

I'd be looking for a dinged up SW20 mr2

Combine these two cars?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-ca ... 500330.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-ca ... 323559.htm

Wow glad I never bought one of these when I was looking for a car... So many have destroyed their engine

But I do like this one because the body is so rough and yet the engine looks so shiny http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-ca ... 549443.htm

[Donovan]

I have a SW20 MR2 for the 2K cup, well two actually, already have blown the motor in one of them, big end bearing, pretty common fault in these, don't think it will be long before car No.2 goes the way of the dodo.

[marcellarius]

I see most of the cars aren't really falling into the 2k range either..

This put me off entering more than anything else.

[Skilfil]

I have a SW20 MR2 for the 2K cup, well two actually, already have blown the motor in one of them, big end bearing, pretty common fault in these, don't think it will be long before car No.2 goes the way of the dodo.

Haha I mentioned this to a friend, all these MR2's and I bet a few will get BEB issues. Sweepers at Hampton Downs won't help prevent the midgets with sledgehammers.

[4A-GE]

I'd be looking for a dinged up SW20 mr2

Combine these two cars?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-ca ... 500330.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-ca ... 323559.htm

Wow glad I never bought one of these when I was looking for a car... So many have destroyed their engine

But I do like this one because the body is so rough and yet the engine looks so shiny http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-ca ... 549443.htm

Now I know there are BEB issues I'll steer well clear of them. Not that I can afford to enter the thing anyway, but I do like the look of it.

A couple of friends and me have decided that v6 mr2 is one of the most crashable things ever.

[Teamjelly]

You're dead right about the V6 MR2 being easy to crash
I can slide my MX5 around Taupo/Hampton all day long with ease, but in my V6 MR2 (that's my one for sale on Trademe)
You spend half your time going backwards if you're pushing it, - Still good fun though, and has plenty of torque.
An AW11 with the 3L V6 is even worse (got one of them too)

[SLYDIT]

I see most of the cars aren't really falling into the 2k range either..

what do you mean BRM??

you can pick up Type R integras for 2K every day of the week! yeah right.