Okay race fans! Who's up for some sort of AcuraZine wide competition?

The idea is to have several racing categories and you can enter as many as you like. The categories could be:

- Fastest 1/4 mile CL, CLS, TL. TLS, etc
- Best 60' time
- Best reaction time (average of 2 or 3 runs)
- Highest trap speed



Races would be held on a regional level during a given month or two. Yes, it'd be awesome if we could all meet together, but I can't imagine folks coming to Texas from all over the US. :P So the idea is to do some sort of regional based event. we'd need some ground rules, judges to enforce those ground rules and someone to log the weather conditions and such so it can be applied to some formula to normalize the results.

SO, what's the thought on this?

 

i'm in. the tracks around here won't be open until march though.



right now i'm the quickest J32 auto that we know of, 13.25 @ 105.7
my best 60' is 2.084
i think my best r/t is .505

 

ill just put my old numbers in since i can't compete anymore 13.967@101.84mph, 2.17 60ft, .589 reaction time. then i had a 13.983@101.12mph, 2.19 60ft .613 reaction

 

i have pulled two .500 lights before, back when the tree was .500, its .000 now

 

Could there be sub-classes? i.e. CL-P, CL Type-S, stock, bolt-ons (NA), S/C and Turbo?

 

i didn't even know they changed it to .000

 

i agree with chuckstl, there should be sub classes....

maybe talk with the mega mods (soopa) and have an entrance fee... prizes to the top of the categories, and some $$ for a-zine

 

Oh no fun. Allmotor and I will win everything :P


Best ET: .502 (before the S/C)
Best 1/4: 13.44
MPH 108
Best 60' 2.06 (before the S/C)

 

Sorry guys, all those old times go out the door. This is going to be a net new deal where we will have categories, rules and judges to normalize everything as best possible.

As for classes, the idea is to have multiple classes so more folks will come out to each regional event. Of course only one can truely be called the fastest and best overall!

So get out and get your modding, tuning and skills ready before the big event. Which will likely be in Spring sometime as many tracks are closed for the season. However, that gives us all pleanty of time to pull this together and get your cars ready.

Ruf

 

All right! The trash talking has begun!

Ruf

 

count me in, should be in diff categories though


boosted cl-s'
bolt on cl-s' auto
bolt on 6 speeds
stock autos
stock 5 speeds
etc etc

 

Hey Matt, maybe we could do this at an earlier WCM this year

 

 

WCM4 - Still on for Reno? Vegas might get some other action?

 

Will the times be altitude corrected?
Video?
Scan Slips?

 

Yes, that's my thought when I said track & weather conditions would be factored in.

We need someone who knows what the key factors are so they can be recorded on the day of the race. Then how to put a model together to normalize the data for the final comparisons. This wouldn't have a bearing on reaction times and possibly 60' times.

Ruf

 

It is very hard to factor in weather conditions with a precise formula. Unlike altitude correction.

Also track conditions is a variable we can't control at all. Each contestant should choose the track that they feel is best suited to their car and their ability.

 

Hmmm....

12.9x @ 111.xx mph with the old turbo kit
13.57 @ 103 mph Naturally Aspirated
13.9 @ 99 or something (I forget) with I/H only....

I don't mean to brag

 

Also will this be an average of a few runs... the best out of a few runs... or you get one shot to show your stuff?

 

I was only 1/10th slower than you on the motor!! Long way to go, grasshopper!

 

Slicks vs. 40k miles on all season radials :P


103 MPH vs 108 MPH

 

You can supposedly correct for weather pretty accuarately using the density altitude. Some tracks provide this info, some don't. I believe you need to have the track elevation, dew point or relative humidity, air temp, and barometric pressure.

Sounds like an interesting competition, too bad you guys can't all get together, the Grand Prix community does an annual gathering in the midwest, though there probably a lot more people modding GPs than CLs.

Good luck and have fun!!!

 

This is a great idea. I'd be game even if I do suxor. I'd have to compete in the TLS bolt-ons category! NH, NY, or NJ work for me as far as track.

 

I think all the categories should be an average. A fluke run here or there could skew the final results.

 

my vote is for steve i know he is a track junky

 

oh ya . . . now we need some Vegas odd on who will win what!

This is getting better all the time. Keep it up guys.

Ruf

 

I'm In. I can come to Dallas for our region. Of course I still have to get my 6 MT and practice. I'm too used to auto for the time being

 

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What track do you guys go to in the Dallas area? Oh yeah, I'm in. Just let me know when & where.

 

We go to the Texas Motorplex in Ennis. Just a little less than an hour south of Dallas.

No date yet, but no sooner than March as the tracks are closed until then.

This gives everyone enough time to plan and prep their cars and skills. Hear that Chopper . . . you got 3-4 mos to work on your 6-speed skills.

Ruf

 

we're gonna find out what some 350 whp auto's can do this spring.


and hopefully a 500 whp 6mt.

 

ever seen a cl-s on mickey's

 

Great idea, Ruf. How about a category for racers over 100k miles?

 

10-4

 

i think i ran the best time in my auto cls with just intake 14.4 . so maybe with just intake i might have ran the best time with that. and with stock tires and stock suspention a 2.175 60ft my be the best with stockers

 

 

:d

 

I take it that this is JUST for the Acura TLS/CLS TL/CL and not our "other" cars, right?

 

What do you mean? I'd say it whould be open to any model listed on the ACURAZINE site. Yes?

I'm not the owner of this potential event . . . just throwing out an idea.

Ruf

 

I hope it's open to all our cars, but I just thought since this is an Acura site, that it's most likely set up for Acuras.