Yet another Silver State Classic Challenge under my belt!

Vostok 7 · 09-28-2005, 03:24 PM

Yep, it's that time of year again. Just got back from spending the weekend in Nevada.

I didn't place well (7th out of 8 in the 120mph average class) but the STi performed GREAT thanks to PDX Tuning. I did have some problems with the elevation (race starts in Lund, Nevada at about 5500ft. I was losing about 5lbs of boost!), but the car handled great. I need to do some more suspension tuning but overall the car handled the speed without any trouble.

Overall it was alot of fun. I can't wait to do it again next year! We're looking to go to the one in may as well. If we run all three of our cars, it'll be the first time 3 generations have run at once (my grandfather with his 2005 C6 Corvette, my dad with his 2003 Nissan 350Z and of course my STi). Daijiro Inada gave us the nickname "Speed Family"

Only one other Subaru was there this year, and he didn't run the whole race.

Hopefully next year we'll be looking at a placement

Just want to take a chance to say thanks to everyone who made it possible to have some fun doing high speed events in Nevada!

Jarrad & Tim @ PDX Tuning - Making sure everything is running good under the hood.
Garret, Alex, Joey and the whole crew at World One.
Rotora Brakes
Les Schwab Tires and Toyo Tires
Enkei Wheels
Iron Mountain Performance and TADCO Inc.

Patrick

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Solar Reflections · 09-28-2005, 04:55 PM

Right on Patrick!

But...

RoundtheBend · 09-28-2005, 05:13 PM

Dave makes an excellent point.
Titty-freaking-wop!

Ferg · 09-28-2005, 05:18 PM

Pics nothing. I want to see the vid!

Way to go Patrick. Any brown trouser moments?

driggity · 09-28-2005, 05:28 PM

Well I think you know what you need to do for next year.

Sounds like a blast. What suspension are you running on the STi?

Vostok 7 · 09-28-2005, 07:15 PM

I got some picts coming soon

It was alot of fun, I can't wait to do it again. No brown trouser moments. I have nerves of steel

The only real scary parts are the stinking birds when they come inches from the windshield at 140mph

Stupid birds.

No vid. I should get a camera mount for my harness bar I suppose.

Suspension setup on the STi is: Tein FLEX, Titanium STi front strut brace, Enkei RS+M 18x8 +45 with Toyo T1R tires in 245/40R18. Great setup, really happy with the T1Rs. Last year I ran Proxes 4s on my WRX when I did this and they were JUNK. What I'm looking to get for next time is a full set of sway bars and a rear strut brace and a few other little things just to stiffen it up even more.

And of course, I'm always looking for more sponsors *wink wink*. My car gets a TON of attention any time it goes, and the race itself is getting more and more media attention

And I'm always willing to plug sponsors.

Oh yeah and I almost forgot, my dad took 1st place 135mph average class in my grandfathers Corvette.

Patrick

supermarkus · 09-28-2005, 07:46 PM

Stock radiator?

Vostok 7 · 09-28-2005, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supermarkus

Stock radiator?

Yep. Had no probelms with temperature either.

Patrick

reach4theslvbullet · 09-28-2005, 08:09 PM

congrats on the runs! lets get a first next year haha

David

P-TownWRX · 09-28-2005, 09:10 PM

Nice job. I wish I could do something cool like this.

Ferg · 09-28-2005, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vostok 7

Yep. Had no probelms with temperature either.

Like you took your eyes off the road for even a second

I know I couldn't

Vostok 7 · 09-29-2005, 01:05 PM

Pfft, you get plenty of time to look around as long as you can keep steady on the road. No lane drifting.

PICTS!

Hangin' out with Daijiro Inada in the Stream Z

Grandpappy's Corvette being driven by my father. We think it's the first C6 in the country to have stripes added.

The front of the new C6 is kinda plain, but the rear end is pure sex particularly with stripes. BTW, the stripes are Lemans Blue which is another Corvette color.

Inside the Stream Z

Birds of a feather... well, kinda.

The Stream Z's engine

Staged up on the morning of the big race. I like to roll deep. (yes, that is a Bentley GT. The two guys driving it looked like they were going to a golf game, not a 100mph+ road race.)

Final stage looking twards the start line.

I've got some picts of my car on the road coming soon (as soon as I can get them scanned).

Patrick

Ferg · 09-29-2005, 01:12 PM

Great pics Patrick! Looks like it was pretty intense.

What's with the big gauge on your dash? Tach?

driggity · 09-29-2005, 01:21 PM

Grandpa's Vette looks very nice but is what's up with the Vette in the background of that pic? It looks like it has a Z06 hood, but I didn't think you could get a Z06 in white.

Vostok 7 · 09-29-2005, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by driggity

Grandpa's Vette looks very nice but is what's up with the Vette in the background of that pic? It looks like it has a Z06 hood, but I didn't think you could get a Z06 in white.

It's not a Z06. It's a regular C6 Corvette, that's just one of the K&N stickers they make us put on our cars. From that distance it looks like a scoop. On the Z06 it'd be lower, down on the bumper just below the hood edge.

There's two gauges on my dash and they're not very big

Boost and EGT, Defi BF Ambers.

Vostok 7

Eriksport · 09-30-2005, 07:01 AM

I've been led astray. I was told for the most part turbo cars werent the car of choice for this event due to heat absorbtion. I argued a good IC setup would cure that. How many front drivers attend? My 'other' car could be a lot of fun to do this with in a couple years.

Erik

Vostok 7 · 09-30-2005, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eriksport

I've been led astray. I was told for the most part turbo cars werent the car of choice for this event due to heat absorbtion. I argued a good IC setup would cure that. How many front drivers attend? My 'other' car could be a lot of fun to do this with in a couple years.

Erik

Honestly? I've never seen a FWD car attend. The only thing close was a Saab Sonnette but it had a Ford V8 and an RWD tranny in it

I wouldn't want to use a FWD car myself simply because of the handling dynamics. Understeer on a track is negligable, but when you've got understeer at 120mph it's a totally different situation

And as far as the heat soak issues, I haven't had any real problems. I did it in my WRX last year with just an STi intercooler and it did just fine. The only real problem turbo cars have is they loose bottom end AND top end because of the altitude. N/A cars just loose the bottom end and then are fine, so they have an advantage.

Patrick

Verdugo · 09-30-2005, 12:08 PM

w00t w00t P-Tricky! Thanks for representing again!

09-28-2005, 03:24 PM	#1
Vostok 7 Scooby Guru Member#: 30209 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Washington State Vehicle: 2007 Audi S8 5.2L V10 Ibis White	Yet another Silver State Classic Challenge under my belt! Yep, it's that time of year again. Just got back from spending the weekend in Nevada. I didn't place well (7th out of 8 in the 120mph average class) but the STi performed GREAT thanks to PDX Tuning. I did have some problems with the elevation (race starts in Lund, Nevada at about 5500ft. I was losing about 5lbs of boost!), but the car handled great. I need to do some more suspension tuning but overall the car handled the speed without any trouble. Overall it was alot of fun. I can't wait to do it again next year! We're looking to go to the one in may as well. If we run all three of our cars, it'll be the first time 3 generations have run at once (my grandfather with his 2005 C6 Corvette, my dad with his 2003 Nissan 350Z and of course my STi). Daijiro Inada gave us the nickname "Speed Family" Only one other Subaru was there this year, and he didn't run the whole race. Hopefully next year we'll be looking at a placement Just want to take a chance to say thanks to everyone who made it possible to have some fun doing high speed events in Nevada! Jarrad & Tim @ PDX Tuning - Making sure everything is running good under the hood. Garret, Alex, Joey and the whole crew at World One. Rotora Brakes Les Schwab Tires and Toyo Tires Enkei Wheels Iron Mountain Performance and TADCO Inc. Patrick * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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Solar Reflections Former Vendor Member#: 88346 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: SRP Vehicle: 3108 A St SE Auburn WA 98002	Right on Patrick! But...

09-28-2005, 05:13 PM	#3
RoundtheBend Scooby Specialist Member#: 5034 Join Date: Mar 2001 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Auburn, WA Vehicle: 2004 Money Pit silverish-mud	Dave makes an excellent point. Titty-freaking-wop!

09-28-2005, 05:18 PM	#4
Ferg built to spill Moderator Member#: 14145 Join Date: Jan 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Puget Sound Vehicle: 02 WRX BLOD	Pics nothing. I want to see the vid! Way to go Patrick. Any brown trouser moments?

09-28-2005, 05:28 PM	#5
driggity Scooby Specialist Member#: 7453 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Bay Area, CA Vehicle: 2014 Scion FR-S Hot Lava	Well I think you know what you need to do for next year. Sounds like a blast. What suspension are you running on the STi?

09-28-2005, 07:15 PM	#6
Vostok 7 Scooby Guru Member#: 30209 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Washington State Vehicle: 2007 Audi S8 5.2L V10 Ibis White	I got some picts coming soon It was alot of fun, I can't wait to do it again. No brown trouser moments. I have nerves of steel The only real scary parts are the stinking birds when they come inches from the windshield at 140mph Stupid birds. No vid. I should get a camera mount for my harness bar I suppose. Suspension setup on the STi is: Tein FLEX, Titanium STi front strut brace, Enkei RS+M 18x8 +45 with Toyo T1R tires in 245/40R18. Great setup, really happy with the T1Rs. Last year I ran Proxes 4s on my WRX when I did this and they were JUNK. What I'm looking to get for next time is a full set of sway bars and a rear strut brace and a few other little things just to stiffen it up even more. And of course, I'm always looking for more sponsors wink wink. My car gets a TON of attention any time it goes, and the race itself is getting more and more media attention And I'm always willing to plug sponsors. Oh yeah and I almost forgot, my dad took 1st place 135mph average class in my grandfathers Corvette. Patrick

09-28-2005, 07:46 PM	#7
supermarkus Scooby Guru Member#: 6971 Join Date: May 2001 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Edmonds, Washington, USA Vehicle: 2008 WRX STi SSM	Stock radiator?

09-28-2005, 08:09 PM	#9
reach4theslvbullet Scooby Specialist Member#: 91682 Join Date: Jul 2005 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Bellingham WA Vehicle: 2003 350z Red	congrats on the runs! lets get a first next year haha David

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P-TownWRX Scooby Specialist Member#: 90903 Join Date: Jul 2005 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Happy Valley	Nice job. I wish I could do something cool like this.

09-29-2005, 01:05 PM	#12
Vostok 7 Scooby Guru Member#: 30209 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Washington State Vehicle: 2007 Audi S8 5.2L V10 Ibis White	Pfft, you get plenty of time to look around as long as you can keep steady on the road. No lane drifting. PICTS! Hangin' out with Daijiro Inada in the Stream Z Grandpappy's Corvette being driven by my father. We think it's the first C6 in the country to have stripes added. The front of the new C6 is kinda plain, but the rear end is pure sex particularly with stripes. BTW, the stripes are Lemans Blue which is another Corvette color. Inside the Stream Z Birds of a feather... well, kinda. The Stream Z's engine Staged up on the morning of the big race. I like to roll deep. (yes, that is a Bentley GT. The two guys driving it looked like they were going to a golf game, not a 100mph+ road race.) Final stage looking twards the start line. I've got some picts of my car on the road coming soon (as soon as I can get them scanned). Patrick

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Ferg built to spill Moderator Member#: 14145 Join Date: Jan 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Puget Sound Vehicle: 02 WRX BLOD	Great pics Patrick! Looks like it was pretty intense. What's with the big gauge on your dash? Tach?

09-29-2005, 01:21 PM	#14
driggity Scooby Specialist Member#: 7453 Join Date: Jun 2001 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Bay Area, CA Vehicle: 2014 Scion FR-S Hot Lava	Grandpa's Vette looks very nice but is what's up with the Vette in the background of that pic? It looks like it has a Z06 hood, but I didn't think you could get a Z06 in white.

09-30-2005, 07:01 AM	#16
Eriksport Scooby Specialist Member#: 5825 Join Date: Apr 2001 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Vancouver, Washington, USA Vehicle: 02 Impreza WRX Wag Silver, curb rash, mud	I've been led astray. I was told for the most part turbo cars werent the car of choice for this event due to heat absorbtion. I argued a good IC setup would cure that. How many front drivers attend? My 'other' car could be a lot of fun to do this with in a couple years. Erik

09-30-2005, 12:08 PM	#18
Verdugo Scooby Guru Member#: 15341 Join Date: Feb 2002 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: Sea-Town, WA Vehicle: 2012 Borderline Pro Photographer of the Year	w00t w00t P-Tricky! Thanks for representing again!