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I've done well at this event. My fastest clean run was claimed to be a DNF because I went off course after the finish line... Okay... Should've been 5th in RAW and 2nd in x2 (after Heidi)... I don't like the lot. It's bumpy, has lots of dips, I was scraping everywhere. Also the surface was covered with dirt and sand, bricks on tires.. So not enough grip at all. Here are my fastest two runs, run 4 is a clean fastest DNF while run 5 is a wild +5 cones run. run 5: run 4: I was much faster in the first half of the course in run 5. I gained time because: 1) I was not understeering in the first right hand turn. 2) I pushed it harder (in 1st gear..) But finally I got exactly the same time. If you check out this side-by-side: You will see that I was slowed down because of the right hand corner turn before the chicage box. Yes I was losing time because I was understeering too much (too fast and I still kept adding gas there you could hear it). I could not

In the PM session my runs were all slower than the AM ones.. In such a high-speed pocono track course I didn't feel precisely how much I pushed the car.. I felt like I was pushing harder but actually just not enough... Well here are the videos: Ed gave me an instructor run (run 4) that day. He did 54.5, I did 57.5. Check the last comparison video for details: - I was late at the launch (.3 sec probably) - In some sections I could have added more gas but I just ended up giving it half throttle (1.7 sec in total) - Slow in fast out (.5 sec) - I need to position the car correctly so that I can keep more throttle later (.5 sec) And here are the things for me to keep practicing on: 1. Look ahead (look into turns). 2. Push the car! More gas! 3. Turn-in early! 6/24/17

Did on Friday the NEPA SCCA Test and Tune at Pocono Raceway!! First time at Pocono! Super super fun course! Totally different! 20 bucks, 6 runs. Here is my fastest run of the day (run 6): And the comparison videos: Above are part i and part ii of how bad understeer could be. I've pushed the car to maybe 8/10th so the biggest difference, other than some more room acceleration everywhere, is understeer ! Understeer cost me 2 secs and 1 secs in two videos. I was doing better at the U-turns, therefore getting better times..... So the rule of thumb is: Drive at the limit and don't overdrive at the entry.. Overdrive after the apex! 6/18/17

We got 5 runs. I did like 65, 63, 62, 60, 59.7 for 5 runs. You could see still got plenty of room for improvement. The slaloms the biggest problem, still. Whether or not it was related to my shifting, I was too too late at the first slaloms.. That's also what Tony told me to work on. Slaloms. Other than that you will find I was not pushing the car hard enough. I did push a bit but not enough, and I should have braked late. I was experiencing any "late braking understeer" at all that day. There are the videos: - My fastest run 5, 59.7, into 1 min! I didn't control the car as well as run 4 to be honest, but I just pushed the car harder especially the middle gate section. Although I lost time at a lot of other places, I was still .3 second faster. PUSH IT. - My second fastest 60.0 run 4. Well I got a good rhythm but just need to give it gas more and sooner. GAS, GAS. Also the SLALOMS. - The comparison could show what I said above. And s

Torque specs S2000 AP1 Torque Specs for various bolts (in alpha order) These were all taken from a Shop Manual... they are all listed in lbf-ft and if says + xx* then tighten to the initial torque spec and tighten another xx degrees. Dont forget to tighten some bolts in an inside out pattern and multiple stages (such as head bolts, oil pan bolts, or lower block bolts just to name a few). This is not a complete list, but as much as I could handle. Alternator Power Nut - 9 Alternator Pulley Locknut - 81.7 Alternator Support - 33 Belt Tensioner - 16 (to block) Belt Tensioner Pulley - 31 Belt Tensioner Test - 19.3 Block Drain Bolt - 61 Brake Caliper Mounting Bolts - 79.6 Brake Hose/Line Fitting - 12 Cam Chain Auto Tensioner - 8.7 Cam Chain Sprocket Center Bolt - 36 Cam Chain Sprocket to Idler Bolts - 10 Cam Gear Nut - 86.8 Camshaft Holder Bolts - 16 Catalytic Converter Spring Bolts - 16 Clutch Bleeder Screw - 7.2 Clutch Line to Master - 11 Clutch Line to Slave - 22