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08-10-2009 #1
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Weekend autocross fun in the sun ...
at Marina, CA. My friend Deanna (dogz67Chevelle) just got her car back from having a Hotchkis TVS suspension and control arm transplant and smoked the course with ease. Such an improvement over the "stinkbug at full attack" stance the 'Velle sported a couple of weeks ago.
Chevelle imitating a stinkbug ...
A much improved Chevelle ...
She's hooked and is looking to further upgrade the car with better seats and three-point belts, wheels and tires, and eventually better brakes.
I ran the horridly stock '02 Camaro SS with OEM rock rubber which 1) teaches me how to cuss really well, 2) teaches me that precision driving and patience can be rewarded, and 3) that this precision and patience stuff sucks as fun behind the wheel. Hurrying this car along only gets you into more trouble (read: pushing like a dump truck) and a slower time. There's no happy medium and it's a huge crevasse between being boringly smooth and having that "this is a Nationals winning run" moment. With this car, there's absolutely no "Nationals winning" moments ever!!! Between the ABS loving "ice mode" and soft suspension, I guess it is what it is ...
Cheers,
Mary PozziLast edited by mpozzi; 08-10-2009 at 05:47 PM.
mpozzi . . . '73 Camaro RS, '69 Camaro SCCA/Trans-Am vintage racer, and a 1989 R7U 1LE Players Challenge car.
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08-10-2009 #2
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Thats a sweet Chevelle. Glad she's using it like it was meant to be.
I thought you sold the Camaro and I thought you are already well versed in cussology? LOLMrQuick ΜΟΛ'ΩΝ ΛΑΒ'Ε
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08-10-2009 #3
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It's nice that the nasty positive camber during cornering is gone. It will save the white letters on the sides of the tires. Deanna did extremely well considering the course was very challenging even for the small light cars. It was the antithesis of an AAS course.
I think you beat my times even in your dump truck.
Seats and a 3 point belts....Maybe Deanna is ready for track events? Buttonwillow?
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08-10-2009 #4
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Heh... Mary said "Stance". Awesome....
Originally Posted by mpozzi
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08-10-2009 #5
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Oh come on now. It couldn't have been that bad. I went for two runs with you and I didn't even learn any new cuss words or nuthin'.
deanna71 Camaro "Sucker Punch" 383 Stroker, Richmond 5 speed, Hotchkis Suspension, Spectre Cold Air, Corbeau Seats, and a little bit of Pozzi magic!
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Deanna, The car looks great with it's new "stance".
Mary, I never liked the feel of the ABS either, and it doesn't take much to set off that pedal shake. Any semi hard braking efforts seem to lift the inside rear tire and you are off to "ice mode" as you call it.1970 RS/SS350 139K on the clock:
89 TPI motor w/ 1pc rear seal coupled to a Viper T56 via Mcleod's modular bellhousing w/ hydraulic T/O bearing from the Viper, 12 bolt rear w/ 3.73 gearing, SC&C upper control arms, factory lowers with Delalums, C5 brakes at all four corners, Front Wheels 17x8's with Sumi 255/40/17 and Rear Wheels 17x9's with Sumi 275/40/17.
Brief description of the work done so far can be found here: http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112454
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Deanna, the car looks great! Do you miss the air shocks? Didn't think so. Looks like your driving is really coming around - awesome!
And yet you still managed to finish what? First in F-stock? Just a tick behind the prepared guys? Is that right? You could probably drive a Reliant K-car with two flats and still do well (although the cussing might reach Canadian levels)... way to go! Originally Posted by mpozzi
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And yet you still managed to finish what? First in F-stock? Just a tick behind the prepared guys? Is that right? You could probably drive a Reliant K-car with two flats and still do well (although the cussing might reach Canadian levels)... way to go![/QUOTE]
James you make a good point. It would be difficult find to a car that Mary wouldn't win her class in. It would probably be connected to a tow truck. Now if David set the tow truck up and Mary was driving...I think the competition would still be in trouble. Although we might need earplugs to attenuate the profanity.
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