Doward's daily does it all: SCCA STX, NASA TT5, Gridlife ClubTR?

[doward]

Originally Posted by cmiovino

Do you think the Deka ETX9 is going to be enough power?

How are you mounting the super small ETX9?

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

I use the Deka ETX-30L on my daily, which sits for 3-5 days pretty frequently and outside during the winter. It's been great for a year so far. It's 20.2 lbs without posts.

I already have the etx9 from the Miata racecar. I opted to keep the OEM battery in the right rear corner on that car, so the ETX9 is just sitting around. I never considered that it wouldnt start the FA20, and my car does sit for weeks at a time occasionally... so maybe not a great idea.

[doward]

onto Sunday.
The biggest change was that I bought brand new 200tw autocross tires for the first time since my Gen 3 Nickel 15x9 6ULs arrived back in 2015? I've been running the last few years on friend's/customer's high heat cycle scrubs.
The other big change was the RLCAs. As noted a year ago(!) NASA changed their ST/TT allowance and made the SCCA STX-allowed RLCA a freebie. So off came the Whiteline urethane offset bushed RUCAs and on went the Whiteline RLCAs, and unlocked was another full degree of rear camber(if i wanted all of it.)


Now at -5*/-3.1* ish:





The fresh tires changed the car dramatically. It was very neutral and placeable and generally well set up for how I wanted to drive it last year, while also being fast enough to sneak out some #1 PAX. This weekend it was absolutely hooked up.
It had so much more rear grip on throttle and really seemed to pull the outside rear tire around, without upsetting the rear axle and causing any true oversteer. It was awesome.

I won STX(and the local catch-all ST class). One other fast/national caliber car/driver in a field of 10+ STX.
I topped PAX
Exceedingly rare for me is an overall FTD!

[doward]

I have not yet installed the Karcepts bar, but I've won every OVR SCCA event ive shown up to, once overall FTD, 3 ST wins(catch-all including STX) and 2 top PAX.

Im pretty excited to get the front bar in. Along with that job is new inner and outer tie rods, new rear toe rods and then a full alignment/corner balance checkup.

This weekend is Point Event #7. Ive won 3 and missed 3, currently sitting 3rd in the Championship. I think I control my own destiny for the season championship if I can perform well this weekend and the remaining 2.

[doward]

2024 OVR SCCA Governor’s Cup. August 3rd.

Made it to final four and only got beat by the eventual winner. I did sit at the top of PAX for one round, and set the overall FTD of the whole day, but lost in the semifinal by .09 seconds.

Another great day. I’m so glad this cheap rusty hunk of junk has worked out so well.

This is the second event that a random stranger has approached me after a run and told me that my car just “looks different” in our bumpy, tight, lot. Most of you don’t need to hear this but the Xidas are phenomenal.

[doward]

Another full sweep this weekend.

Class win
#1 PAX
#1 Raw(overall FTD)

Still no Karcepts bar, nor the rear arm revamp. Soon...?