Touch base with me a month or so before an event at PR or PIR, and we'll see if the schedules work out. My Lotus of Portland events will be posted in early January on the Motocorsa/LOP websites. I teach for virtually all the clubs, but I won't run with Alfa or Audi (nothing personal, Alfa or Audi owners).
Also, if you're interested, a bunch of us are planning to do both the TrackMasters event at Infineon in Sonoma (on Thursday and Friday, 3/19 and 3/20) and the Northern California Racing Club event at Thunderhill in Willows (on Saturday and Sunday, 3/21 and 3/22). Getting four days of track-time on two different NoCal tracks really makes the trek worthwhile. I would encourage you to consider coming along. See:
TrackMasters Racing
Northern California Racing Club
I have instructed for TrackMasters and NCRC before, and I am impressed with both sponsors. They run a great show.
Twin
Hi Charliex,
Nice write-up, and I couldn't agree more with your characterization that OEM quality implies that "aftermarket kits become just too expensive to sell." Really, truly, my earlier posts were intended to primarily make the point that getting more power out of a reasonably well designed motor without sacrificing realiability is easy. Getting the power without breaking all sorts of parts and tinkering endlessly is a bit harder. Thanks for the candid assessment.
Me, personally, I'm not in the market for either a turbo or supercharger. I'm still leaving time on the table with the stock motor -- not much, but enough to work for -- and, besides, having been down this road before, I'm not inclined to go down it again. I'll drive my current motor until it dies and will then see what the options are. I prefer the power-delivery of a supercharger, but I'd much rather find an NA built motor solution. But given how bullet-proof the 2ZZ is proving to be, I don't expect to face this particular problem for another three or four track seasons. My car sees 15-20 days per year.
Best,
Twin