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Welcome to the fold. The 2-11 is a blast on all counts. I'm currently running mine in NASA in Sport Touring 2 class. Most races have my little 2-11 mixed in with the Teutonic horde, Vettes, Mustangs and all sorts of ground pounders. It's pretty nerat when after a race they come up only to find out that a car with 1/3 the horsepower and at least half the cost left them in the dust.
Currently holding first place in class. Tried to get the Lotus challenge down here in Texas but when push came to shove all the "talkers" chickened out on signing the dotted line and actually committing. So NASA it is. SCCA wanted to redo the whole car so they were passed over.
The 2-11 is an awesome little car but if you are seriously considering track use a bit of modification is going to be required.
To start the fuel tank and oil pan have to go. Replace with a true race tank/fuel cell and a baffled oil pan. Next is the gear box and shift linkage. If you can't or don't want to change the gear box to a sequential then at least address the sloppy linkage. There are a couple of relatuively in-expensive fixes that will make a difference.
For tires you have only two choices if you want to maintain the spec tire dimensions. Yokohama AD05 for slicks or Hankook something or other for DOT race tieres, (near slicks). There are other brands but their dimensions are usualy out of spec by a large bit.
Change out your exhaust system. The stock one is heavy and too damned quiet. I was constantly hitting the rev limiter because I could not hear the engine. It also winds up so damned fast that it takes a little bit of getting used to, especially if you've never tracked a S.C. car before.
THat's enough for now. Good luck and enjoy the ride. I'm sure you'll be grinning good and hard after every outting.
cheers,
Al B.
Houston
Currently holding first place in class. Tried to get the Lotus challenge down here in Texas but when push came to shove all the "talkers" chickened out on signing the dotted line and actually committing. So NASA it is. SCCA wanted to redo the whole car so they were passed over.
The 2-11 is an awesome little car but if you are seriously considering track use a bit of modification is going to be required.
To start the fuel tank and oil pan have to go. Replace with a true race tank/fuel cell and a baffled oil pan. Next is the gear box and shift linkage. If you can't or don't want to change the gear box to a sequential then at least address the sloppy linkage. There are a couple of relatuively in-expensive fixes that will make a difference.
For tires you have only two choices if you want to maintain the spec tire dimensions. Yokohama AD05 for slicks or Hankook something or other for DOT race tieres, (near slicks). There are other brands but their dimensions are usualy out of spec by a large bit.
Change out your exhaust system. The stock one is heavy and too damned quiet. I was constantly hitting the rev limiter because I could not hear the engine. It also winds up so damned fast that it takes a little bit of getting used to, especially if you've never tracked a S.C. car before.
THat's enough for now. Good luck and enjoy the ride. I'm sure you'll be grinning good and hard after every outting.
cheers,
Al B.
Houston