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We had our first SCCA time trials event at Second Creek Raceway in Colorado last Sunday, and it made me wonder how the Elise will do on this track.
The fastest time of the day was produced by a GT3 race car with very Elise-like numbers - ~187 hp, 2000 lbs. Weight distribution is 50/50 (OK, not too Elise-like here). His race tires were substantially bigger than the Elise tires.
This car's lap times were 1:11:xx, with the next fastest car a CP Mustang (3000lbs, 550 hp) at 1:14:xx. My Supra (3300 lbs, 450 hp) was the fastest street car at 1:16:xx.
The track is a 1.7 mile course with 2 short straights. The fastest speed we see in the Supra is about 100 mph.
I'm wondering if the Elise had similar tires, would it give the GT3 car a run on this course? The next question is, would the suspension and chassis take the extra Gs of the big race tires without modification? I recall reading something (probably from Arno) about rear links needing a modification.
As a point of reference, a friend of mine holds the Formula Continental lap record for the track at 1:05.
Jeff
The fastest time of the day was produced by a GT3 race car with very Elise-like numbers - ~187 hp, 2000 lbs. Weight distribution is 50/50 (OK, not too Elise-like here). His race tires were substantially bigger than the Elise tires.
This car's lap times were 1:11:xx, with the next fastest car a CP Mustang (3000lbs, 550 hp) at 1:14:xx. My Supra (3300 lbs, 450 hp) was the fastest street car at 1:16:xx.
The track is a 1.7 mile course with 2 short straights. The fastest speed we see in the Supra is about 100 mph.
I'm wondering if the Elise had similar tires, would it give the GT3 car a run on this course? The next question is, would the suspension and chassis take the extra Gs of the big race tires without modification? I recall reading something (probably from Arno) about rear links needing a modification.
As a point of reference, a friend of mine holds the Formula Continental lap record for the track at 1:05.
Jeff