[LTBlackBird]

Hi, the name is Mitch and as you all know i am new here. I live in Charlotte, NC and attend UNCC. I have a 1997 Trans Am and could give 2 shits less about the drag strip. Will still go a couple more times simply because its only $15 but i could care less how i do. I love back roads and road racing (well im sure i would if i could make it to the track). The car is a cam only LT1 with full exhaust, LCA's, Adj. Panhard, and 21mm sway bar in the rear. I have a 32mm bar up front with Penske 7500 Coilovers all the way around. Car rides rough as shit but i don't really care, it sticks to the fucking road hard, harder then i'd care to push it on public roads. I hope to learn a lot from this forum, again road racing is truly my only desire for this car but unfortunately a college budget can't really spare the $200+ price tag for a road race event. Car under steers a little bit so im going to put a 24mm rear bar on it from a 3rd gen and see how i like it, i can get it cheap so it's worth a shot. Hopefully will have all tubular k-member and control arms up front as well as a torque arm within the next year but again, college budget. Here are a few pics of the car...

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No longer have any of the A/C stuff
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[LTBlackBird]

Yea, i'd like to try some auto crossing here pretty soon, i doubt i'll be very competitive because i can feel the car is much more comfortable with higher speed turning rather then short quick turns, im thinking putting more camber in it will help a good bit with that. Also it is still a heavy car, i have removed the A/C stuff and spare and some other small stuff but there is a lot left to be taken. As far as tires go, i got a set of KDW's which i like a lot but my first choice were KD's, but just too expensive. I guess i really just need to take it to the track and see how it goes.

[sgarnett]

Yea, i'd like to try some auto crossing here pretty soon, i doubt i'll be very competitive because i can feel the car is much more comfortable with higher speed turning rather then short quick turns, im thinking putting more camber in it will help a good bit with that. Also it is still a heavy car, i have removed the A/C stuff and spare and some other small stuff but there is a lot left to be taken. As far as tires go, i got a set of KDW's which i like a lot but my first choice were KD's, but just too expensive. I guess i really just need to take it to the track and see how it goes.

At first, you won't be competitive no matter what you drive. Fact o' life. You might be surprised by how well a big pig of a car can do on those tight turns with the right alignment and driving technique (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) In fact, I'd slow down on the mods and devote the budget to some entry fees. You'll learn a lot that may guide you in a somewhat different direction on the setup.

I'll chime in on the beautiful paint job. Do you know what a red-winged blackbird looks like?