New Guy - F-Body Road Racing and Autocross Forums

New guy here - name is Brian, I'm a nerd (Engineer). I apologize upfront for the excessive amount of words I'm going to invariably type. I just got my first F-body. Owned a Notch 'Stang for years, sold it, went to trucks only, and now I'm back in a car. Finally.

I've known Chuck (98_1LE or some varition on here I'm sure) via the internet(s) for awhile now. He put his car up for sale and I decided to snatch it up.

98 Z28
M6 Green/Gray
116k or so
stock except factory Hurst, 1LE PHB/LCA's
Yes, stock factory installed shocks. They are awful. Very awful.
(IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/Magnum79/Camaro/th_IMG_0730.jpg)

5min after I bought I took it to an ER auto-x event and finished 2 in NFS (I realize it's not quite FS, but I'm a crappy driver and borrowed all the magnets too). Which really just means the tires were good I guess (Nitto 555RII's), because the driver is a terrible idiot behind the wheel. I may have spent ~7yrs drag racing regularly, but I'm smart enough to admit when I'm no good at something - like pedaling the throttle in a turn. Also, too much trail braking and I couldn't heel-toe if my life depended on it. Straight lines are easy... Learning new things is fun, however. I'm new to the auto-x world (co-driven my bud's '05 Legacy GT a few times) - much more involved than drag racing, for sure.

Trying to hopefully probably maybe turn this thing into a semi-succesful STU car (as long as I can beat my bud I'm happy). Also planning on 1-2 HPDE's every year. I'm probably going to drive Sam Strano insane, but I'll be calling him sometime soon.

My wonderful GF got me the 10+5 package from http://www.texasdrivingexperience.com/, so I'm kinda hooked on the faster stuff. Thanks Neal Bellamy for all the tips/confidence. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Enough about me - action shots!

http://www.autocrosspictures.net/ERAutocro...s101208_130.JPG
http://www.autocrosspictures.net/ERAutocro...s101208_131.JPG
In the background:
http://www.autocrosspictures.net/ERAutocro...s101208_133.JPG
http://www.autocrosspictures.net/ERAutocro...s101208_134.JPG
http://www.autocrosspictures.net/ERAutocro...s101208_135.JPG

My bud doesn't even need to look at the cones. It's magic.
http://www.autocrosspictures.net/ERAutocro...s101208_098.JPG

Love all the tech, keep it up. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

POS Dodge View Member Profile	Nov 4 2008, 02:02 AM Post #1
newbie Group: Advanced Members Posts: 21 Joined: 24-October 08 From: DFW Member No.: 2,777	New guy here - name is Brian, I'm a nerd (Engineer). I apologize upfront for the excessive amount of words I'm going to invariably type. I just got my first F-body. Owned a Notch 'Stang for years, sold it, went to trucks only, and now I'm back in a car. Finally. I've known Chuck (98_1LE or some varition on here I'm sure) via the internet(s) for awhile now. He put his car up for sale and I decided to snatch it up. 98 Z28 M6 Green/Gray 116k or so stock except factory Hurst, 1LE PHB/LCA's Yes, stock factory installed shocks. They are awful. Very awful. (IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/Magnum79/Camaro/th_IMG_0730.jpg) 5min after I bought I took it to an ER auto-x event and finished 2 in NFS (I realize it's not quite FS, but I'm a crappy driver and borrowed all the magnets too). Which really just means the tires were good I guess (Nitto 555RII's), because the driver is a terrible idiot behind the wheel. I may have spent ~7yrs drag racing regularly, but I'm smart enough to admit when I'm no good at something - like pedaling the throttle in a turn. Also, too much trail braking and I couldn't heel-toe if my life depended on it. Straight lines are easy... Learning new things is fun, however. I'm new to the auto-x world (co-driven my bud's '05 Legacy GT a few times) - much more involved than drag racing, for sure. Trying to hopefully probably maybe turn this thing into a semi-succesful STU car (as long as I can beat my bud I'm happy). Also planning on 1-2 HPDE's every year. I'm probably going to drive Sam Strano insane, but I'll be calling him sometime soon. My wonderful GF got me the 10+5 package from http://www.texasdrivingexperience.com/, so I'm kinda hooked on the faster stuff. Thanks Neal Bellamy for all the tips/confidence. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Enough about me - action shots! http://www.autocrosspictures.net/ERAutocro...s101208_130.JPG http://www.autocrosspictures.net/ERAutocro...s101208_131.JPG In the background: http://www.autocrosspictures.net/ERAutocro...s101208_133.JPG http://www.autocrosspictures.net/ERAutocro...s101208_134.JPG http://www.autocrosspictures.net/ERAutocro...s101208_135.JPG My bud doesn't even need to look at the cones. It's magic. http://www.autocrosspictures.net/ERAutocro...s101208_098.JPG Love all the tech, keep it up. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

StanIROCZ View Member Profile	Nov 4 2008, 01:32 PM Post #2
Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,323 Joined: 30-March 06 From: Detroit Suburbs Member No.: 1,144	QUOTE (POS Dodge @ Nov 3 2008, 09:02 PM) I couldn't heel-toe if my life depended on it. I'm with you there. I'm trying to teach myself that and I feel like I'm not getting anywhere. Welcome to the frrax!