[SSgt. Carroll]

Well I am new here and I am looking to run at summit point. Really I just want to know where to start.

The main car I am looking to run is a 91 Z28 heres the specs:

-195CC Aluminum heads 5 angle, polished, etc...
-Brand spanking new 350
-LT4 Hot Cam
-Alum. 1.6 Rockers
-3.42 Posi Auburn Rear
-Stock TPI intake
-Poly Bushings
-TDS Wonderbar

I am working on the following:

-8 Point Roll Cage
-Spohn Tubular K-Member and A-Arms
-1-5/16" front sway bars, and 1" Rear.......Would this be ok?
-Aluminum Driveshaft
-T56
-13" Corvette Front brakes
-Y2K C5 5 Spokes
-255 Fronts 275 Rear Undecided on tires..... Any recommedations?
-Wilwood 12.19" rear brakes.... anything out there better?

As for the rest of the suspension I am looking for more suggestions.

I also have a 98 Z51 thats holds the garage floor down and a 91 RS which is my daily driver.

As for summit point where do I start? Who do I contact? etc.

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[PF Flyer]

... 'seat time' is the best mod you can do for a car. If the 5.0 is mostly stock and, with a 'lil help, be able to handle almost 2 hours on track, then take it to get started with. Then you can work the Camaro and get it done right the first time.


Here a video link to One Lap at Summit

This post has been edited by PF Flyer: Jul 11 2006, 02:08 AM

[SSgt. Carroll]

... 'seat time' is the best mod you can do for a car. If the 5.0 is mostly stock and, with a 'lil help, be able to handle almost 2 hours on track, then take it to get started with. Then you can work the Camaro and get it done right the first time.


Here a video link to One Lap at Summit

I probaly abuse that RS more on the street then I would at the track. You may find that hard to beleive but its true. Its not uncommon for the brakes to be pouring smoke, power steering boiling over, t-tops flying off, bent 16 z28 wheels (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rotf.gif) lol.

This post has been edited by SSgt. Carroll: Jul 11 2006, 12:33 PM

[CMC #37]

... 'seat time' is the best mod you can do for a car. If the 5.0 is mostly stock and, with a 'lil help, be able to handle almost 2 hours on track, then take it to get started with. Then you can work the Camaro and get it done right the first time.


Here a video link to One Lap at Summit

I probaly abuse that RS more on the street then I would at the track. You may find that hard to beleive but its true. Its not uncommon for the brakes to be pouring smoke, power steering boiling over, t-tops flying off, bent 16 z28 wheels (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rotf.gif) lol.

You need to get to a track fast before you 1) Hurt yourself and/or someone else 2) Get in trouble with the law. 3) Don't survive your teens. For a teenager, I don't find this hard to believe unless you are completely joking! All of us did dum stuff - hopefully a word to the wise will get in. I can't imagine the kind of driving one would do to get a 3rd gen to puke PS fluid on the street, it is hard enough to get the stock ps to do this on the track. The t-tops flying off, well, that has nothing to do with driving, althought folks who tend to forget to lock 'em or put them in place properly tend to keep doing it. Kind of an expensive brain fart!

If you trash your car on the track it will not last long there either. The folks who track here drive our cars hard, however, it is not abuse, especially in the learning stages. There are common things that we beef up the cars to make then withstand the limits we push them to on the track. My hat is off to the stock version, you can go a long way with that before you can really benefit from mods. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I'd run a track friendly brake pad after running the stock pad the first day, then I would not change much else for the new few times assuming your car is in good working condition.