Speed Ventures 2008 SoCal GRIP schedule...

[Nikeboy355]

http://www.speedventures.com/

Just got an email from Speed Ventures with the 2008 track day schedule...
Speed Ventures holds GRIP events at all the local SoCal tracks as well as a couple NorCal and LV tracks...

January 5, 6 Streets of Willow (CW, CCW)
January 26, 27 Willow Springs ROAD COURSE
February 2,3 Laguna Seca
February 8 Streets of Willow
February 25 Laguna Seca (Monday)
February 29 Streets of Willow
March 8, 9 Spring Mountain
March 21 Streets of Willow
April 7 Laguna Seca (Monday)
April 11, 12, 13 Buttonwillow Raceway
May 3, 4 California Speedway (infield)
May 10, 11 Streets of Willow (CW, CCW)
May 30 Streets of Willow
May 31, June 1 Buttonwillow Raceway
June 13 Streets of Willow
June 14, 15 California Speedway (infield)
June 28, 29 Willow Springs ROAD COURSE
July 11 Streets of Willow
July 26, 27 California Speedway (infield)
August 9, 10 Buttonwillow Raceway
September 6, 7 Willow Springs ROAD COURSE
September 13, 14 California Speedway (infield)
September 26, 27, 28 Buttonwillow Raceway (w/SKIDPAD sat & sun)
October 18, 19 Spring Mountain (3.1 mile course)
October 24 Streets of Willow
October 31 Infineon Raceway
November 21 Streets of Willow
November 21, 22, 23 California Speedway (FULL COURSE – ROVAL)
Dec 12, 13, 14 Streets of Willow (CW, CCW, CW)

I'll be going to every Buttonwillow event... Let me know if you want to go also...

[UNITEDMASTER]

Hello, I will be doing the JAN 26-27 at willow & Im gonna try to do as many of their Cal Spdwy events as posible. I might sneak in a Button event with these guys. Im gonna concentrate on NASA this year & maybe run some enduros towards the end of the year. Hopefully I will see you at an event & get to meet you in person!!!!

HAVE FUN!!!

[n2motorsports]

have you done streets? if so, how would you compare it to buttonwillow?

i'd like to make it to atleast one event and get some familiar faces out there too, hint hint zodiac!

[Nikeboy355]

have you done streets? if so, how would you compare it to buttonwillow?

i'd like to make it to atleast one event and get some familiar faces out there too, hint hint zodiac!
Yeah... I've been to Streets and it's a lot of fun...

It's a smaller tighter course where you use mostly 2nd and 3rd gear... More banked turns as well... Shorter straightaways... A very short "esses"... It's a great course for the Hondas...

Buttonwillow is flatter, more technical, and faster...
3rd and 4th gear for most of the course... Slow turns, long fast turns, hard braking, and the fact that Time Attack is held there...

Zodiac says he isn't going to go to an event until his project is finished but we'll see...

We are also in the planning stages of using my car for a 6hr enduro at Buttonwillow in June(NASA event)... Lots of planning and rules checking on that but I want to make it happen...

[UNITEDMASTER]

^^^^ Do you have co-drivers lined up yet for the 6hr.

[yusuke1923]

sucks they don't do HTM.... =(

[racepar1]

Hello, I will be doing the JAN 26-27 at willow & Im gonna try to do as many of their Cal Spdwy events as posible. I might sneak in a Button event with these guys. Im gonna concentrate on NASA this year & maybe run some enduros towards the end of the year. Hopefully I will see you at an event & get to meet you in person!!!!

HAVE FUN!!!

What day are you going sat, sun, or both? I will be there on sunday. I really wanna squeeze in one of the california speedway events, one laguna seca event, and the infineon event as well this year. And of course I will be going to the streets and buttonwillow.

[ESCALVANTE]

Yeah... I've been to Streets and it's a lot of fun...

It's a smaller tighter course where you use mostly 2nd and 3rd gear... More banked turns as well... Shorter straightaways... A very short "esses"... It's a great course for the Hondas...

Buttonwillow is flatter, more technical, and faster...
3rd and 4th gear for most of the course... Slow turns, long fast turns, hard braking, and the fact that Time Attack is held there...

Zodiac says he isn't going to go to an event until his project is finished but we'll see...

We are also in the planning stages of using my car for a 6hr enduro at Buttonwillow in June(NASA event)... Lots of planning and rules checking on that but I want to make it happen...

I'm going to try make it to as many events as possible before it gets too hot out there.:bigok:

6hr enduro at Buttonwillow? That's awesome! Don't you have to install a full cage for that? Are you going to drive the entire session?


yusuke1923: They do HTM but last time they were there was very slow. That is, there wasn't that many people in attendance. I managed to get a 1:07.xx there.

[n2motorsports]

We are also in the planning stages of using my car for a 6hr enduro at Buttonwillow in June(NASA event)... Lots of planning and rules checking on that but I want to make it happen...

that's hardcore, but way to represent the s-chassis.

[MomentumGT]

We are also in the planning stages of using my car for a 6hr enduro at Buttonwillow in June(NASA event)... Lots of planning and rules checking on that but I want to make it happen...

Good to hear that another s-chasis is going to be out there with us as we're planning on that same enduro run. :x: I'm assuming you already have your NASA competition wheel to wheel license already since your preppin' for the 6hr. The only thing I could recommend would be having extra parts for the car and some serious lighting. We had HID's in the popups, fogs, and 4 front rally lights and it wasn't enough. Almost side swipped a SRT4 a couple of times because it was so dark...oh yeah...both enduro's enter we DNF'd cause of mechanical failure. Enduro's are car killers. Hope to see you guys out there soon.

-Jon

[Nikeboy355]

^^^^ Do you have co-drivers lined up yet for the 6hr.
I've got a couple people in mind that I haven't approached yet...

[Nikeboy355]

6hr enduro at Buttonwillow? That's awesome! Don't you have to install a full cage for that?
It needed one anyways...

[ESCALVANTE]

Good to hear that another s-chasis is going to be out there with us as we're planning on that same enduro run. :x: I'm assuming you already have your NASA competition wheel to wheel license already since your preppin' for the 6hr. The only thing I could recommend would be having extra parts for the car and some serious lighting. We had HID's in the popups, fogs, and 4 front rally lights and it wasn't enough. Almost side swipped a SRT4 a couple of times because it was so dark...oh yeah...both enduro's enter we DNF'd cause of mechanical failure. Enduro's are car killers. Hope to see you guys out there soon.

-Jon

Nitin: When and where did you go to get your wheel to wheel license??

Sounds like you should just focus on finishing the race in one piece. :bigok:

[MomentumGT]

Nitin: When and where did you go to get your wheel to wheel license??

Sounds like you should just focus on finishing the race in one piece. :bigok:

Easier said than done when running enduro's, hope that doesn't deter any of you guys in getting out there and running. The rewards are definitely worth the risk.

-Jon

[Nikeboy355]

Easier said than done when running enduro's, hope that doesn't deter any of you guys in getting out there and running. The rewards are definitely worth the risk.

-Jon
I don't have my W2W license yet... And I was looking to be more of the team manager/captain/owner... But if I can make it as a driver I will... I want to be as involved as possible...

I've got a couple questions that I'd like to ask you Jon, but I need this week to end... Thanks in advance...

I should make it clear that this is just a plan right now between a couple of friends and my car... We've got 6 months to make it happen...

This is really exciting...

[MomentumGT]

I don't have my W2W license yet... And I was looking to be more of the team manager/captain/owner... But if I can make it as a driver I will... I want to be as involved as possible...

I've got a couple questions that I'd like to ask you Jon, but I need this week to end... Thanks in advance...

I should make it clear that this is just a plan right now between a couple of friends and my car... We've got 6 months to make it happen...

This is really exciting...

Good to hear...I'm excited for you and your team. If you have any q's let me know and I'll do what I can to help or at the very least point you in the right direction. I know its a little bit of a drive but I got the race car at my house, in pieces, but if you want to check it out to give you some ideas let me know.

-Jon

[jayesone]

Nitin Hit me up when you roll, I might roll the 26th if i have money saved up. But most diff ill be rolling to more events this yr.

[UNITEDMASTER]

What day are you going sat, sun, or both? I will be there on sunday. I really wanna squeeze in one of the california speedway events, one laguna seca event, and the infineon event as well this year. And of course I will be going to the streets and buttonwillow.

Hello ,my aim is to do both days.

MOMENTUM GT- hey can I also take you up on that offer to have a glimpse at your machine & brainstorm & kick around some ideas Then you can come down & peep out my machine. What mods have you done to your SR:2f2f: When are you planing to get it back together or what is the plan LMK

NIKEBOY355- I like the direction your going,FYI ,I currently crew/prep/modify the # 500 car in NASA enduros, its a porsche 944 with complete LS1 & vette drivetrain, with 996 front suspension. So LMK if I can be of any help to the operation:bigok:

Everybody here gets POSI REP from me

[racepar1]

^^^Hope to see you there! I'll be driving most likely the ugliest car there, I counted the different colors/shades of paint that I have so far it is up to 6 LOL. I really hope some 240 guys show up to this event.

[MomentumGT]

Hello ,my aim is to do both days.

MOMENTUM GT- hey can I also take you up on that offer to have a glimpse at your machine & brainstorm & kick around some ideas Then you can come down & peep out my machine. What mods have you done to your SR:2f2f: When are you planing to get it back together or what is the plan LMK

Everybody here gets POSI REP from me

As far as mods to the motor...not much. We're restricted to a certain power to weight ratio for ST2. A lot of guys on the street have more mods than we do :naughty:. Season opener isn't till March so I've been laggin on the car but mainly were putting in a fresh rebuilt motor and adding a PAINLess wiring kit on the chasis. Whats kind of holding us back is that we're in the works in getting a sponsorship with a certain standalone co. and wouldn't want to rewire the car again along with the AIMS digi dash that I got thats missing some pieces...basically taking our sweet ass time and laggin' it. :loco:

-Jon

[UNITEDMASTER]

Hello

MOMENTUM GT-- yea , I know what you mean as far as mads go in ST2 , your basic modded SR with injectors ,T28 & Z 32 MAF & a good tune will kinda put you overboard as far as T2 rules go , even with a limited tire size Im lookin at 245 DOT-R just so I can have maximun power. So Im kinda lookin at Super unlimited that way I can do what I want (motor & tire wise) & just race for the overall finish,even though there are some heavy hitters in SU/EO,one of wich I wrench on!!!!.

As far as the AIM system for the most part .yea some EFI systems can be made to work with the AIM DASH . But I personally have had better success when the AIM is kept seperate( it does come with all its own sensors). Beleive it or not AIM beacons have some trouble being accurate when there are alot of people(5+) beacons set out-VS- your transponder


As far as the schedule . The first run is FEB 9-10 at Willow & MAR is at CAL SPDY(easter WKND) in wich I plan to go to ,anyhow LMK whats up .If you need a helping hand LMK Im down

[MomentumGT]

Hello

MOMENTUM GT-- yea , I know what you mean as far as mads go in ST2 , your basic modded SR with injectors ,T28 & Z 32 MAF & a good tune will kinda put you overboard as far as T2 rules go , even with a limited tire size Im lookin at 245 DOT-R just so I can have maximun power. So Im kinda lookin at Super unlimited that way I can do what I want (motor & tire wise) & just race for the overall finish,even though there are some heavy hitters in SU/EO,one of wich I wrench on!!!!.

As far as the AIM system for the most part .yea some EFI systems can be made to work with the AIM DASH . But I personally have had better success when the AIM is kept seperate( it does come with all its own sensors). Beleive it or not AIM beacons have some trouble being accurate when there are alot of people(5+) beacons set out-VS- your transponder


As far as the schedule . The first run is FEB 9-10 at Willow & MAR is at CAL SPDY(easter WKND) in wich I plan to go to ,anyhow LMK whats up .If you need a helping hand LMK Im down

Yeah I know what you mean little mods gets us over the limit easily...it also helps to keep the cost down. lol. As far as tire goes we're using a 255 RA1 and plan on going bigger. Hope to see you out there!

-Jon