yep... just as its stated. LONG BREAK until the next event. And the next event is a Divisional Series Championship. YIKES... talk about training difficulty prior to the event. Anyways, i thought that i would give an update on MY actual STS car and its progress so far.
Good news: As a daily driver... THE GAS MILEAGE IS AWESOME. I think i got close to 370 miles on one tank. I'd say thats pretty damn awesome. The car handles great (GMR test) and i'm highly confident with my unprepared car going into competition.
Bad News: The clutch is slipping... yep, the oil leak coming from my rear main seal has slung onto the clutch disc and flywheel face. Also my trailing arm bushings still need to be replaced. My Brake Master Cylinder also may need to be replaced as sometimes the pedal will go to the floor at stop lights. I still need a new front crossmember and the Energy Suspension bushings. And then when all that is done, finally rims and tires.
Yep still need a lot of preparation to be done. I'm hoping i will be able to get everything by the end of the year. The road to Topeka for me will start 2009 season. Things are looking great so far. Majority of the car is done and soon it'll be ready for serious competition.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
June 14, 2008 - NO$ Practice Event
This had to have been the most productive practice i have ever attended. I would like to thank my friend Jason Flores and his Co-Driver Stephen Yeoh for allowing me to practice with their STS civic. It feels so much different from my civic and it has that race car feel that my car lacks (good and bad).
Anyways, Jason gave me plenty good pointers which i had already knew... only he confirmed them for me. EF civics love short lines-grip lines. I tried to slip the car every now and then throughout the day to get an idea if the car would like it or not. I personally believe an EF sts civic should be at that limit of corner entry grip and slip at the same time. Hard to conceive but by the looks of how Ken Montonishi's car is setup, and his driving skills.... that type of style is possible with the right driver.
Quote of the day goes to me though =).
"STS civic driven by Jon Lugod comes in with a 66.803"
"...who is that guy (towards Jason Flores)" - Ken Montonishi
HAHAHA!!! YAY at least im getting the attention from "near" perfect driver Ken Montonishi. By the end of the day i ended of the morning session both me and Jason were within .5xx seconds of Ken. This made our day, but then by the end of the event Ken beat me by 1 second and Jason by .6xx
Not too shabby, but puts us in our place as drivers. I know i still need a lot of experience and seat time to get faster. Thanks to this practice i will be going into the SD California Divisional with more confidence and technique. So thank you Jason.
Anyways, Jason gave me plenty good pointers which i had already knew... only he confirmed them for me. EF civics love short lines-grip lines. I tried to slip the car every now and then throughout the day to get an idea if the car would like it or not. I personally believe an EF sts civic should be at that limit of corner entry grip and slip at the same time. Hard to conceive but by the looks of how Ken Montonishi's car is setup, and his driving skills.... that type of style is possible with the right driver.
Quote of the day goes to me though =).
"STS civic driven by Jon Lugod comes in with a 66.803"
"...who is that guy (towards Jason Flores)" - Ken Montonishi
HAHAHA!!! YAY at least im getting the attention from "near" perfect driver Ken Montonishi. By the end of the day i ended of the morning session both me and Jason were within .5xx seconds of Ken. This made our day, but then by the end of the event Ken beat me by 1 second and Jason by .6xx
Not too shabby, but puts us in our place as drivers. I know i still need a lot of experience and seat time to get faster. Thanks to this practice i will be going into the SD California Divisional with more confidence and technique. So thank you Jason.
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