[Shotimes] Sr 72 at Sebring raceway .. after thoughts

don d 1badsho@thenuthouse.com
Mon, 24 May 2004 15:35:57 -0400


After being able to sit back .. and think about how the car drove at 
Sebring I have come to some conclusions.

Braking : using only the 96 brake upgrade with slotted rotors and race 
pads from the tirerack (red), I never felt brake fade. Having shaved 
about 500 pds off the car is huge. The brakes were always strong and I 
even felt I had more braking if needed. Later in the day I was braking 
harder as I was going into corners faster. 

Handling: I was concerned about the rear end getting loose .. but never 
happened. I had a total of 4 different instructor drivers with me and 
all 4 said they were surprised how well the car tracked. I was able to 
stay with porsches and vettes in the corners

speed: If anywhere i could improve is top speed. I am very very fast .. 
I was able to keep pace on the straight aways with new vettes. Porsches 
ate me though. They pulled away.

Possilby a blower at 6psi maybe ? Not sure ... or going to stage II 
cams and some headers for more top end power. I am afraid of realiabilty 
though with a S/C ... so for now i will lighten the Sr 72 a little more 
and look at tweaking the HP of my current motor. 

dond
89 Race preped Super SHO w/ cinncy cowl hood and all the goodies !
weighs in at 2840

All work performed by yours truly