924RACR

Long story short... it's pretty darn fast when I can keep it on the black stuff!



OK, actually that was the previous race weekend - still haven't gotten all the pics uploaded, and video I'm still working on - had some machine-level issues getting Trackvision working with the new DV format, but hope to have it sorted and video posted by the end of the week (from both race weekends).

Had a lot of fun, but still working out the suspension development of the car. Good news is we're really hauling; bad side of that is the car's real sensitive to changes now, so we can really lose ground if we take the wrong step (as we did, adding spacers without adequate planning or testing). We are definitely going to have to do a real honest-to-goodness test day before much longer here. Full rundown on the weekend:
http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?t=15639

With a little more development of both car and driver (plus maybe some tires that are less than 3 years old!) we should be able to give that pesky Bimmer a run for his money...

More pics at my website: http://www.vaughanscott.com

Bill L Seifert

Vaughn

You look like you are starting up with the ITA cars. What track is that? Howjado? I think the 924 wil make a good ITB car. I would try one, but they are so hard to find in decent shape.

Good luck,

Bill Seifert
1987 944S Race Car

Geo

Good job Vaughn. Perhaps this will rekindle some interest in the car (if anyone can find them).

924RACR

Thanks!

Find 'em? Hell, they find you? I'm waiting for them to start being abandoned on my doorstep! LOL They're all over the place, and cheap. Easy to get a race donor for 500-1000. After all, they are all galvanized 78-onward. Then you just gotta graft in the 944 brakes, strip it, cage, fresh motor (the hard part - little knoweldge here, we had to learn a lot), and race suspension. You get the handling and braking of the 944 without quite all the power, but still get to run up front!

Ours wasn't even built that well - was only my first racecar ever! If they were built with the same level of detail as the 944's are being built, they'd be tough to beat. There's a whole long list fo things I'd do different. We've got the Rustangs covered, it's more a challenge to beat the Bimmers and Volvos at this point. More driver development needed...

But that's why I would recommend building your own, not buying a built one; most are built as cheaper back-of-the-pack ITA cars, I'd think, and not likely built to the necessary standard.

This is from my home track, Waterford Hills (www.waterfordhills.com). We're actually starting with IT7 cars (which are just ITA RX7's running without the ITA pack).

Geo

Have you talked with Don Istook? He owned an ITA 924 for a while. Lots of knowledge.

924RACR

Yeah, some time ago... he can be a big hard to get ahold of, with all the pro racing...

joey bagadonuts

No kidding about those 924's! Christian Cook was tearing us up at Putnam in his GTS1 NASA racecar four weeks ago. Road America was a different story but he was still turning 2:47's which is amazing for a 170-hp car.

You ever going to make it out to a NASA race, Vaughan?

APKhaos

Nice work, Vaughan. You are becoming a grassroots racing legend! Looking forward to the video, too.

There are a couple of 924s running in the Mid Atlantic 944Cup, so PM if you'd like to get in touch with these guys.

924RACR

Legend in my own mind, you mean!

I know the guys in MidAtlantic - you mean Jeremy and Ray Jadczak and John Brown, right?

Not sure when/if I'll make it to a NASA race; it's hard to compete now that we've merged most of the ITS cars into GTS1. Maybe if I ever get a faster car built, but it's not in the cards now. Though I may yet come out for the August NASA weekend at Waterford, just to show some how it's done...

APKhaos

Thats the 924 group. I'm sure you guys have a secret handshake and funny hats that out outlanders aren't allowed to see.

924RACR

Not if we can help it!

John Brown

Which is why you should drop down and run a 44Cup with us

924RACR

Why would I want to tow that far to be, at best, mid-pack (even if I did go to the trouble of lightening the car)? I'd rather run an SCCA Regional! Run where the opportunity exists, not to mention more competition...

924RACR

Updating with video... so far it's only Race 1 stuff (as with the photo above), but I should have the Race 2 stuff merged with Trackvision and edited for content sometime tomorrow (that's the problem with a quieter tailpipe - sure, you make sound, but now I gotta learn to watch my language...

http://vaughanscott.com/videos.htm

Just the highlights, but some real good fun stuff... more to come!