Regional SCCA Time Trial Win!

hooligan317 · 06-29-2021, 05:03 PM

Hello track junkies!

This past Sunday, the Indy SCCA hosted the first of their 2021 Time Trial series events at Putnam Park Road Course in Indiana. I ran my ZLE in the Unlimited 1 class on Goodyear 3R's (under 200TW tires automatically bumped to Unlimited) and managed to bring home the class win as well as the overall!

The format was really fun with 6 sessions on the day, four practice and two competition sessions. In the competition sessions you got an out lap and 3 flyers, with your best lap time from each of those two sessions added together to create the final time. Low time wins.

I'm certainly not a seasoned content creator but I did try my hand at iMovie for this one

so enjoy but go easy on me!

TrackClub · 06-30-2021, 08:31 AM

Great achievement! Congrats!!!

5.M0NSTER · 06-30-2021, 04:26 PM

Nicely done, no drama and smooth driving. Congrats!

SoCal Smith · 06-30-2021, 06:16 PM

Congrats!

kropscamaro16 · 06-30-2021, 06:20 PM

nice looks good out there! hows the garmin treating you ! do you use the pdr also still?

ZRacerLE · 06-30-2021, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by hooligan317

Hello track junkies!

This past Sunday, the Indy SCCA hosted the first of their 2021 Time Trial series events at Putnam Park Road Course in Indiana. I ran my ZLE in the Unlimited 1 class on Goodyear 3R's (under 200TW tires automatically bumped to Unlimited) and managed to bring home the class win as well as the overall!

The format was really fun with 6 sessions on the day, four practice and two competition sessions. In the competition sessions you got an out lap and 3 flyers, with your best lap time from each of those two sessions added together to create the final time. Low time wins.

I'm certainly not a seasoned content creator but I did try my hand at iMovie for this one

so enjoy but go easy on me!

https://youtu.be/HK04EFyTh4U

Very nice. You give me downforce envy.

NickyRacerBoy · 06-30-2021, 10:54 PM

Sweeeeet!!

hooligan317 · 07-01-2021, 02:32 PM

Thanks everyone!

@Krops - I really don't use the PDR much anymore. The Garmin has been really useful for a quick review between sessions, and now that the footage can be exported with the overlay, I don't personally feel the need to mark the start/finish etc. for the PDR. One less pre-flight checklist item haha

c5jako · 07-01-2021, 08:01 PM

Congrats! Three questions. I thought if you were classed in sport, you could wear the 3R tires as they are an OE tire for the model? And I also thought in unlimited they force cage and fire suppression if I read the rules correctly? I've thought about throwing slicks on and running in unlimited as well, but that scared me off.

Finally - do you wear the inner edge of the tires or outer edge? I have an SS 1LE and I've corded multiple R-comp tires this year on the inner shoulder. I know, it's a softer suspension with the mag ride, but I went to the 3Rs thinking they would wear better as a DOT tire, but they did the same thing (and they're damn fast for a street tire too).

hooligan317 · 07-02-2021, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by c5jako

Congrats! Three questions. I thought if you were classed in sport, you could wear the 3R tires as they are an OE tire for the model? And I also thought in unlimited they force cage and fire suppression if I read the rules correctly? I've thought about throwing slicks on and running in unlimited as well, but that scared me off.

Finally - do you wear the inner edge of the tires or outer edge? I have an SS 1LE and I've corded multiple R-comp tires this year on the inner shoulder. I know, it's a softer suspension with the mag ride, but I went to the 3Rs thinking they would wear better as a DOT tire, but they did the same thing (and they're damn fast for a street tire too).

Thank you!

1- You may be correct about the Sport classification on OE tires. I didn't see that when I read through before self-classifying myself.
2- For National events, I'm confident they enforce the required safety level rules for the various run groups. In this case yes that would mean roll-bar / fire suppression / driving suit etc. My experience at the regional level however has been that this is not looked at nearly as close. That said, I do have a 4 point roll bar in the car with a fire extinguisher, seats/harness etc. I don't wear a driving suit though.
3- I run -3.3 camber up front with the 3R's and I'm still wearing the outside edges first. I've not had the inner shoulder situation. I typically swap the front and rears side-to-side at the lunch break at an event. No matter what I do though, they just don't last very long

funked1 · 07-02-2021, 12:40 PM

way to go

Rhobz · 07-02-2021, 03:48 PM

Congrats on the win!

Is your wing the GTC-300, 67in? It looks awesome!

joelster · 07-02-2021, 11:36 PM

Congrats!!!!!

Its easier if you copy the url link

hooligan317 · 07-04-2021, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Rhobz

Congrats on the win!

Is your wing the GTC-300, 67in? It looks awesome!

Thank you! Yes, it's the 67in GTC-300. I've had to add a strip of foam tape between the trunk and the bumper b/c the downforce actually pushes the trunk down to the point where it makes contact and starts to dig into the paint haha

06-30-2021, 06:20 PM	#5
kropscamaro16 Drives: 2016 1ss camaro Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 909 Posts: 10,130	nice looks good out there! hows the garmin treating you ! do you use the pdr also still? __________________ 16 1SS NIGHTFALL GRAY METALLIC WITH NPP #BECAUSERACECAR #SAVETHEMANUALS

07-01-2021, 08:01 PM	#9
c5jako Having Fun Drives: 2017 Camaro SS 1LE; 1999 C5 Racecar Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23	Congrats! Three questions. I thought if you were classed in sport, you could wear the 3R tires as they are an OE tire for the model? And I also thought in unlimited they force cage and fire suppression if I read the rules correctly? I've thought about throwing slicks on and running in unlimited as well, but that scared me off. Finally - do you wear the inner edge of the tires or outer edge? I have an SS 1LE and I've corded multiple R-comp tires this year on the inner shoulder. I know, it's a softer suspension with the mag ride, but I went to the 3Rs thinking they would wear better as a DOT tire, but they did the same thing (and they're damn fast for a street tire too). __________________

06-30-2021, 08:31 AM	#2
TrackClub Drives: 2020 SS 1LE (previous: 2017 SS 1LE) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Canada, eh! Posts: 5,091	Great achievement! Congrats!!!

06-30-2021, 04:26 PM	#3
5.M0NSTER Drives: 2018 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Michigan Posts: 447	Nicely done, no drama and smooth driving. Congrats!

06-30-2021, 06:16 PM	#4
SoCal Smith Drives: 2019 Camaro ZL1 1LE A10 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: SoCal Posts: 317 View My Garage	Congrats!

06-30-2021, 10:54 PM	#7
NickyRacerBoy Drives: 1LE Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: East Coast Posts: 1,495	Sweeeeet!!

07-01-2021, 02:32 PM	#8
hooligan317 Drives: 2020 Camaro ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: IN Posts: 69	Thanks everyone! @Krops - I really don't use the PDR much anymore. The Garmin has been really useful for a quick review between sessions, and now that the footage can be exported with the overlay, I don't personally feel the need to mark the start/finish etc. for the PDR. One less pre-flight checklist item haha

07-02-2021, 12:40 PM	#11
funked1 Drives: '23 Hyundai Kona N, '24 VW GTI Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 407	way to go

07-02-2021, 03:48 PM	#12
Rhobz Drives: 2018 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 186	Congrats on the win! Is your wing the GTC-300, 67in? It looks awesome!

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