Obioban's 2005 IR/IR Coupe

[Obioban]

Gridlife has been adding some events in range of me. NJMP and Mid Ohio.

https://www.grid.life/track-battle-time-attack#taevents

Seems like my car would qualify for their street class:

STREET


STREET is intended for vehicles with minor bolt-on modifications only. This is our enthusiast class and is intended for advanced HPDE drivers and vehicles that are daily driven street cars, or at least daily-driveable. This class is designed for naturally aspirated 3, 4, 5 and 6 cylinder vehicles, and forced induction 4 cylinder vehicles. V8 Powered cars are not allowed. Rotary (turbo or NA) vehicles are also allowed, if all other rules are followed. Electric cars may potentially be classified in street, based on accelerometer data traces compared to other competitors in class. Street cars must be registered/plated and drivers may be subjected to a “take your spouse for ice cream” impound.



Vehicles with inflation adjusted MSRPs greater than $75,000 (as of 2022 rules publishing at the end of 2021) are specifically banned.
CHASSIS / AERO

• All vehicles must retain stock chassis with no fabricated modifications of any kind.
• Doors, fenders, quarter panels and roof must remain OEM material.
• Bolt on alternate materials may be used for Hood, Trunk and Hard Tops.
• Aftermarket aero is prohibited. Modifications to OEM bumpers to enhance airflow are permitted, but only partial removal of material, not addition.
• Stock or factory optional aero is allowed if available (this includes aftermarket replica aero and EDM / JDM optional components ie: Replica SiR spoiler etc)
• Non OEM Flat pan floors are prohibited.
• Hood ventilation and ducting for the purpose of heat removal is permitted.
• “Track Life” style fender cutouts rearward of the front tires are allowed.
• Cars must retain OEM glass. Replacing factory glass with lexan/polycarbonate is prohibited, except in instances of aftermarket hard tops (eg. S2000, etc. ) if sold with lexan/polycarbonate as the only option.

ENGINE / DRIVETRAIN

• Dogboxes / sequential gearboxes prohibited unless OEM
• E85 is permitted. No other alternative fuels are allowed.
• Mixed manufacturer engine swaps are not permitted e.g., K swapped Miata.
• Engine swaps with the same cylinder count, and from the same manufacturer are allowed.
• Forced induction swaps into chassis that are originally naturally aspirated are prohibited. Any questions on engine swaps should be directed to Gridlife staff ([email protected] and [email protected]).
• Swaps with increased cylinder numbers are prohibited, e.g., V6 Accord motor into Civic chassis.
• Hybrid Drivetrains are not permitted, unless OEM equipped.
• Aftermarket conversion of N/A cars to forced induction is prohibited.
• Turbocharger upgrades to factory turbocharged cars must be stock frame and remain in the stock location. Turbos are limited to a maximum flow of 41lbs/min. Specifically allowed are the Subaru S209 OEM turbo, Blouch 16g XT, HKS GTIII-RS. Additional OEM or “OEM-like” turbochargers may be approved by GRIDLIFE staff following review. Email [email protected] for any questions.
• Turbocharged cars are limited to a maximum boost pressure of 25psi. Drivers are expected to be able to prove compliance (ie. video, data logs, etc.).
• Drivetrain changes are prohibited, i.e., FWD to AWD or AWD to RWD.
• Nitrous is not allowed.

SUSPENSION / TIRES

• Vehicles must use a DOT approved tire with a minimum UTQG Rating of 200 or higher. Tires from other markets (EU, JP) are permitted as long as they match the UTQG Rating.
• Tire Width: FWD: 285, RWD: 285, AWD: 255
• Tires may only be downsized 10mm.
• Suspension is limited to single adjustable unless OEM Equipped. Multiple adjustment dampers are allowed with all but one adjusting mechanism completely removed from function. Active suspension components are not permitted unless OEM.
• Suspension pickup points must remain OEM.
• The top of the tire may not protrude past the widest point of the wheel arch when viewed from above. Body lines may not be altered overfenders may be added if wheel openings do not change rough dimensions when viewed from the horizontal perspective when fenders are rolled.

INTERIOR / MISC

• Vehicles must be street driven vehicles with valid insurance and registration.
• Vehicles must have headlights, tail lights and mirrors, all in working condition.
• Rollcages are not permitted to extend beyond the firewall.
• Vehicles must retain OEM interior components e.g., dash, carpets, headliner, and all must be in factory positions. (interior may be trimmed or modified to accommodate safety components.). Accommodations for aftermarket racing seats for driver and passenger are allowed. All seats must be track worthy, and capable of safely securing an occupant.
• Vehicles must have a working climate control system. AC components may be removed.
• Lexan Glass is not permitted.
• This class is not open to professionally licensed level drivers (PWC, IMSA, Trans-Am, NASCAR of any level, Formula Drift Pro-1, etc.) Amateur competition licenses do not count as professional.

All classes:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSQZY-sDRP3Jh4k-boG11k71FKkg_rS2gINqP4dcCUOz6Z4FX8YTkfWRT28ixfNESZLXq6WrYdujgPY/pub

[lcrain]

I guess its a semantics thing, but with Nasa we call time trials what you have described as a time attack. I quite like that format, which is basically a DE with (usually) skilled and courteous drivers who are going for hot laps and doing their best to not get in the way of other individual's hot laps. I will usually "double dip" nasa weekends in TT3 and ST3 to give myself the best odds at winning tires.

[Sergmann]

COM runs time attack format. Day one is basically a standard DE and day two is time attack style. usually the fast lap stuff is done but mid afternoon and the rest of the afternoon on day two is open track. They run most of the northeast track over the season.

https://www.comscc.org/

[lvm3sm46]

Does anyone run Time Attack in the NE that you have found?

[oceansize]

Now that is an honest review, nonetheless good to be first even if it wasn't what you had hoped.

[Obioban]

Welp... time trialing was stupid. I thought time trialing was basically a DE, only you game it for a super quick lap, fastest lap wins. Turns out that's time attack. Time trialing is more like autoX, on a track... over ~half a lap. From a stop (so you have to launch, hard on the car for no reason). And you wait in line after each run, so tires and brakes never get up to temp (really, I should have run street pads and tires instead of track pads and tires).

The classing system is also clearly broken. I won my class by a 5 second margin over 2nd place, over half a lap-- with me not launching hard, and not having tires or brakes really working (cold).

Dumb. Not doing that again.

[Obioban]

Did an event at lightning last weekend. Got food poisoning saturday night, and only got 2-3 hours of sleep as a result, so I only drove one session on sunday, so not buying pictures (would only get half the value).

This coming weekend I'm doing my first ever time trial. Should be interesting. Rain on the calendar, for extra excitement.

[oceansize]

I suspect that name fits perfectly

[Obioban]

This may be the most boring update ever. But... the rear trim on my trunk was looking a bit the worse for wear, so I replaced it.

I have renamed my car to the Ship of Theseus.

[Sharocks]

Damn man you were in my hood and didn't say what's up?

Car looks good haha

[Obioban]

Somehow I never made an e39 M5 build journal here... and I don't do enough on the car for it to be worth it. It's basically just a driver. So e39 M5 update here :P

Went on a vacation up to Martha's Vineyard recently. ~1250 miles total-- 250 on the island, and 500 mile road trip (plus a ferry ride) each way. The house we were staying at was at the end of a dirt road, so a bit of rally special stage every day.

The e39 seemed like the best matched car for the job. It was FULL. Me, wife, child, dog, plus everything needed for a week there, including a mattress for the kid and some food stuffs (as food on the island is stupidly expensive, so didn't want to be buying any groceries if we could help it).




Stopped at a friend's house on the way up. e39 enthusiast-- the nicest e39 M5 I know of (not pictured because in his garage), an Alpina B10 3.2 (only one in the USA AFAIK), a e39 530iA, and he just bought my old e39 530i manual (which a different friend of mine has owned for the last couple years). Also has an e46 M3 :P




Outside of the house we stayed at:




Some random pretty shots my wife took of the car:










And a random picture in the parking lot where we stopped for dinner, showing all the dirt on the car from a week of dirt road living:




I also flew the drone a couple times along the way. Car results:

Funny non car related side note:
The first time my daughter ever went into the ocean (which was this trip) was the beach where they filmed Jaws. 🤣

[Obioban]

I did this in my wagon today as a second m-track/DSC button with a simple relay. It works great, thank you for the idea!

Nice! certainly easier/cheaper than my 817.3 DSC solution

[Bry5on]

I will be using the S button on my e39 washer stalk to turn on MTM now and the DSC button will once again be instant DSC off.

I did this in my wagon today as a second m-track/DSC button with a simple relay. It works great, thank you for the idea!

[Obioban]

Just signed up for my first time trial event. It seems like the way the cars set up, it should be passingly competitive in SCCA T3 class, without having to downgrade it in any way:

https://timetrials.growsites.net/pages/tuner-category

$120 to enter the event, so pretty cheap way to dip my toe in the water to see if I like it.

[Obioban]

Any change in how you feel about the FCM suspension setup?

Nope.

I do really enjoy it not being adjustable 🤣