**PTuning's Red Line T-Attack Debut**
07-28-2008, 12:30 AM
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**PTuning's Red Line T-Attack Debut**
This was BY FAR the BEST EVER Motorsports event I have ever attended. It just absolutely TOPS anything I have ever done/participated in/or raced. It cost only $10 for two days....how they did that is beyond me. But $10! The event is only 15mins away from my house. So, it's basically in my back yard. And that was the biggest PLUS!
PTuning.......
Where do I begin! I can't say enough about these guys and what they do. Mr. C, it was a Pleasure meeting you and gaining all the knowledge you were dishing out to my crew and I. We are in debt to you. For those of you that could not make it out due to distance....PTuning traveled 10 hrs to this event on the cars debut. 14 PSI on a stock Block proved to be very reliable in this TN Heat/Humidity. The guys were posting consistent 1:10 lap times. I believe their best lap was 1:09. Not only did this car perform it's **** off, but PTuning (Mr. C) was a man of his word, and got Ross (their driver) to take me out for a few laps. 14 PSI was INSANE! at 140mph! Ross hit Speed Cutt right before the Transition on one of his runs. He looked down at the mph and it was 140+.
The FASTEST lap time overall was the Top Secret Old school Subie with lap times in the 1:03 sec. Rado posted a 1:05sec after having a few mechanical problems. He was down a lot more than I could have liked, but I still have vid of him at WOT. PTuning being stock motor only.....I would have to say....was hella reliable out there. They had only two problems to my knowledge. One was a recurring problem, and that was the heat was transferring up from the Wastegate and into the wastegate lines melting them (one time Ross spiked to 30 PSI because of the line damage). The other problem happen toward the end of the day and that was some bolts in the manifold to turbo had backed out due to all the abusive vibrations generated by the track and it's transitions from highs to lows. I will post up the media here in a minute and give you some more inside feedback.
PTuning.......
Where do I begin! I can't say enough about these guys and what they do. Mr. C, it was a Pleasure meeting you and gaining all the knowledge you were dishing out to my crew and I. We are in debt to you. For those of you that could not make it out due to distance....PTuning traveled 10 hrs to this event on the cars debut. 14 PSI on a stock Block proved to be very reliable in this TN Heat/Humidity. The guys were posting consistent 1:10 lap times. I believe their best lap was 1:09. Not only did this car perform it's **** off, but PTuning (Mr. C) was a man of his word, and got Ross (their driver) to take me out for a few laps. 14 PSI was INSANE! at 140mph! Ross hit Speed Cutt right before the Transition on one of his runs. He looked down at the mph and it was 140+.
The FASTEST lap time overall was the Top Secret Old school Subie with lap times in the 1:03 sec. Rado posted a 1:05sec after having a few mechanical problems. He was down a lot more than I could have liked, but I still have vid of him at WOT. PTuning being stock motor only.....I would have to say....was hella reliable out there. They had only two problems to my knowledge. One was a recurring problem, and that was the heat was transferring up from the Wastegate and into the wastegate lines melting them (one time Ross spiked to 30 PSI because of the line damage). The other problem happen toward the end of the day and that was some bolts in the manifold to turbo had backed out due to all the abusive vibrations generated by the track and it's transitions from highs to lows. I will post up the media here in a minute and give you some more inside feedback.
07-28-2008, 12:38 AM
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Ptunning nevers lets down. I have spent hours talking to them at various shows and their shop. They know what they are doing, they care about the community, not just scions, and they have amazing talent!!!!
07-28-2008, 01:39 AM
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They have an abundant amount of SKill behind building a "Functioning" car. They are a great group of guys who know quite a deal about Road racing, and getting a car setup properly for it.
There is one thing I forgot to clarify. The Top Secret Subie was in the Unlimited class. Rado is in the Unlimited class, and PTuning were running the Modified, and then also started competing in the Unlimited class after being pretty much the only competition in Modified. So, out of nobility they decided to not take an easy win, and compete against the cars in the upper class.
PTuning was running Toyo R888 compound tires, while the Unlimited class cars are running Slicks. Ross stepped up his game on one of the transitions from the bank to the flat. He was braking before hitting the transition. After some more learning the track and car, he was going WOT and braking AFTER the transition...CRAZY! If you were there, you would see the bank and how rough that transition was, and hitting it at 140+ was guttzy. The only other car I saw not letting off and hitting at WOT was the Top Secret Subie. On my rides with Ross, he was still trying to find his groove, so he was breaking before the transition when I was in the car. And let me tell you....when the car was braking, it felt like hitting a WALL head first! Damn. The Stoptechs and the combination of the R888's was sweet. We were catching up to an older Porsche in the turns. We got waved to pass by, because we were coming up on the Porsche HARD. I think I gave Ross a little adrenaline rush on that one, cause I was pointing at the Porsche and giving it the thumbs down for Ross to take him out.....LOL. So he was gunning it. He got a little to aggressive after passing the Porsche and came in to Hot on the next corner....ehehee. We took out a cone, and had some off course run ins. But the best and crazy part was WOT on the straight and hitting the 140+ and then braking like you just hit a wall.....DAMN!
We got a chance to do 5 laps on the track at low speed and that was a BLAST! I'm hooked if I had to say so myself. Hope to have some seat time next season.
There is one thing I forgot to clarify. The Top Secret Subie was in the Unlimited class. Rado is in the Unlimited class, and PTuning were running the Modified, and then also started competing in the Unlimited class after being pretty much the only competition in Modified. So, out of nobility they decided to not take an easy win, and compete against the cars in the upper class.
PTuning was running Toyo R888 compound tires, while the Unlimited class cars are running Slicks. Ross stepped up his game on one of the transitions from the bank to the flat. He was braking before hitting the transition. After some more learning the track and car, he was going WOT and braking AFTER the transition...CRAZY! If you were there, you would see the bank and how rough that transition was, and hitting it at 140+ was guttzy. The only other car I saw not letting off and hitting at WOT was the Top Secret Subie. On my rides with Ross, he was still trying to find his groove, so he was breaking before the transition when I was in the car. And let me tell you....when the car was braking, it felt like hitting a WALL head first! Damn. The Stoptechs and the combination of the R888's was sweet. We were catching up to an older Porsche in the turns. We got waved to pass by, because we were coming up on the Porsche HARD. I think I gave Ross a little adrenaline rush on that one, cause I was pointing at the Porsche and giving it the thumbs down for Ross to take him out.....LOL. So he was gunning it. He got a little to aggressive after passing the Porsche and came in to Hot on the next corner....ehehee. We took out a cone, and had some off course run ins. But the best and crazy part was WOT on the straight and hitting the 140+ and then braking like you just hit a wall.....DAMN!
We got a chance to do 5 laps on the track at low speed and that was a BLAST! I'm hooked if I had to say so myself. Hope to have some seat time next season.
07-28-2008, 02:50 AM
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How did the red "TopSpeed" Subie do overall? I know quite a few of those guys decently well... Their shop is about 10 minutes from ours...we use their 4wd dyno when we get an AWD car we need to tune...
I've seen that car in person, and let me tell you boy.... that thing is fast! Ptuning's got alot to live up to in order to run with that car...
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It's funny, I realized that that black 350 is about 5 minutes from our "old shop location..." lol Forged Performance is an "Interesting" group of guys.... they can do 350s/g35's but personally I wouldn't trust them with tooo much more...
I've seen that car in person, and let me tell you boy.... that thing is fast! Ptuning's got alot to live up to in order to run with that car...
::Edit::
It's funny, I realized that that black 350 is about 5 minutes from our "old shop location..." lol Forged Performance is an "Interesting" group of guys.... they can do 350s/g35's but personally I wouldn't trust them with tooo much more...
07-28-2008, 04:00 AM
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so ptuning was actually in a lower class then rado and top secret? but decided to go up due to lack of competition in the modified class?
So they ended up beating some guys in teh higher class? I mean, it's mainly tire compound, right?
So they ended up beating some guys in teh higher class? I mean, it's mainly tire compound, right?
07-28-2008, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr_Meaty
so ptuning was actually in a lower class then rado and top secret? but decided to go up due to lack of competition in the modified class?
So they ended up beating some guys in teh higher class? I mean, it's mainly tire compound, right?
So they ended up beating some guys in teh higher class? I mean, it's mainly tire compound, right?
Rules allow other things. For example, Unlimited you can run lexan glass. PTuning had all your standard factory glass. They were the only ones in modified, and then the Greddy Twin Turbo G35 with 608whp, started dual classing as well. The G35 was iin both Modified and Unlimited. The G35 posted times in the 1:05 once they put on the Kuhmo slicks. PTuning had one set of tires, and that was the R888. If they were on the slicks as well, I think they would be chewing at the heals of the G35. The G35 before moving to the Unlimited class also, was running R888's as well, and posting around the same times as PTuning. They were running 15 PSI (500+whp) for this event.
They were forced to turn the boost up, and throw on slicks because of PTuning's 370-380whp Stock motor Scion tC.
.....What they scared for...it's just a Scion right?
07-28-2008, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by yamaha16bw
Did Rado break an axel or something?
Also what kind of sways are those?
Also what kind of sways are those?
The axles they had in there were aftermarket (not sure what kind), but the CV joints would melt from heat, causing the grease to get released. So, they went back to stock axles. After that, they blew the tranny (30+ PSI of boost). First tranny I know of to ever blow. They fixed that too. Had barely any time in practice, and in competition, still posted a 1:05 time.