View Full Version : CRX rocks a BMW CCA HPDE at Road Atlanta
rmcdaniels
10-19-2005, 08:46 AM
Some pics from an event my brother went to, he's in Group C in the gunmetal CRX. The car was very fast, handled well, and was well hated by the BMW crowd (his other car is an E36 M3, but that's just the daily driver, the CRX is his track car). Also some cool pics of new Mustang GT cop cars on the Paddock pics page. I got a camera mount for my Civic, should get some in-car videos of Rockingham in a few weeks.
http://silvereightstudio.com/BMW_CCA/index.htm
blackciv4
10-19-2005, 09:11 AM
Where is the CRX I dont see it?(I may just be blind)
rmcdaniels
10-19-2005, 09:16 AM
For those of you too lazy to click on the link:
My brother at the drivers meeting (photochops welcome)
http://s115271005.onlinehome.us/images/Road%20Atlanta/rob.jpg
Pitted (the gunmetal CRX)
http://s115271005.onlinehome.us/images/Road%20Atlanta/pits.jpg
Leading some BMW's around the track, looks like his hood is not latched
http://s115271005.onlinehome.us/images/Road%20Atlanta/rob2.jpg
Cop putting numbers on his Mustang so he can run it
http://s115271005.onlinehome.us/images/Road%20Atlanta/cops.jpg
All ready to hit the track, probably the only legal way to outrun a cop car
http://s115271005.onlinehome.us/images/Road%20Atlanta/cops2.jpg
Why we don't drive our M3's on the track, if this were a CRX, those guys could probably just pick it up and carry it back to the pavement
http://s115271005.onlinehome.us/images/Road%20Atlanta/rocks.jpg
rmcdaniels
10-19-2005, 09:18 AM
Where is the CRX I dont see it?(I may just be blind)
It's in the Group C pics, he's in most of the Group C picture groups. He was pretty much the turd in the punchbowl there, so they weren't showcasing him.
rmcdaniels
10-19-2005, 09:55 AM
Getting pulled over for speeding?
http://s115271005.onlinehome.us/images/Road%20Atlanta/cops3.jpg
Were they testing those things or was it just for fun?
rmcdaniels
10-19-2005, 02:12 PM
Hopefully it's driver training for the cops, help them learn to drive at high speeds without crashing. It would make sense to me to get them to a HPDE as often as possible.
blackciv4
10-19-2005, 02:37 PM
I like the color of the CRX.
blackciv4
10-19-2005, 02:38 PM
Was the hood latched or does it just appear that way?
rmcdaniels
10-19-2005, 03:00 PM
I like the color of the CRX.
It's Harley Davidson Gunmetal Grey Metallic, and it looks like crap up close, all peeling and bubbled up, the car is a bondo-mobile. He's probably going to get it repainted shortly, but it's just a track beater, so no rush. The color is nice though.
Was the hood latched or does it just appear that way?
I sent him an e-mail about that, in the one picture it looks like it's unlatched, and in another pic it has hood pins. I'm guessing he had problems with the latch and installed some hood pins that weekend to secure it.
nxbrennan
10-19-2005, 05:00 PM
Thats a sweet Alfa in with Group C.
i love all like 6 pics of your bros car, and the eleventy billion pics of every other car. the photographer must not have liked hondas much eh?
rmcdaniels
10-19-2005, 08:29 PM
i love all like 6 pics of your bros car, and the eleventy billion pics of every other car. the photographer must not have liked hondas much eh?
It's a BMW event, they were probably offended that they had to share the same track as a Honda in the first place, and doubly offended that it was faster than their BMW's.
s92dx
10-25-2005, 08:45 PM
What's the setup on the rex? And does each car have an instructor inside or what?
Sucks for this guy, classic pic though:
http://silvereightstudio.com/BMW_CCA/Group_C/Turn_12/index.htm
rmcdaniels
10-25-2005, 09:33 PM
What's the setup on the rex? And does each car have an instructor inside or what?
Sucks for this guy, classic pic though:
http://silvereightstudio.com/BMW_CCA/Group_C/Turn_12/index.htm
The rex has a built 200WHP GSR swap in it with a JDM CTR tranny, GC/Koni suspension, ES bushings, Azenis's, relocated battery, GSR brakes, and a mostly stripped interior. It runs about a 12.7 in the 1/4 and handles well.
Each car has an instructor and you get 6-7 30-minute sessions over the course of the weekend with some classroom instruction. Usually the instructor lets you solo the last couple of sessions, and you usually get the opportunity to ride with an instructor for a couple of sessions to see how it's supposed to be done.
A weekend usually costs $250-$300.
And pics like the Z in the tire wall are why we drive cheap-ass Civics. Can you imagine a new M3 with crumpled fenders in the tire wall?
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