I see your car's for sale. What are your plans?
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Marty Doane
ITS RX7 #13
CenDiv WMR
Senior Member
Andy, What's Up - You Leaving Us?
I see your car's for sale. What are your plans?
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Marty Doane
ITS RX7 #13
CenDiv WMR
Senior Member
The PLAN is to move out of ITS. Our team has 4 RX-7's up here in the NE and one of my team goals was to have multiple drivers winning multiple Regionals/Championships (once this driver gets his act together!)
I figure ITA in a Miata or something RWD. The plan is to fully develop a Miata or 240SX. We are also building a Spec Miata this winter...
AB
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Andy Bettencourt
06 ITS RX-7
FlatOut Motorsports
New England Region
www.flatout-motorsports.com
Senior Member
Great, Andy, just great!At least it's not a Honda.....
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Jake Gulick
CarriageHouse Motorsports
ITA 57 RX-7
New England Region
[email protected]
Senior Member
Come on Jake! I'm just a rookie...nothing to worry about
AB
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Andy Bettencourt
06 ITS RX-7
FlatOut Motorsports
New England Region
www.flatout-motorsports.com
Senior Member
Hmmm...a 240sx huh? Seems there is some interest in that car recently......Originally posted by ITSRX7:
I figure ITA in a Miata or something RWD. The plan is to fully develop a Miata or 240SX.
AB
Jeremy
Senior Member
Originally posted by ITSRX7:
Come on Jake! I'm just a rookie...nothing to worry about
AB
Uh huh.....Just a rookie who won... what, his 2nd race?? Against a solid field?
Nothing to worry about indeed!
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Jake Gulick
CarriageHouse Motorsports
ITA 57 RX-7
New England Region
[email protected]
Senior Member
Great minds thinking alike I would guess...Originally posted by 7racing:
Hmmm...a 240sx huh? Seems there is some interest in that car recently......
Jeremy
Jeremy - hit with an offline e:mail. [email protected]
AB
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Andy Bettencourt
06 ITS RX-7
FlatOut Motorsports
New England Region
www.flatout-motorsports.com
Senior Member
Andy, I think a guy like you needs something a little more unique...a car that's not so obvious. In another thread you seem to be very knowlegable, so why not take the high road and get yourself a Fiero?? We can call you Andy "Iron Duke" Bettencourt!
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Jake Gulick
CarriageHouse Motorsports
ITA 57 RX-7
New England Region
[email protected]
Senior Member
jake
i disagree, i think andy should run a car that will likely get weight added by the ITAC.
dick
Senior Member
Dick - I have added enough weight to MYSELF over the past years to do just that!
No ID for this guy. If I went plastic, it would be a V6!
...dreaming of a Miata with 125rwhp...
AB
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Andy Bettencourt
06 ITS RX-7
FlatOut Motorsports
New England Region
www.flatout-motorsports.com
Senior Member
Keep dreaming.....Originally posted by ITSRX7:
...dreaming of a Miata with 125rwhp...
Jeremy
[This message has been edited by 7racing (edited August 15, 2003).]
Senior Member
I think he needs a 240sx with about 145 rwhp. But that is only my honest, objective, unbiased opinion.
Jim
(edited for spelling)
[This message has been edited by ITA240 (edited August 15, 2003).]
Senior Member
Hot damn!!
More honda fodder!!!!!
Administrator
The top 3 Miatas were dyno'd last Friday at LRP, all were putting out in the range of 88-90 rwhp. Best I've seen to date on a SM-legal engine is 93-95.
30 more horsepower (+30%) with IT-legal mods is a bit too much to ask for...
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test
Junior Member
[quote]Originally posted by 7racing:
[B] Keep dreaming.....
No dream. Very much reality.
125-128 h.p. is presently there in ITA configuration. Yes you have to spend the dollars with Sunbelt to acieve it but
120-125 h.p. is very realistic and relatively affordable with Mike at ISC.
The real issue is overall suspension development and setup, not H.P.
Compare on paper with the fastest Spec Miatas: Take off weight, improve suspension
(shock package, springs, sway bars, camber,etc.) change rear gear,put on Hoosiers, dial it in around the Hoosiers and THEN add 10-12 h.p.
Add it all up together as a package. This should yield approx two seconds per lap advantage on the regular tracks over the fastest Spec Miatas (equal drivers a given), with three seconds per lap on the long tracks (Daytona, Sebring, VIR).
So, if Evans, Fowler, Daniels et al do a 2:41.0 at Sebring, a 2:45.6 at Road Atlanta, a 2:27.0 at Daytona, a 1:25.0 at Roebling, etc., take off 2-3 seconds per lap and you have a very competetive front running ITA Miata. Anywhere.
If ARC or ISC comes up with a funded racer in ITA who can also drive, you will see it.
Senior Member
Tell that to the Honda guys! 108 stock = 91.8 whp using a CONSERVATIVE 15% drivetrain loss calc...125 at the wheels for a built CRX baby!!!Originally posted by grega:
The top 3 Miatas were dyno'd last Friday at LRP, all were putting out in the range of 88-90 rwhp. Best I've seen to date on a SM-legal engine is 93-95.
30 more horsepower (+30%) with IT-legal mods is a bit too much to ask for...
AB
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Andy Bettencourt
06 ITS RX-7
FlatOut Motorsports
New England Region
www.flatout-motorsports.com
Senior Member
I HEAR you Jim! Trying to make it happen!Originally posted by ITA240:
I think he needs a 240sx with about 145 rwhp. But that is only my honest, objective, unbiased opinion.
Jim
AB
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Andy Bettencourt
06 ITS RX-7
FlatOut Motorsports
New England Region
www.flatout-motorsports.com
Senior Member
Originally posted by ITSRX7:
Tell that to the Honda guys! .....125 at the wheels for a built CRX baby!!!
AB
Yup....and can someone tell me WHY these cars are speced at 2140lbs for a p/wght ratio of 17.12?? Compare that to an RX-7 with the same power (good luck!) and a weight of 2380, for a ratio of over 19.
I wish I had HP numbers on other cars in the class that I could trust, but with two exceptions, I think the CRX has a killer ratio, and has the advantage of light weight to boot.
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Jake Gulick
CarriageHouse Motorsports
ITA 57 RX-7
New England Region
[email protected]
Senior Member
Originally posted by dickita15:
jake
i disagree, i think andy should run a car that will likely get weight added by the ITAC.
dick
HA! Are you sure you want to do that????What if he changes his mind and does what Kirk says everybody in power always does...use his power to promote his self interests? You really think he's....trustworthy???
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Jake Gulick
CarriageHouse Motorsports
ITA 57 RX-7
New England Region
[email protected]
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