Razorlab - 2020 LE build thread

[razorlab]

I got a chance to ride in @razorlab's car yesterday and I wanted to share my impressions while the memory is still fresh.

He took me out for a ride for 15 minutes or so at Lime Rock Park. It was hot, humid, and nasty out and he had been on the track all day.

Pulling out into Turn 1 the MCS coilovers felt like magic. That was the biggest difference I felt from my car by far, but after a couple laps I started to realize what the aero was doing for the car too. The car feels way more planted and the grip is much higher.

Razorlab is able to push a lot further into the braking zone than I am with the aero/suspension and he can go full throttle for longer than I can. He's a lot better at trail braking, and it was fun to feel the turn-in using a good dose of trail braking. The car feels so stable that the power bump feels welcome. I like how linear the power band feels, and he was able to beat my Stage 1 car by about 15-20 mph on the straight, and still brake in roughly the same area.

Very very fun ride along!

Glad you had fun, always happy to take people for rides. Too bad my tires were shot but it was fun nonetheless!

Here are a couple laps of the ride along with us chasing down a M4 GTS who almost lost it in the uphill and a McLaren, I have my rear camera audio in this clip so people can hear us being stupid.

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[decodeddiesel]

Glad you had fun, always happy to take people for rides. Too bad my tires were shot but it was fun nonetheless!

Here are a couple laps of the ride along with us chasing down a M4 CS who almost lost it in the uphill and a McLaren, I have my rear camera audio in this clip so people can hear us being stupid.

Can't wait to do it again! Thank you!

 

[razorlab]

Nankang CRS V2's in the house!

 

[FLtrackdays]

Nankang CRS V2's in the house!

If they cost the same as my Maxxis, game on! I wanna try em ?

https://www.maxxis.com/us/tire/victra-rc-1/

Hard to beat 100tw stickiness & price for my size, 275/35-18

 

[decodeddiesel]

If they cost the same as my Maxxis, game on! I wanna try em ?

Oh yeah! These are my next tires after the V730s, although I love these tires.

I'm really hoping for a 295-35R18 to become available in the US next year.

 

[Eyelise]

I got a chance to ride in @razorlab's car yesterday and I wanted to share my impressions while the memory is still fresh.

He took me out for a ride for 15 minutes or so at Lime Rock Park. It was hot, humid, and nasty out and he had been on the track all day.

Pulling out into Turn 1 the MCS coilovers felt like magic. That was the biggest difference I felt from my car by far, but after a couple laps I started to realize what the aero was doing for the car too. The car feels way more planted and the grip is much higher.

Razorlab is able to push a lot further into the braking zone than I am with the aero/suspension and he can go full throttle for longer than I can. He's a lot better at trail braking, and it was fun to feel the turn-in using a good dose of trail braking. The car feels so stable that the power bump feels welcome. I like how linear the power band feels, and he was able to beat my Stage 1 car by about 15-20 mph on the straight, and still brake in roughly the same area.

Very very fun ride along!

He needs to post the video of your lap with commentary lol yeah I should have read on dah

 

[Eyelise]

Did you post anything on the hood vent impact on IATs?

 

[razorlab]

Did you post anything on the hood vent impact on IATs?

Not yet. Still collecting data.

 

[razorlab]

That Lime Rock 95% right turns life…

Drivers front

Passenger front

Drivers rear

Passenger rear

 

[underdonk]

That Lime Rock 95% right turns life…

Drivers front

Passenger front

Drivers rear

Passenger rear

Hot damn you roasted the driver's side front! That's a lot of load.

 

[decodeddiesel]

Hot damn you roasted the driver's side front! That's a lot of load.

 

[decodeddiesel]

That Lime Rock 95% right turns life…

Passenger front

This is the exact reason why my friend Brian in the STi hates LRP and loves Palmer. ?

 

[razorlab]

Hot damn you roasted the driver's side front! That's a lot of load.

Hahha yea, they usually don’t look that bad, this was the fifth day and they were heat cycled out so I was overdriving the car on purpose, with only 20mins between sessions. They got hot and stayed hot.

 

[decodeddiesel]

This is the exact reason why my friend Brian in the STi hates LRP and loves Palmer. ?

This is the text I got from him last week! ?

Also his front passenger side...

 

[FLtrackdays]

This is the text I got from him last week! ?

Also his front passenger side...

The amount of melted rubber (my tires and others) from heat is insane. I swear you could cook an egg ? on these FL tracks. Regardless, y’all are making me want to get the temp gun out and start checking the inner outer and middle to see the differences next time I’m out there.

Hahha yea, they usually don’t look that bad, this was the fifth day and they were heat cycled out so I was overdriving the car on purpose, with only 20mins between sessions. They got hot and stayed hot.

Are you considering running more camber?

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