@@BrycePearce yeah as far as I can tell T2 is basically untouched in the grand scheme of things. They just paved the inside of the corner, though you rarely see any cars on the high side as it’s off the racing line and full of marbles / old track surface.
@@2trackminded Thanks for the explanation and confirmation. The speedway was a big part of my childhood (got to watch a race in around 2006/7 from inside the pace car thanks to CASCAR/NASCAR Pinty's Series driver David Thorndyke), so it's nice to see part of it live on in the DDT.
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Doesn't Lars Kern have the production car lap record in a GT2RS of 1:22.xx? His first time on the track. Which means he can crush that time even further
After 4 races in the season so far, so much has changed - the social scene of the community is something that maybe we can do better to represent, but in the end, our fates are decided on the track. wonderful piece, and great insight to break the assumptions made about the MTECH team - I hope this gets more viewership form our direct competitors
@@TheSandman121212 No issues. The car is built to be safe and effective on track and driven responsibly on the street. Law enforcement seems to respect that.
@@KevinWong_BRZ Both the aero and supercharger were big steps in performance, but the most notable improvement was from the JRZ suspension. A good suspension setup, alignment and corner balance (thanks RMP) really transformed the car and provided a good base for future mods.
tbh with this level of production on the media side, you guys should hit Audi Canada for suponsorship. It's like watch the porsche endurance show but it's all local.... Great job guys can't wait to see more!!!!
Excellent work @2trackminded ! Being a race car driver, pit crew member, mechanic and a filmmaker all at the same time is WILD! A real hero haha. Glad to have been to provide some support footage, we'll see you guys again at mosport this July! 🔥
Raced for years; but started OTA in May and saw all of you guys at DDT and even though being old, I was intimidated... you guys have great cars, are great drivers, but still down to earth... but I do see a shift in the overall world of speed/power and accessibility when it comes to grass roots driving competition
Jason here from Driver’s Paddock. We would love to connect with you and anyone who’s listening in. I assure you, we are trying to create the most open environment with the least amount of barriers as possible. We do sometimes find ourselves in very fast cars… however, we all started in, and still do drive relatively stock Brz’s. I will be competing again in a relatively stock BRZ this year. Please, please don’t hesitate to say hi, or chat with us in the Paddock! Ps. Jason Liu is the softest guy you’ll ever meet. I’ve seen a simple sunset bring him to tears…😂
Great topic! I agree that although we’re blessed to have three Time Attack Series here in Ontario, there seems to be a disconnect with making them as fair as possible. The constant among the three series however is starting with the best “base car” or most capable in stock form. Personally, I’ve always been a fan of OTA and to echo Patrick, the point system is really the best way to be the equalizer, but they really need to reassess the “pips” to reflect the net performance gain.
Just a note on the closing comments on a spec class and such, I normally drive a in Sundae Cup, unfortunately there was no one in the class at this event.(I understand not everyone will enjoy 100hp) but the splits at the U.S Gridlife events are always extremely close and the rule book is very limited and very clear cut on allowed modifications. 25 pounds per horsepower and the spec tire allow the class to be competitive and still have fun in such an underpowered rig. Again I know not everyone enjoys a car this slow but I feel like the class as a whole ticks a ton of boxes for a lot of the criticisms you guys had on the modern state of time attack. For under 3 grand you can pick up a Honda fit and for under another 2 grand you can have it completely "track ready". Another benefit is that you can still be easily competitive with the same setup in T-B class at OTA. Last little closing benefit of CTAC is that for someone like me where my season consumables are just fluids, brake pads, and maybe a set of tires every other year. The 300$ cash bonus for coming in first makes it the CHEAPEST Mosport track day I can possibly do.
You can go to your dealer to get a G8X M2/M3/M4, or even a supra. Have a super reliable car, but you will spend a lot of money on consumables. At least the supra is light and it's non M engine, so parts are cheaper. The issue is where the car is faster than a lot of people, so you will never develop as a driver, and not with fancy traction control you can rely on it. Also I would argue a 3800lbs is no longer fun despite the performance you have this mass which is always trying to escape despite the modern engineering. It all depends on what you want as a driver, if you want to be super competitive all the series cater to horsepower besides OTA, so you want a turbo car for sure. As for pay to win, that's basically present at all the motorsports, even at the top level. I would always recommend people do sim racing at a decent level and run some endurance races like the special events Iracing has. It's the cheapest way to get faster and consistent. My E92 M3 required a decent amount of mods to transform it from an old man GT machine to something that's enjoyable to push in corners. E9X and F8X gens are very similar underneath the chassis. The biggest problem with the E92 is that it is a big heavy car with not much power. Some people argue that it's the wrong engine in the wrong car. Maybe BMW should have built the Z4 GT3 road version and shoved S65 into the Z4 with a fixed roof. That would have been the recipe which is what the modern Supra is. Your biggest problem with NA cars is it's hard to make any power unless you have a big displacement like a LS7. A 4.6 stroker would completely change the car as it sits, but it's also really expensive. I will dream on! I think for most people OTA is probably the best option as you can be competitive with the least amount of money as each modification is heavily punished. A car like GR86 with minimum mods you can compete and do well. If you have a car with a lot of horsepower then CTAC makes the most sense and you are not limited by OTA's system. At the end of the day, build the car for you and have fun with it.
would be nice to have just simple principles to promote builds like, power to weight, mechanical grip (tire) to weight and aero to weight alignments only
