[m3_arch]

it was. first lap the subaru was on the outside. 2nd lap, the inside.

[YPH]

oh, cause during the whole video, everyone wanted to know what if the S2k passed the GST. And it says no passing anyway?

[GarySheehan]

Originally Posted by YPH

oh, cause during the whole video, everyone wanted to know what if the S2k passed the GST. And it says no passing anyway?

For the battle between the GST Impreza and the C-West S2000, the cars were started side-by-side each time and it was a heads-up race each lap. Passing was allowed, but never occurred.

Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.garysheehan.com

[snorky]

Great video. Nice driving, Gary.

There was a stark difference in the lines taken by the two cars. I would love to see what kind of corner exit speeds the cars were seeing.

[Chinky_Sti]

man great vid.. both cars and driver were amazing.. congrats to you and your L..

[STiBriT]

Hey Gary, do you know the weight of each of the cars. I'm interested to know the weight difference.

[trbolvr]

Is the L still running the 4 piston Alcon brakes? It looks like the S2k was braking much later and closing the gap the most there. Some 6 piston calipers might help out for such a serious track car.

[GarySheehan]

Originally Posted by trbolvr

Is the L still running the 4 piston Alcon brakes? It looks like the S2k was braking much later and closing the gap the most there. Some 6 piston calipers might help out for such a serious track car.

trbolvr,

The C-West Honda S2000 weighs several hundred pounds less than the GST Motorsports L, so that's a big difference in braking.

In addition, that was the first lap I've ever done on Hankook C-91 tires, which are significantly more grippy than the other tires we were running. I was trying to figure out what the limits were and not getting the most out of what they could give.

Also, the lines I was taking deliberately sacrificed some apex speed in order to give a straighter shot out of the corners, which let me get to full throttle earlier and let the motor do it's thing.

Lastly, the Alcon 4 pots we were using had more than enough force to lock up the tires at any point throughout our sessions, so we would not see any benefit to moving to a 6 pot set up.

Gary
Sheehan Motor Racing
www.garysheehan.com

[trbolvr]

Thanks for the reply, great to see the Subaru on top!

I watched a show on speed that interviewed the S2000 tuning shop and they mentioned that they are developing more power for the car in the future. Although it looks like they are starting to have trouble putting down the power they are currently making.

[eroc263]

Originally Posted by Earl

Gary "172mph" Sheehan is a MONSTER behind the wheel of the "L"!!!

What an awesome weekend that was. Gary and GST took ALL 4 first place trophies they had available!

VIR could not be here soon enough. Dare i say rematch?!

Hats off to Tyler for a hard fought battle as well.

+1 for VIR. I will definetly be there. Didn't TopSpeed compete at that event? I'm looking forward to seeing there car compete as well.

[Allen504tke]

Sick!!!

[SD 05 STi]

awesome video!

[Siegel Racing]

We were not at the Cali event, but we are all waiting eagerly for VIR

Siegel

[2005silverSTI]

very nice video and awesome driving