Nissan Sentra SE-R Wins NASA National Championship

[SmokinJoe]

I havent posted in a while but I thought I would put this out there. I took my 02 SE-R to the NASA National Championship in Salt Lake City, Utah (Miller Motorsports Park) and took home a 1st place victory.

We beat out some much faster cars than ours and overcame a lot of protesting by the officials but we were always in spec. We even put down 179whp @ 5000ft. 5hp below our max for our car (hp v weight ratio). 2nd place was 2 seconds behind us, with our track record of 2.17.9.

As far as I know, this is the only B15 to win a National Championship. Our car is nothing special with just a couple bolt ons. It weighs 2740lbs, too. I rented a truck and have a tow dolly - so like next to nothing invested in the car, but it drives so well.

Enjoy!



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Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-rCCWrCmSY



Comment from KSport:

http://ksportusa.blogspot.com/

Overall Recap for NASA Time Trial Nationals 2009 (http://ksportusa.blogspot.com/2009/11/overall-recap-for-nasa-time-trial.html)


Just to clarify for everyone, here's what happened at the NASA Nationals event at Miller Motorsports Park on September 16th, 2009...

Ksport had drivers from 3 Classes in 2 Groups representing us and our products at the event, and all 3 did very well. In the TTC Class, Brady Dohrmann in his BMW M3 from Mesa, Arizona put down a 2:11.348 Lap, securing 2nd Place for the weekend. Dohrmann was about 7/10ths of a second faster than a Lotus Elise, and almost 3.5 seconds faster than Scion tC. Ian Stewart, in his Mini Cooper S managed to outdo Brady by a slim half-second. Another Arizona driver, Tage Evanson, managed to work his 1995 Honda Civic around Miller in a scant 2:03.031, beating out a slew of Rear-wheel and All-wheel driven vehicles. Evos, STis, 2 Corvettes, an RX7, BMW, and a Porsche all fell prey to Casper, the white EG Honda Civic. As the only Front Wheel Drive vehicle in sight, Evanson managed to impress every driver in his class, including the 2 Corvettes that managed to escape his wrath. Kenneth Smith and Geffrey Sawtelle ran their 'vettes around Miller .038 and .533 faster than Tage, respectively. Oh, and by the way- Tage is VERY close to beating Chris Rados FWD Lap Record at Buttonwillow. If he does it, he'll be the fastest Front Wheel Drive to ever hit that track. Very impressive for a guy who only does this part-time, without huge corporate sponsorships.

The star of the show however was Joe Ippolito of Cummings, Georgia. Joe has been rocking the Southeast Region in NASA and other events with his 2002 Nissan Sentra SE-R for the past few years now, and this year was an awesome one for Joe and his team. Of the 7 tracks in the Southeast Region, Joe holds 3 track records for his class. Now, to some, that in itself may not be that impressive. Take into account the fact that Joe is still running a Normally Aspirated 4 Cylinder QR25DE engine in a sedan with basic bolt-ons and street suspension, and things start to come hurtling into perspective rather quickly. Almost as quickly as his Miller Motorsports Park lap time, which for the record was 2:17.990. That's 2.22 seconds faster than his nearest opponent! That's the biggest gap between a 1st and 2nd place in ALL of Group G for the 2009 Nationals!

Ok, so I mentioned that Joe is still on street suspension, right? He and Tage are both running Ksport Kontrol Pro coilovers with custom spring rates. Anybody could order the EXACT same setup. No custom valving, no high-end inverted shocks or remote reservoirs. Keep that in mind when you think about the track on your Kontrol Pros!

If you're interested in custom spring rates for your Ksport Damper System, please call us at 480 829 8100, or email [email protected] to find out more!

[EJ25RUN]

Big congrats.

This is actually pretty huge.

[AirMax95]

Big congrats to you!

[.gauge.]

That is awesome! Congratulations!!!! Loving the Sentra!!!! Full of win lol.:goodjob:

You also won yourself some reps.

[SmokinJoe]

Thanks for the Reps! Not bad for a car with an intake, exhaust and some suspension bits.

I also took home the SE Championship with NASA in December with 17 out of 20 race wins for 2009. And set a new track record at Road Atlanta with a 1.43. Next year the car will have a VQ35.

Enjoy!
Road Atlanta Track Record
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP1c32x7cno

[LazE1]

1:43 @ RA is SCREAMING FAST! :crazy:

[dazn]

1:43 @ RA is SCREAMING FAST! :crazy:

??? Road America yes.
thats a pretty good time for a SE-R, but its not screaming.

spec miatas run 43s.

our DSR runs 18-19s. 21s just putting around

[civic95]

Congrats man!

[Elbow]

Cool, going to road race it at all or just TT?

[SmokinJoe]

??? Road America yes.
thats a pretty good time for a SE-R, but its not screaming.

spec miatas run 43s.

our DSR runs 18-19s. 21s just putting around

The track record for Spec Miata was set by:
SpecMiata Mark Pombo Miata 1.44.808 2008-Mar-14
Thats 1.5 secs slower than me with a 1.43.3. I'm in a FWD, solid rear axle sentra with basic bolt ons and two blown shocks. And NO AERO. That Spec's motor cost $11K. My entire car cost $2,300.

Nothing comes close to us..

Here are the lap records for Lowes Superspeedway.
http://www.nasa-tt.com/Southeast_Track_Records

We're running TTS times.. in a TTE car. I'd say we're screaming.


Lowes
Class No. Name Vehicle Time Date
TTR 71 Mark Nunnally C5 Corvette Z06 1:24.0
TTS 154 Joel Vandiver Charger SRT8 1:26.8
TTB 20 Robert Miller Mustang Cobra 1:28.3
TTC 36 Gary Donaldson E36 M3 1:29.04
TTD 130 Aaron Rankin BMW 1:30.60
TTE 72 Joe Ippolito Nissan Sentra 1:26.98
TTF 63 Tim Sosebee 1:37.80

[bdydrpdmazda]

i miss my spec v, congrats dude

[Andy_013]

congrats joe,


btw I still have the rpf1 and going to try to bring out my kitcar to some NASA and SCCA events

[SmokinJoe]

Thats awesome! I would love to see it. If you join NASA, I can get you into Road Atlanta for a free weekend.

[chameleon30038]

congrat....keep it going!!

[Elbow]

The track record for Spec Miata was set by:
SpecMiata Mark Pombo Miata 1.44.808 2008-Mar-14
Thats 1.5 secs slower than me with a 1.43.3. I'm in a FWD, solid rear axle sentra with basic bolt ons and two blown shocks. And NO AERO. That Spec's motor cost $11K. My entire car cost $2,300.

Nothing comes close to us..

Here are the lap records for Lowes Superspeedway.
http://www.nasa-tt.com/Southeast_Track_Records

We're running TTS times.. in a TTE car. I'd say we're screaming.


Lowes
Class No. Name Vehicle Time Date
TTR 71 Mark Nunnally C5 Corvette Z06 1:24.0
TTS 154 Joel Vandiver Charger SRT8 1:26.8
TTB 20 Robert Miller Mustang Cobra 1:28.3
TTC 36 Gary Donaldson E36 M3 1:29.04
TTD 130 Aaron Rankin BMW 1:30.60
TTE 72 Joe Ippolito Nissan Sentra 1:26.98
TTF 63 Tim Sosebee 1:37.80

It's a fairly decent time for Road Atlanta.

[dazn]

The track record for Spec Miata was set by:
SpecMiata Mark Pombo Miata 1.44.808 2008-Mar-14
Thats 1.5 secs slower than me with a 1.43.3. I'm in a FWD, solid rear axle sentra with basic bolt ons and two blown shocks. And NO AERO. That Spec's motor cost $11K. My entire car cost $2,300.

Nothing comes close to us..

Here are the lap records for Lowes Superspeedway.
http://www.nasa-tt.com/Southeast_Track_Records

We're running TTS times.. in a TTE car. I'd say we're screaming.


Lowes
Class No. Name Vehicle Time Date
TTR 71 Mark Nunnally C5 Corvette Z06 1:24.0
TTS 154 Joel Vandiver Charger SRT8 1:26.8
TTB 20 Robert Miller Mustang Cobra 1:28.3
TTC 36 Gary Donaldson E36 M3 1:29.04
TTD 130 Aaron Rankin BMW 1:30.60
TTE 72 Joe Ippolito Nissan Sentra 1:26.98
TTF 63 Tim Sosebee 1:37.80


lol, look man, Im not ragging on you or your SE-R. i happen to like the SE-Rs. Like I said, thats a good time for a SE-R and congratulations on winning the NASA Championship(I crewed for the SM champ in 07)but that it nowhere close to what I would say is screaming around RA. Its screaming for you and your car, but not at RA.

as far as lap record for a SM, check your records again.
http://www.mylaps.com/results/showrun.jsp?id=1363795
1:42:7. two people got into 42.7 and pombo was a 42.9.
this is on the Toyo 888. is NASA still doing the toyos also?

[SmokinJoe]

Everyone is saying the same thing - for an basic SER, it is screaming. Nobody gave the B15 a chance in hell at being a decent track car until now. And anyone can duplicate it. Not that its the fastest car ever to go around RA.

The SM record I listed is from NASA SE.

[Elbow]

Everyone is saying the same thing - for an basic SER, it is screaming. Nobody gave the B15 a chance in hell at being a decent track car until now. And anyone can duplicate it. Not that its the fastest car ever to go around RA.

The SM record I listed is from NASA SE.

I've seen quite a few Sentra race cars same body style as yours throughout the time.

It is fast for your car and the mods, nobody said it wasn't.

[dazn]

Everyone is saying the same thing - for an basic SER, it is screaming. Nobody gave the B15 a chance in hell at being a decent track car until now. And anyone can duplicate it. Not that its the fastest car ever to go around RA.

The SM record I listed is from NASA SE.

nobody gave it a chance? I guess RTR is nobody?
http://www.theracesite.com/index.cfm?template=magazine&mag_id=5326_1


also anyone can duplicate it, but who would if its got two blown shocks? lol. I keed I keeeed.

and SM in NASA is weak. The times I posted are from the ARRC, some good talent in that field.

[Andr3w]

Congrats man. Reps to you. Good luck with the VQ as well

[SmokinJoe]

RTR tried and quickly dropped the B15. The QR produces a wicked vibration b/w 6.4K and 6.9K. After breaking motors, they tried to keep the revs over 6.9K and had no success.

Aside from RTR, the only other B15s I know of are Kojima's Nitto car (that never hit the track more than once I think) and another B15 with a NEO VVL out west in NASA. Besides those, I've never seen another B15 competing (competitively) in Road Racing or Time Attack.

If they are out there, I'd like to know!!

[matthewAPM]

Well the spec miata record is actually lower than that. Mark Pombo ran a 1.42.892 on 3/23/2008. Its on the SCCA website. You are slower than a miata...


I ran a 1.42.xxx at road atlanta during an SCCA event on RE-01R in my old BMW. 220hp, 2650lbs., and NO aero.

I think somewhere you should have posted you won for you class, because you made it sound like you won overall. Maybe I read over that part, idk.

Anyways, glad to hear you did so well. Maybe I will come run a few next season...

[LokiSays]

Awesome win!

[TougeGTR-33]

Congrats man! Lovin the sentra. +Reps to you.

[SmokinJoe]

Well the spec miata record is actually lower than that. Mark Pombo ran a 1.42.892 on 3/23/2008. Its on the SCCA website. You are slower than a miata...


Mark must have been moving fast as shiate! In Time Attack, Spec Miatas and Spec E30s are classed in TTE with the Sentra. At the NASA National Champ, we were 1 full second quicker than the fastest Spec Miata.

http://nasachampionships.com/2009results.html

At any rate, props to Mark. And thanks to everyone for the thumbs up on the Sentra! I cant wait for the VQ35 and a real, working suspension this year ;)

[©hris]

Joe wth are you doin on this site? lol congrats btw!

[SmokinJoe]

I got my start here! LOL

[matthewAPM]

Well the record has been pretty low for a while. Most people who run TTE in a SM are really slow. Mark and Jim are the only real fast guys at road A.

[SmokinJoe]

I almost never see a SM in TTE. I was referring to SM at Nationals in the link - and that the car is simply classed the same.

[thesammy]

Joe is the best
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Lol.

[BABY J]

Why not build the QR?? Jim Thompson (Sunbelt Racing Engines) can square you away. I think they were bought out by Kinetic... he is still turning wrenches and built Team RTRs 250hp qr25DE for Word-Challenge their 1st year out.

[thesammy]

Why not build the QR?? Jim Thompson (Sunbelt Racing Engines) can square you away. I think they were bought out by Kinetic... he is still turning wrenches and built Team RTRs 250hp qr25DE for Word-Challenge their 1st year out.

250hp QR? Link me. I would like to read about it. Never seen an NA QR over 200whp.

[BABY J]

http://seriouscustoms.com/sunbeltprogress/

Jim built mine - 238whp on the Motec. 1 sec I will post the specs. I sold the car to a guy in Jacksonville, FL in 04. Not sure where it resides now - 03 Sunburst Spec V.

[BABY J]

01 FEB 2004 - SUNBELT PERFORMANCE - JIM THOMPSON/OWNER

Hi J'son, these are pics of the engine and some of the parts I have with it. I also have a custom fuel rail, all of the accessories that hang on the engine, and an M48 ecu w/ ignition expander to run the whole thing.

- Forged JE pistons
- Forged steel rods
- Nitride crank
- Titanium spring retainers
- Light weight lifters
- .5XX lift intake cam
- .4XX lift exhaust cam

(Jim never wanted me to release the cam specs - hope that's okay - but he will gladly square you away)

- IRL style coated rod bearings
- Custom windage tray/crank scraper
- Modified cooling system
- modified oil pump
- increased oil volume
- CNC under-drive water pump

I will also have the headers coated and the intake manifold extrude honed.

[thesammy]

http://seriouscustoms.com/sunbeltprogress/

Jim built mine - 238whp on the Motec. 1 sec I will post the specs. I sold the car to a guy in Jacksonville, FL in 04. Not sure where it resides now - 03 Sunburst Spec V.

Interesting.

[BABY J]

When this 1st came together Travis (FIR from the Sentra boards) was going to do it. Right at that time he was having issues w/ the guys bashing his kits (turbo) and blowing up their motors - and he had a few members' money and they hadn't got all of their stuff. He seemed knowledgeable but I was scared to pull the trigger w/ so many people bashing him. So I went w/ Sunbelt. Jim is a great guy over there - I think he is still over at Kinetic. The power delivery will be SMOOTHER w/ the v6 - but at a weight penalty... just something to consider. I've been out of that Chassis for a long time so I may have dated information.

Props to Joe though - your car reminds me a lot of the old RTR Spec V.

[speedminded]

??? Road America yes.
thats a pretty good time for a SE-R, but its not screaming.

spec miatas run 43s.

our DSR runs 18-19s. 21s just putting aroundLOLOL @ 1:43 at Road America in a tin roof car. An Audi R10 does it in high 1:40's and a CART barely sees 1:39.

[claybird]

Once again SER's are my dream car mane congrats i wish i could follow in ur steps

[SmokinJoe]

Sunbelt was an excellent choice! Justin and I were going to build a 250whp QR with some very simple off the shelf parts now avail.

1. B16 fully counterweighted OEM crank with revised crank signal
2. QR20 high comp OEM JDM pistons
3. Ported Head
4. Rogue CVT Intake (we already have the spacer fabbed to bolt this to a QR head)
5. JWT 280 cams for the QR. These are still not released to the public yet.
6. B16 rods

On paper, this motor would make a ton of hp, and spin close to 7200, up from the 6400 stock limit.

We'll build one this year, but the VQ35 was a stopgap till the Hybrid QR is running. BTW, anyone who wants to bolt the Rogue intake to the QR can do it now with our spacers/adapters. We're thinking 8-11whp with this - to be tested.

[SmokinJoe]

The power delivery will be SMOOTHER w/ the v6 - but at a weight penalty... just something to consider. I've been out of that Chassis for a long time so I may have dated information.

Props to Joe though - your car reminds me a lot of the old RTR Spec V.

Forgot to mention, the VQ is 27lbs heavier than the QR25. The bigger problem is (by eyeballing it) 20% or so of its weight is distributed further forward than the QR, which is already in front of the axles. The VQ also sits a bit higher, screwing with the CG. We're upping the spring rates in the front and adding ballast to the rear.

I have no idea how this car will handle.. thanks for the props!

[BABY J]

Travis is a dbag and I'm glad you didnt go with him. I've seen his work on VQ's and its just average at best. He doesnt get the engineering aspect.. but so be it.

Sunbelt was an excellent choice! Justin and I were going to build a 250whp QR with some very simple off the shelf parts now avail.

1. B16 fully counterweighted OEM crank with revised crank signal
2. QR20 high comp OEM JDM pistons
3. Ported Head
4. Rogue CVT Intake (we already have the spacer fabbed to bolt this to a QR head)
5. JWT 260 cams for the QR. These are still not released to the public yet.
6. B16 rods

On paper, this motor would make a ton of hp, and spin close to 7200, up from the 6400 stock limit.

We'll build one this year, but the VQ35 was a stopgap till the Hybrid QR is running. BTW, anyone who wants to bolt the Rogue intake to the QR can do it now with our spacers/adapters. We're thinking 8-11whp with this - to be tested.

I wouldn't say that he is a dbag, as much as a horrible businessman. You can't use money from a new customer to fund a previous customers project... bc when you get that one out the door you have no funds for the current one. You literally have to wait until you get ANOTHER new customers money to finish it. That's what I saw with him - he was a mechanic - but a horrible businessman - he also didn't have the funds on hand to be running a business. He spent too much time defending himself on the boards when he should have been turining wrenches.

Also - at that time there was no1 really supporting the chassis --- so guys were hungry to get something going. I think you'll def be happier w/ the hybrid QR over the VQ. I raped the Powertech turbo guys anywhere in the powerband - that is the car that I wish I never sold. I always envision grabbing another Spec V and doing another N/A QR. Building it to 250hp and making it hold up is a bit easier now that the chassis has more of a following - when I did it I was breaking new(er) ground (as far as street cars are concerned).

Here are a few emails from Jim that I kept that may help when you get the QR on the engine stand. You're really making me wanna grab another 1 and drag it home. I think the Spec V (03+, or 02 w/ 03+ tranny) is one of the most underrated cars out there... I think b/c it's a sedan a lot of the tuners overlook it. Also the wheelbase being short got a lot of guys in trouble --- by the time they felt it rotate it was too late - it was coming around regardless. LOL. You have to stay on top of things when you only got 99 in wheelbase. I'd do it again in a heartbeat though.

----- Original Message -----

From: SUNBELT PERFORMANCE
To: SERIOUS CUSTOMS <mailto:[email protected]>

Subject: Re: SERIOUS CUSTOMS

Hi J'son, I think a turbo engine would run a little less money for the engine part of the project. There isn't the need for the head work that this motor has, but I would build up the bottom end the exact same way. On the other hand the installation of a turbo system in the car is far more expensive and more difficult. These guys with the turbo systems will find that the QR will have head gasket problems as well as general overheating conditions. I drove one of the race cars with my engine in it and it felt a lot like a turbo car. The cams come on so strong @ 3500 rpm!...and the motor pulled hard to 7500 rpm. FYI the stock rods break around 220 HP, the oil pump has to be modified and the valve springs have to be changed to run higher than 6500 rpm. To answer your other question about the t-body, we will make bigger ones, but it requires porting of the flange. I do think it will increase power if the car has headers and a good exhaust.

Thanks, Jim

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----- Original Message -----

From: SUNBELT PERFORMANCE

To: SERIOUS CUSTOMS <mailto:[email protected]>

Subject: Re: SERIOUS CUSTOMS

The Realtime Racing guys are rebuilding the engines at about half way through the season. You got to understand though the engine is at maximum stress 90% of the time. In road racing, those guys drive the car and the engine like they stole it and are wanted for murder. It's almost like they are trying to break the motor. I really feel the bottom end we built is bullet proof for the street and I think it easily could be a daily driver. As long as you keep oil in the motor and don't overheat it should last as long or longer than any stock QR. If you road raced a stock QR it may not last long. As far as something different...no one has a 250 HP N/A QR motor!!

We have an in house CNC and I will get with my machinist today and get some prices for you soon.

Thanks, Jim

[SmokinJoe]

You should drop by one day, I've got a lift in the back of the property and Justin and I are usually in their working on something with the QR. Justin created the Treadstone turbo kit and its been on his car for 40K miles with no internal mods. I think he makes 260whp at 5psi?

There are so many options now with the QR20 and B16 QR that lends itself to a great motor build. The RTR guys kept breaking b/c of the vibrations that the B16 crank now eliminates most of it. The real problem is the rod stress with these motors.

[Big J]

The car is fast for what it is, and very consistent, which is just as important.

The car is getting a VQ motor for next season while the details on a QR motor get worked out. Nasa rules say a motor has to remain with in 1" of the stock location, but since the VQ isn't stock and doesn't have a stock location, it might end up lower in the chassis.

The car will usually lay down lap times w/ the TTB-TTA class cars as it sits in TTE w/ all of 180hp, and 2 blown shocks. Out in Utah we were 2 seconds ahead of our class. 2 secs on a 2.2mile track is huge.

The car is just going to get quicker and quicker, the center of gravity is going to get lower and lower, and I'm going to keep tweaking away.

I've got my eyes out for a B14 200sx I can drop a QR in for myself.

If I can talk Joe into it the car may make its way out to Import Face Off even though it's not a drag car.

[Big J]

a lot has changed. Nissan revised a lot of the parts going in the motors. The factory rods are stout now, the 2007 motors run 10.5:1 CR, mill the the head 1mm for 11.5:1. JDM QR20 pistons make 12.4:1 CR and JWT finally released some big 280 duration .500+ lift cams. There is a new fully balanced 8 counter weight factory crank now too. If you stuck with mainly OEM parts you could build a high comp NA motor for $2-3k.

[BABY J]

WOW - I need to get back into the B15 scene and see what every1 is playing with now. Every1 said I was "crazy" back then and that I should stick w/ the turbo kits. Haha

[Siverprobegt]

WOW - I need to get back into the B15 scene and see what every1 is playing with now. Every1 said I was "crazy" back then and that I should stick w/ the turbo kits. Haha

Didnt know you was a sentra man 2!Always like these cars..Very underated,with the right parts..I like anything that is different,lol :D

[BABY J]

^^ Yeah I'm an old man - I've been around the block a few hundred times - LOL. I've always built something weird outside of the EG hatches.

[Big J]

WOW - I need to get back into the B15 scene and see what every1 is playing with now. Every1 said I was "crazy" back then and that I should stick w/ the turbo kits. Haha

99% of the people in the b15 sceene are still retarded, but there is a laptop based ECU reflash/tuning now, lots of improved parts, stuff I've worked on, etc.

If you want to do it chances are it's out there, or can be found.

[BABY J]

Kool - I had the MOTEC w/ignition expander - that alone drove up the costs of my build. I'll be on the lookout for an 03+ Spec. Has to be the perfect car at the perfect time. I assume this re-flash is a piggy-back.

[ZenMotors]

Awesome to see you winning Joe! Keep it up. Call me up sometime man.

Best regards

[Big J]

Kool - I had the MOTEC w/ignition expander - that alone drove up the costs of my build. I'll be on the lookout for an 03+ Spec. Has to be the perfect car at the perfect time. I assume this re-flash is a piggy-back.

It flashes to the factory ECU through the OBD port, but only on the 04+ ecus. Pretty much like Hondata, ECUtec, OpenECU, HP Tuners. Tuner Version is like $700, full ECU control of all parameters, can disable check engine light criteria, scale for injectors, set revlimits, timing maps, fuel maps, throttle by wire, etc. OR you can get a license from a certified tuner (Z1 or Forged) and have them tune it too.

You could find a sub $1,000 200sx or b13 and get creative w/ 230-240hp in a 2300lb car with actual Tq, that's an all motor monster, you strip the car down to 2000lbs, nasty. I've got access to Joe's shop if you're interested, but we've got our 2 Sentra race cars under the knife right now. Just something to think about.

[BABY J]

I have a B13. ;)

[Siverprobegt]

I have a B13. ;)

What the hell u dont have or had,lol

[BABY J]

What the hell u dont have or had,lol

Ha ha... grabbed this from IA last year. Drove it for a month and then parked it. No immediate plans but the chassis has has 200k, motor has 150k and pulls HARD AND STRONG. (ask JDMJAYDC2 what happened on the way back from picking it up - LOL. PWNED)

[Siverprobegt]

Looks good..A 2.5 would be nice in there :D

[SmokinJoe]

WOW - I need to get back into the B15 scene and see what every1 is playing with now. Every1 said I was "crazy" back then and that I should stick w/ the turbo kits. Haha

I have a 04 SpecV tranny if you find a 02-03 SER. There are a couple 02s for $3K. And if you need brakes, the wilwood set up is far and away better than the Brembos. The pads are $40 for comp sets and the rotors are 2piece, $17 each.

...

Hey Tray! Good to hear from you, hope we can get up soon and get a drink.

[Doppelgänger]

1:42:7. two people got into 42.7 and pombo was a 42.9.
this is on the Toyo 888. is NASA still doing the toyos also?

IIRC Joe is on Hoosier R6s.
Congrats Joe, hope to catch ya at a track day sometime this year.

[OnURleft]

Congrats Joe!

Funny I use to see this little Sentra at Barber and what not and now it has it's National Championship. I'm going to have to credit the driver, and the competition for this win, as I did a private track day at Talladega with Joe and the Sentra was very well set up w/ a driver that knew how momentum cars work

[SmokinJoe]

Thanks for the props! What did you drive?! Help me remember :no:

[OnURleft]

Thanks for the props! What did you drive?! Help me remember :no:


98 M3, was pretty stock then. Shocks, springs, intake, exhaust, flywheel. My front right was about 60% belts by the time we ran though. Car did 1:08's on R comps with cams and some descent pads, not bad for 3300lbs. New set-up should destroy that time, at least my fingers are crossed

[SmokinJoe]

Hell yea! I remember. Ms are classed two up from the Sentra in NASA.. but we'll be running with them this year after the VQ goes in.

Nice driving man