Hi everyone
New to the forum, from the Toronto area. I recognize some names here from when I used to hang out on Corner-Carvers.
Old enough to have bought a Fox new in 87, did a bit of drag racing, got invited to a Solo I event, got hooked on corners from there. Did auto-X as well, got a cage in the car and was doing some amateur w2w at Mosport in the early 90s with it. Did some Canadian and US series Firehawk races in other cars with friends, and LD at Nelson Ledges once too,
More recently, some HPDE coaching with groups up here, and a few races with friends in Chumpcar and Lucky Dog in various cars with some podium visits.
Personal car these days is a plain white wrapper (stripe delete) 12 GT500 I got this year, my second S197 and 6th Mustang. Came here to be able to look at all of the accumulated knowledge and info for tweaking the new ride to make it a bit better on track. I realize a nose-heavy supercharged beast like it is not the best choice, but mainly I just wanted a nice S197 to have some fun with. A few weeks back I had it out on the small development track at Mosport which is pretty tight. It did surprisingly well even on old tires and a cold day, better than I expected.
For now it’s going to get basic springs & damper upgrades, caster plates, rear lower arms and brackets, panhard bar, and a square wheel & tire set. Later plans are for a Torsen diff and the 15”/14” brake upgrade. Should probably be considering heat exchanger upgrade options too, I don’t plan on any power tweaks to the car as 550 hp is enough for this old dude.
Cheers
Ed
New to the forum, from the Toronto area. I recognize some names here from when I used to hang out on Corner-Carvers.
Old enough to have bought a Fox new in 87, did a bit of drag racing, got invited to a Solo I event, got hooked on corners from there. Did auto-X as well, got a cage in the car and was doing some amateur w2w at Mosport in the early 90s with it. Did some Canadian and US series Firehawk races in other cars with friends, and LD at Nelson Ledges once too,
More recently, some HPDE coaching with groups up here, and a few races with friends in Chumpcar and Lucky Dog in various cars with some podium visits.
Personal car these days is a plain white wrapper (stripe delete) 12 GT500 I got this year, my second S197 and 6th Mustang. Came here to be able to look at all of the accumulated knowledge and info for tweaking the new ride to make it a bit better on track. I realize a nose-heavy supercharged beast like it is not the best choice, but mainly I just wanted a nice S197 to have some fun with. A few weeks back I had it out on the small development track at Mosport which is pretty tight. It did surprisingly well even on old tires and a cold day, better than I expected.
For now it’s going to get basic springs & damper upgrades, caster plates, rear lower arms and brackets, panhard bar, and a square wheel & tire set. Later plans are for a Torsen diff and the 15”/14” brake upgrade. Should probably be considering heat exchanger upgrade options too, I don’t plan on any power tweaks to the car as 550 hp is enough for this old dude.
Cheers
Ed
