Global Time Attack 2024 Ridge Motorsports park, 4th place Enthusiast

First competition and first year Global Time Attack appearance. Definitely will not be my last! Overall I am very happy with my efforts, next year will be better! Thank you to everyone that helped me anything to get ready for this!

Day 1 ~ Started off rough with the tech inspection. Everything with the car was good besides two minor things that slipped past. I was missing a center console lid and a shift boot which made me fail tech for enthusiast class. This ended up becoming the most stressful track day ever. I had my friend at home literally rip it out from another bugeye and meet my parents over half way between the track and home (very thankful). They made it back with like 15 minutes to spare. Threw stickers on and went straight to grid. Very wet sessions 1-2 and dried out slowly 3-4. The car ripped in the wet and I was very happy with the performance in the wet. They felt good when things started to dry out a bit which made me feel like they were going to be pretty good when it completely dried out for day 2. Just trying to feel out new tires and get used to the new brake balance since I switched to a staggered pad setup.

Day 2 ~ A little moist but dry conditions. Session 1 on lap 5 I hit the 1:55.26. I was stoked. The car had more in it but as you can tell in the video the tires hated me. Very loud no matter the input. The rest of the day my times would not fall any lower even with pushing brake zones farther than I have prior compared to my 1:53 PB. I also had my first offs ever at this event.

Track ~ The Ridge Motorsports Park

Event ~ Global Time Attack Speed Summit

Date~ August 25, 2024

Temp~ 70°-75° slight cloud covering

Time~ 1:55.26


2003 Bugeye WRX
(rear seats taken out, like 25lbs lol)

Suspension:

FA500 (out of box spring rate)
Stock sway bars
STI pillowball rear lateral links
TIC Klunk killer package (TIC Diff bushings, kartboy outrigger bushings)
Kartboy subframe lockdown bolts
STI control arms
STI control arms rear bushing
SuperPro rack bushings

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Drivetrain/Powertrain:

V7 ej207 (Group N mounts)(Iwire AVCS bulkhead kit) (Motul 300v 5w-40)
Rotated gt3076 (12 psi) (315whp) (elh) (44mm Tial ewg)
ARP 2000 Headstuds
Braided oil feed for turbo and AVCS
Radium Dual catch can setup (Block and Heads)
3 port ebcs
Perrin front mount intercooler
Tial 50mm BOV
Cat-less down pipe w/ stromung mid pipe and custom axle back w/ cat for class rules
IAG performance oil control baffle, windage tray, v2 pickup (stock sti pan)
CSF radiator (stock fans)
Oil cooler (big setrab core)
04 sti trans/diff (Rallispec JDM 5/6 w/ IAG Carbon synchros)(Group N mounts including crossmember bushing)
ACT Heavy duty performance Clutch kit w/ monoloc
OEM STI flywheel
OEM STI short shifter
Tune (TRB Tuning gate pressure w/ safeties)

Wheel/Tire/Brake setup:

Advan RG-4 18x9.5 +40
Kumho Ecsta PS91 (260tw) 255/35/18
35 psi hot
OEM 4/2 pot STI Brembos
CarboTech XP10 F XP8 R
Castrol SRF
Steel braided lines F/R
Plain rotors
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Alignment:

Camber ~ F: -3.5°
R: -2.6-7°
Toe ~ F: 0.05° out
R: 0
Caster ~ 4.5°

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Aero:

Nothing besides STI wing.