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Hankook tire testing for Modified Mag

Once again, here we are testing a set of Hankook Z214 C71 compound race tires and comparing them against the same branded RS-3 street tires.

Pick up your copy of the February 2011 Issue.
Hankook Ventus Z214 Review

Speedhunters.com previews our car in January 2011 issue of Modified Magazine

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www.modified.com

time attack ontario – 2011 schedule released

The newly branded Time Attack Ontario series, formerly Solosprint, has released their schedule for 2011. It’s exciting to see that we’ll have 3 events at the famed, and very fast Mosport International Raceway. This series is the premiere Time Attack/Time Trials racing series in Ontario. It offers both top-level competition as well as a certified instructor base for participants new to the sport, and also veteran lappers.

Mobil 1 returns as the series sponsor.

Time Attack Ontario
CASC-Ontario Region Discussion Forums

Bias adjustable, dual master cylinder brake setup

We just got this system installed on a unique application. It’s a RWD, S2000 powered Honda CRX that our friend Aaron Weir is building up.

The adjustable bias will allow for the fine tuning needed to accommodate the new weight distribution of the S2000 driveline. Replacing the brake booster with appropriately sized master cylinders also makes for a rock-hard, and confidence inspiring pedal feel.

This is the same setup we built prototypes for our twincharged Civic and also a ’06 Civic Si.

the crash

We had a near season ending crash while we were completing a Redline Time Attack at Chicago’s Autobahn Country Club last July. You’ll find this video to be quite the interesting perspective.

Details and more pics of the aftermath:
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/06/enmo-racing-civic-breaks-autobahn-street-fwd-time-attack-record-gets-rear-ended.html

The car was fixed and we were able to set a few more records around Ontario tracks before the end of the season.

glowing on the dyno

This is from the start of the year but it never gets old watching the manifold glow red during this dyno pull. Enjoy!

cscs final event coverage

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The Canadian Sport Compact Series, known as CSCS, is growing in popularity
since its inception in 2003. The event combines the most popular aspects of
sport compact culture, offering time attack, drag racing, drifting, car show,
models and music. Enmo entered both Civic and S2000 in the time attack event.
The rules are simple and mirror the US Redline Time Attack ruleset. There are
three main classes: street, super street, and unlimited; and each is further split
between drivetrains. The enmo S2000 falls under street RWD, and the enmo
Civic enters in super street FWD – at least that what we thought. As we rolled
through tech inspection, we were forced into unlimited FWD based on the engine
modifications, even though we would compete on street tires.
The morning practice sessions
were a struggle as the track was
very cold, and previous days rain
had washed away any rubber laid
down. Jonathan Weir struggled to
get the S2000 to hook up on the green track, and looked like he should have
entered in the drift competition instead. Will also worked against the odds with
a lack of grip from his street tires in unlimited class. But the sun briefly broke
through the clouds and as the track warmed up, grip could be found, and times
began to fall.
After practice was over, the overall times showed the Civic near the top and the S2000 not far
behind. A full 75 competitors were registered, so the competition would take a long time. Grid order was based on overall lap
time, the slowest first, and the fastest last. Jon was in run group 11, amongst four other super street competitors. Will was
group 15, the 2nd fastest group. Having such a late start after a long break meant that tires were dead cold, and would take
time to heat up in competition. Only one warmup lap is given, followed by three timed laps, but the tires would need more
than the one lap to heat up. When the S2000 went out, it was obvious from the sliding that the tires were cold. The S2000’s
back end was stepping out in every corner, and unsuccessfully getting power down to the pavement. The first and second
timed laps were not on pace, but finally on the third lap, the tires stuck. Will
pushed the Civic hard to heat the tires, and managed to get up to speed quicker
even though the car was unusually
loose. On the third lap the rear end
let go in turn one, the fastest on
the track. The Civic spun once, and
slid off the track. With another car
coming around behind, Will got the
car restarted and managed to finish
the lap without holding up the
event.
With the Civic scored in unlimited
FWD, Will placed 3rd, a mere 3
tenths behind the winner. Jon captured 1st in street RWD with the S2000, ahead
of a more powerful BMW 135i. Two podiums for enmo at their final event of the
season. Enmo wishes to thank all their sponsors for the support provided in the
2010 season, and as we begin preparing for 2011, we hope that everyone can
remain a part of this successful team.

Race report – Solosprint final event

The final rounds of the Ontario Solosprint Time Trial series were held at Shannonville on September 11th and 12th. The track was available on Friday night for practice of the fast Fabi course, and the Civic was there to shake down an alternate intercooling setup. After inconsistent IATs at Mosport, it was found that the ice water circuit was being compromised by excessive slosh in the reservoir. This was allowing too much air into the pump and reducing the flow rate. So out came the icebox, and in went a stock Honda rad and fan mounted where the back seats used to be. We were able to fill and seal the system and consistently feed our intercooler with ambient temperature water. This ensured we’d have no detonation on our timed runs, which were especially hard on the full track, where laps would take nearly 2 minutes! Unfortunately the system wasn’t filled and primed on Friday night, and near the end of practice, the steam from the hot intercooler ruptured a water line. A quick run to the store, and a late repair by flashlight got us back in shape for competition.

Saturday weather was warm and sunny, and Will started the day off with a quick pace on Z214s. Jon was up next and was ready to answer back, but at turn 3 of the first hot lap the car couldn’t stop and slid off the track. Turned out that in our rush to check oil and get the car out for the 2nd driver, the safety wire on the dipstick was not fastened. During the first full throttle acceleration, the dipstick popped out and engine oil sprayed the front left corner. With a tire sprayed with oil, there was no traction to brake the car, and that ended the run. Additionally, feedback from both drivers indicated that the tires were not gripping so well, and they were becoming difficult to modulate. Realizing they were finished from too many heat cycles, the street tires went back on and Jon completed a clean session. The Hankook RS-3s were quick, but not enough to best Will’s time on Z214s.

After lunch, an inspection of the car found that the collector of the exhaust manifold had developed a crack almost all the way around the tube! This problem was going to take a bit more time, and with both drivers on the scoreboard, the civic was retired for the day. Off came the manifold and the search begun. Luckily a skilled TIG welder was found nearby, and the manifold was repaired good as new. The manifold was back on the car even before the BBQ dinner hosted by the HADA club!

Sunday was wet, and stayed that way for most of the day. The Civic struggled to put all 300 hp down, but found the chassis balanced enough to slide gracefully on the slick track. The rain slowed and times started to drop, until a Subaru oiled the track and stopped competition. Marshalls and organizers wielded every broom on the property and swept bags upon bags of speedy dry on the track, until the conditions were declared safe. At about the same time, the rain stopped, and it was a mad scramble for everyone to get a dry time in. Jon had the first chance on a semi-dry surface, which provided lots of grip for the RS-3 tires. But then Will went out after on a dry and arguably warmer track, and claimed FTD for the day, beating all other competitors! Although not our first, it was rewarding to place the civic at the top even on street tires.

And that concludes the Ontario Solosprint time trial championship. Enmo claimed 1st place in IMPROVED class and 3rd overall, behind 2 previous Solosprint champions. But even more impressive, it set 2 FTDs out of 8 events, and consistently was in the top 5 fastest cars of the event. Enmo showed that ‘less’ can be ‘more’, by outperforming cars with double the cylinders, one camshaft, and only 2 drive wheels!

Time attack at cscs

We re at Toronto motorsports park for what may be our final event of the year for the twincharge civic.  Big crowd present as the organizers of CSCS have combined theshowcar and drag racing crowds with the time attack competition.

We are just getting gridded up for the time attack. 2nd run group and currently the 2nd fastest fwd car. But we’re only on street tires today.