The Road to Lincoln, NE - Chiketkd's official 2009 Autocross Blog (B-stock RX-8)

[Chiketkd]

This past weekend was championship event #8 with my local BRR SCCA region held at the Augusta County Gov't Center in Verona, VA. My co-driver couldn't make the event, so I co-drove with James in his '05 STi in the STU class.

The STU class consisted of 7 drivers, in cars varying from STi's to M3's and even a 350Z. We each had 4 competition runs, and we ran in the 1st heat when the course had a decent amount of gravel on line. After I dnf'd my first two runs (i.e. hit some gravel spots ) I put down a 53.3+1 which left me second in class behind the car owner James who had a clean 55.0. On my final run I held nothing back and was able to come up with a clean 53.2! I won the class by a little over 1.8 seconds and actually had FTD for part of the day.

Summary:
1st of 7 in class
5th of 88 in PAX

Results:
STU - Street Touring U Pax: 0.836
1t CHIKE DELLIMORE 2005 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI 53.210 44.484 1.166
2t JAMES KOINER 2005 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI 55.023 1.813 45.999 2.681
3t DAVID WAMPLER 2006 SUBARU STI 55.718 2.508 46.580 3.262
4 DON FITZPATRICK 1999 BMW M3 58.405 5.195 48.827 5.509
5 JOEY KLIMCHUK BMW M3 61.404 8.194 51.334 8.016
6 ADAM ZISA 2006 NISSAN 350Z BASE 63.142 9.932 52.787 9.469
7 MIKE D'AMICO 1995 BMW M3 63.777 10.567 53.318 10.000

Link: http://www.brr-scca.org/10042009.htm

Pics:

They were none of yours truly, but here are a few from the event...

James in his STU STi


SS C5 vette


SS Lotus Elise


AM car


XP Lotus Exige


ESP Camaro

[SSSVX]

Congrats, Chike!

How is the Redline gear oil you replaced?
What is the weight for MT90? 75w80??
How is the RX8 holding up after many races?

[Chiketkd]

Originally Posted by SSSVX

Congrats, Chike!

How is the Redline gear oil you replaced?
What is the weight for MT90? 75w80??
How is the RX8 holding up after many races?

Ken,

I've had zero issues with the Redline MT90 gear oil. Not sure about the weight, but from searching the RX8 forum, this gear oil was recommended for the car more than any other. When I ran Mobil 1 synthetic 75W90 previously, I noticed a fair amount of heat in the passenger compartment around the center tunnel by the shifter and parking brake. With the Redline oil, that heat is gone.

No issues with the car whatsoever. She has 65K miles and counting.

[Chiketkd]

The 2009 WDCR sesason came to a close on Sunday, October 11th. The class in B-stock had fierce competition as always.

I was leading after 1st runs with a decent and clean 54.5. By 2nd runs I'd been knocked into 2nd spot by Learic's 54.0. I ended improving to a 54.2 clean, but Frank put down a fast 53.3, and Shawn got me on his final run with a clean 54.0.

Summary:
4th out of 8th in class
32nd out of 200 in PAX

'B Stock'
Pos. # Driver Car Run1 Run2 Run3 Run4 Total Diff
1T 99 Weichold, Frank 2005 Mazda Rx8 Grey 56.109 55.275+2 53.367 53.533+3 53.367 0
2T 97 Cramer, Learic 2009 Nissan 370Z Yellow 55.559 54.034 53.751+5 54.176+1 54.034 0.667
3T 190 Roberts, Shawn 2006 Mazda Rx-8 Grey 55.964 55.239 54.631 54.059 54.059 0.025
4 90 Dellimore, Chike 2006 Mazda Rx-8 Grey 54.527 54.251+2 54.277 54.717+1 54.277 0.218
5 98 Barber, Steve 2004 Mazda Rx-8 Green 56.474 55.796 55.064 55.418 55.064 0.787
6 8 Scaldeferri, Eric 2003 Nissan 350Z Black 63.753 62.304 61.566 60.691 60.691 5.627
7 11 Bruno, Robert 2007 Mazda Rx-8 Black 64.303 63.671 62.183 62.896 62.183 1.492
8 17 Kehlenbeck, Adam 2004 Mazda Rx-8 Black 69.117 67.218 65.461 65.523 65.461 3.278

There were no pics of the action in Heat 2, so here's a series of pics of Katie driving my car in the 4th heat. She finished 2nd in the ladies class with a clean 57.3!

[Chiketkd]

Last weekend was the 2 day Pumpkin Carve autocross in Cumberland, MD. I could only attend the event on Sunday and had a blast hanging out with several of my SVX pals.

The B-stock class consisted of 5 competitors that included my co-driver (Shawn) and his wife (Katie), along with a DC area guy named Rob and his co-driver Paul. Shawn got the better of me this day and won the class by a 1/2 second with a time of 49.339. I was in 2nd place standing on a 49.861, after coning away a faster 49.726+1. Katie was 3rd in class with a solid 51.665!!!

Summary:
2nd out of 5 in class
6th out of 101 in PAX

'B Stock' - Total Entries: 5 Times Total
1 BS Shawn Woodbridge 06 Mazda RX-8 50.853 49.969 49.948+1 49.582 49.339 49.339
410 Roberts VA Grey -
2 BS Chike Crozet 06 Mazda RX-8 50.639+5 50.407 49.861 49.930+4 49.726+1 49.861
440 Dellimore VA Grey 0.522
3 BS Katie Woodbridge 06 Mazda RX-8 55.154+1 54.279+1 52.819 52.205+1 51.665 51.665
210 Orgler VA Grey 1.804
4 BS Paul Odenton 04 Mazda RX-8 54.282 52.403 53.197 52.283 53.072 52.283
413 Przyborski MD Black 0.618
5 BS Rob Halethorpe 04 Mazda RX-8 54.397+1 55.084+2 54.495 53.861+1 52.782 52.782
113 Robeson MD Black 0.499

Link: http://www.nationalroadrally.com/car...09_sun_fin.htm

[Chiketkd]

This past weekend I decided at the last minute to take part in a charity autocross held by my Blue Ridge Region in Salem, VA. It was a Sunday event, and I was hoping to get a good night's rest due to the extra hour of sleep we'd get overnight. However, my 2 year old baby girl decided to wake me up at 4am and not go back to sleep.

I was dragging at the event but was still happy to be out there autocrossing. I co-drove with James Koiner in his '05 STi and I just made big mistakes each and every run with a total of 3 spins on the day (temps were in the low 50's and it was wet).

Summary:
4th out of 6th in class
10th out of 50 in PAX


STU - Street Touring U Pax: 0.836
1t DAVID WAMPLER 2006 SUBARU STI 38.822 32.455 0.295
2t JAMES KOINER 2005 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI 38.926 0.104 32.542 0.382
3 MICHAEL VAUGHAN 2007 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI 40.121 1.299 33.541 1.381
4 CHIKE DELLIMORE SUBARU 40.269 1.447 33.665 1.505
5 STACEY VAUGHAN 2007 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI 41.612 2.790 34.788 2.628
6 JOEY KLIMCHUK 1995 BMW M3 43.159 4.337 36.081 3.921

[Chiketkd]

Reflecting back on my seaosn, I did a total of 22 autocross events in 2009. I'm definitely happy that my off-season is here and I have several car related projects that will keep me busy in the coming months.

I'll be in a new class in 2010 and I plan to start a build thread in the next 6 weeks or so.

[SVXRide]

Chike,

Seriously jealous here! Congrats on a full season of autoXin' !

So, are you going STX next season?

-Bill

[Chiketkd]

Originally Posted by SVXRide

Chike,

Seriously jealous here! Congrats on a full season of autoXin' !

So, are you going STX next season?

-Bill

Thanks Bill. Yes, STX will be my new class next season. I don't have unlimited funds to build the car the way I want it, but my hope is to steadily modify it over the next 1-2 years. I already have an intake on the way and a high flow cat in my closet at home. Coilovers, wheels & tires will be ordered around Xmas.

-Chike

[SVXRide]

Originally Posted by Chiketkd

Thanks Bill. Yes, STX will be my new class next season. I don't have unlimited funds to build the car the way I want it, but my hope is to steadily modify it over the next 1-2 years. I already have an intake on the way and a high flow cat in my closet at home. Coilovers, wheels & tires will be ordered around Xmas.

-Chike

Chike,
Nice! Just got my issue of Sports Car mag with the results from Nationals in it. You're famous!
-Bill
p.s. what do you think about the Solstice in CS? I'm wondering if it might be a good car for my son and oldest daughter to start autoX'ing in

[Chiketkd]

Ha ha. Thanks Bill!

The na Solstice is a good choice for the new CS class. Not super powerful, good looks, and it'll teach your son & daughter about speed maingtenance and picking good lines. Good luck!