Thread: Took my SE-R to the track:

What better way to start off with my Sentra than to drive it 1400 miles and thrash it around a racetrack?





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I love it. It needs better dampers and a front swaybar, but the relatively modest limited slip really lets you get on the throttle early. I think I found the limits of the car pretty quickly though. Here's my best times from each heat (4 laps):

Heat 1 - 1:14.56
Heat 2 - 1:14.16
Heat 3 - 1:14.15
Heat 4 - 1:14.14

Consistent eh? That's just about a second slower than the Miata was on the same wheels & tires. (PAX time is faster if i'm on the GS index)

I'm actually leaning towards selling the K1s, as i'm planning on putting race tires on the stock wheels (for G stock), and want something a bit less aggressive for road trips and etc. What does the dash think for non B14 replacements? I was thinking of some sort of 6.5" higher offset replica wheels of some sort.

Very cool! What's the suspension setup? Looks very well balanced.

That looks like a fun place to run. I'm guessing that's not a SCCA event by the corner workers sitting in folding chairs in the middle of the corners?

A stock-sprung B13 SE-R is a riot, but they have a bad camber curve that really wears the outer shoulder of tires over time. A bigger front swaybar will band-aid that a little bit, but race tires will be a revolving expense.

I'd just keep the Kosei 15x7's, install a set of good Street Touring tires, and stay in the street tire class. Roll around on whatever's cheap for highway use.

Monroe shocks and worn out OEM everything else.



It actually is an SCCA event. I honestly hadn't considered the course workers.



I'm prepared for that. Have run on street tires for a decade and want to actually try race tires for a change.

Mike you went from an NA to a B13???

Yes! I believe you've seen the other thread about it.

Outstanding!!

Nice to see another road course driver. Track looks fun too. Where is that?

That is the Wilson Circuit at BeaveRun in western PA. It's mostly used for shifter karts.