TSS sprint setup

hi gentlemen, and the few ladies .

I have decided i will enter the toyota sprint series for the 2011 season.

Because my car has an aftermarket turbo (garrett na-t) the car will be classed as an a1 car. this means apart from being the slowest car in the catagory by a mile it will need to meet strickter safty regulations .

so in this thread i will be looking to a few of you more experienced guy for some hints and help on setting up the car and getting the best from it , and myhself

the main thing i will need to do in order to get the car legal to compete are as follows;

aproved race seat and harness

full roll cage , fit for purpose

FIA approved engine kill switch in compartment and on scuttle panel

in car fire extinguisher.

, the interior is stripped and i have the seats , harness and i have just orderd the cusco 6 point cage.

i will add pics as i go for anybody that is interested and if possible ill get i nice big mkiv owners club sticker on the car when its ready to go

aditionally i will have pleant of space on the car for any traders that might want me to advertise for them i wouldnt ask for any sponsorship money or expect anything as im no professional , but if you send the stickers ill get them on the car and who knows where it might end up in pics

i know its only a small series and many will see it as not much , but i have allways dream of doing some sort of motorspoirt and never thaught i would be able too so for me this is a big deal and im verry exited, even though i know with this engine i wont be competetive at the top. but thats something to worry about for another day , im just happy im actaully trying toi do it instead of just dreaming .

wish me luck

craig

That's brilliant Craig, I would love to do something like this so good luck with it. I will try and find the circuits and dates and if possible get down to give you some support. Good luck!

cheers mate. there is a street class that your car would fall straight into

Interested to see how you get on, will have to attend a few. Have thought about this and the nippon challenge (more track time), but keep putting it off due to funds

may want to put a big spoiler back on if you're racing

ill see how it feels first , i dont think ill see any massive speeds on the corses they run ,

Mmm, street class. May have to look at that but wouldn't really want to have to strip the car, might be a laugh to do anyway and cheaper than track days.

you dont have to for street class is basicly race as you arrive

neil have a read of post 142

http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?202394-Toyota-Sprint-Series-Supra-Class/page10

Do you know if the venues are the same as 2010? They all seem to be around the east side.

the 2011 venues havent been posted yet , but i think there are some different ones

Good luck Craig, hopefully you'll enjoy it as much as I have.

Good luck Craig, hopefully you'll enjoy it as much as I have.

cheers mate. you were my inspiration to get my ass in gear and get into it. looking forward to the season and meeting you next year

hi again guys.

so my fia spec seats are in fixed position on custom subframes and are perfect obviously theyl be comeing back out when the cage arrives.

fire extinguisher has been orderd so all i need now is the f.i.a approved kill switch and isolator. i was looking at a few and the prices vary alot , could anybody shed some light on the most cost friendly fia aproved kit, it needs to have 2 switches, 1 on the dashy and 1 on the scuttle pannel , i was looking at wez's caertech system but its a bit hot for my pocket, if i can fdind something a bit cheaper thats up to spec that would be great ,

all help apriciated as ever

You don't need two separate switches buddy. The usual set-up is to have the kill switch mounted on the dash within reach when you are fully strapped in. A pull cable is then run from the scuttle panel, into the cabin, through the dash and is fixed to the switch "key".

It's the same idea for a mechanical fire extinguisher if you want it to be operational from outside the car. Which is always a good idea.

Something like this is probably ideal.

http://www.electricalcarservices.com/images/Battery%20Isolator%20Switch%20009.jpg

http://www.electricalcarservices.com/battery-isolator-switch-fia-with-resistor-ecs-rsk596-p-434.html

If it doesn't upset your plans and it's right for the job I'd like to treat you to the above as a thank you for your recent good deed.

do you have on available ?

do you have on available ?

Not yet, but I'll need one for my own track car in the hope of getting it into the ITCC racing series so I can get you one as well and send it on to you.

Sound good?

lovely offer mate but i couldnt expect you to buy me one.

lovely offer mate but i couldnt expect you to buy me one.

Craig, from my initial inspection of the parts you donated to my cause I think you have saved me time and money I could ill-afford mate.

This way I get to say thanks and help you out with your project.

When I spotted your wanted thread and wishlist I was going to do this without you knowing anything about it but I might as well know I'm getting you something that you actually want.

Please accept mate, it's the least I can do for you.

thats brilliant mate , cant thank you enough

and glad the parts are ok and good for your needs

Excellent, I will get right on it and start ordering goodies!

Done.

When you get a chance pm me your full name and whatever address you want me to send your lovely new FIA approved battery isolator switch to!

ok mate , ill send you some money for p&p

ok mate , ill send you some money for p&p

NO, YOU WON'T!!!

I have it covered Craig.

Just relax and enjoy getting something called a present will ya!!

NO, YOU WON'T!!!

 

I have it covered Craig.

 

Just relax and enjoy getting something called a present will ya!!

sorry mate , im not a great reciver.

will you be allowed to use slicks in the itcc ?