These pics were demanded!!! HAHA!
 

Someone demanded to see pics of our KONI Challenge ST RX-8's so here are a few pics.

If you have any questions please feel free to ask...I may not be able to answer all of them due to trade/team secrets.


Here ya go:

The #62 and #63 are our KONI Challenge cars and the #61 is a track prepped rental.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...LimeRock20.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...LimeRock55.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...id-Ohio060.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...LimeRock96.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...LimeRock97.jpg

Here's our newest car, it is another fully race prepped track rental. Yes we rent our cars out, visit our site for more info that!
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...id-Ohio014.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...id-Ohio016.jpg

Those are some nice looking cars.

Two questions.

Rental!?!?!????

And

About how much power are they making?

Ok, 3 questions, how much do they weigh?

Question 1:
We rent seat time for club events like NASA Mid-Atlantic, NASA SE, CHIN Motorsports...also, pro drivers rent our cars for the KONI Challenge races. If you would like info on pricing contact Rob Whitener, owner, via our website www.racewithroar.com

Question 2:
As for power, they aren't big gains over stock...the #63 is putting down around 200 HP to the wheels and the rest are just a bit lower. We can't do much to the engines due to Grand-Am class rules but we do run ceramic apex seals, full custom header back exhaust, ACT flywheel and Stage 3 clutch, 512 gears, and a modified MS CAI. Plus a whole list of other mods anybody would love to have on their car!

Question 3:
2750 lbs with a driver. That's very light considering the full roll cage and other modifications we have. The cars themselves are underweight but we compensate with ballast.

So Nic, have you had any opportunity to tool around the tracks in any of them?

Well, I did get to drive one of them off pit lane at Lime Rock. Rob, team owner, has offered me a car to take to any driving event of my choice. I think I will be driving at the CHIN event at VIR in Dec, that was a great event last year and I got a ton of seat time. It will be a whole lot better this since I will be driving instead riding along in the passengers seat, HAHA!

very, very cool. We have a member to root for on TV now.

Slap a tag on one and bring it to DGRR 2009!!!

HAHA! Thanks...we will take the support!

When's the next event?

pheonix, you need to leave Kalifornia and come down to the dirty.

yeah, I need to get out more (the furthest I've been was Ohio). Not yet though, I can try for DGRR 09.

If it were possible, you have no idea how fast I would jump on that!

Our next KONI race will be at Iowa Speedway Aug 9-10. We are foregoing Watkins Glen next weekend, we are trying figure out some ways of increasing our HP and felt we were underpowered for the long straights at the Glen.

The cars are great looking, and I bet they would be an absolute blast to drive.

I'll keep an eye out.

I looked at your schedule (on your site) and it's for 2007. If you guys come to Laguna Seca I'll come and do some coverage for the magazine!

please delete and see Edit above.

The site hasn't been updated...you can see the entire schedule at http://www.grand-am.com/koni/schedule/. Our upcoming races are Aug 9-10 Iowa Speedway, Aug 15-17 Trois-Riviers Canada, Aug 29-31 New Jersey, Sept 19-21 Miller, and the finale Oct 3-5 VIR. We also have a few NASA events thrown in there too. This weekend we are heading to CMP for a 3 hr enduro on Friday and then to supply cars for some clients for an HPDE the rest of the weekend.

Can I use this picture in an article for this forum?

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...id-Ohio016.jpg

how can I get some of those ceramic seals

Only one I know is glassman and his NRS ceramic seals.

Phoenix, can you pm me the details on the article and I will talk to my boss about it. Honestly, I don't see a problem with it. BTW, that car is for sale if any body wants it! $95k and it could be yours!!!

I'll send it in two parts since it's too big for one PM. Check now.

Phoenix, your good to go. Good read BTW.

:party: Thanks! I'll stay in touch.