RTTS – Run To The Shore Apr 6-8, 2012

[7T3Z28]

I was looking may emails American Street Car Series (http://americanstreetcarseries.com/) and saw the town of Millville NJ & thought:
Hey I know of someone who lives there, I wonder if they know about this upcoming event ?

RTTS-Run To The Shore (http://americanstreetcarseries.com/?page_id=32)

[BonzoHansen]

I know about it. :)

[198esp1]

is the autocross a run what you brung deal and can you run slicks

[PolarBear]

is the autocross a run what you brung deal and can you run slicks

I doubt it. I think you will need a street tire with at least 100 treadwear

[qwikz28]

I went last year to NJ Motorsports. Definitely a good time. Wish I did more prep before I went, my car was not up to snuff.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wASn2-BpWUo/TZegzPcv7FI/AAAAAAAAAQY/yHj_LSi3DOY/s640/IMG_2523.JPG

[BigAls87Z28]

I'd love to go....maybe I'll aim for April to do this.

[WildBillyT]

I went last year to NJ Motorsports. Definitely a good time. Wish I did more prep before I went, my car was not up to snuff.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wASn2-BpWUo/TZegzPcv7FI/AAAAAAAAAQY/yHj_LSi3DOY/s640/IMG_2523.JPG

Pic needs more Fikses.

LOL

[7T3Z28]

Here is some info on the RTTS – Run To The Shore (http://americanstreetcarseries.com/?page_id=32)

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

I really want to go to this, even if I'm just a spectator. Looks awesome. That means any NJFBOA people, let me know if you want a copilot :mrgreen:

[z28camaro94]

I'd be down for the go-karting for sunday

[BonzoHansen]

is the autocross a run what you brung deal and can you run slicks

I'm still waiting to hear back on this, but IIRC you can, but there is a competitive part of this that if you are interested in has a tread wear minimum like 180 or 200. But if you don't care about that part I think it does not matter. But I'll try to find out


rules: http://americanstreetcarseries.com/?page_id=529

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has a tread wear minimum like 180 or 200. But if you don't care about that part I think it does not matter. But I'll try to find out


rules: http://americanstreetcarseries.com/?page_id=529

optima last year and the year prior had a minimum tread wear of 200 for tires.

[BonzoHansen]

yeah, it's 200

[NJSPEEDER]

I'll be there in my crapcan

[88WS-6]

Easter weekend. Hmmm...

[BonzoHansen]

FYI, registration is open

[PolarBear]

Found out you can bring what ever tires you want, but if they are under 200 treadwear none of your times count for points

[198esp1]

points or no points doesnt really matter to me just looking to have some fun if I go. Just saw the date I dont think my new front penske shocks will be deliverd by then orderd them yesterday. Looking like it will take4-5 weeks to get them.

[PolarBear]

I just came from Run to the Coast and my friend blew through a half a set of street tires for the event. He said he wished he knew that you could still run R compounds as he wouldnt have killed the tires like that.

[BonzoHansen]

http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af165/sr73bu/rttsflyer.jpg

[NJSPEEDER]

How many NJFBOA'ers are planning to attend?

[JSPERFORMANCE]

TIM!! You're alive!!!!

[L695speed]

I would go...however, its Easter weekend. Not that I care much about Easter or anything since I'm not particularly enamored with the whole religion concept. But Mom and the rest of the family are doing things so I may be stuck here the whole weekend. Not to mention I'm running papers at 1:30-4am so even if I did manage to get up before 11 by the time I get there it will be half over. Unless I went Saturday, but the Autocross at Giants Stadium and NY Auto Show are closer.

[BonzoHansen]

I had so much fun today. What a blast.

[L695speed]

No way I could have gotten down there. Mom had me running errands all day. When I get my car running again I'll be down there.

[JL8Jeff]

I had so much fun today. What a blast.

I completely forgot about this. For some reason I thought it was in a couple of weeks.

[BonzoHansen]

http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-road-course-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_road_course010.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

http://i39.tinypic.com/2uduquq.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

http://i44.tinypic.com/21jzqbl.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

http://i41.tinypic.com/91kmq1.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

http://i43.tinypic.com/24ytkrt.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-road-course-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_road_course001.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-road-course-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_road_course002.jpg
The gray 67 is very fast, and the driver is excellent. He ran the fastest lap on the track Saturday. He is a certified NASA instructor and he is a very helpful guy

[BonzoHansen]

http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-road-course-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_road_course021.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

Here is is coming up on me like lightening, holy hat. He was not in my mirror a few seconds before this. I had to get the hell out of the way fast!
http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-road-course-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_road_course027.jpg

I'm really happy the way my car worked Saturday. Considering my tires & wheels, I did ok, and the car ran fantastic. I now know some basic weak spots to concentrate on before I do it again. I'm liking the front wheel camber change in this pic. It's going the right way :)

[BonzoHansen]

This car ran really good and all he has really done to it is better springs, shocks, pads & rotors.
http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-road-course-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_road_course028.jpg


note a lot of these pics are off bangshift, who covered the whole day.

First part of the road course gallery: http://bangshift.com/blog/2012-run-t...n-gallery.html

Autocross photos: http://bangshift.com/blog/2012-run-t...n-gallery.html

Star stop squared: http://bangshift.com/blog/2012-run-t...n-gallery.html

[BonzoHansen]

http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-road-course-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_road_course065.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-road-course-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_road_course099.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-road-course-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_road_course067.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

427 BBC. This car could haul the mail in a hurry
http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-road-course-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_road_course122.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

This 68 was really nice
http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-road-course-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_road_course109.jpg

http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-road-course-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_road_course124.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

This car was awesome
http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-road-course-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_road_course128.jpg

http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-autocross-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_autocross_001.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

This Berger/GMMG car was nice. Need more use of the go pedal though :)
http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-road-course-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_road_course112.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

LS3, C5 brakes. Good guys from NY
http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-autocross-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_autocross_022.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

This guy was setup for drag racing but ran the auto-x. Just to note the total differences in suspension needs of a drag car vs a street/track car.
http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-autocross-gallery/2012_run_to_the_shore_autocross_033.jpg

http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-start-stop-squared/2012_run_to_the_coast_start_stop_squared14.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

Hopefully they will have this again next year. They have had low registration count the last two years. this is not limited to just old pro-touring cars, it's open to everyone

[BonzoHansen]

Jeff Schwartz's beater. this car was fast as hell too.
http://bangshift.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2012_run_to_the_coast_start_stop_squared60-685x455.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

2nd half the day the the auto-x was converted to the "Start Stop Squared" competition.

two cars launch off on mirror image courses and like a drag race, one car stays and the other car is eliminated. In this case, the course was setup as follows: Both cars launched off like a drag race (street race style start) and at the end of a roughly 400ft course they made 90-degree turns heading into a slalom course that ended up with a “stop box” that tested the car’s binders.

http://bangshift.com/blog/2012-run-to-the-shore-start-stop-squared-action-gallery.html


http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-start-stop-squared/2012_run_to_the_coast_start_stop_squared47.jpg


This was so much fun. Once I finally got the hang of the end with the u-turn I ran a few pretty good runs. I had that 2010 beat but I made the sin of looking at him and I blew out the end of the box! Later as my tires got gooey I just tried to power through it all with hilarious results!

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

If I could run the vert I may do it next year. Always wanted to run on a course.

Friggin automatics.

[BonzoHansen]

http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-start-stop-squared/2012_run_to_the_coast_start_stop_squared55.jpg

[BonzoHansen]

If I could run the vert I may do it next year. Always wanted to run on a course.

Friggin automatics.

you might not be allowed w/o a roll bar. NJ has all sorts of rules it seems.

[BonzoHansen]

http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-start-stop-squared/2012_run_to_the_coast_start_stop_squared20.jpg

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

you might not be allowed w/o a roll bar. NJ has all sorts of rules it seems.

I remember going back and forth researching about autox and it seemed I could get away with it since I'm so stock. I'd be curious if the rules for this are much different, or if I could.

[BonzoHansen]

auto-x maybe but not the track

[Tru2Chevy]

Looks like a blast Scott.....I heard that you got some kind of an award?

- Justin

[PolarBear]

I remember going back and forth researching about autox and it seemed I could get away with it since I'm so stock. I'd be curious if the rules for this are much different, or if I could.

auto-x maybe but not the track

Yeah I asked about taking the Solstice last year and I got a solid "NO". We could do the auto-x and the speed stop challenge most likely, but not on the track

[EchoMirage]

all convertibles need at the minimum a rollbar. no way around it.

[L695speed]

Jeff Schwartz's beater. this car was fast as hell too.
http://bangshift.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2012_run_to_the_coast_start_stop_squared60-685x455.jpg

Ah, I was thinking of going just to meet him. I went to college with his son. Some of the cars they're building at his shop are just insane. In a good way. LOL.

[L695speed]

Yeah I asked about taking the Solstice last year and I got a solid "NO". We could do the auto-x and the speed stop challenge most likely, but not on the track

What about T top cars? I was told by the guys who run the high performance driving school setup (HEPE? something like that anyway) that T tops are considered hardtop cars and are allowed on the tracks. Not sure about run to the shore though, I'd love to do it when I get mine done. May think about getting wider tires/wheels for the track. Maybe ZR1s. I saw I just missed out on a set on here for a killer price.

[EchoMirage]

t-tops are fine

[qwikz28]

2nd half the day the the auto-x was converted to the "Start Stop Squared" competition.



http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-start-stop-squared/2012_run_to_the_coast_start_stop_squared47.jpg


This was so much fun. Once I finally got the hang of the end with the u-turn I ran a few pretty good runs. I had that 2010 beat but I made the sin of looking at him and I blew out the end of the box! Later as my tires got gooey I just tried to power through it all with hilarious results!

Whoa! Good shot, and driving Scott!

[NJSPEEDER]

2nd half the day the the auto-x was converted to the "Start Stop Squared" competition.



http://bangshift.com//assets/galleries/2012-run-to-the-shore-start-stop-squared/2012_run_to_the_coast_start_stop_squared47.jpg


!

Was that the burnout that followed the moral victory of beating a Z06 to the end of the drag race for the speed stop squared? lol

[sweetbmxrider]

Some really cool shots, looked like a great time!