Recipe for TTB National Championship

1. Buy high mileage 2001+ C5 Corvette coupe.
2. Install Phoenix delrin suspension bushings.
3. Install 88k mile used shocks and springs from a base model.
4. Remove carpet/etc from interior
5. Rebuild trans, install lightweight RPS carbon billet twin clutch
6. Buy many sets of C5Z rear wheels
7. Buy many sets of Hoosier 255 A6 tires
8. Buy Hardbar USA delrin front shock adjusters
9. Pfadt driveshaft (so no worries of guibo failures at 7k rpm)
10. PAC 1218 valvesprings
11. Katech rod bolts
12. Raise rev limiter to 7k
13. Race Technology DL-1 datalogger (old old version) - hooked up to stock oil press sensor, steering angle, brake pressure, tps, rpm, ideally use a Dash 2, 3 or 4 so you can get real time feedback on sector times (still working on this in the C5)
14. Wilwood 2 piece front discs
15. Drivnhard's 2 piece rear discs
16. PFC-01 pads
17. 34 row Setrab oil cooler (actually too big), dual remote oil filters, Canton take-off block
18. Cobra Suzuka driver's seat, Schroth harnesses, Hybrid Rage hans device, no-name nascar driving suit, shoes, gloves, nomex undies, gloves, Arizona Speed & Marine harness bar, custom harness anchors
19. C6Z shifter & box, new OEM shift rod
20. Momo D-shaped 320mm steering wheel
21. Harbor Freight mini trailer mod'd to take 8 wheels/tires and 2 jugs of gas
22. Da Lan C5 trailer hitch
23. Lots of tires and gas
24. Awesome crew chief (gf)
25. Relocate full size battery to pax rear cubby
26. Cornerweight car
27. Tons of track time
28. Learn to interpret data
29. Tons of track time.
30. Ignore what instructors taught you and learn to turn and brake
31. More track time.
32. Don't f around with weight at nationals
33. win

Because C5 Starts Now!

This blog will chronicle the end of the 2011 NASA NE TTB season and the 2012 NASA NE TTA season. Follow B/C C5's journey toward for the 2012 NASA TTA and maybe TTS national championship.