Street Touring isn't easy. You can upgrade but must run on Street tires-

Often this means the very best in Street tires-

Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Specs have done well but now Bridgestone RE-11 might challenge- we will have to see.

Certainly the Star Specs come in good sizes for the Fit at a reasonable cost.

Here's how close it was- (only three runs)

Raton (Honda Fit Sport) 35.643 seconds, 50th on raw time of 70, 34th PAX
BMW 325 35.906 sec., 53rd raw time, 39th PAX
Lexus IS 300 37.882 sec., 63rd raw time, 57th PAX
08FitSport 38.001 sec., 65th raw time, 58th PAX

The championship had only experienced drivers best in class. 70 out of the 115 we normally will have.

The difference from 1st to 2nd was 0.263 sec. and difference from 3rd to 4th was 0.119 seconds. That was really close. A blink of an eye is 0.3 seconds.
Essentially dead even except for electronic timing- thank goodness for that.

 

I can't agree with you more here... I can't wait to see what the RE-11 can do ... since it is a update of the older RE-01R (not really that old)

Plus the RE-11 come in 205/50

I was thinking about running 205/50 in front and 195/50 in the rears RE-11... once my dunlops die a much deserved death

What do you think? Is ST we can run up too 225 I believe but that wont fit under the fenders of a GD Fit

 

Thanks Mini-Fit and FitFlowJoe! This was my 1st experience in a run-off. It was a great challenge. It rained the night before so the course was a little wet. That definately slowed the times down and changed the course "feel." The Dunlops handled the wet conditions great!

Managed to walk the course 3 times--which was very helpful. Also managed to draw a good diagram of the course. This helped me study it as I waited for my runs.

I was really fortunate that the 1st run went so well. I tried to make adjustments in the following 2 runs but couldn't quite beat the 1st run time.

I've run the Dunlops (race only) for 3 events now. Not sure how much more events they have--maybe one more season. (?) We'll see about those Bridgestones. They only have 195/50/15 and 205/50/15 sizes. Not sure how they'll work w/ the Fit. Not sure if 205s will rub. But I do like the Dunlops!

Planning (God willing) to get a c-pillar bar soon...then, that's it for the mods for a while.

Thanks again Mini-Fit for all your instruction and 08FitSport (Tom) for really pushing me to drive better just to keep up. Tom and I will continue to work @ getting better. Hopefully, there will be other Fits joining us too.

Here's the videos from the run-offs:
YouTube - 20090308 SCCA STS Run Offs Honda Fit 3 runs 0002

Cheers!

 

The wet conditions might have helped you. The tires are decent and yours are fairly new.

Expect them to last a year or longer with some care- try to save them for autocross and run other tires for daily street driving.

Walking the course many times is always good but do pay attention and don't get distracted by others. Focus on studying where the fast and slow parts are and make some plan for driving then be free to adjust once you get out there. The best way can vary from one driver to the next but your times will tell. I often walk 7 to 10 times at least. I always draw a map with notes on how to drive it. I write suspension and tire pressure notes. I write the pacing distances for saloms and key cones.

Probably there is not pressing reason to change to Bridgestones yet. See what others report first. 205/50-15 is a workable size.

 

OK, time for results from the new 2009-2010 Solo Season.

So far the Fits are doing great- but as usual the competition is in HOT pursuit.

Event 1
March 22
Raton 1st of 9 in class, 63rd out of 106 on raw times, 49th overall PAX
08FitSport 3rd of 9 in class, 70th on raw time, 57th overall PAX
Very close results- could be anyone's race
1. 29.259 sec
2. 29.433 sec (Nissan Altima on good tires)
3. 29.517 sec

Event 2
April 12
Raton 1st of 10 in class, 53rd out of 99 raw times, 35th overall PAX
08FitSport 5th of 10 in class, 73rd on raw time, 62nd on overall PAX
Margin of victory 0.31 sec.

Event 3
July 12

The race is on.
Goodluck gentlemen

 

Great Job Guys !!! Keep it up ...

SO here is where I stand, but I'm still having a really rough time with the 89' Civic Si's those things are down right MEAN!!!... I am WAY OFF their time more then two second... but remeber these cars are trailer ed to the track and driven by SCCA Pro Driver, they compete on the national tour (aka. NOT FAIR)... they have NO A/C, radio, or streetable suspension spring rates

But I still think I still did fairly well...

5th out of 11 cars in ST Class

68th out of 180 cars in PAX

Here is the official report:
SO042609.shtml

 

That's some stiff competition! Darn Civics! For the longest time, Tom (08FitSport) and I could never catch this Civic in our class....we called it "The Nemisis." haha.

Way to go Fernando! Got get 'em!

 

OK, after a few months summer break

The Fit Sports are back at autocross and did pretty well.

1. Fit Sport 34.078 sec 57th raw time, 37th of 114 on PAX.
2. Scion tC 34.645 sec 61st raw time, 45th on PAX.
3. Nissan Altima 35.534 sec 69th on raw time, 61st on PAX.
4. Fit Sport 35.752 sec 73rd raw time, 64th on PAX.
5. Honda Civic 36.231 sec 82nd raw time, 68th on PAX.
three others (Subaru Legacy, 240SX, Suzuki SX4)

By comparison in other Street Touring classes

STS
1. Miata 33.451 sec 46th on raw time, 25th on PAX. (Experienced)
2. Toyota MR2 33.831 sec 53rd on raw time, 34th on PAX.
three other Miatas

STU
1. BMW M3 33.982 sec 54th on raw time, 47th on PAX.
2. new STi 35.035 sec 65th on raw time, 65th on PAX. (stock tires)
3. new STi 35.210 sec 66th on raw time, 66th on PAX. (stock tires)
4. Lancer Evo 36.611 sec 85th on raw time, 83rd on PAX (novice driver)

For street tires, 34.0 sec is very decent given the course which favored more powerful cars yet the STU cars did not get too far ahead.

 

awesome times man

 

Good job guys !!!

 

Indeed.

Today-
Street Touring class
1. Raton 33.420 sec, 64th of 114 on raw time, 47th on Pax overall
2. Scion tC 33.430 sec
3. Nissan Altima 34.182 sec
4. Tanukifit 34.448 sec, 80th on raw time, 64th on Pax overall
3 more drivers

Well done and all under pressure on the last run.

 

This past week the 9th event for the season with 3 more before the Run off championships

Street Touring class
1. Raton 37.911 sec, 49th of 111 on raw time, 32nd on Pax overall
2. Honda Civic 38.144 sec
3. Nissan Altima 38.725 sec
4. Tanukifit 39.357 sec, 75th on raw time, 55th on Pax overall
4 more drivers

Well done as usual and consistent despite being under pressure on the last run. Winning margin 0.233 seconds. 3 of 4 drivers had their fastest run on the last try. Good job.

Congrats

 

As for points championships for the region as of this last event-

1. Raton 9 events 90 points (first place each time- awesome)
2. Altima 8 events 66 points
3. Tanukifit 9 events 64 points (in a battle for 2nd)
4. Honda Civic 8 events 53 points

Great season. 3 more left.

10 points for first, 9 points for 2nd, etc

 

Glad to see you guys are still tearing it up locally! I miss my Fit sometimes, it was a fun daily driver. I want to get another one day, but it'll have to be a little more like a base Mini for base Mini money.

I traded up for a killer deal on a 2008 CR in March.

 

So far, our Fits are managing to hang in there, but the times in our ST class are super close. Sounds like your trade up was for the best. The Mini is probably another really fun and nimble car to daily drive. The Minis and Miatas really fly on the courses here. Cheers! And Merry Christmas! I hear it snowing in NJ.

 

From January 10 in Pouring Rain

ST class
1. Raton 35.045 seconds
2. Tanukifit 35.330 seconds on the final run- really fast for being so wet
3. Altima 36.179 seconds
4. Scion xA 37.414 seconds
5. Subaru RS wagon 40.030 seconds

vs STS class
1. Miata 35.052 seconds
2. Miata 35.903 seconds
3. Honda Del Sol 37.352 seconds

So on points for the season
Tanukifit is one point behind the Altima driver with two events left.

 

Hawaii Region SCCA 2010-11 season results
Raton and Tanukifit are both experienced ST drivers in 2009 Fit Sports MT

Event 1 July 11, 2010
ST class
1. Raton 46.936 seconds, 62nd on raw time out of 107, 46th on PAX
2. Scion tC 47.038 seconds, 63rd on raw time, 47th on PAX
3. Tanukifit 47.830 seconds, 74th on raw time, 56th on PAX
4. Altima 47.944 seconds, 75th on raw time, 59th on PAX
3 other drivers

Really close results with the Fits edging out competition

Event 2 Aug 8, 2010
ST class
1. Raton 43.331 seconds, 58th on raw time out of 104, 46th on PAX
2. Altima 43.689 seconds, 62nd on raw time, 50th on PAX
3. Tanukifit 44.345 seconds, 72nd on raw time, 53rd on PAX
3 other drivers

Event 3 Aug 22, 2010
ST class
1. Raton 37.190 seconds, 51st on raw time out of 116, 31st on PAX
2. Subaru GC8 37.585 sec., 58th on raw time, 39th on PAX
3. Scion tC same time and place as #2.
4. Altima 38.698 seconds, 76th on raw time, 51st on PAX
5. Tanukifit 39.761 seconds, 83rd on raw time, 66th on PAX
3 other drivers

Event 4 Sept 19, 2010
ST class
1. Raton 42.510 seconds, 48th on raw time out of 103, 32nd on PAX
2. Subaru GC8 42.863 seconds, 54th on raw time, 37th on PAX
3. Tanukifit 43.535 seconds, 62nd on raw time, 46th on PAX
3 other drivers

Event 5 Oct 24, 2010
ST class
1. Raton 40.439 seconds, 73rd on raw time out of 123, 50th on PAX
2. Tanukifit 41.057 seconds, 81st on raw time out of 123, 59th on PAX
3. Civic Si sedan 43.753 seconds, novice
4. Sentra 47.810 seconds

Event 6 Nov.7, 2010
ST class
1. Subaru GC8 33.665 sec., 53rd out of 101 drivers, 34th on PAX
2. Tanukifit 34.208 sec., 61st on raw time, 45th on PAX
3. Raton 34.251 sec., 62nd on raw time, 46th on PAX
4. Sentra 40.509 sec.

Event 7 Dec. 12, 2010
ST class
1. Raton 41.521 sec., 50th on raw time out of 97 , 34th on PAX
2. Subaru GC8 42.017 sec., 56th on raw time, 39th on PAX
3. Altima 42.582 sec., 66th on raw time, 49th on PAX
4. Tanukifit 42.678 sec., 68th on raw time, 50th on PAX
5. Sentra

Event 8 Jan 9, 2011
ST class
1. Raton 40.690 sec., 56th on raw time out of 92, 38th on PAX
2. Altima 41.621 sec., 66th on raw time, 47th on PAX
3. Lexus IS250
4. Honda Civic Si
5. Toyota Matrix XRS

Event 9 Jan 23, 2011
ST class
1. Nissan Altima 46.206 seconds, 67th on raw time out of 84, 48th on PAX
2. Raton 46.555 seconds, 73rd on raw time, 51st on PAX
3. Honda Civic Si sedan 48.299 seconds, 77th on raw time, 71st on PAX
4. Toyota Matrix XRS 49.208 seconds, 80th on raw time, 76th on PAX
5. Kia Forte Sedan 51.771 seconds, 82nd on raw time, 81st on PAX

Event 10 Feb 27, 2011
ST class
1. Raton 44.020 sec., 46th on raw time out of 82, 34th on PAX
2. Altima 44.152 sec., 49th on raw time, 35th on PAX
3. Sentra 51.220 sec., 76th on raw time, 75th on PAX

Event 11 Mar 13, 2011
ST class
1. Altima 44.464 sec., 44th on raw time out of 73, 31st on PAX (look how close the top three are!)
2. Raton 44.472 sec., 45th on raw time, 32nd on PAX
3. Subaru GC8 44.554 sec., 47th on raw time, 33rd on PAX
4. Nissan 200SX 45.076 sec., 51st on raw time, 37th on PAX

Run Off Championship April 10, 2011
ST class
1. Raton 46.745 sec., 53rd on raw time out of 74 , 35th on PAX
2. Tanukifit 48.415 sec., 65th on raw time, 51st on PAX

Congrats guys. Nice driving all season.

 

Event results updated to end of Jan 2011

The competition is intense and victory goes to the most skilled driver that day.

The Fit can hold it's own and any win will need to be earned vs the Subaru GC8 (legal in ST class).

Great job driving guys.

So far for the mid season on Points-

1. Raton 87 points on 9 events out of 90 possible
2. Altima 58 points
3. Tanukifit 56 points
4. Subaru 37 points
5. Sentra 32 points

 

Wow great thread guys! This is a huge resource for someone like me who has just picked up a Fit and plans to get it handling more nicely for street and autox

 

Denham - I noticed some of your thread in the VCMC forum (and audi2000tq's comment ) Fit's probably most competitive in H-stock, but...then ST, then FSP, then ? I'm assuming you know the usual links to SCCA rule tables etc. Earlier Fit's are the way to go since there's no TPMS and CEL issues to skirt around for stock although the GE's have a bit more hp and tq.

Note the high stock offset required for 07 fits of +55. Friends up here that did a lot (like 6-7 set ups) of experimenting with wheels scratch their heads when they hear of people with +41 offsets not rubbing without bodywork mod's - especially if you're doing something like autox. ie a +38 offset with 205/50/R15 tyres moves the wheel/tyre towards the bodywork by ~32mm. When I have a full car and/or hit larger bumps on corners I rub at +45 (~25mm closer to the bodywork). More info on wheels that have fit without rolling fenders, grinding off clips etc can be found here:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-shoes/38537-45-lightweight-wheel-thread.html

Nothing in 13"s or 14"'s like you're looking for, but who knows. Note the list at the start hasn't been updated for a while and you'll have to run through the thread.

A progress rear sway bar really helps handling. I've also heard of people taking out the FSB (the guys in the Phillipines) and adjusting spring rates to get more balance.

I've also looked at coilovers after getting some opinions on dampers/springs.
http://www.raceinspired.com/p-21915-buddy-club-n-coilovers-damper-kit-honda-fit-2006-2010.aspx


The swift springs also look interesting if you don't want to go right to adjustable suspension.
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-suspension-brake-modifications/20269-spring-comparision-2.html

Again the list is a little out of date, so you'll have to look up some of the newer stuff on manufacturer's websites.

The intake's a popular mod since the stock box really does twirl the air around. Note the stock set up is already a cold air intake whereas most of the after-market ones seem to be short ram intakes or variations thereof.
If you're going stock: 33-2359 - K&N Replacement Filters, Replacement Air Filter

Note: if you get the weapon r race header with the cat delete it puts you into FSP (Sugarphreak in Calgary was there before he parted out) versus the weapon r street header. T1R (A & J) is is supposed to make a pretty good one too. T1r more in the mid rpms, Weapon r lower down (according to manufacturer's sales literature-grain of salt?) J's Racing is supposed to provide the best dyno, but also most expensive (cannot remember where dyno's were)
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...1r-header.html
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/aj-r...17th-07-a.html
J's Racing The X'tream Honada Ride

I've heard the pulley's may not be worth getting (T1R, unorthodox)-hard work, no measurable gain on independent dyno's?

I haven't looked into exhaust (this is my daily driver), but the dyno's on A & J's b pipe and catback threads look interesting.

All the interior bars also seem like they'd work in theory, but decrease my utility/hauling capacity.

I really like the short shifter;
T1R's harder to install but cheaper, https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/aj-r...tion-tech.html
mugen's almost plug and play,
Mugen Short shifter - Honda Fit 07-08: Evasive Motorsports | PH: 626.336.3400 Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm PST
H-Fit and Skunk2 have been combined (with the above and sheet metal modification) https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...t-shifter.html
I've heard the circuit hero extender is worthwhile since it gets it closer to the steering wheel CIRCUIT HERO - Rare Goods for Competition Spirits | PRODUCTS

Quaife makes a LSD and after market final drive's are available:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...installed.html

A & J in Richmond also has a fair bit of stuff for the Fit; look for their sales at the end of summer, black Thursday, Xmas, and New Years.

Tyre reviews:
Top Tires: Grassroots Motorsports Magazine Articles
Texas Toasted Tires: Part 1: Grassroots Motorsports Magazine Articles
Extreme Performance Summer Tires
Best and worst extreme performance summer street (not track) tires - LotusTalk - The Lotus Cars Community
http://www.sccaforums.com/forums/for...16/scope/posts
check good old google

I've heard the Star Specs are best in Canada because they heat up faster and since we don't get the higher temperatures like they do (for the most part) in the southern US. I've only run RE-11's and have been pretty happy with them. It's colder at 1200m elevation though. Not sure if contingencies affect your decision (I'm not competitive-yet).

Here's someone looking at mod or sp;
Racing Ready » Honda Fit, Extremely Modified, Autocrosses

Don't ship with UPS (they the most expensive and want more at the door) or set up a shipping address across the line for free/discount shipping like other's in Van have done. My sig below has the mod's I've done so far. I need to work on a lower control arm, then maybe-maybe swift springs after a wheel replacement, racing magnetics, and another driving school. Haven't worked out the racing budget this year yet.

I'd also like to get an aftermarket seat that's street touring legal

Have fun, maybe see you at the KSC, Packwood, or CAC Nationals in Ft. MacLeod.