NBoundZ #350 Nissan Z to be displayed at F1 Race Factory
October 31, 2007
The NoundZ #350 SRD Spec Z will be stored at F1 Race Factory until the NASA event in November. Go by and test your skillz in an F1 Kart and check out the #350.
Where will you be in 2008? 2008 NBoundZ Motorsports Schedule
The preliminary schedule has been released from Club Racing Arizona / NASA and we plan on being at all of the events. We are especially excited to complete our first complete season in PTB or PTA with Club Racing Arizona / NASA. (The car might need to be reclassed due to some slight modifications to the exhaust) If God is willing, we also plan on going to NASA Nationals and the SCCA run offs.
2008 Proposed Schedule
Spring Series
Jan 5th and 6th PIR
Feb 9th FIR West Saturday Only (This Date Might Change)
Mar 7th and 8th PIR
April 5th FIR East
May 3rd and 4th PIR
Summer Series
May 24th FIR Saturday Night
June 13th, 14th and 15th Miller Motorsports Regional Event!!
July 12th FIR East Morning Event
Aug 16th FIR West Morning Event
Fall Series
September 13th and 14th PIR
October 4th and 5th PIR
November 29th and 30th PIR Thanksgiving Enduro
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PIR - Phoenix International Raceway (Goodyear, AZ)
FIR - Firebird International Raceway (Phoenix, AZ)
Brandon Christopher Lohmann
October 26, 2007
Congratulations to Rick and Teresa Lohmann for their brand new edition to the Lohmann family! We expect big things to come!
2008 Nissan Skyline GT-R 7:38 on Nurburgring, September 24, 2008
Performance Friction Brakes sponsors NBoundZ #350 SRD Production Spec Z Car
October 24, 2007
NBoundZ would like to announce the 2008 sponsorship of Performance Friction Brakes on the NBoundZ #350 Nissan Z. NBoundZ has been using the CarbonMetallic brakes for the last 6 months on the #350 Nissan Z and love the fast braking and absence of brake fade. We are very happy to be using performance Friction Brake CarbonMetallic pads going forward in 2008. Performace Friction Brakes has also agreed to participate in the NASA Arizona Scholarship program and will provide a free set of pads for the winning participant. If you are not using Performance Friction Brakes CarbonMetallic pads now, we will get you in touch with an authorized dealer so you can STOP faster and eliminate brake fade and say “hello” to faster times on the track.
For more information on Perfomance Friction products http://www.performancefriction.com/
Superior Racing Development (SRD) Production Spec Z Experience in 2008
In 2008, NBoundZ Motorsports and Christian Ministries is teaming up with Superior Racing Development to offer an SRD Production Spec Z Experience in conjuction with the Club Racing Arizona NASA season. If you have ever wanted to get started racing or just doing track days, but don’t know where to start, SRD will be providing the perfect avenue for you. The program will help you prepare your car, body, mind for racing and driving at the track. SRD will support you at the track no matter what your your ultimate goal is at the track. There are several options to excel in at the track which include ;High Performance Drivers Education (HPDE), Time Attack, Time Trial or Race Group. As a part of this program, SRD will also be offering “Racing and Track Day 101″ prior to each event for any NASA participants that want to get a head start on knowng your way around a race track before the day of the event. SRD and NboundZ will be providing track support and hospitality services at all events to make your experience is positive and a fun one. If you own a Nissan Z car, SRD will be offering track and race packages to prepare your Nissan Z for either HPDE, Time Attack, Time Trial or Race Group. For more information about coming out to the track and racing with us, please contact Chet Mann at chet@superiorracing.com or call him at (480) 317-0090. Feel free to also contact Clayton Peck at clayton@nboundz.com
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October 6th and 7th NASA / CRA Phoenix International Raceway event
October 9, 2007
October 6th
We couldn’t have asked for better weather, other than it was a little breezy. It was “cold” in the morning which started my troubles. Let’s say, Saturday was the start of a challenging weekend. I went out in the first practice session and I fought the car the entire time. For the first time in about 5 months, I spun the car. I came into turn 4 at my normal speed after my tires were warm and suddenly I was sideway, I tried to save it, but after a couple of wags, she went all the way around and I was in the center of the track facing the wrong way. I got to watch the race practice session from a vantage point I didn’t like, head on. The cars split me as they approached me and Tony Lisa even decided to use it as an opportunity to pass a couple of people and he waived as he went by. I was able to pull out of the way, and enter once traffic had cleared. I continued for about 5 more minutes, but I couldn’t keep the car straight. I pulled in early. The second session was more of the same, but I stayed out and tried to figure out what was up. I came in and made an adjustment to my rear wing to give me more downforce for qualifying. I did okay in qualifying, I ran a 1:13:591, putting me 18th out of 30. We filled the car up with gas and softened the front shock for the race, but we couldn’t get to the rear shock without drilling a hole or taking the shock off. I struggled through the whole race and slip and slided almost every corner, the car was still too stiff, but she wasn’t pushing as much. Due to mechanical difficulties of my competitors in my class and a couple of incidents, I still won the PTB class. Praise Jesus for that victory, it wasn’t my driving! Before we left, we cleaned the car, rotated the tires and softened the preload.
October 7th
This was a very different day. I was running a special run group that day, so I had a chance to go out and test the car without any pressure from other cars. The AWD Suburu’s weren’t able to stay close even with the car handling poorly as she was. I immediately knew we were going to have to make adjustments if we wanted to try to drive the car the remainder of the day, I was losing confidence and the car didn’t seem safe to drive. We immediately increased the preload to the original tension and started to take off the coilovers to soften the shock. Just then Jeremy Renshaw suggested we drill a hole for access to the adjustment. It seemed like an easier thing to do, so we started drilling. We made two perfect holes and easily made the adjustment. I asked Brady Dohrmann to take the car out and drive it to see what he thought about the handling compared to the two factory Nissan 350Z cars he drives. He put on a show, he drove 1:11’s with the car and finished the session with an incredible display of drifting (see the photo album). Brady had no complaints about the car and I had a new gold standard of what the car was capable of with that set up. I took the car out in the next TT session and she felt like the car I knew, my confidenced soared and I did a personal best at 1:12:714. I got out of the car stoked! Joe Baugh had gone to get fuel for the race, so we were close to being ready for qualifying. We made some minor adjustments and went out to qualify. I had a great session, Tony Lisa was behind me the entire time and gave me a welcomed compliment about figuring out how to go fast after the session, so I was confident we ran well. I qualified with a 1:12:456, which was the best placing so far, I would start 14th. Chet Mann from SRD fed us lunch and then we rested before the race.
The race was good times. It was very competitive and the car stayed straight for the majority of the time, unfortunately a good friend ended his day in the wall. Pray for Scott and check out his video.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7032960287898194257
I won the PTB class again due to mechanical difficulties of the other Z’s on the track. Give God all the Glory again! We came home in one piece with only a couple of things to work out before the next event in November. I will only be racing Sunday on November 25th due to family being in town, but I hope to see everyone out if you can make it!
