View Full Version : Factory Five's Most Modest Driver Wins
Dave Smith
08-22-2011, 02:55 PM
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Congrats are owed to our very modest Director of R&D Jim Schenck who, driving his own Factory Five Challenge Car (2012 Spec), set the fastest time of the day by a full second at the Track Club USA Autocross on August 6th, 2011. Check out the video below:
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Jeff Collins
08-22-2011, 03:03 PM
Congrats Jim, way to drive!
riptide motorsport
08-22-2011, 04:47 PM
Sweet!!!!!!
Richard Oben
08-22-2011, 05:16 PM
Wow the 2012 spec has NO HOOD, cool. JK, Way to go Jim. Cheers Richard.
Gumball
08-22-2011, 05:43 PM
Sweet - way to go!
Russ Thompson
08-22-2011, 08:36 PM
Congrats Jime, well done!!!
Mark Dougherty
08-23-2011, 06:07 AM
well done Jim
Jim was running against some of the fastest of the "regulars" on the 6th. Up until this event FFRs were considered fast but not really in contention for FTD (fastest time of the day) among the top drivers. Jim changed that. He beat a previous FTD winner (a modified C6 Z06) by almost a second. It was a pretty impressive bit of driving. He was off course on his first run and then just kept getting faster for the rest of his runs. I don't think he hit a cone. People were just shaking their heads. Of course Jim was very humble about the whole thing. Nice job Jim!
skullandbones
08-23-2011, 10:13 AM
That was fun! Way to go, Jim!!!
Mike N
08-23-2011, 11:14 AM
Great run!
What tires were on the car? I see they are Hoosiers but are they A6's or full slicks? What size, 275's all around?
Bradford Drummond
09-01-2011, 02:04 PM
Any chance that Jim will share his set-up?
Jim Schenck
09-01-2011, 03:42 PM
Challenge car with MKIV front suspension, standard Konis and 3 link.
750 lb front springs
525 lb rear spring
7/8" front anti-roll bar
-3.5 front camber
+6.5 caster
1/8 inch toe out
Hoosier R100 Radial Slicks 265 wide on 17x9.5 Enkei RPF1 wheels
360HP Trickflow top end package on a donor shortblock
Cobra/Bullit front brakes and Turbo Coupe rears
2.73 rear gears
Throw out the wheels and tires and 2.73 gears (will be 3.27), and this is the proposed spec for next years challenge series.
David
09-04-2011, 08:03 PM
Its always the humble guys that are the killers! :D Man thats not an autocross... thats a roadrace with cones! Im envious you guys have such a nice site.
Nice driving Jim, really nice job!!
David