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He may hit 160 at the braking point but no way he is taking T1 at 150 mph. Outside the rovals I don't see a track in the country where many cars let alone an suv takes a corner at 150 mph. The bigger issue will be if any of the HPDE orgs even let him in.
This is what my local group says about SUVs
"Sport Utility Vehicles: track facilities do NOT allow some sport SUVs to run on track, the simple formula is the factory specified vehicle track width needs to be at least wider than the factory specified height of the vehicle. Track width: the distance between the centerline of two wheels on the same axle. (front axle or rear axle) "
Keep in mind they say FACTORY spec not whatever you have it lowered to the day of the event. I would assume Chin and others are probably in the same boat.
Google says our factory height is 69.8 and track width is 66.9.
This is what my local group says about SUVs
"Sport Utility Vehicles: track facilities do NOT allow some sport SUVs to run on track, the simple formula is the factory specified vehicle track width needs to be at least wider than the factory specified height of the vehicle. Track width: the distance between the centerline of two wheels on the same axle. (front axle or rear axle) "
Keep in mind they say FACTORY spec not whatever you have it lowered to the day of the event. I would assume Chin and others are probably in the same boat.
Google says our factory height is 69.8 and track width is 66.9.
Might be tough to find a track, but I'm trying to assess the risk of doing it moreso than committing to that as a goal. The car was definitely not designed to do it, there's no examples to follow, and I've never raced so just making sure I learn as much as possible about the car and listening to all criticism.
It seems possible but some serious changes would have to be made to do it reasonably safely.
Realistically it would never be possible to corner well with air suspension, only in a straight line, but with coilovers things get interesting.
The front end experiences a lot of lift at high speed so a functional front splitter is a necessity, adding a sturdy rear spoiler should make it feel more planted (many existing options look functional), and underbody paneling would tie it all together and reduce a portion of the massive amount of total drag.
Wouldn't be difficult to keep it functional as well.
Replacing all the seats with lightweight seats and removing the back row will save 200-250 pounds. Really don't care for the massage function; just another thing to distract from driving lol
Lightweight battey, light wheels, removing the spare tire and most non-essential accessories should get it down to 4,400 lbs without looking crazy.
4,400 pounds is still no spring chicken, but I can imagine it would be a lot of fun.