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Next up in our schedule is Barber Motorsports Park with Jzilla on Feb 21-22. Looking forward to some great weather and quick lap times. I’ll be running my 2001 Acura Integra Type R race car. The last time I ran at Barber was 2 years ago. I have some data from that event so can compare what I did with the new Bridgestone RE71rz tires. 

I am a fan of a good lightweight 14" wheels. Especially on the Golden Era Honda Civics. They just look right to me. I especially love the 7lb Volk CE28n wheels on our 1992 Honda Civic CX. But one major drawback of small wheels is limited space for good brakes.  We recently found a solution from Fastbrakes that we are going to give a shot. This is a custom kit utilizing the Wilwood Powerlite 4 piston caliper, a custom bracket to fit the smaller 38mm bearing Civic spindle and mated to the OEM 10.3" Integra brake rotors.  The initial installation...

I have been running the Kumho V730 200tw tires for the last couple of years. There is a lot of great things about them. Solid price point and reliable lap times. I haven't loved the wear that I have seen with them on my FWD Acura Integra Type R track car but for the most part the lower entry point cost offsets expedited wear.  With the introduction of the Bridgestone RE71rz 200tw tire I have decided to give them a shot. Based on the market research this new generation of the Bridgestone RE series of tire should be quicker which...

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