ITRCA

During the ITR EXPO I was given the chance to evaluate the frame locks on a Civic in a mini autocross. (Thanks Brandon for letting us use your car) I was pretty skeptical that a couple pieces of metal bolted to the bumper could make a noticeable difference. After the drive I was surprised on how much it improved the Civic turn in capability. The car felt much more responsive. The difference felt like I was running sloppy all season tires compared to track tires with a stiff side wall. Another key point about this product is that it does not weight much and is easy to install. Over the last couple of years I have been instructing at different track and teaching student proper driving techniques. One of the skills I work on with my students is hitting your turn in point, apex and track out point. Having a car that is more precise will only help. My biggest question is will the frame locks help my ITR get around the track faster? I don’t know because they have not released frame lock for the DC2 yet, but if can shave off a half second a lap then it is worth the investment. I plan to be buying this product when it released for the DC2.

Mark (Black ITR with mugen wing)

Interesting to hear.

If the price for the DC2 is reasonable I'll be buying a set.

Mark -

Thanks for writing about your impressions. FWIW - it was Brandon Nutting's blue civic SI that we were testing with.

BudMan (the wrenching master!) who was enabling/disabling the system during testing.