BoP Lab / Laguna Seca

EP vs FM vs FB vs STL pace at Laguna Seca

Quickest here: EP 1:38.804 Glen McCready, Super Tour Jul 2019 race · FM 1:31.060 Bill Weaver, Super Tour Jul 2019 qualifying · FB 1:24.666 Jake Latham, Super Tour Jul 2019 qualifying · STL 1:42.330 Tim Auger, Super Tour Jul 2019 race

	Event	EP			FM					FB					STL
	Event	Qual best	Race best	Trap	Qual best	Race best	Trap	vs EP	% of EP	Qual best	Race best	Trap	vs EP	% of EP	Qual best	Race best	Trap	vs EP	% of EP
	Super Tour Jul 2019 ST19JUL262019-07-26	1:39.764Glen McCready · fastest of 5 · top 5 within 9.4s	1:38.804Glen McCready · fastest of 6 · top 5 within 7.7s	102.3Aaron Downey	1:31.060Bill Weaver · fastest of 7 · top 5 within 3.0s	1:32.101Bill Weaver · fastest of 7 · top 5 within 1.0s	109.0Randy Sturgeon	-6.703squal -8.704s	93.2%qual 91.3%	1:24.666Jake Latham · only car	1:25.752Jake Latham · only car	116.0Jake Latham	-13.052squal -15.098s	86.8%qual 84.9%	1:42.773Tim Auger · fastest of 7 · top 5 within 4.9s	1:42.330Tim Auger · fastest of 6 · top 5 within 4.5s	95.7Thomas Lepper	+3.526squal +3.009s	103.6%qual 103.0%
14 earlier rule changes on record, in force before Super Tour Jul 2019 (from 2019)4 engine · 2 cars added · 2 weight · 1 aero · 3 wording · 2 other · STU allows alternate intake manifolds on case-by-case basis; stock throttle device and manifold otherwise required. · STL Acura/Honda B18 except C engine restrictor increased from 53mm to 54mm flat plate. · EP Mazda RX-8 firewall may be modified for 13B engine fitment and must be sealed. · STL and STU ride height measurement clarified: lowest rocker panel point without driver, excluding pinch weld. · EP, FP, HP: clarified that tapered holes in ball joints can be reamed for bolt conversion, and wheel bearings and hubs unrestricted on all axles. · EP open cars may now use aftermarket hardtops if OEM-appearance and non-carbon-fiber; specific model allowances removed as redundant. · EP Mazda RX-7 12A and 13B (79-85) lose up to 75 lbs; 13B (86-91) loses up to 79 lbs across three weight classes. · STL adds VW 1.8L R4 20VT 1781 cc, 1781 minimum weight, naturally aspirated only. · STL Mazda Renesis minimum weight reduced to 2700 lbs. · STL Mazda MX-5 Cup brake pad compound now open. · STL adds Acura/Honda B18C1 GSR with 1797cc displacement, 54mm flat plate restrictor required, porting outside 1" allowance prohibited. · STL Mazda 12 and 13B now permit port matching; porting ban removed. · STL B17 now requires 54mm flat plate restrictor; B18C Type R variants move to 54mm restrictor, weight chart baseline. · STL Mazda Miata removes maximum displacement limit; minimum weight corrected to unspecified figure.showhide 2019-07-01 STL Request clarification for manifold and throttle in STU #27004wordingwordingSTU allows alternate intake manifolds on case-by-case basis; stock throttle device and manifold otherwise required. 2019-05-31 STL Request Restrictor Plate correction #26779enginefaster · engineSTL Acura/Honda B18 except C engine restrictor increased from 53mm to 54mm flat plate. 2019-05-01 EP Allow Firewall Modification for Fitment of 13B into RX8 #26726engineadded · engineEP Mazda RX-8 firewall may be modified for 13B engine fitment and must be sealed. 2019-05-01 STL Request Ride Height Clarification #26597wordingwordingSTL and STU ride height measurement clarified: lowest rocker panel point without driver, excluding pinch weld. 2019-04-01 EP Rollcenter Correction Clarification #25873wordingaddedEP, FP, HP: clarified that tapered holes in ball joints can be reamed for bolt conversion, and wheel bearings and hubs unrestricted on all axles. 2019-04-01 EP Hardtops #26476aeroadded · aeroEP open cars may now use aftermarket hardtops if OEM-appearance and non-carbon-fiber; specific model allowances removed as redundant. 2019-03-01 EP Request for Competition Adjustment for 2nd Generation RX7 #25935weight -50 lbsfaster · weightEP Mazda RX-7 12A and 13B (79-85) lose up to 75 lbs; 13B (86-91) loses up to 79 lbs across three weight classes. 2019-03-01 STL Request to Allow VW 1.8L Engine #25614cars addedaddedSTL adds VW 1.8L R4 20VT 1781 cc, 1781 minimum weight, naturally aspirated only. 2019-03-01 STL Request to reduce weight of RX8 with Renesis rotary #25781weight -100 lbsfaster · weightSTL Mazda Renesis minimum weight reduced to 2700 lbs. 2019-03-01 STL Request for Open Brake Pads On Mazda MX-5 Cup NC #25821otheraddedSTL Mazda MX-5 Cup brake pad compound now open. 2019-03-01 STL Request to clarify B18C1 GSR Honda B motor table #26209cars addedaddedSTL adds Acura/Honda B18C1 GSR with 1797cc displacement, 54mm flat plate restrictor required, porting outside 1" allowance prohibited. 2019-03-01 STL Port Matching #26415enginefaster · engineSTL Mazda 12 and 13B now permit port matching; porting ban removed. 2019-01-01 STL Request to equalize FPR Reduction on all B-Series Vtec Engines #24746enginefaster · engineSTL B17 now requires 54mm flat plate restrictor; B18C Type R variants move to 54mm restrictor, weight chart baseline. 2019-01-01 STL Request E&O for Mazda Miata Spec Line #25955otherunclearSTL Mazda Miata removes maximum displacement limit; minimum weight corrected to unspecified figure.

About this data

Best is the class's fastest lap in that event's qualifying or race sessions, with the driver who set it, how many cars set a time that session and how close the top five were; a best from fewer than three cars is greyed. With two or more classes, "vs" is the gap of each class's best to the first class's at the same event. "% of EP" is the class's best as a share of EP's best at the same event (100% is level, less is quicker): weather and track condition move every class together, so this compares across years where the raw times do not. It still breaks when EP's own field changes or one session was wet and another dry. Newest event first. The coloured figure under each value is the change from the previous event that has one (green is quicker, red slower). Whole laps only, so events with different sector layouts still compare. Weather and track condition are not accounted for.