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s1ngletracker
07-27-2015, 04:18 PM
Very first outing, took 4th out of 12 in class and 7th overall at the 9 hour World Racing League race at Raceway Park of the Midlands (Formerly Mid-America Motorplex) in Pacific Junction, IA. I was joined by our very own Shane@DB.

This car has incredible capability. Very rough stab at a suspension setup cobbled together from old hand-me-down parts and was able to personally put down the 2nd fastest time in the GP2 class.

Learning how to drive AWD. Handling was very good as long as you kept the throttle matted. We had some lift off oversteer but if you kept the weight transfer over the rear wheels the damn thing would stay very planted.

Unfortunately on sunday it started having some weird misfire issues so we decided to trailer it before we caused serious damage.

Loving it and looking forward to more racing!

goodhart
07-27-2015, 04:32 PM
Congrats! You need to get some of the build pics on here

s1ngletracker
07-27-2015, 05:22 PM
Now that I can spend more than 5 minutes a day outside the shop, I think I will!

Tachyon
07-27-2015, 10:45 PM
Car looked good out there, Paul. Did you guys experience any cooling issues in that heat while in traffic?

s1ngletracker
07-28-2015, 06:29 AM
No, the only time it really seemed to heat up was on friday practice. Other than that, temps stayed really reasonable.

Halon
07-28-2015, 07:55 AM
Very cool, saw some of your pics of FB. Congrats !!

Goat Blower
07-28-2015, 09:02 AM
Good to see some DSM love in the racing scene again.

s1ngletracker
07-28-2015, 04:19 PM
I already surprised a lot of people I think. There was another 1g that was packed full of aftermarket parts and sloppy work (FMIC, 16g, AFC, etc) and blew up after 7 laps. That's the sort of reputation I hope to change!

Unfortunately we had some minor issues on sunday - misfire and an oil leak (shame on me for using a spectra oil pan, it started leaking at the baffle spot weld) , it was really hot (another upper 80/lower 90 degree day, friday had a heat index of 120), we didn't feel like working on it, and we just decided to trailer it to be ready for gingerman in late august.

scheides
07-28-2015, 09:29 PM
Any pics of this whip? Freaking awesome!

s1ngletracker
07-28-2015, 11:32 PM
a few blips of our car in this video:
https://www.facebook.com/SopwithMotorsports/videos/10153498185524493/