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s1ngletracker 07-06-2012 10:09 PM

Chumpcar!
 
I have yet to see the fabled supra out there!

BIR was a blast. James, did you guys end up getting your car straightened out? I saw you guys had a smoking 1:54 lap.

Speedfreak 07-06-2012 10:49 PM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
What Supra?!

It's a slow process for this team. Best case would be one race this year, but I would realistically be happy with a couple track days in order to be ready for next year.

s1ngletracker 07-07-2012 12:08 AM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
don't you guys have a supra?

Speedfreak 07-07-2012 11:49 AM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by s1ngletracker (Post 409567)
don't you guys have a supra?

lol, yes, I was joking. Car is finally road worthy(as far as we know), now it's time for the seat, steering wheel and cage to be fabbed in.

s1ngletracker 07-07-2012 11:52 AM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
lets gooooo! Road america in october. Do it.

Halon 07-07-2012 12:36 PM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
Heard you guys finished first, congrats. My buddies team had fuel issues, then a tranny failure so they weren't able to finish.

s1ngletracker 07-08-2012 11:34 AM

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we didn't finish first... we were in first for a short period of time. We had some other issues; fuel pump overheating and fuel pressure dropping, flat tire, brake pedal adjustment issues, and eventual engine failure in the last 30 minutes of the race. All said and done, we finished 9th saturday and 10th sunday, not too bad considering.

we now will be building the 7th engine that has been in this chassis since we got it.

Tachyon 07-08-2012 12:27 PM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
Did those blasted BMW's take the flag again?

Halon 07-08-2012 12:51 PM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
Oh, they left early so maybe they just meant you were in first when they left.

goodhart 07-08-2012 03:50 PM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
My buddy did (I think?) his first race up there. His team has the red miata.

I wanna see pics of the poopra!!

s1ngletracker 07-08-2012 04:50 PM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
We pitted next to them. I talked a bunch to a guy named Felipe (I think) who used to be into turbo D series hondas.

Halon 07-08-2012 06:37 PM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by goodhart (Post 409620)
My buddy did (I think?) his first race up there. His team has the red miata.

I wanna see pics of the poopra!!

Lol, poopra is a fitting name for it :)

goodhart 07-08-2012 07:47 PM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
Yep! Felipe was the friend I was talking about!

He's a good shit. He's had a few cool Subaru's and S2000's as well as all of the honda's over the years. Now he's into the Miata thing

Speedfreak 07-08-2012 09:05 PM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by goodhart (Post 409620)

I wanna see pics of the poopra!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Halon (Post 409631)
Lol, poopra is a fitting name for it :)

Supra makes it sound nice, this thing looks like shit. :biggrin: Has to be $500 bucks after all.. I'll get some pics once it's track worthy.

Funny thing is, once we finally drove it, every time we got on the throttle a little, all sorts of mouse nests etc came flying out the exhaust. :biggrin:

s1ngletracker 07-09-2012 08:33 AM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
What is your email address?

Speedfreak 07-09-2012 09:15 PM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by s1ngletracker (Post 409663)
What is your email address?

You have PM

simulatedwood 10-10-2012 11:07 AM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
Any mitsubishi guys wanna prove them wrong?

after reading this from the following blog:

http://blog.caranddriver.com/lemons-...%E2%80%94ahoy/


Any Mitsubishi Product, but especially the Starion

The least reliable marque in LeMons racing is, without a doubt, Mitsubishi. Even British Leyland and Renault products can be considered robust next to Mitsubishi cars on a LeMons track, and that includes the Chrysler-badged DSM stuff. You name it, Eclipse/Talon, Colt/Mirage, 3000GT/Stealth—it will fall apart in our races like a house of cards blasted with a leaf blower. (Note: In a winning-the-lottery-grade stroke of crazy luck, a Mirage took the win on laps in a LeMons race a few years back.) With all that, however, the Starion/Conquest manages to take Butt Turribleness to a level beyond even the wretched Cordia; in seven years of LeMons racing and 10 or so Starions, only one has managed to run more than a few dozen laps in a race. In fact, we’re going to make it a definitive statement: The Mitsubishi Starion is the worst possible choice, in the entire universe, for a 24 Hours of LeMons car.

awd-drifter 10-10-2012 11:37 AM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
ooooh, that'd be fun!

Shane@DBPerformance 10-10-2012 12:17 PM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
That article is awesome, it shows how hard road racing is on cars.

EclipseGST 10-10-2012 06:03 PM

Re: Chumpcar!
 
HAHAHA!!! Nailed it on the head!

"the Chrysler-badged DSM stuff. You name it, Eclipse/Talon, Colt/Mirage, 3000GT/Stealth—it will fall apart in our races like a house of cards blasted with a leaf blower."


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