Administrators Bill Strong Posted February 12, 2015 Administrators Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) Racing Strong Motorsports is sponsored by the following: Zipline Welding Booms - maker of the Fusion Pit Light System http://ziplineweldingbooms.com/Lincoln Electric - Welding supplies and Welders http://www.lincolnelectric.com/McKibbins Pub - Montreal - Food, drink and fun! http://www.mckibbinsirishpub.com/Rockauto - The online autopart connection - http://www.rockauto.comPorterfield - Performance racing brake pads by Raybestos - http://www.porterfield-brakes.com/MR2Guru - Suppliers of new and used Toyota MR2 parts and accessories. Full service shop! Ashville NC. http://www.mr2guru.com/Beyond Driven Auto - Performance Lighting - https://beyonddrivenMoroso Performance Parts - http://www.moroso.com/Autometer performance gauges - http://www.autometer.comFrankenstien Motorworks - Toyota 2GR Custom Performance parts and accessories - http://frankensteinmotorworks.com/Woodsport UK - Toyota MR2 Performance accessories and full service shop located in northern England. Truleo.com - Lotus, MR2 and Fiero performance parts - http://www.truleo.comMotorSportMedia - The latest in racing news and images - http://www.racemsm.com/BPi Flow Stacks - The best in dyno proven air intakes. http://www.bpi-us.com/index.phpRacing Strong Motorsports - Toyota Performance since 1984 - http://www.racingstrong.com YouTube Channel for the latest in Chumpy videoshttps://www.youtube.com/user/wdstrongjr Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RacingStrong Racing Strong has been endurance racing Toyota MR2s since 2009. With almost 40 endurance races completed in ChumpCar and 24 Hours of Lemans, RSm drives to race clean and strong! Drivers for 2015 are: Bill Strong, Virginia, Owner, Driver and MechanicMike Helm, Ohio, Driver, MechanicGene Bird, Pennsylvania, DriverBrandon Bird, Pennsylvania, DriverTroy Truglio, Virginia, Driver, Mechanic Tommy Guttmann, Canada, DriverRick Fon, Canada, DriverRob Brunner, Canada, Driver Crew:Ian Strong, Virginia, Crew Chief, and THE mechanicKevan , Florida, Fuel and FireRobert Canody, Virginia, Fuel and FireJustin Benjamin NY, Fuel and Fire, MechanicTony Cespedes, Georgia, Fuel, Fire and Mechanic 2015 ChumpCar Schedule February - Road Atlanta 14-hourStarted 86th, two laps down.Finished 13 March - VIR South 12-hourStarted 22nd. 1st place for a while. Then both front hubs broke within 3 hours of each other. Right rear ball joint failed and suspected rear axle failure.Packed it up and finished 44th. May - Watkins Glen 15th, DNF broke engine mount that caused broke trans, and 14th. July - Charlotte Sprints September - Sebring October - Pittsburgh December - Laguna Seca Cars -Toyota MR2 GTv6 #79 Class C WRL GP-1Toyota MR2/GR #179 Class EC WRL GP-X Contact - Bill Strong, Racing Strong Motorsports, Nelson County, Virginia, 434-996-6721 wdstrongjr@racingstrong.comWant to profile your company with a fast, clean running and well known team? Contact RSm for sponsorship and marketing opportunities. One race or One season! Want to drive for RSm? Our seats are usually sold out for the year as we plan our races around available drivers. But sometimes we need that one fast guy to finish off the team for a certain event. We do require all drivers to own and wear a head and neck device, and we require at least MR2 or Porsche 911 wheel to wheel racing experience due to the handling complexity of racing the RSm MR2. Hint... the car wants to kill you whenever you think you have a handle on it and relax. Mid-engine racers will know what we are talking about. If you meet the above criteria, email your racing resume to wdstrongjr@racingstrong.com. Zipline Welding Booms Fusion Pit Lighting System at work in the RSM Zipline McKibbins MR2GTv6 and McKibbins Biohazard MR2 pit stall at Road Atlanta 14-Hour race Feb 2015. For more information about the Zipline Fusion Pit Lighting System contact: Bird Manufacturing and Design, LLC51 Station St. · Johnstown, PA 15905Phone: (814)288-6464 · Fax: (814)288-4455 Edited June 24, 2015 by bill strong 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted August 24, 2015 Author Administrators Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) 2015 ChumpCar Schedule February - Road Atlanta 14-hour Started 86th, two laps down. Finished 13 March - VIR South 12-hour Started 22nd. 1st place for a while. Then both front hubs broke within 3 hours of each other. Right rear ball joint failed and suspected rear axle failure. Packed it up and finished 44th. May - Watkins Glen 15th, DNF broke engine mount that caused broke trans, and 14th. July - Charlotte Sprints Tied for first at Charlotte Sprints Class C September - Sebring Broked. Transmission did not like Sebring October - Pittsburgh Broked. Wheel did not like Pittsburgh. Hubs did not like us either. Good news. Discovered a fix for the hubs just by using new OE replacement. Looks like Toyota saw an issue and did an in production fix. December - Laguna Seca 2nd in class. Edited March 1, 2016 by Bill Strong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted March 1, 2016 Author Administrators Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) 2016 Schedule Same drivers. Same cars Bill Strong, Virginia, Owner, Driver and Mechanic Mike Helm, Ohio, Driver, Mechanic Gene Bird, Pennsylvania, Driver Brandon Bird, Pennsylvania, Driver Troy Truglio, Virginia, Driver, Mechanic Tommy Guttmann, Canada, Driver Rick Fon, Canada, Driver Rob Brunner, Canada, Driver Crew: Ian Strong, Virginia, Crew Chief, and THE mechanic Kevan , Florida, Fuel and Fire Robert Canody, Virginia, Fuel and Fire Justin Benjamin NY, Fuel and Fire, Mechanic Tony Cespedes, Georgia, Fuel, Fire and Mechanic February Road Atlanta 49th. We got BMW'ed March VIR 12-Hours 46th - electrical issues April Mid-Ohio DNF after leading from the start. Left front hub broke Daytona BOD Meeting Working the race! May Watkins Glen Race 1 - 76th, axles exploded and fuel issues Race 2 - 6th overall, 3rd in class June NCM Race 1 - 3rd place overall, 2nd in C-Class Race 2 - 1st overall, 1st in C-Class July Charlotte COTA - working August VIR 24-Hour Working October Pittsburgh December VIR Chumpionship Sebring Edited June 22, 2016 by Bill Strong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRE Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Crap Crap Crap. I was hoping to be the fast MR2 at NCM in June. Looks like I need to add 2 cylinders or a turbo now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAMR2 Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Why not both? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnapOversteer Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 From experience, turbos and endurance racing (especially the shutting off the car during fueling part) don't mix, makes for an interesting glow at night though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted March 24, 2016 Author Administrators Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 heat. how do you get rid of the heat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee mcoppola Posted March 24, 2016 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 Heat is power/energy. You want to keep it all in, especially around rubber parts, bearings, etc. I would recommend removing all of your ductwork, etc. C'mon Bill, you ought to know that! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginerd Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 2 hours ago, Bill Strong said: heat. how do you get rid of the heat? Thermal energy recovery system. Turbo cooled by water lines, water boils, steam turns turbine, turbine powers electric generator, electric generator provides electricity to recharge battery and run ignition / coolsuit / gopro / dataz / etc., alternator no longer needed, remove alternator from car to save weight and free up 1 HP to the wheels. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Andrew D Johnson Posted March 24, 2016 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 On 3/22/2016 at 0:58 AM, SnapOversteer said: From experience, turbos and endurance racing (especially the shutting off the car during fueling part) don't mix, makes for an interesting glow at night though. From my experience turbos especially for endurance racing make for great reliability on a Honda. We never had a problem shutting the car off during a race. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanguy38501 Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 On 3/24/2016 at 8:06 AM, mcoppola said: Heat is power/energy. You want to keep it all in, especially around rubber parts, bearings, etc. I would recommend removing all of your ductwork, etc. C'mon Bill, you ought to know that! I suggest directing the heat towards the hubs on the MR2.... the air vortex from the wheels should dissipate it well, don't you think? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted June 22, 2016 Author Administrators Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) Our first overall win at NCM west! Left to right: Bill Strong (Driver), Ian Strong (Crew Chief), Gene Bird (Driver), Robert Canody (Crew), Troy Truglio (Driver), Lauren Canody (Crew) Edited June 23, 2016 by Bill Strong 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 Please update your car with the correct champcar stickers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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