wvumtnbkr Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 Well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chip Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 I guess everyone is waiting for @Bill Strong to start the "official" thread before posting. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnewman92 Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 I can tell you what didn't happen: not one FCY. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRS Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 We drove 8 hours in the rain at 30mph on Thursday. Worked on a car that suddenly wouldn't start 10 hours Friday. Passed tech with 22 minutes to spare. Ran 12 sputtering laps on Saturday before I was actually cursed by an OB Prestige driver pulling close next to me, and called a moving roadblock by the Senna's trying to win. Parked in shame. See you next year!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted May 14, 2017 Administrators Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 Full Saturday Race - 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logdog Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 We had the live stream playing in the garage while we were packing the trailer and working on the car for Watkins Glen. It was the first time we checked the live stream out and we were impressed with what the team has put together so far. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted May 14, 2017 Administrators Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 here is todays live stream - https://youtu.be/mDOo0lrZ9DQ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logdog Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 Thanks to the live stream, I now know Bill is wearing a backwards thong * *At least that is the way I heard it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 14 hours ago, cnewman92 said: I can tell you what didn't happen: not one FCY. Only 60 cars on a 3.4 mile track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvumtnbkr Posted May 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 What happened to cyr? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasp Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 56 minutes ago, wvumtnbkr said: What happened to cyr? I think it was a blown head gasket. Was down to 5 cylinders. Parked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEE DEE Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 6 hours ago, Snake said: Only 60 cars on a 3.4 mile track. Quality of driving is what I was thinking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginerd Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 6 hours ago, Snake said: Only 60 cars on a 3.4 mile track. Only 45 cars on a 4 mile track last weekend (WRL at Road America) and they managed to generate 3 FCY for the weekend if I remember correctly, and that's a track that uses FCY very sparingly I agree with @DEE DEE's answer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginerd Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 22 minutes ago, thomasp said: I think it was a blown head gasket. Was down to 5 cylinders. Parked it. What caused the flatbed tow in the first stint? I was watching from the airport and then the plane took off and I lost signal around that time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Ray Franck Posted May 15, 2017 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 What happened was a Supra winning day one and a Honda kickin but on day two . Oh and crank yankers had one hell of a weekend or a weekend of hell , sorry Tyler , that's racing ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasp Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 (edited) 42 minutes ago, enginerd said: What caused the flatbed tow in the first stint? I was watching from the airport and then the plane took off and I lost signal around that time I believe one of the wheels broke. {Heard something mentioned during Chumpcar Live wrapup} Edited May 15, 2017 by thomasp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 19 minutes ago, thomasp said: I believe one of the wheels broke. {Heard something mentioned during Chumpcar Live wrapup} Yep...the wheel studs sheered off the right front wheel. CYR had a rough weekend and if not beset with problems on BOTH days would have easily been a podium car IMHO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted May 15, 2017 Administrators Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 Left front wheel. Actually there seemed to be a high incidence of axle stub breakages on everything that was not an MR2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, Bill Strong said: Left front wheel. Actually there seemed to be a high incidence of axle stub breakages on everything that was not an MR2. I was chatting with a team member on FB and he believes the gators were responsible for the rather high rate of exhaust system problems... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginerd Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 42 minutes ago, Doc said: Yep...the wheel studs sheered off the right front wheel. CYR had a rough weekend and if not beset with problems on BOTH days would have easily been a podium car IMHO. That sucks! From contact or just worn out / broke from gators / something else ? I remember one of the Tuttle cars came in with a wheel issue around the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 1 minute ago, enginerd said: That sucks! From contact or just worn out / broke from gators / something else ? I remember one of the Tuttle cars came in with a wheel issue around the same time. I would certainly believe it could have been related to the gators. Many cars were also blackflagged for having loose splitters as well as the exhausts dragging. Things that tend to be low to the ground as it were. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdh136 Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 2 hours ago, enginerd said: What caused the flatbed tow in the first stint? I was watching from the airport and then the plane took off and I lost signal around that time broken wheel stud, caused the other three to break and lost the wheel. front left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted May 15, 2017 Administrators Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 This happened... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miatainium Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 @Bill Strong how did that portable CoolShirt system work out for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators E. Tyler Pedersen Posted May 15, 2017 Administrators Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 Well for everyone who is asking our weekend was not the greatest. Seemed like nothing could go right for more than 45 minutes at one time. Friday we showed up for practice and saw we had an oil leak coming from the filter housing that goes to the oil cooler that attaches to the block. We found a gasket 45 minutes one way. My fiancee was able to go out and get it. Brought it back and we fixed the car within 5 minutes. Saturday we started mid-pack and was up in to 2nd pretty quick. We had to come in after 12 laps due to a broken exhaust. We were off on another parts run and we got the car fixed and back out on track. Car ran great for the next 3 hours and then more problems arised. The car lost power on course and we had fluid leaking all over the place. Found out that it the weld on the coil tab broke off and shorted out the engine along with a hole in the radiator. Got both of those issues fixed and we were ready for the race on Sunday. We started 48th on Sunday due to having one of the last pit stalls. We made our way up to the top 10 within 4 laps and moved into the podium after 10 laps. We were fighting with Looney Tunes and then we had a @Bill Strong episode. Our wheel studs gave out and our wheel was loose. We noticed it on T1 and limped it to Turn 15/16 where it finally fell off. We brought it back to the paddock to fix it with a new front bearing and wheel. Went out and the car ran great for the next 1.5 hours. Brought the car in for a driver change and I was told that in the esses it sounded like we ran over something and had reports of some power loss. Got the next driver in and we couldn't even get the car above 3,000 rpms. The car came back into the pits and it wouldn't refire. Low compression on the engine which means that is not good at all. I'm going to take this motor out and put another one in so we can get some testing in in a couple of weeks to get ready for NCM. Thanks to all of the volunteers, track officials, corner workers, and ChumpCar for another great event although we didn't have the best of luck. Good to know we have a car that compete at the top of the pointy end of the field even if it is a BMW 11 minutes ago, Bill Strong said: This happened... This was a great interview! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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