Mopar 4 Life 1,757 Report post Posted May 10 So after 9 years and 52 race weekends our little neon has finally met its end. It had a incident at Daytona and has exposed major structural damage due to metal fatigue. Its one of the original cars from the first year in chump, and has been through many changes but always managed to be near the top. We are going to strip it of the good stuff and get something back together over the summer while we have a break between races. Wow, 52 events! And 39 overall podiums in USA and Canada. chump car hall of fame nominee? 14 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ABR-Glen 2,184 Report post Posted May 10 Hall of fame for sure, that car has probably earned it's weight in trophies! 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TiredBirds 543 Report post Posted May 10 Time for M4L 2.0! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jer 1,302 Report post Posted May 10 crap, it was always fun racing that car. What are you bringing to the Glen? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JDChristianson 2,465 Report post Posted May 10 Bummer! We were getting almost as fast as that car. Now you'll go and build something faster no doubt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MoparBoyy 237 Report post Posted May 10 wow, can we get pics of the damage? i'm more curious so we can start inspecting our cars for any issues. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mopar 4 Life 1,757 Report post Posted May 10 1 hour ago, Jer said: crap, it was always fun racing that car. What are you bringing to the Glen? Just ourselves to the bar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
engsr 30 Report post Posted May 10 No Doom Cruiser? Sad to hear. I always enjoyed those last lap battles you guys had with the other teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mopar 4 Life 1,757 Report post Posted May 10 1 minute ago, engsr said: No Doom Cruiser? Sad to hear. I always enjoyed those last lap battles you guys had with the other teams. Doom cruiser to mosport Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mopar 4 Life 1,757 Report post Posted May 10 1 hour ago, MoparBoyy said: wow, can we get pics of the damage? i'm more curious so we can start inspecting our cars for any issues. Its not any kind of damage you can really prepare yourself for. Almost every spot weld around the front suspension has spider web cracks forming and as well where the k frame bolts too. Rear suspension arm carrier as well. In a a perfect world when we built this in 2009 we would of had a better cage to brace more of these points. But it was our first cage and we kept running with it. It has seen over 100,000 race miles plus the amount it seen on the street. So it has not had a easy life. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thewheelerZ 1,088 Report post Posted May 10 Shoot! Our condolences. Oh man, doom cruiser with full atention of the mopar team... a few tears of shame are going to be shed on June 29th.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thewheelerZ 1,088 Report post Posted May 10 What was the ratio of races entered to races finished? Must be pretty high. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jer 1,302 Report post Posted May 10 In my memory the car was dead nuts reliable for a longggggg time, but started behaving erratically towards the end of it's life...just like humans..still sad to see it go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mopar 4 Life 1,757 Report post Posted May 10 25 minutes ago, Jer said: In my memory the car was dead nuts reliable for a longggggg time, but started behaving erratically towards the end of it's life...just like humans..still sad to see it go. Lol, it finished 2nd, and 4th at its last race at barber. As well it podiumed it’s three previous races before that too. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TiredBirds 543 Report post Posted May 10 1 hour ago, Mopar 4 Life said: Its not any kind of damage you can really prepare yourself for. Almost every spot weld around the front suspension has spider web cracks forming and as well where the k frame bolts too. Rear suspension arm carrier as well. In a a perfect world when we built this in 2009 we would of had a better cage to brace more of these points. But it was our first cage and we kept running with it. It has seen over 100,000 race miles plus the amount it seen on the street. So it has not had a easy life. can't be any worse than this, and we fixed it, Had to re-weld A LOT of the spots, actually we just welded everything to include the K-Frame to the body. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jab31169 454 Report post Posted May 10 Car was fast as shit at Barber. I'll pour some out for my dead homies tonight. #HOFinductee2018 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wvumtnbkr 3,356 Report post Posted May 10 Well... First round of car bombs at Seneca Lodge is on GMS... RIP cheaty azz Neon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie 502 Report post Posted May 10 Holy shit I'm sorry for your lose . Where can I send flowers and a card? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cshay 79 Report post Posted May 10 Congrats on all those podium finishes! 100,000 race miles, WOW! Thats like 700,000 street miles in dog years... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iam 15 Report post Posted May 10 wow, crazy. The car had a good run! We could never compete with our subaru in terms of speed & endurance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mopar 4 Life 1,757 Report post Posted May 10 2 hours ago, wvumtnbkr said: Well... First round of car bombs at Seneca Lodge is on GMS... RIP cheaty azz Neon. Thank you for that.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crank Yankers Racing 2,458 Report post Posted May 10 I wish I could have drove this car. Was really excited. Now I will go and drink at the Lodge 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie 502 Report post Posted May 10 I had the honor of driving this beast around Mosport and Calabogie. I even have some hardware won from it on my desk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_e 4,351 Report post Posted May 10 Sorry to see it go, another Neon on the horizon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mopar 4 Life 1,757 Report post Posted May 13 On 5/10/2018 at 6:58 PM, Ron_e said: Sorry to see it go, another Neon on the horizon? Yes, sir. Until then doom cruiser is doing the next couple of races. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
