Administrators Bill Strong Posted May 23, 2022 Administrators Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 August 12-August 14, 2022 VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY: Test+24-Hour Enduro, $1850 Alton, VA "The Lifeline Classic 24h" Early Pay Discount Ends: June 13, 2022 Event Director: dana.morrison@champcar.orgEntrant ListDownload Supplemental Rules and Event Info Lifeline_Champcar_ad_fin.pdf Photo credentials All photographers and media need to fill out VIRs online form to get approved for the event. Please visit https://virnow.com/contact/media-credentials/ to start the process. If you are not approved by VIR you will be limited to the public viewing areas. You will still need to fill out the ChampCar credential app.https://champcar.org/web/media.php All media and photographers must be full ChampCar members. email bill.strong@champcar.org for more info. Prize post - ___________________________ This is seperate from our event... The Friday, August 12, 2022, VIR HPDE will be handled by Track Advantage. Please forward all questions about the Friday test day to Christa@TrackAdvantage.com https://www.facebook.com/TrackAdvantageTrackDays/ Registration ends Thu, Aug 11, 11:59 PM EDT Fri, Aug 12, 2022 https://www.motorsportreg.com/.../august-speed-test-tune... When teams register have one driver register through MSR and then list the team members that are driving with them under “Designated Essential Crew List” along with their email address and phone number. + Intermediate: Restricted Passing Zones with point by + Advanced: Pass anywhere with a point by + Unrestricted Advanced: Pass anywhere, no point by, (this group is typically for our Licensed Competition Drivers) Each run group gets 30 min sessions and an hour at the end of the day. The hour at the end of the day is structured like our Advanced group ( pass anywhere with a point by) Intermediate gets 4 sessions 30min sessions, Advanced and Unrestricted Advance get 5 30min sessions, and all 3 get to participate in the happy hour (Final Count Down) at the end. This gives drivers up to 3.5hours of test and tune time!! We do allow teams to share a car in the same run group. There is special pricing if the teams want to run in two or all three groups (as long as they follow the rules in the group they are in at the time). I look forward to meeting you and working with you!! Stay safe and fast! Best Regards, Christa Eley __________________________ 2022 Summer of 24's The TireRack.com ChampCar Endurance Series returns to Nelson Ledges in 2022 with the Longest Day of Nelson Ledges! For decades, the Nelson Ledges Road Course has been the home for amateur endurance racing, and ChampCar is proud to be the sanctioning body for this iconic 24-hour race event. The Longest Day of Nelson Ledges joins the 24-Hour Classic at Virginia International Raceway to make the TireRack.com ChampCar Endurance Series Summer of 24’s. Nelson Results - https://speedhive.mylaps.com/Sessions/6680165 Standings after Nelson Ledges1. 1-Point - #111 RVA Graphics & Wraps 1989 BMW 325 2. 2-points - #248 Blakes Garage 2000 Mazda Miata 3. 3-points - #996 Atlanta Speedwerks 1999 Porsche Boxster 4. 7-Points - #830 MDR Motorsports 1993 Mazda Miata 5. 15-Points - # 918 - Visceral Racing Group 1987 Porsche 944RS Entries for The Lifeline Classic 24h Team Name Car # Year Make Model 1. 321 Motorsports 560 1990 Mazda Miata 2. 4G1T 641 2006 BMW 325i 3. 901 Motorsport 903 1989 BMW 325is 4. AOA Racing 580 2010 Mazda MX-5 5. Ass clown racing 456 1989 Toyota Celica 6. Atlanta Speedwerks 996 1999 Porsche Boxster 1 7. Atlanta Speedwerks 976 1991 Honda CRX 8. Atlanta Speedwerks 981 1999 Porsche Boxster 2 9. BEC Racing 178 1995 BMW 328is 10. BimmerLine 336 2000 BMW 328 11. Blake's Garage 248 2001 Mazda Miata 12. Bliss Racing 436 1992 Mazda Miata 13. Blue Falcon Motorsports 254 2000 Porsche Boxster 14. BrakeCheck 66 1984 Chevy Corvette 15. Brew Krewe - Lager 586 1987 BMW 325 16. Brew Krewe - Stout 575 1988 BMW 325 17. ChampChange 378 1987 BMW 325iS 18. Chandler School X 2004 Lotus Elise 19. Clapped Out Racing 993 1994 BMW E36 325is 20. CRASH 670 1994 Toyota Celica 21. Danger Racing 324 1993 BMW 325i 22. Danger Racing 323 1994 BMW 325i 23. DBR 309 2000 Acura Integra 24. Fat Dad\'s Racing 900 1986 vw jetta 25. Fuse 15 524 1996 Mazda Miata 26. Good, Bad and Ugly 427 1979 Chevrolet Corvette 27. Gorman Motorsports 265 2000 Acura Integra 28. Grit N Grind Racing 346 2001 BMW 330CI 29. Hammerheads Racing 275 2003 BMW 325xi 30. Hard No Racing 544 1988 Porsche 924S 31. Hard Six Racing 330 1998 Acura Integra 32. Hard Six Racing 331 1998 Acura Integra 33. Honda of America Racing Team (HART) 563 1999 Honda Civic Si 34. Honda of America Racing Team (HART) 564 2002 Acura RSX 35. Hugh Jass 337 1992 Mazda Miata 36. Hungry Geckos 7 325i 1988 BMW 37. JAE Motorsports 526 1994 Mazda Miata 38. Lamar 613 2000 BMW 328i 39. Liquid A$$ Racing 604 1997 BMW M3 40. Masshole Motorsports 617 1993 BMW 318i 41. MBM Performance 669 669 1994 Mazda Miata 42. MDR Motorsports 830 1993 Mazda Miata 43. NLS Racing 240SX 977 1993 Nissan 240sx 44. NLS Racing 300ZX 799 1987 Nissan 300ZX 45. OFIC Racing / Car #2 2 1998 BMW 323is 46. Open Throttle Racing (Kermit) 644 1994 Mazda Miata 47. Open Throttle Racing (Specs) 645 1994 Mazda Miata 48. Open Throttle Racing - Frankenstein 646 1996 Mazda Miata 49. Open Throttle Racing - Reddy 647 1994 Mazda Miata 50. Pinkies Out Aero 146 2146 Bavarian Chariot 51. Pinkies Out Swap 246 2246 Gods Chariot 52. Prefect Racing 742 1994 Lexus SC300F 53. PTS 629 1996 BMW 318Ti 54. Raceworks 329 2004 BMW 325 55. RacinForHeroes 773 1984 Mazda RX7 56. RedKite7 701 1997 BMW 328is 57. Rennpart KNS Brakes 89 1998 Porsche Boxster 58. Reuben Performance Garage 600 2006 Mazda Miata 59. Rockwell Autosport Development 114 2006 Nissan Altima 60. RRT Racing - Old Gregg Edition 365 1996 Mazda Miata Old Gregg Edition 61. RVA Graphics & Wraps 111 1989 BMW 325 62. Skip Shift Racing 27 2004 BMW 330 63. SparrowSpeed 216 2003 Mazda Miata 64. Team Fahrvergnugen 193 2006 Volkswagen GTI 65. Team Honda Research West 721 2012 Honda Civic Si 66. Team Spencer Motorsports/686Racing 686 1999 Mazda Miata-MX-5 67. The Three Thirties 339 2001 BMW 330Ci 68. Trailer Park Boys Racing 527 1996 Mazda Mx-5 69. Trophy Wife Racing 447 1995 BMW 325 70. Twisted Nutz Racing 326 1992 Honda Civic 71. Visceral Racing Group 918 1987 Porsche 944RS 72. Visceral Racing Group 959 1988 Porsche 944RSR 73. Well Lubricated Racing 478 1998 Porsche Boxster 74. Wheels America Racing 998 2001 Mazda Miata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerheads Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 I see the Friday test day will be run by Kaizen. Any contact info for them? Thanks, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Chris Huggins Posted June 9, 2022 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 29 minutes ago, Hammerheads said: I see the Friday test day will be run by Kaizen. Any contact info for them? Thanks, Bob info@kaizenautosport.com I expect Drew Heffring will be running the show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerheads Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 Thanks, Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEE DEE Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 Scanning over the entries I see new models have been added to the VPI list. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted June 9, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 4 hours ago, DEE DEE said: Scanning over the entries I see new models have been added to the VPI list. Dusting off my Hitchens/Dawkins inspection tool kit now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted June 21, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 Limited edition VIR24 t-shirts will be available at registration. First come first sold. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penarol61 Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 Hi. We are planning on raing VIR. is there still room for one more car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wittenauer Motorsports Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 Perhaps the title of this thread is referencing "VIR Full" as in running the full course at VIR as versus VIR North or VIR South? After the Nelson Ledges 24 hour race, might be a few more entries for VIR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler_j Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 13 hours ago, Bill Strong said: Limited edition VIR24 t-shirts will be available at registration. First come first sold. Very cool shirt design! Whoever is designing these is doing a great job. In the future would it be possible to have the design on the back and the small champcar logo on the left chest? Maybe take a poll on it? I bought one at Road Atlanta and love the design, but the large graphic is not very bendable and when placed on the chest makes it a bit uncomfortable to wear. Either way, keep em coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penarol61 Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 Oh, I got it! We may be lucky and be able to race and have one of those beautiful T-shirts, thanks a lot Wittenauer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted June 28, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 8:01 AM, tyler_j said: Very cool shirt design! Whoever is designing these is doing a great job. In the future would it be possible to have the design on the back and the small champcar logo on the left chest? Maybe take a poll on it? I bought one at Road Atlanta and love the design, but the large graphic is not very bendable and when placed on the chest makes it a bit uncomfortable to wear. Either way, keep em coming! I like the back designs / left chest too. Next year I will move to those. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Halliman Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 VIR garage rental question: if I book starting Friday, do I need to book Fri-Sun or Fri-Mon because the race ends at Noon on Sunday? I will probably be on the road to drive back south by 3pm, but I assume "checkout time" ends prior to that since the website it books through is more like a hotel booking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted June 28, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 The Friday, August 12, 2022, VIR HPDE will be handled by Track Advantage. Please forward all questions about the Friday test day to Christa@TrackAdvantage.com https://www.facebook.com/TrackAdvantageTrackDays/ Registration ends Thu, Aug 11, 11:59 PM EDT Fri, Aug 12, 2022 https://www.motorsportreg.com/.../august-speed-test-tune... When teams register have one driver register through MSR and then list the team members that are driving with them under “Designated Essential Crew List” along with their email address and phone number. + Intermediate: Restricted Passing Zones with point by + Advanced: Pass anywhere with a point by + Unrestricted Advanced: Pass anywhere, no point by, (this group is typically for our Licensed Competition Drivers) Each run group gets 30 min sessions and an hour at the end of the day. The hour at the end of the day is structured like our Advanced group ( pass anywhere with a point by) Intermediate gets 4 sessions 30min sessions, Advanced and Unrestricted Advance get 5 30min sessions, and all 3 get to participate in the happy hour (Final Count Down) at the end. This gives drivers up to 3.5hours of test and tune time!! We do allow teams to share a car in the same run group. There is special pricing if the teams want to run in two or all three groups (as long as they follow the rules in the group they are in at the time). I look forward to meeting you and working with you!! Stay safe and fast! Best Regards, Christa Eley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takjak2 Posted July 11, 2022 Report Share Posted July 11, 2022 On 6/28/2022 at 7:40 PM, Josh Halliman said: VIR garage rental question: if I book starting Friday, do I need to book Fri-Sun or Fri-Mon because the race ends at Noon on Sunday? I will probably be on the road to drive back south by 3pm, but I assume "checkout time" ends prior to that since the website it books through is more like a hotel booking. Garage Move-Out time is like 4pm. You'll be fine w/ Fri-Sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindspin311 Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 Anyone have a spare room at the lodge they dont need and want to transfer over to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted July 18, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 The Summer of 24's standings. Race 1 - The Longest Day of Nelson 1. 1-Point - #111 RVA Graphics & Wraps 1989 BMW 325 2. 2-points - #248 Blakes Garage 2000 Mazda Miata 3. 3-points - #996 Atlanta Speedwerks 1999 Porsche Boxster 4. 14-Points - #1 - Visceral Racing Group 1988 Porsche 944RSR 5. 15-Points - # 918 - Visceral Racing Group 1987 Porsche 944RS It's not too late to enter the Lifeline Classic 24. Up for grabs are some cool trophies and some fantastic prizes! 1st place gets a $4000 Chillout Systems Quantum Pro https://www.chilloutsystems.com/products/quantum-pro Complete at least 10 laps of each race. Add both overall finishing positions together. The lowest finishing score wins. 1st Place - Trophy/Chillout Systems Quantum Pro 2nd Place - Trophy 3rd Place - Trophy #champcar #chilloutsystems #longestdayofnelson #vir24 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Shift Racing Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 18 hours ago, Bill Strong said: The Summer of 24's standings. Race 1 - The Longest Day of Nelson 1. 1-Point - #111 RVA Graphics & Wraps 1989 BMW 325 2. 2-points - #248 Blakes Garage 2000 Mazda Miata 3. 3-points - #996 Atlanta Speedwerks 1999 Porsche Boxster 4. 14-Points - #1 - Visceral Racing Group 1988 Porsche 944RSR 5. 15-Points - # 918 - Visceral Racing Group 1987 Porsche 944RS It's not too late to enter the Lifeline Classic 24. Up for grabs are some cool trophies and some fantastic prizes! 1st place gets a $4000 Chillout Systems Quantum Pro https://www.chilloutsystems.com/products/quantum-pro Complete at least 10 laps of each race. Add both overall finishing positions together. The lowest finishing score wins. 1st Place - Trophy/Chillout Systems Quantum Pro 2nd Place - Trophy 3rd Place - Trophy #champcar #chilloutsystems #longestdayofnelson #vir24 I feel like this is calling us out. Just not sure how I feel about another 24HR race......ugh....I need to be able to survive on so much less sleep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Infiniti Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 15 minutes ago, Money Shift Racing said: I feel like this is calling us out. Just not sure how I feel about another 24HR race......ugh....I need to be able to survive on so much less sleep. What doesn't kill ya.... Seriously, every 24 we do I learn something, last time I figured out how to get more sleep, I did miss a few little things from 4am till 9 but was ready and rested to take over from the guys that ran dawn/morning shift 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelman_99 - C Rallo Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 11 hours ago, Team Infiniti said: What doesn't kill ya.... Seriously, every 24 we do I learn something, last time I figured out how to get more sleep, I did miss a few little things from 4am till 9 but was ready and rested to take over from the guys that ran dawn/morning shift Last time we all figured out how to get some more sleep! 2-3 hours of mine was on the pit box cuz the rest of the team left me when the restart attempts were put on hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Chris Huggins Posted July 21, 2022 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Busting my tail this week making structural weld repairs to both cars after the diff mount ripped out at CMP. Fingers crossed my transmission guy comes through with a trans rebuild in the next week or so, need to get it installed in time for testing. Its been almost long enough to forget how tough it is to survive a 24 hour race, so I am starting to look forward to this. That "fog" break last year really was nice, so low odds it comes again this year right? Lets not let Bill get started looking for the "R" word anytime soon Speaking of, if anyone is on the fence about coming, we could definitely use some crew help. I can offer food, beer, a cool trailer to crash in, and a good time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RandomTask Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 14 hours ago, Chris Huggins said: Busting my tail this week making structural weld repairs to both cars after the diff mount ripped out at CMP. Fingers crossed my transmission guy comes through with a trans rebuild in the next week or so, need to get it installed in time for testing. Its been almost long enough to forget how tough it is to survive a 24 hour race, so I am starting to look forward to this. That "fog" break last year really was nice, so low odds it comes again this year right? Lets not let Bill get started looking for the "R" word anytime soon Speaking of, if anyone is on the fence about coming, we could definitely use some crew help. I can offer food, beer, a cool trailer to crash in, and a good time. I'll be there with some crew. Ask Bill/Dana to pit us together and we'll do what we can to help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim161c Posted July 23, 2022 Report Share Posted July 23, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 9:28 AM, Bill Strong said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim161c Posted July 23, 2022 Report Share Posted July 23, 2022 no live broadcast of the race today? Youtube has 1 camera at the end of the pits and no sound...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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