Guest ChumpCar Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 Just FYI --1) this track is... well, weird 2) there is one (1) 20-amp electrical outlet in this facility3) we had to lay our own timing loop and silicone the loop wires to the track4) this track is... very strange5) timing and scoring is up and working very well, thanx to Derrick, Joe and Mike (who are working their arses off)6) live timing is up at the track7) this track is... not set-up for racing (or much else)8) no wi-fi; no AT&T phone service -- no web-based access for us to get timing on the ChumpCar site9) this track is... 10) we'll be looking for a new, better, different facility in 2012 (hey! we took this because Calabogie sold us out!)Oh... but the racing is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csadn Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 1) this track is... well, weirdOf course it's weird -- it's a bleedin' *airfield*.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent merkle Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Who did what today eh...anybody up der? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bongle Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Saturday was:1) Mealtime (5th gen Honda Civic)2) Johnda Deere (5th gen Honda Civic) (+8ish seconds)3) Mopar 4 Life (some sort of surprisingly fast neon) (+40ish seconds)I left early today, but I think Mopar4Life was leading with 2 hours to go. IIRC, Mealtime was 6 seconds behind them and on the same lap too.Interesting inadvertent experiment: one of the guys driving this weekend drove for both Johnda Deere (Civic) and Team Slimer (E36), and was putting down just about identical times in each car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar 4 Life Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Neons have always been fast. But have the stigma of being a real crappy car by the masses of honda lovers. Most forget that DOHC neons were banned in showroom stock SCCA racing. Most forget that neons with decent tires can pull a 1G turn. Most forget Neons came with 150Hp and 140lb-ft of Tq. And that those ratings were underated from the factory, like most dodge cars.Anyway I would love to thank Mike and crew for coming up to TMP this weekend. I hope they had a good time in the great white north. See you guys at nelson ledges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar 4 Life Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 ohh and the finishing order for sunday was:1. Mopar 4 Life (1997 DOHC neon coupe)2. Mealtime Racing ( 5th gen honda Civic)3. two slo racing (mark? VW Golf) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubby Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Congrats all on some great racing! We ran against several of these teams last year at Gingerman. Great guys, fast cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two.Slo Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Cayuga has been a drag racing facility for years and thats what its known for. they dont need power on a road course to draw in spectators for a drag race. a new owner picked it up a few years back and renamed it Toronto Motorsport Park event though its nowhere near Toronto. I think the road course was built without all the muncipal approvals and they got caught and havent spent a lot of money on improvements.Anyhow it was a lot of fun with some good racing even with the slim field. I think this was the most tired I've ever felt after a race after 1h:40 in the heat! seemed to be a lot of brutal mechanical failures.This weekend we ran the Mk 2 Golf as its faster than the Mk3 which is too slo to drive. Wish either one was as fast as that black No 1 Neon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmulgath Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Congrats to the winners! They all deserved it. I just wish we had been one of them! We had the clutch go 3 hours in on saturday, and had it changed and the car running 20 min after the finish of the race, working on burning hot cars slows things down too much. Sunday we were having a pretty good race until the last 2 hours when it appears our head gasket completely let go. We lost compression in at least 3 of the cyl's and it wasn't something we were going to fix by the end of the race. I do suspect that the damage is a little more extensive than that.Big thanks to everyone who came by and offered to lend a hand changing the clutch Saturday, and it was nice to see the people cheering for us once we got it up and running again. Really impressed with the Mopar 4 Life guys. You guys have that car sorted right out, it's fast and reliable. I poked my head in it a couple of times walking by, and you have truly removed any unneeded weight. Big thanks to Skidmarks for towing us down and back, it was a huge load off my mind to have that taken care of.All said, it was a great event, everyone ran clean and fast. Just wish we had managed to stay on the track the whole weekend. Thanks to Mike and his Crew for putting the event on, and I hope more people decide to come out next time!See everyone in Nelson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent merkle Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Congrats to Lee and mealtime and Mopar4Life! Both cars are scary fast and all involved are class act people! Neons do well when exhaust pipes are moved away from plastic gas tanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar 4 Life Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Congrats to Lee and mealtime and Mopar4Life! Both cars are scary fast and all involved are class act people! Neons do well when exhaust pipes are moved away from plastic gas tanks!tell me about it. lol. Do you perhaps have a picture when our neon briefly caught fire at beaver run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent merkle Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 tell me about it. lol. Do you perhaps have a picture when our neon briefly caught fire at beaver run? Sorry we dont. We werent running in car that weekend. But i was ready to shoot some pics of ya flaming down the hill out of t7 but you were out by then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jumped the shark Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Big thanks to Skidmarks for towing us down and back, it was a huge load off my mind to have that taken care of.Anytime! and thank you for helping with our huge fuel bill. Low numbers aside, we had a great weekend, tons of fun racing all you guys. Thanks for the super clean racing! And thanks to the chumpcar crew for coming up to polar bear country!We'll have some new wheels studs for nelson ledges, and the cars going on another diet, so watch out. 2.slo let's see some of that footage that we all know you have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappy contour Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Crappy Contour team had a blast at TMP. Not the best facilities, granted. Great group, well organized (facilities considered). Our fist DNF CRAP!!!!! However, We where keeping up with Bimmers & Honda's for a bit there. Mike & gang did a great job. We need Canadian events up here. Lets start promoting. We did not steal the transponder! We just forgot it was there. Pedal down, tires squealing. smiling faces. Lets do it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sparkplug87 Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 The Tools Merkur XR4ti would like to apologize for burning oil all day Sunday. The turbo let go on Saturday and took all the oil with it. We swapped the turbo but the engine was never the same. We had fun in our ChumpCar debut and look forward to racing at Nelson Ledges with a different engine (not newer or better, just something that doesn't burn 40 quarts of oil in a day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmulgath Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Saturday, there was a bit of an incident in turn 1. In case anyone wants to see it, here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuqKABRnlsI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rushman Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Saturday, there was a bit of an incident in turn 1. In case anyone wants to see it, here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuqKABRnlsIAny idea what time of day that was? I want to pull the video from our car (the #27 that was in the front of the pile) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bongle Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Any idea what time of day that was? I want to pull the video from our car (the #27 that was in the front of the pile)Right around 10am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogren-Engineering Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Merkur. I have turbo kits/bearings for that turbo. Mobil one only wil allow that to last. turn down the boost to about10-12# max or less. The fact 18# wil not allow the engine to last very long on a long pull. I can do that turbo for you if you want. Taking them apart without bending the shaft is the key. MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanquizor Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 PICS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest moose Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Low numbers aside, it was a great event. Thanks to ChumpCar for sticking by us Canadians! It truely was a great event and as always close tight racing to the end of the day! I was extremely happy to see all teams running competative! Everyone has stepped up the game. Great job to all teams!!! Thanks for supporting ChumpCar!Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddo Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 My second time at a chumpcar event, had a great time again and met alot of great ppl. Thanks to everyone!Here are some of my pics from the weekend....TMP Photos - FB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bongle Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 I posted pics of Mopar4Life, Probenator, Slimder, Mealtime, Skidmarks, and Johnda's headgasket solution in the gallery. If anyone wants full-size images, send me a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lee519 Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 We'll have photos posted up in the Facetube group "MealTime Racing" in the next few days.(yes, shameless plug.)hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rushman Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Right around 10am.Here's our view of it, its forward only so not all that interesting. Sounds like we got a light push then 2 more hits after that to seal the deal.Our car was the slowest and lowest on power its ever been, sorry if we got in the way all weekend :-)/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRDqLnM2Jpk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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