Guest ChumpCar Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Cold, wet, rainy, muddy and miserable yesterday during tech and registration. Today... blue sky as far as the eye can see... beautiful day! Sunshine and amazing sights out over the Monterey Peninsula. And, speaking of amazing sights, seeing the Chumps drive 2-wide through the Corkscrew is unbelievable!Race started at 9:00am... well, actually 9:11am, as we had a timing loop issue. We found the timing wires for pit lane easily enough but the track wires were buried under a massive stack of TV and other communication cables. Anyway, all is well and Live Timing is also up (for those of you that want to follow the race while working today). I first drove Laguna Seca in 1972 and, although the course has changed since those early days and the facility is a little different, it's still a thrill-of-a-lifetime. I had at least 15 Chumps come and tell me that Laguna Seca was on their bucket-list and that they could now pass-on to that great race track in the sky a happy Chump. Well, I hope they don't... at least not too soon! We've got LOTS more racing to do and I'm sure that we have a few more tracks that will fit on anyone's bucket list!CHUMPCAR @ LAGUNA SECA! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krek Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Trying to follow along... what's up with T&S?Get'r'dun Three Sheets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Andrew D Johnson Posted November 21, 2011 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Three Sheets towed the ZX2 all the way to Cali??!! That is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest posnova Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Timing should be good. There's hiccups now and then . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest posnova Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Unfortunately we just had to issue a DQ to a team. A car did not heed our warnings about sound. Monterey County is serious about sound violations. To the trailer they go . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rod rammage Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Could you reveal what make and model of car failed the sound regulations? What sort of exhaust system did they have? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubby Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Congrats on the race participants and all the teams! Race monitor had "waiting for data" for the team names so I don't know how any of the midwest teams did that ventured west.Thanks John for procuring an awesome venue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedo Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Congratulations to 3 Sheets, it looks like you grabbed third Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest posnova Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 And at the end of an exciting race, we have:1st Place - Clutch on Fire Racing #09 - Toyota MR22nd Place - Priapism Racing #11 - BMW 32? E303rd Place - Three Sheets Racing #3 - Ford Escort ZX2Raw Data:https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3vo4xPwWyOUYjdjOTA5ZWItYzU3OC00MDExLWIyZTQtZjcyOWZmZTdlNjBiMyLaps:http://www.mylaps.com/results/showevent.jsp?id=736696 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Todd Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Congratulations Jason for your win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stogie Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Great job Three Sheets. Looks like well worth the drive at a great track!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent merkle Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Way 2go 3 sheets! Central Reg. Represent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubby Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Way to go Three Sheets! Looks like the gravel trap time at RA paid off! Way to go Northloop MS for a great finish as well! Hats off to the Sharpie Express did well in the #69 Racey Diva car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chicagozer Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 That was a lot of fun...thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest posnova Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 That was a lot of fun...thanks!!The Pikachubaru was well-liked by many. Almost won worker's choice, but the reversed pickup took the cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chicagozer Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 The truck was awesome. Everytime I was behind it I expected the driver to be waving at me. So mind-bending.We actually got a good shot of it coming down the corkscrew. (click for video) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Infiniti Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Wow that pickup gets around, a year ago it was in Fl. and let me say it never got old, every single time I would pass him there was a double take and smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDK Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Yesterday's race was a ton of fun! I agree that the "truck" was one of the cooler things out there. We saw them spin once in the last turn while watching from the pit stall. They were facing the right way for once. A well driven and well fought race by all the teams, it was amazing that we never had to go to full course yellow and there were very few incidents overall. The whole team is obviously very happy with our first place finish, and we'll be back in December to defend the title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmulgath Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 So I am really curious about the #28 truck. Does anyone have a build log, or a whole bunch of pics of it? It looks like such a neat and well executed vehicle I just wanna learn more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daily driver Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Congratulations Jason for your win!Thanks Todd! We had good strategy and luck on our side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff G 78 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 So I am really curious about the #28 truck. Does anyone have a build log, or a whole bunch of pics of it? It looks like such a neat and well executed vehicle I just wanna learn more!Check the LeMons forum. The guy who built the truck posted a lot of pics and info. It was a long time ago so my memory is poor, but I'm thinking that shortly before his first race, his whole team bailed and he had to finish the truck and race it alone. I think he had to sell it after one race due to financial woes. Everybody at the race loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daily driver Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Congrats to everyone who raced at Laguna --- it was a GREAT event. Not one full-course yellow situation; no alerts/red flags; one (reported) pass under yellow; minimal black flags (primarily to 3-4 cars for +93dB sound warnings); no (reported) contacts; a total of 11 flat-tows all day (not one lift tow)... and...an MR2 has finally won a ChumpCar race!Thanks John! Looking at the cars in the tech line we were hoping for top 10. We saw a lot of fast cars moving up in the ranks throughout the day. What would we have done without live timing? That was huge in our strategy. Once again I must say the trophies are absolutely amazing! My kids were super excited when they saw "the biggest trophy" as they say. Thank You ChumpCar for a great day of racing at a legendary track!MR2 FTW!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csadn Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 As far as the sound issue at Laguna, (nearly) everyone must have read the Supplemental Rules very closely and heeded the warnings -- great job! We did have a few teams that came through tech and it was apparent that some folks just decided to "show up and race" -- without having ever read or considered reading ChumpCar's rule book. (Teams came in without an AIV and not a clue as to sound issues). All I can say is... live and learn. It's too bad that we had to put a team on the trailer for noise but we gave everyone the same warnings... and 26 out of 29 teams got the message, loud and clear.Given the name of the offending team was "Never Ready", I can only assume the Hubris Police were the ones running the noise gear.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alzilla Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Congrats to 09 and 11 for picking up #1 and #2. I feel honored to have helped bring the #3 Escort in for #3 on the podium. We'll have to change our team number to #1 so we can win next time!What a great race we had on Monday! The weather was beautiful, the track was immaculate, and all of the chumps stayed out of trouble. You couldn't have had a better race.When I wasn't driving, I was taking a ton of photos. Check the link below to see more pics.More here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/60738843@N08/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raceydiva Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Amazing photos of ChumpCar teams surviving the Corkscrew on Nov. 21, 2011 at the world-class Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey. Also posted on ChumpCar's Facebook page. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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