speedo Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 I'm Curious.What track configuration did Chumpcar run, how was it different from the Rolex 24hr?What sort of topspeeds did cars hit? (in the dry)What types of cars were in the top ten?I was impressed by the dry laptimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin9 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 I can answer #1... it was the same layout... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJracing45 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Not sure if you'll get a solid and accurate answer on speeds unless someone had a speed gun. My needle was past 165 but it's not accurate. A few cars passed us in the dry but not too many though. Top 101)Probe2)Saab3)Benz4)5)Very well driven Miata6)Saab7)BMW8)ZAs you can see it was very diverse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bill Strong Posted May 28, 2012 Administrators Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 My v6 mr2 did 5400rpm in 5th. That comes out to be about 130 with the rear tires we had On. Not as fast as I wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinkTimber Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 I can attest that a stock Saab 900/9-3 turbo will touch 150 mph at Talladega.http://winktimber.com/reader/reader061005.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nocargreg Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 According to our gearing calculations we could hit about 142 coming across the start/finish line. During my session in hte dry I could run with pretty much everyone out there. The lead sled lincoln, benz, 540 green/white 240sx, turbo Z and probably a few others appeared to be about the same range.We were in #102 brown V8 first gen RX-7. Our big let down is the .68 5th gear. Shift to 5th at 5000 and it drops down to around 3500 rpms and take a while to climb back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Infiniti Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 One of our drivers put the auto box in 3rd through T3 and manually shifted to overdrive to find we were capable of 140 but he felt it was too stressful to repeat, I left it in OD the entire time to hit 130ish and had to watch for the other 5-7 cars that would sneak up on the outside doing 140+Sorry TAJ about that one pinch, the stress wasn't wasted as I learned and told the rest of the team how easy it is to make oopsies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest unclebilly Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 2. Who cares, it rained. The infield was like a skating rink. Us guys from up north that live in snow 6 months of the year had a slight advantage as our 70 hp car was one of the faster ones out there in the rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzard Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Those of us that live in Florida didn't even call that rain. It's not really raining unless you have to cover your face to breathe. That was just high humidity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJracing45 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 One of our drivers put the auto box in 3rd through T3 and manually shifted to overdrive to find we were capable of 140 but he felt it was too stressful to repeat, I left it in OD the entire time to hit 130ish and had to watch for the other 5-7 cars that would sneak up on the outside doing 140+Sorry TAJ about that one pinch, the stress wasn't wasted as I learned and told the rest of the team how easy it is to make oopsies.No worries about the pinch! We still had a little breathing room between us and I still had a little room up to the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Our little Civic would hit just over 125 at around 7,500 rpm and then would slow back to 120 when shifted into 5th the jump was to much looks like we'll be searching for a different tranny for next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleave Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Interesting speed numbers. I wonder how fast our car would be able to go. It feels like it dies once it gets to 110mph. Anyone have a data logger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CutlassRacer Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 We hit 132, well below Ogren's predicted 148, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wanksta Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 We were hitting 135 wet or dry. Thats all we had. We just held it there a long time. Brown RX-7 was crazy fast on the banking. Had a blast running with you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcakes Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Not sure if you'll get a solid and accurate answer on speeds unless someone had a speed gun. My needle was past 165 but it's not accurate. A few cars passed us in the dry but not too many though. Top 101)Probe2)Saab3)Benz4)5)Very well driven Miata6)Saab7)BMW8)ZAs you can see it was very diverse4) BMWOur bone-stock Euro E-34 535i (M30 engine w/5 speed manual) was indicating 220km/h (135) which I feel was pretty accurate, but there was a substantial headwind on the front straight right through the tri-oval that I feel kept top speeds somewhat tamed for watever that's worth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcakes Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Great video showing what these crapcans sound like at speed: The Lead Sled Lincoln wins hands down as far as coolness of sound in my opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleave Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Great video showing what these crapcans sound like at speedWow. It's awesome to see those cars come around the banking in a pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcakes Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 JB Bugs it was really great meeting you and talking to you today when you were packing up in the garage. Love your beetle. -Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Packard Goose Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 I take it that the ChumpCar sound limit was waived? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent merkle Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 (edited) I take it that the ChumpCar sound limit was waived? boy and how!Nope. See two posts up, next page... Edited May 29, 2012 by ChumpCar -- correction on sound monitoring -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Just to update we were cruising at Ludicrous speed and one time in the draft with the #32 Miata we were on the edge of going Plaid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CutlassRacer Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Yeah the walls really amplified some cars. The big V8 cars sounded awesome! Our exhaust points towards the rear center of the car so it was really quiet as it passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 We never got above 120 in the Miata. But we knew we were bringing a knife to a gunfight, so we're not complaining. 'lil Chumpchange Miata was faster than us by a good margin, nice driving guys! We have work to do before VIR. Top lap by a non-EC car I think was a 2:19. That's fast! My best lap was a 2:32.1. oh well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcakes Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 I thought some of the cars were pretty darn loud which completely interfered with my listening to audio books on the factory stereo during my stint. I had to rewind repeatedly on the banking and only got through one or two chapters. Was going to protest but the tropical storm winds blew away my protest sheet by the time the fuel ran low. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 Yeah I believe the Blitzen Benz turned the fastest lap out there average speed at 92.7 mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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