WestTexasS2K Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 1 lap kicks off in Southbend IN at the Tire Rack headquarters on sat May 3. It will be a quick wet skid pad test then they will head to Road America near Elkhart lake Wisconson for 2 road coarse session starting around 2:00 pm. They will be finished up around 5 or 6 and head to Mid America Motorsports park near Pacific Junction IA. The action will begin at 8 am at MAM and they should be done by 2 or 3 pm. They will then head to TWS outside of college station TX for a 8 am start on Monday the 5th. They will be there to about 3 pm then they will head to Lone Star motorsports Park in Sealy Tx for drag racing. The drag racing starts at 6 pm till whenever. The next session will be the 6th in LA at No Problem Raceway starting a 8 am. The morning of the 7th will be at Carolina Motorsports Park at 8 am. They leave CMP and go the the BMW performance center for a 4 pm session. VIR will be on the 8th at 8 am will most likely have 3 sessions there. On May 9th they will be at BeaveRun in southwest Pennsyvania at 8 am. On the 10th they will be back at the Tire Rack for dry skid pad and awards presentation. If you are near one of these tracks go out and support 7evin and Michelle. There are alot of interesting rides at the events and the folks are very easy going and fun to talk to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locost7018 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 When you go through KC and you need something give me a call. Do you still have my number? Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestTexasS2K Posted May 2, 2008 Author Share Posted May 2, 2008 PM me with the info. I will forward to 7evin When you go through KC and you need something give me a call. Do you still have my number? Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Good luck guys :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxologist Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Loren and Kevin- kick some ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestTexasS2K Posted May 3, 2008 Author Share Posted May 3, 2008 Quick update with what I know. 7evin and Doc Harmony got 37 on the wet skid pad. Which is a vast improvement for us. Last year we got 61st. Last year we did a .700 this year we moved up to .810 G pretty big improvement for us in our worst event. I cant speak for all 7s in the wet but Mojo was not great in the slick stuff. Hope for dry tracks this year. 7evin and Doc Harmony got 9th at Road America.:cheers: Pretty impressive since that is the first time 7evin has ever driven the track and they were not allowed a walk around like we usually get. He has 1 warm up lap to get familiar with the track then pull to the starting line. The other 8 drivers in front of him are all professional racers and have run the track 100s of laps. So cheers for a job well done 7evin. No issues with the car that I know of. I know that they are having issues with the fuel transfer system from the trailer so they have to stop more frequently to manually switch the pump on. We bought a fuel gauge that has a transfer level system that turns on the reserve pump when it gets to half a tank then turns off when full. It has an issue and isnt working. I know he hasnt had time to troubleshoot it and wont have time until lunch break tommorrow at Mid America. Hopefully that will be the only issue to work on and they can get it resolved before leaving for Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 sounds like a great start :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandurath Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Congrats on a great start!! Looking forward to many write ups!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDROCKT Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Wonderful morning to start a race. We watched and wished we were going. Doc Harmony (7evin's lady) has to be nominated for the Great Wife award! A few photos....please ignore quality issues.http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/2063706969_PICT0245.JPGhttp://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/1301347615_PICT0256.JPGhttp://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/716765925_PICT0263.JPGhttp://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/963573489_PICT0265.JPGhttp://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/upload/257101034_PICT0268.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11Budlite Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Congrats 7evin and Doc Harmony! Keep up the good work...you're making the se7en community proud!! :cheers: Bruce :7drive: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHKflyer52 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Hi 7evin and Doc Harmony, Have a safe trip and thanks for the photos and updates. What is the Red thing on the front of the trailer that looks like a mushroom. If you get the time can you show us what the inside of the trailer looks like. Again have a safe trip as the forum is following your adventure I due belive.:7drive: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestTexasS2K Posted May 4, 2008 Author Share Posted May 4, 2008 7evin took 7th in the morning session at MAM another track that he has never driven. So that is a great finish I have not heard the results from the second session yet. MHKflyer I will take some pics at TWS of the trailer set up for ya. They dont have time to get online. I have been texting them there finishing position as they go along. I have a few supplies I need to take them tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxologist Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 damn, thought i posted before, but keep kicking ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 They are 12th and moving up. Racking up top 10 finishes against very stiff competition-car wise & driver wise. Keep it up guys! If the past is any guide, consistency is as important as finishing in the top 3 occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxologist Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 http://gotcone.com/pgallery/images/misc._photos/2008_one_lap_of_america_-_mam_-_pacific_junction__ia/img_9575.jpg at texas World speedway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestTexasS2K Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 Just got back from TWS. It rained hard all day not best enviroment for us but 7evin still ran 17 in the morning which bumped him to 11th overall. They dont have the times posted yet from session 2. It was raining very hard on that session. The track was standing in water in multiple spots, 7evin was having alot of problems seeing because his helmet kept fogging up. He felt he gave up some precious seconds due to that. We hope and pray for dry tracks the rest of the week. I think a top 8 or 10 is very possible. There are a few fast cars are having some mechanical issues. Mark Davia the overall winner for the last 4 years is having a boost controller issues which is slowing him down. The Hennessey ACR Viper is unbeleivable fast. The driver is so smooth it looks like he isnt even trying and he is beating the second place car by as much as 20 sec. Unbeleivable. He will win hands down if the car stays together for the whole event. I have some pics will post them tommorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 7evin got 14th in the 2nd session, 10th overall. Hopefully it will be dry for today's drag race-shd be very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestTexasS2K Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 after this morning run 7evin got 6th fastest which bumped them to 9th overall. The drags that cancelled yesterday are rescheduled today which should help us a bit. When I last talked to him he had run well in the 2nd lapping session but scores were not available yet. He could get up to 7-8th overall after today. Side note. Kevin got gravely ill yesterday in Houston. He stopped for fuel and got a sever case of Vertigo. He was unable to stand and would vomit with the slightest movement. Luckily 2 of the other 1 lap teams came back to the rescue. They let Kevin ride in their car where he could lay down and be still and one of the guys rode with Michelle in the Ultralite to LA. He was feeling better this morning after 5-6 hours sleep. Hopefully that problem wont arise again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Dude is tough! Hopefully he's feeling better. Sounds like the event is going very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Just got back from TWS. It rained hard all day not best enviroment for us but 7evin still ran 17 in the morning which bumped him to 11th overall. They dont have the times posted yet from session 2. It was raining very hard on that session. The track was standing in water in multiple spots, 7evin was having alot of problems seeing because his helmet kept fogging up. He felt he gave up some precious seconds due to that. We hope and pray for dry tracks the rest of the week. I think a top 8 or 10 is very possible. There are a few fast cars are having some mechanical issues. Mark Davia the overall winner for the last 4 years is having a boost controller issues which is slowing him down. The Hennessey ACR Viper is unbeleivable fast. The driver is so smooth it looks like he isnt even trying and he is beating the second place car by as much as 20 sec. Unbeleivable. He will win hands down if the car stays together for the whole event. I have some pics will post them tommorrow. :leaving: (although in the past, they've always had spare parts from customer cars) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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