S1Steve Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) No Mike, The oil goes in here..... Edited February 13, 2012 by S1Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 LOL......dumb and dumber? :dupe: When are you going to get on track so we can have some fun with you? :toetap05: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blubarisax Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 Mike, your mechanic at Exoticars swears you can take the right hand turn at the end of the long straight at Lightning at 130 MPH with your ground effects! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1Steve Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 LOL......dumb and dumber? :dupe: When are you going to get on track so we can have some fun with you? :toetap05: It's always open season on me Mike, just ask my wife and kids.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Mike, your mechanic at Exoticars swears you can take the right hand turn at the end of the long straight at Lightning at 130 MPH with your ground effects! Nah....I am trying for a flat out through Turns 2 and 3 at Thunderbolt this season. Anyone want to try and keep up? :nopity: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blubarisax Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 LOL......dumb and dumber? :dupe: When are you going to get on track so we can have some fun with you? :toetap05: One word... HYPERFEST the automotive amusement park :party: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blubarisax Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 UPDATE: Apparently the SCCA stewards have determined a full roll cage (SCCA Compliant) is required for the school. So, I have the car at a local fabricator who is building a cage. (I feel like I'm in an episode of Orange County Choppers and am down to 50% odds that it will be done in time) I may end up renting a car for the event. Entropy Racing has some Spec Racers and even a Caterham S3 (I'll need to borrow a shoe horn and some Vaseline) and I have a leads on a race prepared BMW E30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Bit disappointing that they rule so late. I am not surprised I thought their regs were restrictive to start with - they dont like sevens. I was still planning to pay you a visit on the Saturday afternoon en route to my dinner in Long Beach Island. Tom is pretty handy with vaseline so he can come early to help you out. :jester: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowss7 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Tom is pretty handy with vaseline so he can come early to help you out. :jester: Looks like I'll have to make a run to Costco to get a Large vat of the Vaseline. It's going to take a lot to grease Karl up enough for him to fit in an S3. Mike has a foot fetish so we'll let him figure out how to fit your feet in the pedal box. :smash::smilielol5: Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1Steve Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Karl, Are you sure that you want these guys as your support crew.. I'll be down to keep things sane....... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blubarisax Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hold the Vaseline boys; looks like they have a big boy car! 3" extra in the seat, tall roll bar and for good measure they are moving the pedals back an inch. I'll miss my Caterham... no Cosworth power. These cars come with a 1.7L Renault motor with a four speed. Not sure how fast 80 HP will get my mass around the track. http://www.entropyracing.net/Media/Default/Page%20Images/profile-ESR.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1Steve Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Karl, Thats a great car to learn to drive in. That R300 has you spoiled, this will teach you all about momentum, because of the lack of hp, car control ( spec radial tires),and they are a very proven race car. And this school will be alittle more racy than your track days. You may learn to love these cars. Save the chance of something bad happening to the seven also. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 As I recall, our 7's ran away from these cars when they were at NJMP. It will make you a better driver tho, as Steve notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blubarisax Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Well boys, I am now the proud holder of an SCCA Novice Race License (that's scary). The school was great, they kept us running non-stop but I got 6.5 hours of on track time on NJMP Lightning over the weekend. I was driving a Spec Racer (Renault 87HP motor). A momentum car for sure. I have a new understanding of fun in a low powered car. You ran flat out most of the time, just lifting between 3-4, breaking a little going into turn five, turn 7 and turn 1. Since it was a rental car, I was not afraid to push it harder than I would my Caterham. I did manage to spin four times, three of those ending up off the track. It was fun to feel it break loose and then recover. I did hate seeing the Spec Racer Fords (110 HP) walk away from me in the straights though. All in all, a great learning tool, my line is 100 times more consistent than it was before. Now I can't wait to get the Caterham on that track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowss7 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Congratulations Karl!!!:hurray: But with only 4 spins in 6.5 hours you are going to have to push alot harder to match, Croc and Kitcat's records. :rofl: Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Good job Karl! You learn many things when you spin (in addition to humility:)): car control, car non-control, where the limit is, realizing exceeding the limit is (ordinarily) survivable, and you get that special feeling that comes when you realize that fate will determine the outcome of the spin. Plus it makes Tom so happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1Steve Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Congratulations Karl..... Now you need a powerful air horn to get that pesky silver CSR to move over.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I stopped by the track late in the afternoon to see Karl grid up and then watch 2 of the afternoon sessions. It was bitterly cold there - tires would have big trouble getting any grip. When I arrived I had the surprise of watching a Mustang destroy itself at Turn 1 and get towed back in bleeding fluids. End of the weekend for that student. The cheese wedge cars were certainly gutless - they moved slower than a Craftsman ride on mower - good learning experience though. Karl you should have tried one of these for cutting the grass when you went off spinning? :willy_nilly: Your lines looked pretty good though - but I always thought that anyway - especially compared to Tom's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Congratulations Karl..... Now you need a powerful air horn to get that pesky silver CSR to move over.... Move over where? Into the parking lot with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blubarisax Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 I would not want to race my Caterham where other cars would be sure to "rub tires" with me. And, the guys that are really good in the spec racers to turn in some nice times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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