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We had a semi-successful return to racing (post stent implant) this past weekend at Hallett with the 142. Only two of us showed up in ITB, but the other car (Chris Albin's VW Golf) is perennially the SCCA Midwest Division ITB champion.
On Saturday, I had him covered, running a faster qual lap and consistently running 2 or 3 tenths of a second quicker laps during the race, winning the 14 lapper by about 3 seconds IIRC. On Sunday though, Chris was apparently on new rubber for the race, and I wasn't. I had out-qualified him, but 2 laps into the 12 lap race, he got by going into turn 2, and...
Naaah, ain't gonna tell ya! You need to watch the video on YouTube (link below). The entire race is posted in two 9+ minute pieces, and well worth the watch, IMHO. :-)
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Gary L - 142E ITB race car, 73 1800ES
BlueBrick Racing Website
YouTube Racing Videos
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You are soooo much smoother than the VW driver, you could beat him every time. You just let the pressure get to you in the last lap. Don't blame your tires, you were probably spending too much time looking in the rearview mirror too much :)
The video was a lot of fun once I flipped it to full screen mode. My wife came into the den to find out what all the noise was about, I guess I got carried away with the volume.
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My name is Klaus and I am a V ♂ lv ♂ holic.
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Oh yes - I blew it, no argument. But smoothness aside, the fundamental problem was that with fresher rubber (or whatever), he was 3/10ths second or so per lap faster than I. So even after I got back around with a couple of laps to go, I couldn't hold him off. My last big mistake of the race actually happened on the last lap in turn 1, when I lost my half second lead (actually 7/10ths at the S/F with one to go). And why did I blow turn one? Get ready... here comes the BIG excuse :-)
I was driving one-handed in that turn because the gearbox was popping out of 4th gear just prior to the apex of the turn. Made it hard to concentrate on the line, to say the least. That mistake in turn one allowed him to get close enough (actually right on my bumper) to challenge me at turn two. Wouldn't have been the case, had I not blown turn one. Oh, well!
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Gary L - 142E ITB race car, 73 1800ES
BlueBrick Racing Website
YouTube Racing Videos
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Great stuff, had to go out and take a second look at my own 142.
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If you're considering an IT car, consider this... everytime you see me pass the Start/Finish line in the video, imagine a $20 bill being tossed out the window. That's the real cost of racing the car - about $20 a lap; and yes that includes practice sessions, not just race laps. In other words, more than $10 per mile of on-track time. I was a bit surprised when I slowly came to this realization over the past few years. That cost includes everything... parts, tires, outside labor (basically machine shop work only), supplies, fuel and other fluids, towing expense, motel bills, entry fees, memberships, raceport rental, safety equipment, etc.
There are some areas where it could be done cheaper (e.g. no raceport rentals, no motel rooms), but in the long run those costs are a small percentage of the total. The rest of it is pretty much minimum costs. And keep in mind I save a lot of money by doing 95+% of my own work including engine assembly, and I almost never buy new race rubber (6 new tires in 5 years)... I run mostly on used tires (slower, but 1/4 the cost or less).
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Gary L - 142E ITB race car, 73 1800ES
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you break it down like that to a /lap cost...
I'm rather surprised the number isn't a bit higher than $20.
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-Matt I ♥ my ♂
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Fantastic video!!! It looks like you have a slight edge under braking. A couple of times there it sounded like you almost over-reved it. That was cool the way you both blew by the ITA Mazdas. Did you axle hop on the last lap or was it rear brake?
Kudos for a great show. It brings back memories from my autocross days. Love the sound of a red block Volvo turning 6000 plus RPMs.
Jim
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"A couple of times there it sounded like you almost over-reved it."
Well technically, yes. :-) But there are a couple of places on the course (with my current gearing) that going to 4th gear is a very short term proposition. So if I'm in a bind, or a Hell of a hurry, I just leave it in 3rd gear... it takes the risk of one upshift and one downshift out of the equation. I have the shift light set for 6700, but the highest number I wiped off the tell-tale during the weekend was 7200... you were definitely hearing 7000 plus a few times during the race.
"Did you axle hop on the last lap or was it rear brake?
Actually, I locked up the rears AND the right front on that dumb move. The rear tires survived okay, but the RF is toast.
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Gary L - 142E ITB race car, 73 1800ES
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Wow those are pretty stout revs for a basically stock B20. I assume you are running a "D" cam and single valve springs. My old street/autocross hotrod had an "R" cam and double valve springs and I would take it to 7000 rpm routinely. Maybe on occasion going to 7100 or 7200 rpm. But my engine was a 2200 cc unit also not a stock bore B20.
None the less you had and excellent race with an evenly matched competitor and it was fun to watch. We need to see if you can get on the "Speed" channel.
Jim
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Yessir, "D" cam and stock springs... quite simply because I'm not allowed anything different in IT. In fact, .040" overbore, exhaust header, 0.5:1 compression increase (to 11.0), otherwise bone stock - that's the rules.
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Gary L - 142E ITB race car, 73 1800ES
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Hang in there, Gary!
You'll get him next time!
Have a BLESSED Easter!
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George Downs, Bartlesville, Heart of the USA!
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Great stuff! You had me on the edge of my seat...
Thanks!
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-Matt I ♥ my ♂
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