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Posted by: TimT Jun 5 2005, 10:38 AM

Just got back from the club race at Watkins Glen. In all we had a great weekend, but lady luck tried her hardest to stop us. On friday practice the car ran flawlessly! lap times continued to drop, and our place in grid rose higher. By fridays end, the car was turning consitent 2:02's FWIW 2:02 placed us 17th on the grid, poll was 1:56, 10th-20th grid positions were seperated by about a second

On saturdays practice, lady luck threw a monkey wrench in the business. The seal for the left side chain tensioner let loose, allowing a nice stream of oil to bathe the red hot turbocharger

the results


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Posted by: TimT Jun 5 2005, 10:40 AM

So out came the hack saw

cut away all the burned bodywork








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Posted by: TimT Jun 5 2005, 10:42 AM

We borrowed a turn signal lens from someone whose race weekend was worse than ours


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Posted by: Aaron Cox Jun 5 2005, 10:46 AM

Posted by: ! Jun 5 2005, 10:47 AM

Bummer....how was the rest of the day?

Posted by: TimT Jun 5 2005, 10:47 AM

Repaired the chain tensioner, had to helicoil the studs, one had pulled , hence the oil incident. Spray painted over some charred glass, and the scruts gave the car an OK.

Since we missed qualifying we gridded last, which is not an obstacle to us anymore

Bill jumped 6 cars on the start, In all Started 38th, finished 15th, in a 12 lap race. best lap of 2:00 flat

The head Flagger came over to us after the race and mentioned that all the flag stations, were voting to give us the "Hard Charger" award

Unfortunatley we left before the awards dinner


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Posted by: Aaron Cox Jun 5 2005, 10:49 AM

wheres the in car video tim??

Posted by: TimT Jun 5 2005, 10:51 AM

In car video to follow

Posted by: ! Jun 5 2005, 10:58 AM

Gud show....wonder how that drive train would do in a 914????

Posted by: Verruckt Jun 5 2005, 11:50 AM

QUOTE ("*" @ Jun 5 2005, 10:58 AM)

Gud show....wonder how that drive train would do in a 914????

You can't put a turbo in a 914...

Posted by: TimT Jun 5 2005, 08:10 PM

Just rendered some video from the race! per Aarons request!!

http://www.rudtnersracing.com/Videos/WatkinsGlen05.wmv

Posted by: jd74914 Jun 5 2005, 08:14 PM

QUOTE ("*" @ Jun 5 2005, 11:58 AM)

Gud show....wonder how that drive train would do in a 914????

how much power does it put to the pavement tim?

Posted by: TimT Jun 5 2005, 08:17 PM

puts down more than 600 RWHP, we get to much wheel slip on the dyno to say exactly how much power for sure

Posted by: jd74914 Jun 5 2005, 08:19 PM

QUOTE (TimT @ Jun 5 2005, 09:17 PM)

puts down about more than 600 RWHP, we get to much wheel slip on the dyno to say exactly how much power for sure

Sweet. Thats alot of power

Posted by: Aaron Cox Jun 5 2005, 08:52 PM

as always tim....

I love the videos. thx for a speedy upload

AA

Posted by: ! Jun 5 2005, 08:57 PM

Mmm, made my hipples nard.....

Posted by: TimT Jun 5 2005, 09:07 PM

Maybe one of you who knows more can tell me how to save the videos better?

I use a MiniDV camera and replay looks life like when i play it on TV.. but when I render it with Ulead or Movie Maker I lose alot of resolution..which streaming file format is best etc..

inquiring minds want to know

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wonder how that drive train would do in a 914????

Well Ill post another clip where the car I helped build rolls past a 956 powered 914..waintg to talk to my friend before I post the clip.. the other car is built by a competing shop and we have all that happy BS to deal with

Posted by: SirAndy Jun 5 2005, 09:14 PM

QUOTE (TimT @ Jun 5 2005, 07:10 PM)

Just rendered some video from the race! per Aarons request!!

schweet!

sorry about the burn-up ...

nice car!
Andy