914 Chump Car, Sebring 2015 Options

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I never mentioned really anything about how the car did over the 14 hours. Heres some of what happened to the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
First off, she survived all 14 hours. I did bring her in to the cold pits because we had a lower then normal oil pressure reading. My car normally reads 40 psi on the straits with 210 degrees temp. The pressure was at around 30 psi with the same temp. During pit stops the dipstick was reading full all morning, but with the accusump it's tough to get a accurate reading. (sometimes it was dumped, other times it wasn't) Our new rule is add oil ever other stop.
We did a lot of pit stops. To many to be competitive. We had five drivers and with rain in the forecast by midday I thought it would be best to get everyone some seat time before it poured. This was great for our first timers, but not a good race strategy. Four drivers and two hours stints is the way to go. Next time.
George got hit in turn one (video is posted on this thread) and did this really cool double 180 thing. Car stalled in maybe the worst part of the track. The fuel in the carbs gets all tossed around and floods it. The trick is to hold the petal 1/4 to 1/3 down and crank it. (glad I just installed one of those fancy starters) Those 10 seconds he sat there must have been something else. With all the rookies on the track... Well I know I would have needed a new suit.
Around mid-day the car started to misbehave. We had great power above 3500rpm. She sputtered badly below that. We blew the main jets out, no change. We made the decision to keep going. There was no knocking and since it still made power, why not. Len things we may have just lost our valve job. I just removed the engine and will be doing its tear down soon.
Overall, the car did 216 laps and over 800 miles in 14 hours. 33rd overall 4th in class. Needless to say, I was damn proud of my car and our team.
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Don't want to forget all the help from the 914 World Paddock Crew. There is no frickin way we would of finished with out you all! Thanks. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)