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| ChrisFoley |
  Jul 21 2004, 07:23 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing  Group: Members Posts: 7,981 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None 
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SCCA National at Lime Rock!
I just painted the QP, rear bumper and f/g deck lid today. All the repairs are now complete. Mechanically I think the car is ready. Only a little reassembly Thursday and I'm off to the track. If anyone in the area is free on Saturday and looking for some fun, come on up! My race is either right before or right after lunch. Admission is $15 at the gate. |
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| Brad Roberts |
Jul 21 2004, 07:28 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
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| Tom Perso |
Jul 21 2004, 08:24 PM
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Crazy from the Cold... Group: Members Posts: 647 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Kalamazoo, MI Member No.: 1,003 |
Glad to hear you got it back together!!!
I know the feeling - I finally got the brakes squared away on my 74, along with the motor reinstalled after an EGR port weld blew out. I should have the car running in the next few days!!! I signed up for my first AX event of the year (sad, eh?) on Aug 8th. I'll have my wife video taping with the new DV camcorder... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Later! Tom |
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| drew365 |
Jul 21 2004, 08:33 PM
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These are the good old days! Group: Members Posts: 2,004 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Sunny So. Cal. Member No.: 37 |
Good luck Chris. The feeling that you're going racing soon is one of the best.
We've had a 3 month layoff. I just had my entry confirmed for Laguna Seca Aug 20 and I'm already getting excited. |
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| Randal |
Jul 21 2004, 08:35 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
Have fun Chris. I'd love to see that event at Lime Rock.
TV? |
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| Jeroen |
Jul 21 2004, 08:49 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
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| VegasRacer |
Jul 21 2004, 09:42 PM
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ELVIRA Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,751 Joined: 27-March 03 From: Between Scylla and Charybdis Member No.: 481 Region Association: None 
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Don't lift until you see this flag. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_flagge24.gif)
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| Jake Raby |
Jul 21 2004, 09:56 PM
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Engine Surgeon Group: Members Posts: 9,398 Joined: 31-August 03 From: Lost Member No.: 1,095 Region Association: South East States |
Good luck Chris!!
I'm trying to get mark back together so he can still have a shot at the championship after his explosion.. The new engine will be even better, he will be running Nickies (IMG:style_emoticons/default/boldblue.gif) |
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| nine14cats |
Jul 22 2004, 12:52 AM
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Bill Pickering -- 914-6 GT aka....Leeloo Group: Members Posts: 2,618 Joined: 10-February 03 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 287 Region Association: None |
Hi Chris,
Great to hear you're gonna be running again...I hope the car runs strong for you. Enjoy! Bill P. |
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| URY914 |
Jul 22 2004, 05:32 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 126,214 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
Write up one of those press releases and let us know all the details. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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| william harris |
Jul 22 2004, 06:16 AM
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914 Restorer Group: Members Posts: 1,459 Joined: 9-January 04 From: Hamilton, MA Member No.: 1,539 |
Great, new footage for the in car camera! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)
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| ynotdd |
Jul 22 2004, 06:41 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 13-January 03 From: plainview, NY Member No.: 140 |
Good Luck Chris!!!!!! I will try to get up there to watch and cheer you on . Tony D (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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| ChrisFoley |
Jul 23 2004, 06:55 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,981 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None
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What an awful day!
Actually it all started to unravel last night. When I got to the track I had enough time to go to tech for the car's annual inspection. I guess I wasn't quite rerady after all. What, no brake lights? Well that would be because I never re-attached the wires that I clipped last fall. NO biggie, and the tech inspector was willing to let it slide, since I would probably get black flagged if they didn't work on the track. Pretty easy to fix. Uh-oh, the window net wasn't attached either. Once again it is something I won't get past pre-grid if it don't work. And how come only one of the straps I use is with the net? Must be at home still. Ok, no real problem, as it was right where I left it in the garage. Good thing I was planning to go home anyway Thursday night. The tech guy was nice and didn't write anything up about the discrepancies in my log book. We talked about some other minor issues that I agreed to resolve in the near future, for my own safety. I did a little research today on one of them and decided he was wrong anyway, so I'm not sure I'll do anything about it after all. He claimed my ballast plates had to have 2 half inch bolts holding them to the floor, instead of the four 5/16" ones I'm using. My 2004 GCR doesn't spec any size, just that it be securely installed, which it is. Once again no biggie. So this morning Mary and I are going over the check list at the track so I can go out for practice without any mishaps. Down to the last item - pull the safety pin out of the fire extinguisher system. Mary, you can do that while I... what's that? God damn it the extinguisher is going off, f_ck, f_ck, f_ck! I'm sorry I'm yelling Mary, I know it's not your fault. I'm the dumbass that neglected to finish the installation, so the pull wire will prevent the bottle from discharging until I need it. Now what? Driving Impressions has no Halon bottles, just complete systems (AFFF or whatever) for $599. There's gotta be someone who can help me for less than that around here. Well, of course no one carries the spares that I need! What's wrong with me? Time for practice now. I can go out for a few laps without any need for a fire extinguisher, right. Yup, I'm just shaking out the car and looking for other trouble spots. Phew, got away with it, did a 1: 05 without even trying and had no big issues. Well, maybe one. The brake pedal is too firm because my Tilton master cylinder selection is too big. I can't really modulate the pedal. At least the car stops though. A quick call to Racer Wholesale confirms that, yes, they have a full bottle on the shelf, but it ain't ok to overnight Halon bottles since 9-11, or something. Well I'm gonna need it anyway, so just ship it UPS ground to the house. No one important knows I don't have a fire extinguisher on board, so I'll just get a handheld unit from the local hardware store in Canaan and be reasonably safe for the rest of the weekend. One more problem out of the way. There's more though! It started raining just before lunch. I'm ok with that, I like driving in the rain just fine. After all, my 914 has a roof and a windshield. The rain gets worse though. In fact it's so humid here that the temp is below the dew point in addition to all the water dropping from the clouds. Rain-x and Fog-x aren't enough for the conditions. I simply can't see the track in front of me, and pull in and ask Mary to go get a towel from the paddock. That takes a few laps, while I sit in pit lane twiddling my thumbs. That's ok, because there is a river in several places on the track anyway by now. I go back out, but it's useless. I have the towel in the car, but it's just too dangerous. I've already decided I'm coming back in as I get to the end of No-name Straight. What's this - waving yellow - a blue Mini in the Armco? As my brakes lock up I know the session is over for me. I get around the corner safely though and very carefully return to pit lane, no worse, except for having done the dreaded 3-2 upshift once while trying to see through the fog. The engine sounds ok so it must be ok, right? We'll see. I managed to qualify 17th (1:30), ahead of all the guys who chickened out, but nowhere near where I'm capable of. At least I'm ahead of Steve Limbert who's driving an EP 914-6, and he was out there in the rain with the rest of us nuts. It seems I'm always faster than him, even though he has twice the 914 building and driving experience I have. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings. I probably won't sleep a wink tonight. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) But don't feel too sorry for me. If I wasn't having a good time I wouldn't bother doing it. 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| ChrisFoley |
Jul 23 2004, 06:59 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,981 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None
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Oh yeah, Mr. Newman drove his Corvette to a 1:14 in the rain for Pole in the GT1 race, five seconds faster than than 2nd position, his own teammate - Mike Brockman. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
The guy isn't getting older, just faster. |
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| joea9146 |
Jul 23 2004, 07:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 663 Joined: 10-February 03 From: Denver, NC Member No.: 283 Region Association: None |
Good Luck.... Have Fun..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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| seanery |
Jul 23 2004, 07:18 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
Nice write-up Chris. Good Luck tomorrow! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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| Brad Roberts |
Jul 23 2004, 07:19 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Sounds like a typical *first* race weekend for most of us. Scramble..fix..repair..run.. scramble..fix..repair.. add some rain and you have the perfect race weekend. Congrats on the qualifying ahead of Limbert. I met him back in 1994 when the Runoffs first ran at Mid-Ohio. He was running GT3 with us in his red/yellow car.
Good luck. B |
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| campbellcj |
Jul 23 2004, 11:21 PM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,621 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California
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Beotches!!! :finger2:
I am seriously behind on seat time this year so far. Now August will be busy as hell for work but also the month to get the car ready to run as many events as possible in Sept-Dec. I am gonna put a passenger seat in the car this weekend, so I can find out how many instructors and students I'll be able to terrify in a single weekend! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) Plus I'm gonna finish my fuel and fire system upgrades ASAP to avoid a possible Dale Jr. experience.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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| ChrisFoley |
Jul 24 2004, 05:08 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,981 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(campbellcj @ Jul 24 2004, 01:21 AM) Plus I'm gonna finish my fuel and fire system upgrades ASAP to avoid a possible Dale Jr. experience.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Yep. One of the things I discussed with the tech official was the location of my pull handle for the fire bottle. Since I am unable to reach it while strapped in it isn't too useful, and the corner workers usually arrive with a fire extinguisher of their own. I actually feel better with the handheld unit until I can relocate the handle. Of course the best thing is never to need it in the first place. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| GWN7 |
Jul 24 2004, 05:20 AM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
There are Halon units with a automatic discharge feature. It's a cable that can be dash mounted (or where ever is close) and the other end attaches to the bottle. Pull the cable and the unit opens.
There are also units with a heat sensing globe on them. When it gets too hot the globe breaks and unit dumps the gas. Sounds like you had fun. |
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