[RichJ]

Not my video, but thought I'd post a link here since it's an ITE Camaro. This track looks pretty scary from a run-off standpoint. Anyone here been on it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpW_VIcMiYM

[Jon A]

Oh I would like to and eventually will...but my plans keep getting pushed back and back; damn life keeps getting in the way. It was all I could do just to make it to a couple time trials this year (and even that was with a broken car) which is what I was planning several years ago. Right now I just can't justify gutting and caging the car knowing I might make one or two races a season with our work schedules. I like the car too much. So for a while longer I figure I'll try and just do the TT thing as time allows and keep the car streetable. It seems more sensible when I drive it to the track. I figure there's no sense in ripping it appart until I know I can actually get to the track for a full season of races. At 3720 lbs, it'd be tough to keep with you and Chuck and the gang even if I get my engine fixed and drive well. But I'll be damned if I'm going to spend 8 hours on the freeway in a day in August for a track day at PIR with no A/C or stereo!

FWIW, here's my video contribution from this season to compare: http://www.jonaadland.com/Videos/Pacific%20Raceways.wmv

That was on my street driven Nittos and I now know the engine was only making full compression in 3 cylinders (less power than my stock motor with a cam was making) when I ran that. If you put a stopwatch on it you can see how much time I was losing on the front and back straights. There was more time I left elsewhere, but talk about disappointing....

So Randy, that should tell you what #1 on the list is: Pull the motor, fix the motor, make sure the motor actually works.....etc. I'm pretty sure those missed shifts at the beginning of the first day I took it to the track bent a bunch of valves. Hopefully that's all. After doing the compression check it's amazing to me the thing was running at all.... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[rmackintosh]

Oh I would like to and eventually will...but my plans keep getting pushed back and back; damn life keeps getting in the way. It was all I could do just to make it to a couple time trials this year (and even that was with a broken car) which is what I was planning several years ago. Right now I just can't justify gutting and caging the car knowing I might make one or two races a season with our work schedules. I like the car too much. So for a while longer I figure I'll try and just do the TT thing as time allows and keep the car streetable. It seems more sensible when I drive it to the track. I figure there's no sense in ripping it appart until I know I can actually get to the track for a full season of races. At 3720 lbs, it'd be tough to keep with you and Chuck and the gang even if I get my engine fixed and drive well. But I'll be damned if I'm going to spend 8 hours on the freeway in a day in August for a track day at PIR with no A/C or stereo!

FWIW, here's my video contribution from this season to compare: http://www.jonaadland.com/Videos/Pacific%20Raceways.wmv

That was on my street driven Nittos and I now know the engine was only making full compression in 3 cylinders (less power than my stock motor with a cam was making) when I ran that. If you put a stopwatch on it you can see how much time I was losing on the front and back straights. There was more time I left elsewhere, but talk about disappointing....

So Randy, that should tell you what #1 on the list is: Pull the motor, fix the motor, make sure the motor actually works.....etc. I'm pretty sure those missed shifts at the beginning of the first day I took it to the track bent a bunch of valves. Hopefully that's all. After doing the compression check it's amazing to me the thing was running at all.... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Jon,

I should tell YOU that Chuck's car is for sale.....go buy it from him and beat it all day long! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif)

Too bad about the motor. Wasn't that a brand new Brett Beuer racing motor? That sucks! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)

I know about motors that should not be running. I set my fastest lap ever at Laguna with a motor that had three cracked main caps and a couple of cracked cylinders.... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) ....car ran "fine"! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)