Chump Car - John Allen Special USFail1 Race Team Build

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Careful with that gasket, Victor-Reintz headgaskets have leaked coolant on me... they don't seal well.

[Nygdup]

I picked up my phone for 30 seconds to confirm torque specs... must've been the only 30 seconds you took photos.

[dinanm3atl]

Back at it again. Motor is waiting to get all hooked up and run. We ran into some issues with the oil pan(small crack and it didn't want to seat correctly). Wasted a lot of time during the day. Can't wait to race in 2 weeks! We have some fill-in drivers that should make it a fun weekend!



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[Nygdup]

Man... I'm getting not only fat, but old. Look at all that gray in my beard now.

[dinanm3atl]

Prepping for AMP. We are putting together two motors. New brakes, tires, and other parts. Just doing a full prep since it's a local race and 2-day event... we need extra spares and parts.

And we found what happened to our bearing at Sebring(last photo)...



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We have Petit Le Mans this weekend. Sunday is another work day. More photos and hopefully car is ready and prepped to roll out!

[dinanm3atl]

Sure. We can use help with pit stops. Friday is no big deal but Sat/Sun we race and having dedicated fueler/fire bottle guy is really nice. Shoot me a PM.

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Some Sebring pics



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[dinanm3atl]

We'll be at AMP. And hopefully 4-5 races again in 2014 :)

[kingston]

Hope to see you guys out there next year! It sounds like our Chump team (Team Bavarian Alcoholics Anonymous/Team BAA) is going to be hitting several rounds more than the last couple of years. I'll miss Road America in 2 weeks due to other commitments, but I hope to see you guys at Sebring & Daytona next year!

Thanks for providing a great read :)

[Nygdup]

nice pics. :)
Are you thinking of adding a front air damn like ours?

No. Just like shooting "chumpy" builds.

Besides, the value add for that thing has got to push you over $500 after today's rules updates!

[silence]

nice pics. :)
Are you thinking of adding a front air damn like ours?

[Nygdup]

Glad you are paying attention.. got something for ya!


ChumpCar Sebring 09/28/13 by RichE30, on Flickr


ChumpCar Sebring 09/28/13 by RichE30, on Flickr

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A guy came by our pit asking if we had a shift linkage. Now i know who that was. :) Sorry to hear about your troubles. ...You don't finish at Sebring, you survive it.

[Nygdup]

So, I haven't had time to sit down and do my regular post-race update for everyone yet. But no fear, I'm doing it now!

The week started a bit rough for the team. On Sunday before the race we found out that one of our drivers, Chris Nelson, was not going to be able to attend the race with us. This reduced our team to 3 of our regulars, Blake, Thomas and I, and Greg Higgins whom was replacing Halston for this event.

Anyways, we make it to Sebring with little to no fanfare and the race begins Saturday morning. Car rolls onto track with no issues and Blake takes our first stint. We started around 40th position and made it as far as 12th before setting into the low twenties during those first two hours. Next up Greg got in the car. While a bit slower Greg was doing a good job of holding positions during his stint until he was forced off track. Normally this would not have been a big issue if it weren't for the oil pan smacking the curbing when he did so. Greg limped the car to pit road where the pan crack was discovered and we immediately jumped into heroic repairs hoping to save the day. While repairing the pan we also discovered that the shift linkage had been damaged in the impact. Greg asked every E30 team on pit road until he found a replacement. It took some time and effort, but we were back on track about three hours later (please note, we had to run into town to buy oil, oil filters, JB Weld, etc. and also wait for the JB Weld to set).

After the repairs I got back into the car and took a short stint. I also had a short off and brought the car in to check the oil pan. While idling on pit road I noticed the low oil pressure light begin to flicker. We could build pressure by keeping our revs up, but it was apparent then the car was a ticking time bomb. About 2 hours of track time later the car finally let go, after Thomas got his stint and Greg got in the car a second time. Poor Greg was the one that had to bring the car to pit road after spinning the bearing. We ended up finishing 76th out of 94 starters.

Of course, some pictures... I don't have many, but here are a few:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKlqOAYFL4o

[JCarp90]

Liked. :p

[Nygdup]

Oh.. don't forget we have a Facebook page. That really is the best place to keep up with us. Clicky below my sig.