Chump Car - John Allen Special USFail1 Race Team Build

[dinanm3atl]

We won't be pissed when the car gets a little extra character ;)

And to be honest we were super surprised at the lack of contact. Sure there was some contact and some cars caused their own single vehicle contact with the racetrack itself but we talked to teams on their 12th or 13th race in 3 years on the same chassis... that didn't look bad at all.

[325e10]

tbh we already discussed the possibility of contact and we laughed about it. We know it's going to get beat up and tbh we didn't even think it would look this way. Have to give a shoutout to our sponsors for their support. Won't mind the extra character one bit.

[dinanm3atl]

That is true. We knew we wanted JPS(Black and Gold) but John with MashUp Design Works really made it look good. We were not really expecting that. When we pulled it out under it's own power for the first time in a month we all said "Damn that looks!"

Big F1 style wing. Some type of front wing. Couple more pieces to the livery. Cage. We'll be ready!

[RagtopE30]

Just came across this! Awesome build. Good luck with the season!!

[downforce22]

Very nice, i like the colors. Those diving boards should come in handy if there is any contact!

Otherwise that group e30 shot in awesome! you could probably get it in a calendar. keep up the good work, can't wait to see it compete.

[Nygdup]

Looks so good.. even 2 days later.

[MR 325]

Looking good guys, love that shot with all of the E30s in the driveway.

[acolella76]

It looks like there is a car missing in that last shot...

[dinanm3atl]

Nope. Doesn't look like there is.

[acolella76]

Hater. I think we need to paint the chrome on the side moldings gold.

[2mAn]

looks awesome. now for some action shots!

[Nygdup]

looks awesome. now for some action shots!

Coming this weekend.

[samiam3356]

Nice work fellas! Love how the ATL comes together on stuff like this. Need to stop by sometime and check this out.

Good luck this season and keep it in one piece.

[dinanm3atl]

Big Day for the team. All hands were on deck as we gave the car a nice little tune up and some basic maintenance. New plugs were now installed since the no start was fixed. We didn't want to foul out more plugs but all fixed so basic copper plugs went in. We have 2 events in 2 weeks and will be putting a lot of miles onto the car with 2 Auto-X drivers this weekend(Tomorrow) and then next weekend 2 of our drivers will be getting almost 8 hours of time at Road Atlanta between of them!


First up Blake(Our resident race car mechanic - you may have seen him on Speed during the 24 Hours working on a Porsche Team(boooo!) went to town and we checked torque on everything. Nut and Bolted the front and rear. All checked out!


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Next up was to drain, flush and fill the coolant. We are estimating the coolant is original from 1986... or at least it looked like it. The thermostat was stuck open and the car never got warm. All fixed! Then super fun bleeding of an M20... always a thrill. Got it on the first time. Tip - Get the front end way up in the air!



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John Allen Special Build Day 6 Technica Motorsports 01 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr



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We had some old R-Comps but since we are looking at potential rain next weekend we are going to some street tires. Both drivers preferred this setup and one has never tracked an E30 and while he does have track experience this seemed to be the best choice. Then we got our super scientific string out...



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John Allen Special Build Day 6 Technica Motorsports 07 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr


Very important step... glue that gold 325e badge back on!



John Allen Special Build Day 6 Technica Motorsports 05 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr


And we went out for a test drive. Everyone drove it. Got some shots. Some video. Looks great rolling down the road! Enjoy the video!



John Allen Special Build Day 6 Technica Motorsports 10 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr



John Allen Special Build Day 6 Technica Motorsports 09 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr



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John Allen Special Build Day 6 Technica Motorsports 12 by MotorSportMedia - www.racemsm.com, on Flickr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5UEuvr-AOw&list=UUJypDZ7bIm48Odk9hZYZE5A&index=1&feature=plcp

Check back tomorrow for Auto-X action pics and a report!

[Farbin Kaiber]

Lack of bumper surrounds to cut down on debris from on track contact?