Chump Car - John Allen Special USFail1 Race Team Build

[Nygdup]

in.

you me and freeride can build a m42 demon car. lol

this thread inspires me

M42 cars start with a $400 starting value. Adding $100 worth of go-fast, if done right, can make that car very competitive in Chump.

[Dj Buttchug]

If I end up in sd for school next year lets do it... :D

in.

you me and freeride can build a m42 demon car. lol

this thread inspires me

[Roysneon]

Right on. Sucks for you guys, though. I still have a bit of a soft spot for those shitboxes when not riced out. They do make great race cars, so simple, so cheap and can be pretty competitive.

[jhaurimn]

Just read through this entire thread. Needless to say...i want to get into chumpcar racing!

awesome stories.

[Nygdup]

The Neons can be fast. There aren't a whole lot of them running right now, but I suspect that the new 2014-2016 rules adjustments will make them a bit more popular. E30s and E36s got hit pretty hard with the rules changes and Neons got a favorable ruleset.

m20b25 E30s now are assessed a starting value of $475
Neon's top out at $350

[Roysneon]

Awesome stuff, guys! I feel like I'm becoming less of a 'car guy/car modifier' and more of a race fan lately, even after not making it to a single track day this year :(

Anyway, I have to ask, how do the Neons do? The DOHC ones can make some decent power with a few tweaks here and there, let alone if you sneak in a 2.4 bottom end. Seems to be a lot of them running.

[Balleristic31]

i wish I could get involved in something like this. great work guys

If I end up in sd for school next year lets do it... :D

[Nygdup]

Start a team and never look back. Someone has to take that leap of faith, may as well be you.

[Dj Buttchug]

i wish I could get involved in something like this. great work guys

[Nygdup]

Sebring is three weeks out and (believe it or not) the car is prepped and ready to race. We're going to look at a couple of issues before rolling onto the track, but the car COULD run today if needed. It's nice having a car ready this order.

Special thanks to Wayne and Mike over at TRM Tuning for getting the motor back up and running so quickly after we got back from Daytona. It gave us a chance to focus on re-wiring the car and really cleaning up our dashboard.




Once that was done, it was off to the local car show. The Shed Fest, 2013. We might have had a little fun with our TRM Tuning's team cars :P




And another big thanks to Rob and Nicole over at The Consignment Shed. We discovered our rear calipers had gone to hell, so 2 days later we had a new set installed and the car was ready to roll.

That left one real project for us to tackle. Updating the livery to better reflect those of the Lotus F1 teams'.

[JCarp90]

Why couldn't you? ChumpCar is nationwide, so is LeMons.

ChumpCar runs at Hallett, Pueblo, Texas World, High Plains Raceway and Gateway Motorsports Park. Granted, none of them are CLOSE. But all look to be within a long day's drive.

I think it's more of the community in my area than anything. With the exception of a couple close friends, everybody kind of keeps to themselves.

Now that my S52'd E30 is running solid though, I'll start taking it out to Heartland Park in Topeka as often as I can... but chump racing would be so cool. When I buy a house in the next year or so, I'll have more space and I'll probably pick up a cheap E30 with the intentions of Chump or something similar.

Anyway, keep it up. Love this thread.

[Nygdup]

This thread is so cool. I wish I could participate in something like this in my area!

Why couldn't you? ChumpCar is nationwide, so is LeMons.

ChumpCar runs at Hallett, Pueblo, Texas World, High Plains Raceway and Gateway Motorsports Park. Granted, none of them are CLOSE. But all look to be within a long day's drive.

[JCarp90]

This thread is so cool. I wish I could participate in something like this in my area!

[Nygdup]

We might get a small update this weekend, we might not.

Basically, all we're doing is unloading the race trailer, putting the car back into TRM Tuning's shop and prepping it for the engine repairs and address some small nagging issues. Any updates would be via cell phone cameras, so don't expect a whole lot!

[Nick_S]

Just read this thread start to finish. These threads and the few Rally-X build threads are really inspiring to read. Love watching the build process and how grass roots it is for this type of racing. Also followed the build on FB. Keep it up! Can't wait for the next update.