<VV> Autocross report-long, maybe boring

[Alan and Clare Wesson]

Warren, this isn't boring - it's a really good read. And it reads just like 
a day in the UK - you need to come here. It is currently 40 degrees and 
raining quite hard, and we have just spent the day outside servicing my 
trailer (it won't fit in the shed and we have to use it tomorrow).

It was a bit like this the day the Scottish guys came for the 8-door. As the 
tranny was jammed and it was only firing on 5, it took quite an effort to 
get it onto their roll-back. But we managed, after getting cold and wet and 
swearing all day. And we all got spanner rash (I expect you call it wrench 
rash - when you hurt yourself with a spanner aka wrench).

It has been such fun. I really think you should come and live here - you'd 
have a ball. No Barbie dolls here...

Cheers

Mr Muddy Cold and Wet





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Subject: <VV> Autocross report-long, maybe boring


> Yee Haw!!!
>
> Are we sick? It was around 40 deg. and 45 mph winds and we had a great
> time anyway at Grissom AFB.
>    Well maybe not the first heat group who made half of their runs in
> the rain. Of course we had to work in the rain. It was so windy that
> pylons , timing equipment and chairs were blowing over. Reminds me of
> Kansas in late Sept.
>    Weather forecasters in Indiana don't even come close. Can't hardly
> wait to head for Florida Tuesday.
>    Some of the Indy members in open cars on slicks just slunk away and
> went home due to the weather--you know who you are.
>    The 45 mph winds dried up the water and the concrete surface was
> grippy for the 2nd and third heats where slick tired cars ran.
>     The two ladies in 200 hp, 1200#,open slick tired cars , ran in the
> early rain heat and had a ball. Both were novices and put on a great
> show with Wanda (car co- owner) pulling out a .6 sec. win over Tracy.
> They say that the men who slunk off are Barbie Dolls.
>     I drove the turbo Corvair Stinger for two reasons , one was to have
> some cammeraderie with other CP drivers and the other to test my ever
> changing set up. The Cammeraderie was a given, competing with Jeff
> Rapp-Corvair, and Robert Richwine-Mustang. We had a great time and I
> was able to take the win--always helps.
>    I had just recently decided that the early reduced section(smaller
> .2 A/R ratio)  turbo exhaust housing was too small and reducing power
> output, although with great response,. I ran the  late, larger (.55 A/R
> ratio) housing at a recent Indy event and was constantly smoking the
> rear tires. so for Grissom I had installed much larger 23.5-11.5-15" in
> tires on 12" wheels, in an R 35 coupound.
>    I ususally run the smaller car at small events and the huge car at
> larger ones anyway. I was afraid that the rain was going to ruin my
> testing, but the course was great for it; lots of room for boost and
> fun sweeping turns. I believe that the sustained momentum design was
> good for all cars.
>    The test was great, the car was a hoot to drive, and the boost was
> addictive--just ask the rider/victims. The previous over locking rear
> diff (hard to turn in) was fixed also. I turned the same times whether
> in 2nd or 3 gear, so the torque was there. 52.5
>    There was a great race between Michael (Levair Performance) and his
> car owner Steve Brinkerhoff in the other powerful light Lotus 7 clone
> with Michael taking a .1 second win. 48.3
>    Watching the other less powerful classes turn very fast times (i.e.
> Ron Conrad's 54.5 in an STS car) proved that the momentum design helped
> every one.
>     PAX best was Chuck McMillion in an AWD car-fast in all
> conditions--congrats.
> We had a mini year end banquet at the Golden Corral later, great
> friends, great fun.
>   Now I have to go out in the freezing weather to unload the Stinger
> and load the Roadster for the trip to St. Augustine, FL.
>
> Warren
>
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