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Blackbird 11-08-2018 07:43 PM

^ Oh don't worry, there are walls to find at BRP.

Not sure what's the wind conditions are at the track today, but it's super windy in socal currently, so that could be affecting times.

mx5-kiwi 11-08-2018 08:18 PM

is that the day over and try agan tomorrow or all done and dusted?

did we hear from Emilio what was going on in the end?

emilio700 11-08-2018 09:12 PM

Catch can issue not resolved. Won't quite make a lap at full speed before it overflows and lubricates things that don't require lubrication. We have a planned fix for tommorow.

We are discovering that we have reached the limit of aero drag for 420whp. We have more downforce than last year. A lot more. But even with a marginally better L/D ratio, we simply don't have enough power to benefit from the extra smush. The car is also still a little bit tight which gets worse as the aero comes in. So we are removing the third element in the wing and raising the rear ride height a bit.
Also removing the dive planes from the splitter. So we will drop some frontal area and get rid of the worst drag components.

Overall no one is going very fast though. Bunch of cars that were predicted to go away under 1:40, haven't. Actually no one has broken 1:40 yet. Ryan's car is working pretty well, upgraded from last year and he has not matched his PB yet. Temperatures are good, not very windy so we think the track just does not have enough rubber yet. So this year at least, I don't think Vegas is going under 1:40. I think if we can find a better downforce to drag ratio better for our power level we can probably do a 1:43.

Oh yes, we are lead URWD by about .9s right as of Saturday.

mx5-kiwi 11-08-2018 09:14 PM

Track looks incredibly dusty!

nigelt 11-08-2018 09:36 PM

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4 wheels off. Nice one Tarek!

Blackbird 11-08-2018 11:45 PM


Originally Posted by emilio700 (Post 1510239)
Oh yes, we are lead URWD by about .9s right as of Saturday.

Go get some sleep, it's Thursday.

emilio700 11-08-2018 11:59 PM

Ryan had a brake issue. Had to stay late at the track to get it sorted. Between him, myself and John we figured out a way to do a fix with the tools we have. Ryan thinks he's got another two maybe three seconds in it so we might see a 1:45. I sure would like to see him get that record.

curly 11-09-2018 12:33 AM

Sounds extreme, but is it possible to put a pump in the drain line? Maybe PWM controlled to limit any crank case issues?

Twibs415 11-09-2018 09:41 AM

I had issues in the morning with my ignition timing, got that sorted during the practice session. Session one had a first lap flyer that put me in 4th but third isn’t looking attainable for me. Session 2 I punted the car off on a flyer as you see in that pic. Session 3 lost the alternator but still went for a flyer and took a tenth off. Grabbed an alternator last night and we are all fixed for day 2

rrjwilson 11-09-2018 09:55 AM

Website Stream with timing
Vimeo Stream (thanks Arca_ex)
Schedule (thanks jpreston)

Buttonwillow is GMT-8 for those in other timezones so using the schedule jpreston linked you can see when the lovely people of this forum getting going on a global stage.
8:45AM PST to see these folks working some magic

Group A - Emilio (Emilio700) and Ryan (ThePass)
Group B - Sonny
Group C - Tarek
There may be others I haven't read about.

Your Drunkle 11-09-2018 10:18 AM


Originally Posted by rrjwilson (Post 1510283)
I'm in UK how do i watch you folks doing this?

Edit:
Found this for those wanting to watch.
Unable to see schedule at work so don't know when the stream will go up again.

Its saying 7:50 AM in California Time.

Nevermind.

rrjwilson 11-09-2018 10:40 AM

Thank you Your Drunkle
I'd love to know who else of our folks are out there. Andrew (Savington) maybe?
I've got the Cali time linked on my phone now so I'll be ready

Blackbird 11-09-2018 10:44 AM

I'm heading out to BRP in a few minutes.

rrjwilson 11-09-2018 11:10 AM

Live stream on GTA and Vimeo are not up it seems even though timing is up.

Moti are you competing too?

Wingman703 11-09-2018 11:20 AM


Originally Posted by rrjwilson (Post 1510291)
Live stream on GTA and Vimeo are not up it seems even though timing is up.

Moti are you competing too?

Where are you seeing timing up at? I see nothing or test runs only.

Moti is not completing.

Noble819 11-09-2018 11:22 AM

This link has timing and live stream on the same page... | Live

jpreston 11-09-2018 12:06 PM


Originally Posted by rrjwilson (Post 1510283)
Stream (thanks Arca_ex)
Schedule (thanks jpreston)

Buttonwillow is GMT-8 for those in other timezones so using the schedule jpreston linked you can see when the lovely people of this forum getting going on a global stage.
8:45AM PST to see these folks working some magic

Group A - Emilio (Emilio700) and Ryan (ThePass)
Group B - Sonny
Group C - Tarek
There may be others I haven't read about.

Same video stream but with the racemonitor live timing below the video:

| Live

rrjwilson 11-09-2018 12:28 PM

Four wheels off the ground at the bus stop for Peter West holy moly

Good-Win Racing LLC 11-09-2018 01:00 PM

Too many cars off, amazing that Ryan even got the 1:50 with that much chaos.

Wingman703 11-09-2018 01:02 PM

Holy shit that was close between Ryan and the Porsche. Almost looked like the Porsche swerved in front of him?


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