My G2X GPS based timing system showed 137 mph. I hit 147 with room to spare
last September when I was there with the Corvette club. However, the
weather was much better. The weather this last event was 90+, humid, and
there had to be at least a 20 mph headwind going down that straight. Plus
my engine was running way hot at 220 degrees. My home made electric
fan/aluminum fan shroud setup must be too restrictive. I've never run that
hot before.
I do lift early for turn one. The front end gets very light at those speeds
and I don't have the cohones to take turn one flat out. It can be done with
the right car and driver but not mine, or me. :) So I was slowing to 100.
Good guess on the lap time. My best was 2:09. My previous best was 2:05.
But that was with better weather and a better track.
I'd love to run Willow Springs!!
Keith
From: "Brad Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Took My El Camino Road Racing - Videos
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 10:31:20 -0700
Cool videos. Have you done this before? It looked like you were limited
early on, but towards the end you had some clear laps with little traffic.
Tell us more about the car and preparation for the track (suspension,
tires.
etc.).
How fast were you going at the end of that straight? That is an amazingly
long straight, and it looks like you lifted early on a number of the laps.
When you had to pass traffic you looked like you really pushed it and might
have had your best lap. I'm guessing you did a lap in about 2:10, which
for
a 3.1 mile course means you average better than 85 miles per hour!
I've had my Chevelle on the track as well, but I don't have any video.
With
R compound tires I was able to pull 1G in a turn and average around 83 MPH
at Willow Springs International Raceway.
Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
'66 Corvette | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16 BFG R1
'67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | F-Body Brakes | 275/40/17 Kumho MX
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Keith Anderson
> Subject: [Chevelle-list] Took My El Camino Road Racing - Videos
>
> In case you haven't seen the links on any of the other handful of
websites
I
> posted them on. :)
>
> This was a NASA event held at Brainerd International Raceway in
Minnesota
> over Memorial Day weekend. It's a 3.1 mile road course with a 4700 foot
> long straight. The straight doubles as an NHRA 1/4 mile drag strip.
They
> have a national event there every August. It's a pretty fast track. I
was
> in the HPDE 1 & 2 group which is for daily driver type cars. We were
> allowed open passing on three different sections of the track. This is
in
> car video from one session that I split up into three parts.
>
> Keith
>
> http://media.putfile.com/NASA-HPDE-Brainerd-part-1
>
> http://media.putfile.com/NASA-HPDE-Brainerd
>
> http://media.putfile.com/NASA-HPDE-Brainerd-part-3
>
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Subject: [Chevelle-list] Timing
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 13:49:49 EDT
Although I've done this a hundred times, I never really paid attention.
After
setting the timing gears on a BBC to the 6 (cam) and 12 0'clock (crank)
positions, does the cam gear end up at 12 o'clock when at # 1 firing
position? My
neighbor asked and I really can't say for sure.
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Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Timing
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 13:51:51 EDT
In a message dated 6/7/2006 12:50:58 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Although I've done this a hundred times, I never really paid attention.
After
setting the timing gears on a BBC to the 6 (cam) and 12 0'clock (crank)
positions, does the cam gear end up at 12 o'clock when at # 1 firing
position? My
neighbor asked and I really can't say for sure.
Both at 12 oclock IS TDC on the #1 firing stroke.
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