Well its been a month since anything has been posted here. In that time an issue arose that made it so we couldn't attempt to get into American irony. We are still hoping to race in October though.
So to not just make this entry a downer I will add the Cutlass Ciera commercial from 1995. 1995 was the second to last year of the Cutlass Ciera and the last year it would have Cutlass still attached to the name. By this time I'm sure it was known that a replacement was on the way. So with the final year having the weight savings of removing the Cutlass part of the badges what would they do for 1995. Why add a wicked guitar solo to the car.
I mean with a car as amazing and solid as the cutlass ciera had been what more could you really add to it.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
American Irony Details
They Finally updated the race information for the April Race at Gingerman
Schedule:
Friday, 16 April 2010
7am: Gates Open
TBA: GingerMan Organized Track Testing (details below)
noon-5pm: Mandatory Friday Tech Inspection (Every car and at least one driver per team MUST be present for Tech Inspection on Friday--no Saturday Tech will be offered!)
Saturday, 17 April 2010
7am: Gates Open
9:30am: Drivers' Meeting (Mandatory)
10:30am-8:00pm: Race Session I
Sunday, 18 April 2010
10am- 12pm: GingerMan Quiet time
11:am People's Curse
11:30am Drivers' Meeting
12pm-5:30pm: Race Session II
6pm: Awards Ceremony
8pm: Gates Close
Pre-Race Track Testing - TBA
THE CARS
Lights: Headlights, taillights, and sidemarkers removed or fully taped.
Side and Rear Glass: No restrictions.
Noise Limit: 92dB @ 50 feet.
PITS & PADDOCK
Overnight Camping: Yeah, you can do it. They charge $5 per person per night on-site.
Vehicle Restrictions: None.
Pit Assignments: Pick a spot and plunk down, already.
Barbecues Allowed: Yes.
Campfires: In designated areas only
Running Water: Yes.
Bathrooms: Two permanent restroom buildings.
Showers: There are six individual stand-up showers & two multiple / open shower rooms (in both varieties).
Electrical Hookups: 35 Electrical hookups (8 are located just outside the primary paddock) Details on pricing and reservations TBA. Check back.
Pit Hours: Just be polite to the neighbors.
Fuel Sold On-Site: Yes: 93 Octane at $4/gallon, 100 and 110 for high rollers too.
Dead Cars: Bring them home.
Schedule:
Friday, 16 April 2010
7am: Gates Open
TBA: GingerMan Organized Track Testing (details below)
noon-5pm: Mandatory Friday Tech Inspection (Every car and at least one driver per team MUST be present for Tech Inspection on Friday--no Saturday Tech will be offered!)
Saturday, 17 April 2010
7am: Gates Open
9:30am: Drivers' Meeting (Mandatory)
10:30am-8:00pm: Race Session I
Sunday, 18 April 2010
10am- 12pm: GingerMan Quiet time
11:am People's Curse
11:30am Drivers' Meeting
12pm-5:30pm: Race Session II
6pm: Awards Ceremony
8pm: Gates Close
Pre-Race Track Testing - TBA
THE CARS
Lights: Headlights, taillights, and sidemarkers removed or fully taped.
Side and Rear Glass: No restrictions.
Noise Limit: 92dB @ 50 feet.
PITS & PADDOCK
Overnight Camping: Yeah, you can do it. They charge $5 per person per night on-site.
Vehicle Restrictions: None.
Pit Assignments: Pick a spot and plunk down, already.
Barbecues Allowed: Yes.
Campfires: In designated areas only
Running Water: Yes.
Bathrooms: Two permanent restroom buildings.
Showers: There are six individual stand-up showers & two multiple / open shower rooms (in both varieties).
Electrical Hookups: 35 Electrical hookups (8 are located just outside the primary paddock) Details on pricing and reservations TBA. Check back.
Pit Hours: Just be polite to the neighbors.
Fuel Sold On-Site: Yes: 93 Octane at $4/gallon, 100 and 110 for high rollers too.
Dead Cars: Bring them home.
Friday, January 8, 2010
An Edsel, A Jaguar V12 Engine and a Roll Cage
Yesterday Bob and I drove down to Blue Island meet the team that is putting a Jaguar V12 in an Edsel, and to talk to one of the guys about what it would cost to have him build our Cage.
We spent about 3 hours talking about all sorts of racing, and looking at the very long V12 engine.
We did also get a estimate on a Roll Cage.
We spent about 3 hours talking about all sorts of racing, and looking at the very long V12 engine.
We did also get a estimate on a Roll Cage.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Tire Choices
I posted a build thread for our car over on the A-body.net forum
After informing us we picked the wrong engine for our car, the conversation drifted off to talking about tires. It seems the general thought there is that we stick with the 14" rims since they are lighter and go to a wider lower profile tire. By lowering the profile we can lower the car which improves handling and also give the car a bit more pick up and improve breaking. The down side is it would slightly lower top speed (I really doubt we would ever hit the theoretical top speed of the car), and the speedometer would end up being off which really isn't a big deal.
The default is 185 75 14, the ones we were looking at were 205 70 14, the ones that the a-body were suggesting were 205 60 14 or 215 60 14. Anything with lower profiles ended up being racing tires.
So here are the sidewall heights of the various tires
Tire size ----- Sidewall(mm) ------- Sidewall(in)
185 75 14 ----- 138.75 ---------------- 5.46
205 70 14 ----- 143.5 ----------------- 5.63
205 60 14 ----- 123 ------------------ 4.84
215 60 14 ----- 129 ------------------- 5.08
We also have to figure out how wide we want the tires. While we can go out to 215 on our rims, the width will add rolling resistance and eventually hurt the cars pickup, also in snow or rain wider tires have less force to go down to the ground making it harder to make contact. So more to think about.
After informing us we picked the wrong engine for our car, the conversation drifted off to talking about tires. It seems the general thought there is that we stick with the 14" rims since they are lighter and go to a wider lower profile tire. By lowering the profile we can lower the car which improves handling and also give the car a bit more pick up and improve breaking. The down side is it would slightly lower top speed (I really doubt we would ever hit the theoretical top speed of the car), and the speedometer would end up being off which really isn't a big deal.
The default is 185 75 14, the ones we were looking at were 205 70 14, the ones that the a-body were suggesting were 205 60 14 or 215 60 14. Anything with lower profiles ended up being racing tires.
So here are the sidewall heights of the various tires
Tire size ----- Sidewall(mm) ------- Sidewall(in)
185 75 14 ----- 138.75 ---------------- 5.46
205 70 14 ----- 143.5 ----------------- 5.63
205 60 14 ----- 123 ------------------ 4.84
215 60 14 ----- 129 ------------------- 5.08
We also have to figure out how wide we want the tires. While we can go out to 215 on our rims, the width will add rolling resistance and eventually hurt the cars pickup, also in snow or rain wider tires have less force to go down to the ground making it harder to make contact. So more to think about.
Monday, December 7, 2009
More pics
Here are a couple more pics from sunday
Why is Duffy taking a nap on the engine? He said because it was warm from when we had run it a few hours earlier.
Or maybe he was trying to remove the Temperature Sensor
Can't see the sensor? Look for the green wire and follow it down the the sensor, there you can see him trying to remove it, maybe. I was there and saw it happen, and I can barely see it.
Although this last picture I believe shows signs of the work being finished for this year.
Stupid Winter
Why is Duffy taking a nap on the engine? He said because it was warm from when we had run it a few hours earlier.
Or maybe he was trying to remove the Temperature Sensor
Can't see the sensor? Look for the green wire and follow it down the the sensor, there you can see him trying to remove it, maybe. I was there and saw it happen, and I can barely see it.
Although this last picture I believe shows signs of the work being finished for this year.
Stupid Winter
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