2011 FB Runoffs Thread

[starkejt]

2:06.1 again for Brandon today. Go ahead and park it till the race.

[billwald]

Congratulations to all on Quali! B. Dixon's lap times are just amazing. Well done!!

Good luck to all the drivers and crews in the race. We'll be watching the webcast!

Bill

[Nicholas Belling]

Curious if you would let us know what your data system shows for optimal acheivable lap time if you connected all your segments up.

I can only imagine the other manufacturers are scratching there heads wondering what they have to do to get into your cloud 9 lap time bracket !!

I know you are running a legal car in all aspects.. but maybe tone it down a little on your pace.. Last thing you want is a 40lb weight penalty for citations !!!!

Looking forward to racing with you in the series next year..

BTW.. watch out, glen has version 2 beta - runoffs edition upgraded shift components being delivered AM to the track he is installing by the time you read this.. should give him a second easy on such a long course... auto configured for nitrous shots and global positioning.. not to mention remote control features so he can drive from his trailer to further reduce weight....

Anyone at the runoffs going by coops car should check out the new front rotor setup

[mario_zgb]

is Jeremy Hill the only front runner with no testing time?

he probably didn't make much use of Q1 either... i think he's happy with second fastest in Q3

[RussMcB]

is Jeremy Hill the only front runner with no testing time?

he probably didn't make much use of Q1 either... i think he's happy with second fastest in Q3

I'm looking forward to the Runoffs 2011 chapter of one of the most intense rivalries in racing - Coop vs. Hill. I can't remember exactly what the record is between them. I think one of them is way faster than the other, but I forget which. I get them mixed up. I think it was the handsome one. Or maybe the funny looking one. Oh, well. It should be good.

[starkejt]

BTW.. watch out, glen has version 2 beta - runoffs edition upgraded shift components being delivered AM to the track he is installing by the time you read this.. should give him a second easy on such a long course

In other words, Coop got a ProShift.

[Wren]

Anyone at the runoffs going by coops car should check out the new front rotor setup

I saw them when he opened the box. One word for them: heavy.

is Jeremy Hill the only front runner with no testing time?

he probably didn't make much use of Q1 either... i think he's happy with second fastest in Q3

JR and Brandon got essentially no testing time either. JR popped a motor after a couple of laps and Brandon got around 10 laps which were all spent testing new wing profiles then his engine blew up. But, Brandon's third lap after unloading the car was a mid 7.

[starkejt]

What rotors are they?

[ASRF1000]

Hitco, carbon/carbon brakes.......yeah, we all wish! LOL. Only $18,000 a set!!!

[starkejt]

There are 2 DSRs there with carbon brakes. One with carbon springs. Neither legal in FB.

[Wren]

What rotors are they?

Some sort of drilled, vented, and coated floating rotor that is big enough to stop an American Sedan car. They look nice but they are not light.

There are 3 DSR's that I know of right now that are running carbon-carbon brakes with the big PFC monoblock calipers. Those are some fancy brakes.

[starkejt]

I'm curious how well the carbon brakes work if it rains.

[ASRF1000]

I was joking about the Carbon brakes on Coop's car. It they were carbon they would be incredibly light.

Carbon brakes work fine in the wet, but they work best when they're hot. We ran carbon on our LMP1 car in ALMS.

I didn't know they were legal in DSR. It's no wonder why the guys in DSR are saying its expensive.

Carbon Springs? Are serious? That's the first I've heard of that.

[starkejt]

Yes, carbon springs. Basically a stack of carbon belleville washers. There are pics of them and also the carbon brakes over on the DSR forum.

[JByers]

With a DSR just running a 2:00.97 lap, does anyone want to predict FB times for this afternoon?

Brandon 5.0
Coop 5.8
JR 5.9
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[KevinFirlein]

that dsr lap is the fastest ever club lap at RA

will a FA car win the $10k bounty Chicago region put on aq sub 2 minute lap ?

[JByers]

that dsr lap is the fastest ever club lap at RA

will a FA car win the $10k bounty Chicago region put on aq sub 2 minute lap ?

(Don't think it will happen this year Kevin, I think a 2:00.5 will be about the best until further developement $$$$$$$$$$ is complete/spent)

[R. Pare]

Yes, carbon springs. Basically a stack of carbon belleville washers.

Hyperco started working on them a couple of years ago, and have sold a lot of them to the circle track guys to use in place of bump rubbers. The interlocking stacked concept as shown in the pictures came about in some discussions last winter.

Pretty slick stuff.

Looks like Brandon is going to be hard to beat if he can keep up that pace. Not bad for an "old-fashioned" low-nose car and and open diff!

[Wren]

Well, David Grant is showing up today so if anybody is going to do it, my money would be on David.

The track appears to be really fast right now. Brandon is off trying to fix Coop's shifter at the moment.

[starkejt]

Does the sub 2 min lap have to be during a race to collect the money?

[KevinFirlein]

anytime at any club RA race not testing but any timed session is my understanding

[starkejt]

Makes the Champ Car record of 1:39.866 seem amazing. Average speed almost 146 mph, which is probably a tad higher than Brandon's top speed.

[Stan Clayton]

Well, David Grant is showing up today so if anybody is going to do it, my money would be on David.

Looks like an all-Grant front row so far.

[KevinFirlein]

david ran a 59.7 from T5 back to T5 so speed is there !

[Chris Livengood]

@starkjet I think we saw over 140 in FC there, but your point is well taken.

[VehDyn]

Makes the Champ Car record of 1:39.866 seem amazing. Average speed almost 146 mph, which is probably a tad higher than Brandon's top speed.

Makes you cringe even more when you think about going that fast and hitting a deer like DaMatta did.

[starkejt]

@starkjet I think we saw over 140 in FC there, but your point is well taken.

145-146 is pretty close to the FB top speeds.

[cooleyjb]

With a DSR just running a 2:00.97 lap, does anyone want to predict FB times for this afternoon?

Brandon 5.0
Coop 5.8
JR 5.9
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A DSR 'can' do it. I saw data that had a rolling 1:59.8 from last year's runoffs in a Stohr. Turn 5 to turn 5 as well.

[KevinFirlein]

lap by Jeremy. Funny how the ' old fashion' cars keep going faster then anything else

[Stan Clayton]

Looks like an all-Grant front row so far.

I spoke too soon. Huge kudos to Mike Mallinen with pole and a new FA record on 2:01.360.

[formulasuper]

anytime at any club RA race not testing but any timed session is my understanding

Does it have to be in a national classified car or could it be a regional only FS class car? $10K would pay for a supercharger set-up on my Busa!

[KevinFirlein]

'Does it have to be in a national classified car or could it be a regional only FS class car? $10K would pay for a supercharger set-up on my Busa! '

hmm wonder if anyone thought of that.

congrats to Brandon for ripping off consistent 6.1's everytime he hits the track

[Stan Clayton]

'Does it have to be in a national classified car or could it be a regional only FS class car? $10K would pay for a supercharger set-up on my Busa! '

hmm wonder if anyone thought of that.

There is a list of specific events...Nationals and Regionals, plus the Runoffs, that will pay out.

First Sub-2 Minute Lap

[starkejt]

I see nothing about getting $10k if you do it....

[ASRF1000]

Does anyone have the starting grid positions for Sunday's race (with qual times)?

[Stan Clayton]

Does anyone have the starting grid positions for Sunday's race (with qual times)?

Jon, go to the Runoffs Results page and scroll down to the class you are interested in.

[ASRF1000]

Thanks Stan!

[KevinFirlein]

the bounty was added at the Runoffs. may only include the runoffs I dont know for sure

[Brett Lane]

Just to trhink my first(and humbling) trip to RA for the Sprints in '05, the fastest Atlantics were turning :08's. Amazing!

[DonArm]

So did JR get the BMW motor working in his car? That's the engine listed on the final qual results sheet.