Region: So Cal
Car #: #29
Year : 1993 Posts: 232
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Can't make this one, wife's 40th B-day. I tried talking her into a beautiful day spent at the track followed by a nice dinner at the Willows BBQ, but she wasn't going for it. Have fun.
Eric
-------------------- 2009 SoCal SCCA SM Champion "Only boring people get bored"
Region: SoCal
Car #: 13
Year : 1992 Posts: 847
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Dagnabit!!! I was going to make this my first SCCA event but the wife got us a beach front condo in Carlsbad for the week. You'll be racing & I'll be at Legoland
Have fun.
-------------------- Thanks, John Mueller NASA SM National Director http://www.Weekend-Racer.com #13 "Tiger Miata" - 2009 SoCal SSM Champion
Region: SoCal
Car #: 42
Year : 1991 Posts: 84
Status: Offline
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Have fun with the family you guys.
I can't skip out on this weekend, the whole year has gone by and I've only managed to do my SCCA drivers school and one NASA race. This will be my first SCCA race so I'm hoping for a good turnout! Looks like there are 10 SM's signed up so far, I think there will probably be more.
Region: SoCal
Car #: 42
Year : 1991 Posts: 84
Status: Offline
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112*F on Friday, 105*F on Saturday, and cooled down to a downright chilly 95*F on Sunday. Car overheated a bit on Saturday so I took a DNF, but Sunday was fine, had a crappy 1st lap but finished 9th out of 12 cars.
Hoping we can get a few more cars out for the next event! I need some more people to race with at the back of the pack!
Region: SoCal
Car #: 42
Year : 1991 Posts: 84
Status: Offline
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quote:Originally posted by sn8byte:
quote:Originally posted by ethan666: Car overheated a bit on Saturday so I took a DNF
What rad do you have in there? Use WaterWetter? Have the thermostat installed?
I've actually never had overheating problems in the past, usually runs 180°-190°, though I haven't ever run the car on such a hot day. Probably had something to do with the 140° track temperature and me being a dumbass and drafting too closely on the long straights. Temps were fine during practice and qualifying when I was by myself.
I have the Koyo rad, water wetter, not sure about the t-stat. Whatever Clement had in there when I bought the car is still in there, I'll check.