| Re: Spectator-Racing is off to the National Championships |
Subject: Re: Spectator-Racing is off to the National Championships by SpectatorRacing on 2008/9/16 15:39:08 Quote:
Even more than that is the cost and effort required to get the car there. Remember Kevin, it's not like I can hop in the car and head over. It's at least $150 - 200 in gas alone just to get to the closest track. Mounting tires, changing fluids, etc also adds up fast. The other issue is schedule - I already have a race about every two to three weeks, taking additional weekends to go to the track kills time for anything else, including working on the car... Quote: Jon's actually pretty much on schedule as far as debugging a race car. It usually takes 2 full seasons to get a car reliable (if that's even possible) and it doesn't matter if you bought a used racecar or you're building a new one. That's the most depressing thing I've ever heard...another season? I think getting the car to run cooler is going to help immensely. From the engine standpoint, 230* isn't horrible, but that means exhaust gas and underhood temps are much higher than they should be. I'm sure that's contributing to some of these failures. I'm melting wires and overheating lubricants quite quickly. |
