New Member 'down south'

[Rebel Jas]

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Hello!

New Member from Georgetown Texas.

1988 924S set up for endurance racing.

Glad to be part of Carpokes!

[Tom]

Welcome to Carpokes! What kind of endurance racing??

[Rebel Jas]

Hi Tom,

Currently racing in Champ Car. (https://champcar.org/web/). I really enjoy comradery of racing as a team, switching drivers and keeping the car going for 16 to 20 hours on a week end

Looking forward to the fun on Carpokes!

Andy

[Darwin]

Hi Tom,

Currently racing in Champ Car. (https://champcar.org/web/). I really enjoy comradery of racing as a team, switching drivers and keeping the car going for 16 to 20 hours on a week end

Looking forward to the fun on Carpokes!

Andy

Welcome! Seeing as I am completely unfamiliar with what you're allowed to do for endurance racing, what is all done to the car?

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very nice

[Rebel Jas]

Hi Darwin,

Car mods for endurance racing depend on the competition rules for the series. Depending on the series, the competition rules can be less or more complex. For ChampCar, it is pretty straight forward. There are all the safety modifications you HAVE TO make (Cage, seat, harness, fire suppression system, etc.) and then there are the modifications you want to make. (Performance, handling, areo, cooling, etc.) In Champ, The cars get classified based on a vehicle performance index. then, based on the performance, handling and areo mods you put on the car, they translates to points that can bump up a class level. I focus a lot on modifications that reduce weight, increase airflow for cooling, and anything that adds to longevity.

[LSR_bbs]

Probably a dumb question, what are the wheels? Seem bigger than OEM phone dials.

Neil.

[Rebel Jas]

@Neil

The wheels are 15 inch phone dials. I'm running 225/45 R15 Hankook tires. The rules for ChampCar is a tread ware of 200, so you can't run slicks.

[ROB III]

Welcome Rebel Jas....Have you done any night racing in enduro's? I did a couple night stints in a TR6 at VIR. GREAT experience and more fun than I ever expected.
Have Fun!

[Rebel Jas]

@ Rob III

Yes. In 2017, we did a 24 hour race at Utah Motorsports Complex with a BMW 325. I did a evening stint and then a 3AM stint. It was very challenging and fun. It is really easy to loose perspective in the dark!!