good luck, guys. i look forward to seeing the results.

 

2nd place in practice . . . 34 cars

1.15.681 in the 196.

We had some fuel problems with the 197 but it is fixed.

Qualifying and racing tomorrow.

Randy

 

Good luck guys!!! Show them what your MINI's can do.

 

2nd in practice is right there!! Maybe with a little luck and a smooth and agressive run that podium will finally come! Good luck guys...

 

My son is up there with the Kester Star Mazada team. He posted this on the local MINI forum http://www.metroplexmini.org/forum/s...ad.php?t=24287

 

looks like a tough race.

Were all the DNFs mechanical?

I hope New Jersey brings better results.

 

A bit of a disaster at 3R. All three cars DNF'd. For some reason they started throwing supercharger belts. It's a real mystery. We have not thrown a belt for a year and a half.

The belts came off and wiped out the idler pulleys so they could not be repaired. We lost a belt on Friday also and thought it was a fluke . . .

The track was pretty rough and we are wondering if that had something to do with it.

Anyway . . . we ran one of the fastest times of the weekend in the newly repaired 196. The brakes were great also. So we conquered some problems only to have new ones appear.

We will tear things apart and see what we find . . .

Sorry.

Randy

 

Dang looks like you've found speed but just can't get a break..... no pun intended. It'll come!

 

Sorry to hear about your belt issues. I know your wrenches will work it out & build you a bullet proof setup.

On to the next race where you'll do the MINI's proud. All of us MINI owners are your fans & we already are proud of your efforts & accomplishments.

Well done guys!!!

 

 

Those nice clean cars are courtesy of fellow NAM member 'sdmidget' who is a volunteer crewman for the RSR team. Steve (aka sdmidget) has taken it upon himself to make sure the cars are spotless before they see the track.

Thanks Steve, for a job well done.

Randy

. . .and thanks to oompaloompafive7 for posting it!

 

No problem
I really wanted to get a couple shots of the cars on track, but we had a busy schedule and the times just never worked out.

 

Randy,

Have you considered getting a tensioner stop?

 

We use tensioner straps. Unfortunately, the belt took them out. The straps are a good idea but they don't work very well as they are 'in harms way'.

The other problem is that during a race everything is so hot it is very hard to get in there, remove the remains of the old belt and install a new one.

Randy

 

You use the ones like this one http://www.detroittuned.com/products...20070112214410

I am not sure how they could get caught up in the belt?

 

That is exactly what we use. The cable gets pulled out of the ferrule allowing the pulleys to contact each other. I guess when the belt comes off at 7000 rpms the forces are beyond the capability of the strap.

Anyway . . . 3 for 3 failures speaks volumes. We need to come up with a more positive stopping device. We are working on it.

Since this has not happened in a year and half, we really haven't needed to focus on it. We will now.

Randy

 

You're welcome !!

.... next stop .... Thunderbolt!!

 

Starting a new thread for Thunderbolt. The race will be over Labor Day at the new track in Millville, NJ. This will be the 1st professional race at this facility.

Schedule: http://www.grand-am.com/assets/2008N...cialsched2.pdf

In addition to Koni, there will be the DP and GT cars of Rolex and the Mustangs of the Miller Cup.

Randy

 

Yes, I will be going on both Sat and Sun from philly, can't wait to see the RSR MINI. Hope I can get some up close photos?

 

I just found an alternative to the Detroit tuned tensioner stop.......http://www.minspeed.net/TSB.htm

Looks to be a much better design.

 

randy: if you would like to try the Minspeed tension stop, give me a shout. i'll send you one. a buddy of mine (mct) removed his when it made a horrific noise while on the track. no one knows why it made a screaming noise. i decided not to install mine and went Detriot Tuned. i guess that doesn't solve the problem either since i rev to 8k. pete, at Minspeed is a good friend and sponsor. i don't know if this is better than the DT stop, but i'd be happy to send you one to test/evaluate.
greg

 

Sweet! Can't wait for Miller, we are all set to make the drive up from Phoenix!

 

Wow from Arizona!

 

That's very interesting. I think that will work. I'm going to give it a try. Thanks!