Welcome to the first racing blog post of 2019! On May 4th and 5th we found ourselves at NJMP Lightning with a whopping 10 cars signed up to race in ST2. Season was sure to start off with a bang (a good one, hopefully) bringing lots of rookies and seasoned vets alike to the track. I'll re-cap a couple small items since our last race at Watkins Glen before we get to the fresh stuff at NJMP. ...The Past 7 Months... After finishing second place in both races at WGI in September I got the car out two more times to...
TL:DR After completing 0 laps at Limerock in July, the entire engine wiring harness was rebuilt to exorcise the electronic demons that had been plaguing the car. Car was tested at Limerock the week before our race at Watkins Glen and everything worked fine. Raced at Watkins Glen and managed 2nd place finishes in both Saturday and Sunday races and 2nd in TTU on Saturday. Car ran great 2 days in a row for the first time in I don't know how long. If you'd like to WATCH the Vlog of this weekend rather than spending all your time reading...
I just learned what TL:DR means - “Too long, didn’t read.” I should probably throw those at the top of all my blog posts since they do tend to get a little wordy. So here goes. TL:DR - Raced at NJMP June 9-10 but terrible weather and wonky electronics led to bizarre race scenarios in which I was racing for nothing (or not at all). Car finally ran well at the end of the weekend and hopefully it will be fast from here on out. There. Now on to the full write up. June 4-5 I brought the car to...
April 15th marked the start of the NASA Northeast racing season at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Friday was a test and tune while Saturday and Sunday were the qualifying and sprint race days. Having made a bunch of very serious suspension changes to the car over the winter I was really excited to get the car on track for the first time since October of 2015, where I lucked in to winning my first 2 races. Apprehension was added due to the fact that I picked the car up from the shop on my way down to NJMP on Thursday...