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sperry 2006-04-26 09:54 AM

Reno-Fernley Test-n-Tune & Club Trials Saturday 4-29
 
I just confirmed with the track, there is a test-n-tune this Friday for SCCA members that wish to test for this weekend's Trials event.

$170 for a full day (+$75 for a second driver)
$110 for a half day (+$50 for a second driver)

No need to register, just show up! Assuming I have my car back and it's running well enough to race I plan to be out there on my street tires all day Friday.

Kevin M 2006-04-26 10:38 AM

Stupid office moving day. :mad: I got out of working saturday becaue of the pre-existing ommitment, but I probably won't be able to take time off for this on firday. :(

Unless I can convince the boss to come out with me in his 350Z... :twisted:

dknv 2006-04-26 09:59 PM

You guys enjoy, take pics, be safe!

(I'm planning to be in Atwater CA for the scca national tour, warming up my autox skillz.)

ivanko 2006-04-28 09:03 AM

You happen to know the cost for Saturday's TT/CT event?

Thanks.

Adam

NevadaSTi 2006-04-28 11:12 AM

$150

cody 2006-04-28 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ivanko
You happen to know the cost for Saturday's TT/CT event?

Thanks.

Adam

http://www.seccs.org/forums/showthre...used#post71358

Kevin M 2006-04-28 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NevadaSTi
$150

+$25 for timing transponder if you are running for points.

MattR 2006-04-28 04:38 PM

Okay guys, looks like this is the place for Saturday Info....

I just want to remind everyone driving. YOU NEED TO WEAR a long sleeve cotton shirt and long pants while you drive. There will be no exceptions, so make sure you bring the proper clothing along.

autox7 2006-04-28 04:57 PM

Is there going to be registration in the morning? The flyer says that you "must" be registered by Wednesday.

MattR 2006-04-28 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by autox7
Is there going to be registration in the morning? The flyer says that you "must" be registered by Wednesday.

At this point, I'd say most likely, but I have no way of knowing for sure. If you haven't registered yet, I'd suggest getting there very early to try and get added in.

ivanko 2006-04-28 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR
At this point, I'd say most likely, but I have no way of knowing for sure. If you haven't registered yet, I'd suggest getting there very early to try and get added in.

How early?

Will my NASA HPDE count for experience or since this is my first SCCA trials will I be considered a novice?

autox7 2006-04-28 07:17 PM

I'm not so conerned about myself, but what about all of those people who have heard the radio ads, and do not know that the deadline was Wednesday?

It would not look real good to advertise, then turn people away.

ivanko 2006-04-28 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by autox7
I'm not so conerned about myself, but what about all of those people who have heard the radio ads, and do not know that the deadline was Wednesday?

It would not look real good to advertise, then turn people away.

Radio ads???

I need to know if I am going to be turned away if I show up in the morning.

What time do we need to arrive to register?

ivanko 2006-04-28 08:18 PM

It's funny how nobody at autox said anything about a Wed registration requirement.

Bob Danger 2006-04-28 08:20 PM

I'm going to come out and get some photos. What time should I come out.

autox7 2006-04-28 08:20 PM

Reno-Fernley Raceway has been advertising this week. And in the ad, the SCCA event has been part of the bundle. I ASSUMED (I know not a smart thing to do) that the powers that be in the Reno SCCA front office had some knowledge of this.

I too am curious as to whether or not there will be registration. I would have loved to have pre-registered, but my work schedule varies so much that I just couldn't.

MattR 2006-04-28 08:22 PM

Yeah, I'm sure there are going to be a lot of people who need to register the morning of. I'm not sure why they did/ didn't stress the registration deadline if they are going to stand by it. hmmm. I wouldn't worry about it though. For future reference though, if you're going to plan on attending the events, it helps incredibly for the event planners if you can register early.

MattR 2006-04-28 08:26 PM

jeez guys, the whoel schedule is on renoscca.com

http://renoscca.com/events/2006/04-29%20TT%20Flyer.pdf

Drivers meeting is at 8, gates open at 7, so I'd say get there as close to 7 as possible. Race cars on track at 8:30, followed by Advanced Club cars at 8:50. And so on. Then alternating all day.

autox7 2006-04-28 08:27 PM

I also have some NASA experience, and while I understand that Reno is still growing this program, NASA plainly tells you that if you do not pre-register, then you pay an extra $50 to register at the track. But I KNOW that I can register that morning if I have too.

Please don't take this as complaining, because that is not how it's meant. I would REALLY like to see this program take of here, I just want it to be the best for everybody.

doubleurx 2006-04-28 08:27 PM

I am jonesing so bad for a track day. You all have a blast and be safe out there.

autox7 2006-04-28 08:29 PM

Yes, you are right the schedule IS posted. But it does not say anything about late registration. Just tech.

MattR 2006-04-28 08:34 PM

Well, all I can say is maybe waiting until this late the night before the event is not the best time to try and figure this stuff out. When all the info is not available, all you can do is show up early and ask then.

It's the first time we've (Reno SCCA) put on a trial event at Reno Fernley, and it looks as though a few "i's" were not dotted, that's all.

MattR 2006-04-28 08:43 PM

I just talked to some other people, and we all are under the assumption that there will indeed be late registration. It's too late to call the event master, or else I'd get a definate answer, but I'd suggest trying to get there around 7 AM and speak to registration as soon as you arrive. Honestly, I don;t think there will be a problem.

dknv 2006-05-01 03:17 PM

So how did the event go? And how was the weather out there?

MikeK 2006-05-01 04:12 PM

Apart from wasting half the day with worker changeovers because SCCA is too cheap to hire flaggers, it went well. No accidents, and apart from Kyp Johnson blowing up his engine, no one else had any problems.

It was really interesting to run with transponders so you could see everyone's times after each run group, and watch the times go down as the day progressed.

The weather was perfect for driving, although it got pretty hot in the timing box.

sperry 2006-05-01 04:15 PM

Speaking of times... you wouldn't be able to export the result to a .CSV and email them to me, could you?

Or just bring the laptop when you come over to pick up your camber plates and we can pull the results then.

Pat R. 2006-05-01 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeK
No accidents, and apart from Kyp Johnson blowing up his engine, no one else had any problems.

That sucks!

sperry 2006-05-01 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pat R.
That sucks!

Kyp doesn't seem to think it's a huge deal... just needs a new head gasket.

MikeK 2006-05-01 06:39 PM

I almost forgot, Dave Deborde destroyed his engine when he missed a downshift.

Kevin M 2006-05-01 06:41 PM

Is that why he went off?

tysonK 2006-05-01 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeK
I almost forgot, Dave Deborde destroyed his engine when he missed a downshift.

that's bad for a number of reasons.:(

NevadaSTi 2006-05-01 07:50 PM

Yeah, one of which is that he told me at the last autox that his motor was being rebuild and that was why his car wasn't at that event.

:(

sperry 2006-05-02 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS
Is that why he went off?

Dave didn't go off AFAIK. Also, whatever he did to the motor didn't seem to keep him from blowing by me on the last lap of qualifying. :lol:

But yeah, was shifting to 4th and accidentally went to 2nd and over-spun the motor which is now making funny noises according to Dave. Probably a bent valve. :(

sperry 2006-05-02 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NevadaSTi
Yeah, one of which is that he told me at the last autox that his motor was being rebuild and that was why his car wasn't at that event.

:(

Dave's got two Z's... one or both of which always seems to be in a state of "being rebuilt".

Kevin M 2006-05-02 10:37 AM

Dave went off in the right hander before the bowl. Misshifting to second going in would have been a handy excuse. ;)

sperry 2006-05-02 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS
Dave went off in the right hander before the bowl. Misshifting to second going in would have been a handy excuse. ;)

During qualifying? I thought that was Lee Mitchell that put it sideways through the dirt at 12.

Kevin M 2006-05-02 11:35 AM

I remember it being immediately after lunch, not sure which session that was exactly. Dave was flagged and came through the hot pit right after. Or maybe I wasn't paying any attention and it was Lee...

sperry 2006-05-02 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS
I remember it being immediately after lunch, not sure which session that was exactly. Dave was flagged and came through the hot pit right after. Or maybe I wasn't paying any attention and it was Lee...

That wasn't during qualifying then. Dave broke the motor during qualifying, and ended up not racing it.

sperry 2006-05-02 04:39 PM

If anyone is interested, here's my in-car from the Trials event:

Qualifying (86MB .WMV)

Timed Laps (52MB .WMV)

The movies are pretty low quality, just to try to keep the file sizes down.

You should be able to clearly hear the massive exhaust leak I developed during the morning practices that ended up limiting my boost levels during the timed laps.

doubleurx 2006-05-02 06:40 PM

Nice Scott. Thanks for posting. Your car sounds great. On my laptop I couldn't hear the exhaust leak. Driving looked very clean for the most part (of course that is from my perspective).

Great to see your car out there again. You must be stoked!

sperry 2006-05-03 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doubleurx
Nice Scott. Thanks for posting. Your car sounds great. On my laptop I couldn't hear the exhaust leak. Driving looked very clean for the most part (of course that is from my perspective).

Great to see your car out there again. You must be stoked!

Well, the exhaust leak is pretty significant... enough to limit my boost quite a bit. I was making about 10 psi in every gear but 5th where I was able to eek out about 17 psi, but only at the top of the rpm range. Normally the car runs 20 psi from 3rd gear on. Even still, it was awesome to be back out on the track. It was damn near a year w/o being on a race track in that thing! :(

As far as event results, here are the times from qualifying and competition:

Code:

Reno SCCA Time Trials Round 1 - Reno-Fernely Raceway - Qualifying Results
Pos          Class          Name                          Best Time          In Lap
1        FA        Chuck Johnson                1:25.785        4
2        TT2        Eric Bennett                1:31.170        6
3        TT2        Allen Alexander        1:31.602        2
4        TT3        Tim Master                1:32.023        3
5        TT5        Dave Deborde                1:32.526        1
6        TT2        Scott Perry                1:32.574        4
7        TT2        Art Majors                1:33.746        2
8        TT2        Matt Roy                1:33.763        2
9        TT2        Michael Khamis                1:34.160        4
10        TT5        Michael Gottlieb        1:35.877        10
11        U        Lee Mitchell                1:36.484        4
12        TT2        Chris McMillen                1:37.108        2
13        TT3        Victor Chalk                1:37.168        4
14        TT3        Chet Adams                1:38.044        5
15        TT3        Rick Martini                1:38.310        2
16        SM        Dennis Alexander        1:39.514        3
17        TT6        Chris Vallentino        1:40.832        5
18        TT3        Adam Rogers                1:41.743        2
19        TT6        Steve Singley                1:42.300        2
20        TT6        Kevin McDaniel                1:43.330        2
21        N        Tim Calvert                1:45.665        6
22        N        Ron Lewis                1:46.305        3
23        TT6        Gregory Chech                1:47.243        2
24        TT2        Mike Kapic                1:50.601        3
25        TT6        Tony Settember                1:54.118        1


Code:

Reno SCCA Time Trials Round 1 - Reno-Fernely Raceway - Raw Competition Results
Pos          Class        Name                          Best Time          In Lap
1        FA        Chuck Johnson                1:23.589        3
2        TT2        Art Majors                1:29.652        2
3        TT2        Eric Bennett                1:30.590        3
4        TT3        Gene Thrall                1:30.719        3
5          TT3        Tim Master                1:31.223        2
6        TT2        Scott Perry                1:31.255        2
7        TT2        Allen Alexander        1:31.459        2
8        TT2        Matt Roy                1:32.369        3
9          TT2        Michael Khamis                1:32.852        1
10        TT2        Chris McMillen                1:34.186        2
11        TT3        Victor Chalk                1:35.377        2
12        TT3        Chet Adams                1:35.566        1
13        TT5        Michael Gottlieb        1:37.457        3
14        TT3        Adam Rogers                1:37.514        2
15        U        Lee Mitchell                1:37.995        3
16        SM        Dennis Alexander        1:40.353        2
17        TT6        Chris Vallentino        1:40.599        2
18        TT3        Rick Martini                1:41.129        2
19        TT6        Kevin McDaniel                1:41.568        3
20        TT6        Steve Singley                1:41.693        2
21        N        Tim Calvert                1:44.059        2
22        N        Ron Lewis                1:45.146        3
23        TT6        Gregory Chech                1:47.705        3
24        TT6        Mike Kapic                1:49.515        2
25        TT6        Tony Settember                1:55.734        1

Code:

Reno SCCA Time Trials Round 1 - Reno-Fernely Raceway - Class Competition Results
Pos          Class        Name                          Best Time          In Lap

Formula Atlantic
1        FA        Chuck Johnson                1:23.589        3

Spec Miata
1        SM        Dennis Alexander        1:40.353        2

TT-2
1        TT2        Art Majors                1:29.652        2
2        TT2        Eric Bennett                1:30.590        3
3        TT2        Scott Perry                1:31.255        2
4        TT2        Allen Alexander        1:31.459        2
5        TT2        Matt Roy                1:32.369        3
6          TT2        Michael Khamis                1:32.852        1
7        TT2        Chris McMillen                1:34.186        2

TT-3
1        TT3        Gene Thrall                1:30.719        3
2          TT3        Tim Master                1:31.223        2
3        TT3        Victor Chalk                1:35.377        2
4        TT3        Chet Adams                1:35.566        1
5        TT3        Adam Rogers                1:37.514        2
6        TT3        Rick Martini                1:41.129        2

TT-5
1        TT5        Michael Gottlieb        1:37.457        3

TT-6
1        TT6        Chris Vallentino        1:40.599        2
2        TT6        Kevin McDaniel                1:41.568        3
3        TT6        Steve Singley                1:41.693        2
4        TT6        Gregory Chech                1:47.705        3
5        TT6        Mike Kapic                1:49.515        2
6        TT6        Tony Settember                1:55.734        1

Novice
1        N        Tim Calvert                1:44.059        2
2        N        Ron Lewis                1:45.146        3

Unclassed
1        U        Lee Mitchell                1:37.995        3

Note that all the Subarus ran within 2.3 seconds of each other on a 1'30" course! :eek:

MattR 2006-05-03 11:17 AM

Nice. I though Art Majors was running in a time trial class, not tt2. hmm.. Anyway, it's weird, I've finished 8th in everything I've done this year, Solo and trials.

sp00ln 2006-05-03 11:40 AM

Is there a video? Lets see it!

sperry 2006-05-03 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sp00ln
Is there a video? Lets see it!

Look up 5 posts.

sperry 2006-05-03 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR
Nice. I though Art Majors was running in a time trial class, not tt2. hmm.. Anyway, it's weird, I've finished 8th in everything I've done this year, Solo and trials.

Eh? Art Majors was running a Time Trials class... Time Trials 2 to be specific. Or did you mean you thought he was running an SCCA road race class?

Also, finishing 8th overall doesn't mean much, since the championship is per class. You finished 5th in class.

sp00ln 2006-05-03 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry
Look up 5 posts.

Wow... sorry about that. Downloading now :D


I have a question regarding:
Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry
Well, the exhaust leak is pretty significant... enough to limit my boost quite a bit. I was making about 10 psi in every gear but 5th where I was able to eek out about 17 psi, but only at the top of the rpm range. Normally the car runs 20 psi from 3rd gear on.

What kind of an exhaust leak do you have that can limit your PSI?! Is it a hole in your manifold right above your turbo? To limit your psi, there has to be so much exhaust pressure excaping that leaves the remaining exhaust so weak that it cant spin the turbo enough to generate 11+psi. Have you ever heard an open wastegate? Does it sound anything like that? And if it did sound like that, you'd hear it... anywhere, even on a computer. I think you have another problem - not just a "leak" in your exhaust manifold. Maybe your wastegate is taking a dump http://www.seccs.org/forums/images/icons/icon13.gif

sperry 2006-05-03 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sp00ln
Wow... sorry about that. Downloading now :D


I have a question regarding:


What kind of an exhaust leak do you have that can limit your PSI?! Is it a hole in your manifold right above your turbo? To limit your psi, there has to be so much exhaust pressure excaping that leaves the remaining exhaust so weak that it cant spin the turbo enough to generate 11+psi. Have you ever heard an open wastegate? Does it sound anything like that? And if it did sound like that, you'd hear it... anywhere, even on a computer. I think you have another problem - not just a "leak" in your exhaust manifold. Maybe your wastegate is taking a dump http://www.seccs.org/forums/images/icons/icon13.gif

You could definately hear it. My car sounded like a volkswagon bug at idle and like a open wastegate stuck open under boost. On the video, my camera is mounted on the rear deck, so you really can't hear the leak up front over the sound coming from the muffler (remember, my car has no back seats).

I think it's just the downpipe/turbo junction leaking, since a bolt actually fell off the car there. However, I've never seen my boost limited that much from a leak after the turbo. I have seen my boost limited by header and up-pipe leaks, so I'm not ruling those out either. I'll know tonight when I finally get the car up on jack stands.

Dean 2006-05-05 02:21 PM

So enough talk about Scott's car, I want pictures, and I hear there is a video shot by Carrie and Marrissa floating around.

sperry 2006-05-05 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean
So enough talk about Scott's car, I want pictures, and I hear there is a video shot by Carrie and Marrissa floating around.

I supposedly have it, but when I popped it in the DVD player, it was just Matt's in-car footage.

Matt?

MattR 2006-05-05 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry
I supposedly have it, but when I popped it in the DVD player, it was just Matt's in-car footage.

Matt?

There are 2 discs in that thing.


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