25 hours of Thunderhill

[Joe Craven]

I thought about Jason and even tried to call and email him. You know his contact information?

[wlfpkrcn]

Call John. He still talks to him regularly. I haven't talked to him in about a year. Ask VanMidde if he still wants my RX7.

Eric

[wlfpkrcn]

It's getting close. Is everybody ready?

Eric

[Marcus Miller]

Originally posted by wlfpkrcn@Nov 22 2005, 07:14 PM
It's getting close. Is everybody ready?

Eric

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ha!

Just got the race motor in the car and running.

We still need to build some spare front suspension parts, correct an electrical short wiht our EGT gauge, finish the defroster, fix the wiper motor, corner weight, alignment, install front bumper, build headlight harness, etc.


arggh!
Marcus
11 days

[racer_tim]

Marcus, I support both the RDC and the San Francisco Region's web sites.

[cbuzzetti]

Marcus you should be ecstatic, your list is way shorter than mine.

[Marcus Miller]

Originally posted by cbuzzetti@Nov 22 2005, 11:18 PM
Marcus you should be ecstatic, your list is way shorter than mine.

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Heh.. you ran (won, right?) the CalClub 4 hour this past weekend though....

Our "official" list of to-dos:
Set corner weights
Fix wiper motor
Install front bumper
Build headlight harness
Replace left rear wheel studs
Install vinyl graphics
Build small bearing set of rotors
Fabricate radiator screen
Install brake ducts
Trouble shoot EGT gauge.
Finish passenger side door panel
install Aircraft cable for additional Exhaust hangers
Tune motor/carb for Header
Wire up power Mirrors
Install radio setup
Replace tie rods
Alignment

it never really ends, does it?

Marcus, hoping the car survives to run the ten hours at BRP.

[Marcus Miller]

And we are done.

http://images.miller-motorsports.com/Defau...fldr=misc112705


Now its time to plan pit equipment, driver rotation, find gas cans that Larry won't bitch at me about, get the crew together, plan food for 12 for 4 days,

sigh!

Marcus, who feels like he is on Monster Garage.

[cbuzzetti]

Looks great Marcus!!
Yes we won the 4 hr overall. We even had a fuel spill penalty of one minute and we had to change a tire in the last hour. We won by 3 seconds!!! That was a great booster for the 25.

Turns out that the rubber had built up on the inside of the wheel and made it so out of balance that Shawn thought the tire had cone apart.Now the car has to come all apart, locktite everything. Put on new brakes, tires, trans and finish the rest of the list.
It never does end.

See you there.

Charles Buzzetti

[wlfpkrcn]

Looking good Marcus. Wish I could be there. Unless it is cold and miserable, then I'll be happy to be at work. Good luck
Eric

[Marcus Miller]

Originally posted by cbuzzetti@Nov 28 2005, 02:37 PM
Looks great Marcus!!
Yes we won the 4 hr overall. We even had a fuel spill penalty of one minute and we had to change a tire in the last hour. We won by 3 seconds!!! That was a great booster for the 25.

Turns out that the rubber had built up on the inside of the wheel and made it so out of balance that Shawn thought the tire had cone apart.Now the car has to come all apart, locktite everything. Put on new brakes, tires, trans and finish the rest of the list.
It never does end.

See you there.

Charles Buzzetti

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Congrats on the 4 hour win!

That is a close victory for an endurance race..
see you there!
Marcus

[Mattberg]

Originally posted by fixrim@Aug 20 2005, 01:18 AM
What was Matt Wesiberg driving? I'd love a chance to be on track with him..

.... What does he drive?

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A legal car.

[Chris Taylor]

HAHAHAHA!

Finally, something I can agree with Matt on!

[Dick Elliott]

I'll second that!!!!




quote=Chris Taylor,Dec 1 2005, 06:47 AM]
HAHAHAHA!

Finally, something I can agree with Matt on!

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[Marcus Miller]

We laughed, we cried, we crashed....

After a very eventful weekend, The Miller Motorpsorts team was classed as finishing 15th in class (an ITA/SM mix) and 34th overall, covering 511 laps or 1533 miles.

We were running at the end, and I can tell you taking the checkered was very satisfying.

A short list of events:
Fire from the vent line vapor and exhaust
no qualifying times (xponder quit working, but miraculously worked fine in practice...)
Getting run off track and subsequntly destroying the front bodywork, ISC header and midpipe..
Broken GC panhard bar (2x)
Transmission crossmember bolt fell out
Running out of fuel
a very tired,
Marcus
(Thanks to all that support us and helped make this happen!)

[Tom A]

Originally posted by Marcus Miller@Dec 4 2005, 08:42 PM
We laughed, we cried, we crashed....

Among other things. My final update is in the other thread:

http://itforum.improvedtouring.com/forums/...?showtopic=6776

So did the car start when you put it on the trailer?

Tom

[Marcus Miller]

Originally posted by Tom A@Dec 4 2005, 10:39 PM
Among other things. My final update is in the other thread:

http://itforum.improvedtouring.com/forums/...?showtopic=6776

So did the car start when you put it on the trailer?

Tom

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Yep. It started in the paddock immediately after the race when I pulled back out onto pit road, and then again to put it on the trailer.
I'm guessing the starter switch wiring vibrated loose.
edit: or the car was just being ornery.

Marcus, who is still so tired he can't think straight.

[wlfpkrcn]

Congrats on finishing. Are you planning next years event yet?

Eric

[Marcus Miller]

Originally posted by wlfpkrcn@Dec 5 2005, 11:39 AM
Congrats on finishing. Are you planning next years event yet?

Eric

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Thanks! It was certainly a major effort.

Looking back, its crazy to believe we ran all 25 hours....

We are planning for next year already. This year was about the experience nad learning, next year's goal is to be fully competitive.

Marcus

[wlfpkrcn]

How did Joe Craven and crew do? I'm suprised he has not posted his results yet. Di the Capri break?