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    We are testing @ Sebring this weekend. The races are pretty serious. You need to make perfect (5 min plus the lap time) pit stops. Stay on the track, dont pass under yellow, run quick low pain laps.
    I have 7 paid drivers for Sebring 14hr race. The cost is $800 per. ( 2 cars)
    Sebring in the dark, maybe it will rain. oh baby.
    http://gallery.oracool.net/v/album82...ring3.jpg.html
    Most of the last year whiners were racing cheated up SMs, milled heads, big cams etc. The Miata is supposed to be stock, stock is stock.
    John has done a good job with the penalty laps, RE cheater cars or cars just over the 500$ mark. Many of the races have had the top 5 cars in the same 10 laps, or less, after 7 hr s. Most of the time the top three are in the same 2 laps. Matching pit stops.
    It has been a great time so far. We have found a nice bunch of good drivers and all have a good time. We usually run around the top 4.2nd is our best so far.
    Some speed improvements have been made to the Golf , it is designed for Roebling Road.
    CCWS has lots of track time for the cash., 900$+- gets your team 14 or more hours on a race track. I figure the running cost around $250 per hour. I treat it just like a regular endurance rental . Full race prep, every time it runs.
    MM
    Mike Ogren , FWDracingguide.com, 352.4288.983 ,http://www.ogren-engineering.com/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flyinglizard View Post
    We are testing @ Sebring this weekend. The races are pretty serious.
    "Toast."

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    Is it "toast" because we want to win?
    Mike Ogren , FWDracingguide.com, 352.4288.983 ,http://www.ogren-engineering.com/

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    I would do these with my ITB car if I wasn't worried about it being crushed if the organizers felt like it and if I didn't have to worry about someone buying it for $500 bucks.... the cage alone in an IT car is easily over a grand. Dumb rules if you ask me.

    Oh well
    Stephen

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    Chump is real racing, not the Circus that the citrus deal is. Chump does not crush cars, or claim cars. The cars are the same safety wise, or more, than the SCCA cars. The cages are unrestricted other than min tube size. The total cost of the cars is about the same as a cheap ITB car, 2-6000$.
    You will go home withthe car that you brought.
    The rules are here;http://www.chumpcar.com/ look at the events page and the info on any upcoming race. We run the ITB car in the EC class(no Money), just for fun. and we do have fun.
    There are many ex IT cars running the Chumpcar races.
    PS. I can still get the $250 referral bonus, If you are going to run, let me know and we can both get $250 off the next race.
    Last edited by Flyinglizard; 05-25-2011 at 02:14 PM.
    Mike Ogren , FWDracingguide.com, 352.4288.983 ,http://www.ogren-engineering.com/

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    DON'T get Chumpcar confused with Lemons!! Big difference!
    I have talked to too many people that are totally pumped on the Chump car thing!!
    Kinda hard not to check it out.
    Everybody is super happy!
    No griping (nicest word I could find)!!
    Lots of laps per dollar!!
    Great Tracks!
    Why not!?!?
    Chris Leone
    318i going STL!!!
    E36 ITS underconstruction(sold)
    84 944 ITS (sold)
    71 240z more than half way there/now GT2 bound!!
    ChrisLeonemotorsports.com
    Roll cages and fabrication

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    I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that this is the car you had at Sebring:
    http://www.titaniummotorsports.com/i...da2011_103.jpg
    Rodney Williamson
    www.titaniummotorsports.com

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