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I'm pretty sure I'm the sole survivor. She's alot of maintenence but bad to the bone. I love it when I pop the hood and people go HOLY ****. Happened twice today. :thumbsup:
Well, all my cards are on the table for the Optima Challenge. I adjusted the valves hot and set the total timing yesterday. She's running great! I really wish I had 2-3 more events to tweak on the suspension and driver. I feel the car is close time wise to how I had it on the R888's.(Within a second) One major difference being the attention needed behind the wheel. I don't remember ever spinning the car out on the 888's except at El Toro. I spun the car out twice today. It's still a little loose out back but I'm out of time. The front cornering grip and the forward bite are excellent. :thumbsup: The rear side bite is a little off and I feel I can dial it in with some shock and sway bar changes over a few events. That being said, the car felt pretty damn good today and I was out running most of the folks I have in the past. As usual, it feels great in the twisties at 80-90 mph. This car was made to road race. Tons of power and great brakes. After all this time of tweaking this and that, I'm happy to say that my car races the best in street trim. Meaning, it's fastest on street tires where it rides very compliant on the street. It rides better or at least as good as our daily drivers and hauls the mail. :) Best run, second fastest time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1uqoS8e5Ag |
That b!tch is moving well Todd.
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Such a killer car. Congrats Todd. She's a grocery getter and a track warrior.:thumbsup: :cheers:
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damn that was a pretty wide auto-x course, also she looked real smooth through the slalom... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Big news, after countless interviews, the Iceman has picked his 2 star pit crew members:
Crew Chief: None other than Douglas Renner. Many know him as Dr. Renner, Magazine Horror, Kiss ass of the century, anything for a bone, vulture...etc. :rofl: I'm confident that having the one and only panel gap spray inventor on my pit crew will knock off AT LEAST 2 seconds per lap. I'm working on getting the radios and head sets so he can coach me around the road course, play by play. :thumbsup: Head Mechanic: Skatinjay27 "AJ" This kid is as sharp as a butter knife. He'll be the glue in the team. His main duties will be making sure the cooler if stocked full of beer for AFTER the event, making sure my visor and windshield are clean, and most importantly, making sure the crew chief isn't off kissing ass for a free t shirt while he's supposed to be helping me! :rofl: I think we'll just refer to them as the "Dream Team". |
what I thought the extent of my duties would be limited to making sure the valve stem caps were at proper tq specs...:( im pretty sure i can take a overnight course for the windsheild and visor clean up but keeping doug around exceeds my limits. also i think we better have some pellegrino in the cooler for frisco dave:D
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Doesn't SpeedTech have the big block green car? I'm thinking about using my big block in mine...big decision
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Well, I did have some special beverages planned for Team Payback, but looks like I have to account for one less person! :D |
I hope he proves us wrong head mechanic Whitesides. :lol:( I had to google Pellegrino) haha
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Sounds awesome Todd.
With the "dream team" in your corner, you're sure to come out on top!:thumbsup: |
Just watched that clip damn that is nice @ 1080p!!
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Awesome clip Todd, thanks for the ride! Good luck
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I could always tell you were a good business man rodger. Who needs someone like chip foose to help sell your product when you got the most interesting man in the world right here "he doesn't always drink beer but when he does..." |
He lied about his credentials. I may have to think again about my crew chief decision. :rofl:
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Todd -- Rumor has it that Renner is working undercover for Rupp.... You know those so cal boys....
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Nice video Todd. The car looks like and sounds like its running great.
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My car's ready for SEMA tomorrow. I had a visit from Luke Mau, Rich Bromelia, and Eric.(Owner) They stopped by to do some detailing and throw a coat of wax before they took it down to SEMA today. Luke really laid a nice paint job on the car and it's a really clean build. I wish we could've cruised them and tore up some asphalt. Nothing like two sinister black 69's. :thumbsup:
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Nice twins. Was hoping you'd post some pics. I think Rich is never without a beer in his hand and a musclecar at his side since I met him. :lol:
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Two of my favorite cars and great pics Todd. We'll have to start a 'Black Camaro Club'...:yes:
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Both cars look Killer. Good luck Todd :thumbsup:
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Very nice.
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Awesome pic of the twins. Both those cars look great!:thumbsup: :cheers:
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Thats a pair to be a full house.... They look sweet. Enjoy SEMA guys.
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that is one SICK pair of Camaro's :thumbsup:
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Todd, thanks for the hospitality this past week at your house, and for showing us and everyone else what this beast is capable. It will only get better from here I'm sure with all the things in your head right now that you will tweak and add to this car to make it continually perform better.
And very impressive showing at Optima. Now that you are a semi-pro driver and borderline celebrity, you and Payback needed an official beer, which I present to you and the rest of the community. Literally, :cheers: Put those on ice and bring to RTTC and when you win that event, we will toast you then. :D http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...hoto_004-1.jpg |
I had a great week with Sema and the Optima Challenge. Big thanks go out to Larry for the opportunity to represent Pro-Touring.com. It was a real honor. The event was run flawlessly by Jimi Day and his crew. The week started out on Monday when Carl and I cruised down to SEMA together and put our cars in the Optima Batteries corral. This event is supported by many great sponsors and I was happy to sticker up my car. In fact, I really like the way it looks in race mode. I had the first TV interview of my life. That was interesting to say the least.
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...nge2010011.jpg http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...nge2010002.jpg Up next was the Road Rally part of the competition. The cars had to be driven from SEMA to the Silverton for a photo then out to Pahrump. Extra points were awarded for two photos of Las Vegas landmarks. Naturally, I had to stop by Larry Flints Hustler tittie club. Kelli was with me or I may have lost out on those points. It was the perfect night for a Road Rally. Being the local, I was the first to make it to the Silverton and 2nd to Pahrump. http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...nge2010038.jpg http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...nge2010027.jpg http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...nge2010017.jpg Doug Renner(Dfresh) and Dave Gordon(Flash68) came in on Thursday and stayed with me. We had a great time joking around and ripping on each other. AJ(Skatinjay27) was my other crew member. His only two jobs were to keep media whore Renner in line and away from vendors, and to stock the cooler full of beer. He managed to drop the ball on both jobs. Not only did Renner come back to the pits with a Ring Brothers shirt on, the cooler didn’t have one damn Bud Light in it after the race! I have forgiven him for Renner, that was mission impossible. HAHA They actually did a great job for me. I had them tech my car and keep it full of gas. They also made my air pressure adjustments. AJ spotted a loose compressor bolt after the road race that probably saved my belt for the rest of the competition. http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...nge2010086.jpg http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...nge2010050.jpg http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...nge2010043.jpg http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...nge2010086.jpg My first event was the Road Race portion of the event. I have to admit I was a little nervous on the big stage. This was only my 3rd road race and the last time was in April at El Toro. I’d also never been on street compounds. I made a last minute air pressure change that tightened the car up a little to much. The car was really good though and ran flawless. I haven’t seen the results yet but last I checked I was 7th out of 52 cars. Rumor has it I’m around 10th. I’m proud of that with my lack of experience and a car that’s not quite right on street treads. There were some really top quality cars this year. 51 or 52 finished all segments. http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...nge2010109.jpg 1 Warm up lap, 3 hot laps, 1 cool down. My second lap ended up being the fastest. I blew my 3rd over cooking the back straight. I was only .2 slower than my second. That could of been a great lap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q0zu5JViA0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4xqtsT-XVM The Auto Cross portion didn’t go well for me. It was a really tight course with 3 180 degree turns. My car was tight and doesn’t have a great turning radius to begin with. I’m really used to high speed autocrosses. I see 60-80mph at our local SCCA. I need to work on these slow speed courses to keep up with the likes of Stielow, Finch, and DSE. The speed stop challenge is a favorite of mine. Give it hell and stop as fast as you can. At RTTC in April I posted the fastest time in the field and felt ultra confident. I really had some trouble getting out of the hole here. I had to feather the clutch and slowly put my foot down. The car seems to be transferring plenty of weight. I think I did well at El Toro due to it being a higher speed event where I could take advantage of all my power in 2nd and 3rd. I ended up mid pack in this event and that was disappointing. Stielow rand 6.4x and I ran a 7.0x. Half a second was the difference from first to 25th. I think a better launch and a better shifting tranny will help me in the slower stop challenges. I really feel I got the most out of my car that day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKma45XBTsw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZWF9MAw1Ow http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...nge2010176.jpg http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...nge2010172.jpg http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...nge2010160.jpg Carl and I had a friendly rivalry going all week. We had the whole Top Gun deal going. I was Iceman and he was Hollywood. I don’t think anybody had more fun than us. I showed up to the Lateral-G party in a wife beater and a pair of blue blockers. I asked him if “He’d figured out who the best driver was?” Carl beat me on the Road Course by about a .5 second and placed well in the autocross. He got me this time. He’s at the top of the list of people I don’t mind getting beat by. Carl, Iceman is gunning for you at the next event. Dave bought me some Payback beer from a brewery in San Francisco. I had to celebrate without a win but it didn’t matter. I had a great time and made some new friends along the way. I completed the event and DROVE my car back home in the same condition I started out with. That's Pro-Touring! http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...nge2010177.jpg http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/a...nge2010128.jpg |
Nice meeting you Todd at the party and congrats on doing well at ousci
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It' nice to see someone drive and have fun with their car, great job!
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Great post Todd. Vids are sweet. Glad you cracked one of those beers - you deserved it!
Oh, and nice crane kick Daniel Laruso.. I mean, Carl. That looks deadly. :D |
I'm never going to forget running into Iceman at the Sin City brewery. I just remember thinking, holy S*** it's iceman, how does he know who I am?
Keep us posted on the suspension tuning. I'll be reading up and taking notes! Matt |
Todd, your car looked great. Performed well, you should be proud.
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Glad to hear you did well Todd, but best of all you guys had a good time.
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It looks like after 2 days at SEMA Doug's head was getting bigger then his hair. :D You guys looked good out there. 10th place in that event is nothing to sneeze at. Some of those guys bring the heat. |
Great job Team Payback! It was fun hanging out with you all...good times! :cheers:
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