Ultimate Track Car Challenge UTCC 2014
 

I just got the email that I'm on the short list of hopefuls for the entry into this years! I now have my TT and Instructors cert from NASA and VIR is my home track! I've been wanting to do this for years and finally I have a shot! Wish me luck! Shamless plug, sponsors welcome! I need tires!

Congrats Miles. Would like nothing more than to see one of the lower budget builds make that event. :thumbsup:

Thanks G, I'm pretty sure I'm in, I just talked to the Director and he said I'm good to go. My car is very fast at VIR and I know the track pretty good. I'm taking the car to Summit Point in June, I hope it holds together till July. With good tires I think I can run a 2:02 or 2:03 lap around VIR, which won't win the Challange but would be right up there with the fast guys. I ran a 2:08 last time out on crappy tires.

Its Official! I'm in! Not only am I in, my car is feature on the ad page! Woot woot! http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/events/UTCC14/

Your the bomb bro and the only reason I might decide on going this year. Way to represent!!

Congrats, very cool! :thumbsup:

got the car all back together, bigger better stronger. New Trans, made a new front splitter and fixed a bunch of gremlins in addition to adding a transponder. Loading up tonight for the trip to the track tomorrow. There are 5 vintage cars in this year's UTCC, I know I'm faster than at least one, the others I've never run against. I'll post pics from the track!

When are you running...this saturday or is it a friday/saturday event?

UTCC is Friday only, but I'm running HPDE4 and instructing all weekend, come on up! Bring a helment and I'll take you for a ride!

If I did not have a person out this week I would come up and watch Friday. Too much gonig on this weekend to get away. Good Luck and keep us posted.

I didn't get chance to take very many pictures. I'm not sure where I finished overall, I'm gonna guess top twenty. But the highlight was winning the fastest Vintage award! There were 5 cars running in the vintage group and I ended up the fastest! I only ran a 2.12 lap, about 4 seconds slower than my best. I'm guessing the areo I added slowed me down, and I didn't get enough runs to really learn how to drive it in the corners with it on the car. Transmission is still a problem, I'm pretty sure the brand new rebuild is trashed, I'll be pulling it out of the car this week. Anyway, here are a few pics.

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/f...psmackitvf.jpg

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/f...pszin79yzn.jpg

Winners Circle
http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/f...psznigibyj.jpg

Back home in the cave
http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/f...psey8ipfjo.jpg

The best part of the weekend was my Dad came down and my son came up, so here are the three Mills's

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/f...psy7lqhdbv.jpg

Looks like a lot of fun! Nothing beats hanging with loved ones on the weekends.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Happy guy:

Sorry about the trans, but sounds like the price of admission was well worth it! Congrats Mils :thumbsup:

Congrats my man!

Very cool. Looks like a great weekend on multiple levels. :)

I just saw the final results, I finished 27th out of the field, Considering the hardware I was up against I'm very happy with that. If they gave a away an award for built out of nothing in a cave, I'd have two trouphies!

I know nothing about this event or your car but I love seeing threads like these! Congratz on the vintage win!

Congrats, looks like you had fun :thumbsup:

Here's the Grassroots recap of the weekend, I got some more press!
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/events/UTCC14/

You came home with the win, and got good publicity. Well done.

Regards

CurtiSS 69

Friggin awesome!!! :trophy-1302:

Fast, low budget cars give me wood

Not sure how I missed this -- maybe with my move and a couple trips tossed in for good measure??

Congrats on the Vintage win ---- and as long as you had a great time -- then it was all good!


Nice that you got together with Dad and Son!


Any time to get that tranny out??

It was all good! my only regret was I was gonna let my Dad HyperDrive my car on Sat and that didn't happen. (I think he was scared anyway) I did get him several rides in the pace car and he took him up to 120 mph so he did get some track experience and understanding of what I do.

I already have a Rankin Dog Box sitting in my sons garage in Charlotte. It came from Andy Petree Racing out of a Craftsman Truck that Michael Waltrip Drove. I just need to figure out a way to get it to Virginia Beach. I'm gonna miss out on the Virginia AutoX Championships next weekend but I don't have any more room for State Champion trouphies anyway!

The next stop for Beach Cruiser Racing is Daytona! I'm signed up for November to run the Rolex course with NASA!

Congrats, looks like alot of fun and to have your Dad and Son there is awesome. By the way, is that Goofy in your Dads hand?

LOL! Yeah, his girlfriend is a big Disney fan, I guess she gave him the Goofey phone case, kinda funny I think.