Reinventing the OneLapCamaro...

[ccracin]

X2 you go James!

[Sieg]

Reality based logic like that would earn you my vote for President

[Vegas69]

Originally Posted by James OLC

Karl... Give me a minute to zip up my flame suit... It's a bit baggy in places but I might need it...

First off - this is not meant as a slight against the hard work, skills, engineering ability or anything about anyone specifically or in general - this is simply my opinion...

Second - I don't mean to rock the boat or suggest that I know better than anyone else or presume that my opinion is any better than anyone else's...

OK... that said... I think that, in general, "our" cars have way more tire than they need, way more brake than they need, and, for reasons that I have never appreciated, we seem to think that our cars have to have the biggest of everything to work. "We" may in fact need those things but, IMHO, it is because "our" cars are, generally speaking, not that good at doing what we are asking them to do. Big tires, big brakes, big wings - what have you - are, more than anything, crutches that make up for generally marginal ability and/or potential. I may not like that truth but I accept it. Do I need a huge wing? Probably not... but if it helps me overcome some of my shortcomings I the skills department then I'll take it. Do I need 6 pots front and back? Probably not... But if it helps get me closer to an ABS optioned car or gives me some extra confidence then I'll take it. Do I need tires this size all around? Do any of our cars need 335s or 345s? Probably not but if they will help make up for some of the limitations that our cars have in general then I'll take it. We tell ourselves that we need them because our cars are too heavy or we have so much power or whatever. If you've been following any of the racing at Daytona over the last couple of days (yesterday in particular) then you've seen a whole buch of cars that weight as much as we do running as much if not less HP than we demand on narrower tires and 4 piston brakes. And I would hazard to guess (or know from experience) that they would beat me without working hard at most venues. They are better cars with, in most cases, better drivers. If I need crutches to keep up then so be it.

Zipping up the suit...

The short and easy answer would have been that last year I ran the Z06 tire combo and the size difference between the 305 and the 325 is pretty minor.

Cheers

Absolutely, I will say that there are some inherit disadvantages of a 40 year old body and the lack of R&D that real manufacturers enjoy.

It's all a cover up of engineering, lack of driving talent, and chasing every last .1 that really doesn't matter.

[ccracin]

Lets just add spray nozzles in the wheel wells to spray the tires with VHT!

[Track Junky]

I hope that hood design works out well for you. The front of our cars trap alot of air under the hood so I definitely think it will help keep the front planted and reduce drag. Also really like the front airdam/splitter. If I were to do one it would be similar in design.
Not feeling the rear wing though.......I mean I hope it helps but I think it will create alot of drag and I just dont think you need to go that extreme.
Either way good luck out there.

HOLY SMILIES!!

[James OLC]

Thanks

The real benefit with this design of rear wing is exactly that - at constant speed and in a straight line the wing planes itself out and actually generates less drag than the blade spoiler. Turn, accelerate, or brake and you've got all the the downforce you can ask for. In my case I'm "only" looking for 1-2 seconds per lap - which sounds huge - but that is on a new track from a standing start. We also have some fast/challenging tracks this year - Daytona and VIR both stand out - where every little bit will help. Some of the smaller tracks - Talladega and NOLA should also reward some additional downforce.

At the end of the day I don't know it it's going to work but I would rather try it and find that it does than not and wonder if it might have.

Cheers

[XLexusTech]

Originally Posted by James OLC

Thank
At the end of the day I don't know it it's going to work but I would rather try it and find that it does than not and wonder if it might have.
Cheers

well said!

[srh3trinity]

Cool, two events in Alabama this go around. I saw you and Mary finish up your last lap or two at Barbers a couple of years back and then followed you listening to the great sound of the OneLapCamaro until you jumped on the interstate heading out. I live less than an hour from both of these tracks for this coming year. I will have to make sure I am off work that day.

[CarlC]

Originally Posted by James OLC

Thanks Chad but I think that the trailer is stressed enough by speeds were doing now...

The Vintage America class at the One Lap of America is going to be awesome and a real challenge this year. Besides long time favourite Mike Hickman in his second-gen, the class will include Carl "Hollywood" Casanova in his '68, Jimi "Star Power" Day with his '69 AMXess, Bob Steven's is bringing an '87 Mustang GT and there are rumors of a couple of other serious rides. Mary and I will be in great company this year and finishing in the top 3 (in that order - finishing and top 3) is our goal for the year.

But best of all... we get another shot at Daytona!

I'll start a One Lap thread soon with the full schedule...

Werd. Step 1: Finish. Step 2: Everything else is gravy for Team Honor Flight.

Oh, and if you feel the need to "swap-down" on some parts, I'm your Huckleberry.

[James OLC]

I wouldn't consider the supercharger to be a trade down but if your hankering to try my LS7 intake for the week I'm sure I could figure something out.



getting close - be this time next week... well... we'll see