When Benny & I raced together ... we called him Benny "The Jet" Moon. He is smoother than glass wishes it could be & cooler than the other side of the pillow. I've seen him run pole qualifying speeds on his warm up lap.
The year he raced in the Skip Barber Formula series, he won 4 times to Marco Andretti's one win. In his first year in USAC Ford Focus Midgets, he won their biggest race Turkey Night. When he ran NASCAR Late Models, he won his first race. He's got crazy talent, but he's the most humble, calm, easy to talk to fella you'll ever meet. I've known him since he was 12 years old winning Kart Championships. His family raised him well. We've stayed close long after we raced together. Benny is the first guy I thought about to shake down our new Track-Warrior, because he can tell you within a nanobyte of what the car needs.
In a 2009 NASCAR Talent Combine with Joe Gibbs Racing, Roush-Fenway Racing, Penske Racing & a scout for Hendrick Motorsports, Benny smoked every driver there & made it look effortless. If the economy hadn't tanked in 2008/2009 Benny would be a NASCAR Cup driver today. Some things just don't work out.
He driver coaches today, in addition to running his Dad's company. Of course he hasn't been in a real race car for about 7-8 years. So it will take a minute for him to get back up to speed. I wish we had more laps last Thursday. The dead battery & oil issues limited our runs. But he loved the car's grip & turn in. Told me it needed a bit less rear grip in the slow corners (which we tuned the Watt's Link for). If this works out where Benny races the Mustang in NASA TTU with me Crew Chiefing ... I may get to 500 wins after all. (I'm currently stuck at 498 personal wins - Not client wins)
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Last edited by Ron Sutton; 07-02-2018 at 11:03 AM.
... I may get to 500 wins after all. (I'm currently stuck at 498 personal wins - Not client wins)
Dang it, for a few moments I actually had a hat that said that too! Haha, congrats on a very successful shakedown Ron & Greg. I've been enjoying my RSRT front clip in the Chevelle. Surprised a lot of guys again this weekend, including a new GT350R
Car looks great Greg and Ron. What wheels are you running?
On car builds like these, I only trust Forgeline. They are the strongest light wheel, or the lightest strong wheel, depending on your point of view. These wheels are 18"x 13" & only weigh 18#. But the key is these wheels keep their shape correctly under high G loads which is critical to the tire keeping its shape & optimum contact patch.
This particular wheel is GZ3R. There are 4 models I like & recommend for the best balance of strength & weight:
GA3/GA3R
GW3/GW3R
GX3
GZ3/GZ3R
* In this 18x13 size these wheels cost under $5k.
The basic difference with R model wheels is the cap. Non R wheels come with a regular Forgeline center cap. This works well for all common street hubs & spindles (which are typically 2.78" & smaller). The "R" wheels do not come with caps, typically because the Heavy Duty spindles & hubs they fit over ... Like our Track-Star Spindles/Hubs & Speedway Grand National Floater Hubs which are all 3.06" ... have their own caps that stick through the wheel, as you can see in this photo here.
A lot of people think this is an unlimited budget build. But that's not the case at all. If it were an unlimited budget Build, we'd be running carbon fiber Forgeline wheels, as well as titanium & carbon fiber components throughout the car. Plus we'd have more power than our "base" 700HP LS7. Like 850-900HP. But an all out car would be $600-$700k. This is a $195K car with the sequential shift & big Aero options added, before we add in the second set of wheels. That will include the final wrap.
And you "Corvette racers"...... well yeah -- about that..... LOL
I'll take a real race car with race tires - and all the safety - and all the coolness that goes with all that. Not baggin' on Pro showing -- but some guys have moved beyond that.
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