BoneDoc Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Took the SS to Pikes Peake Raceway last week for three day road racing course with Mike pettiford was great fun and i learned alot about driving. I have always been a drag strip guy so this was something new and was an absolute thrill!! NOT as easy as it may look (for those who have not tried road racing) and it is hard to tame the POWER that these cars make. overstear is a real issue if you do not modulate the accelerator well. in fact the power adds a level of complexity to driving this car because you cant simply step on the gas at WOT and run a course like this.... you'll spin all over the place.... like driving on an icy road. Here is a video of two laps (it is a short 1.4 mile course superimposed on a short NASCAR track). this is the view from the infield tower. Mechanically the car did pretty well. as you all know it is a HEAVY car so the brakes heat up early and I had some fade at about 3 laps. also got some rotor warpage that was apparent after the second day of driving. i was pretty aggressive with the car. on day two i started getting some coolant spilling from around the intercooler reservoir cap after about 4 laps of hard driving.... I am still looking into this issue. this was accompanied by heat soak. I think the coolant in the intercooler was superheating and the tune was taking timing out of the car to protect. I got the high intake air temp code on a couple of occasions and had to shut her down. This was ALOT of fun and I am seriously considering local competetions. I would probably not race with my SS because I don't want to break the car but i would seriously consider buying a dedicated track car (if my wife will let me!). I have a new level of respect for those of you who are road-racers.... that is for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 . This was ALOT of fun and I am seriously considering local competetions. I would probably not race with my SS because I don't want to break the car but i would seriously consider buying a dedicated track car (if my wife will let me!). I have a new level of respect for those of you who are road-racers.... that is for sure! PM Sent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY500SS Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Cool stuff Ron. Tracking these cars can be addicting. Good call on the dedicated track car. Save the SS for special events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDoc Posted October 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 thanks guys couple of pics of the car on the way and at the track..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY500SS Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 You've got a very important part for a dedicated track car........ the trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahmann Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 thanks guys couple of pics of the car on the way and at the track..... That trailer looks almost as good as the car! How do those Race Ramps work out for you? I've been eyeballing a set of their trailer ramps lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDoc Posted October 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 That trailer looks almost as good as the car! How do those Race Ramps work out for you? I've been eyeballing a set of their trailer ramps lately. Thanks. They work great. i can open the doors without hitting the fenders and they make it easier to strap the car up. there is an art to getting the car on them, though..... Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker45 Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Car sounded really good! I can't imagine getting brake fade on that track as it seems like the straights would have given alot of cool down time and air flow. Have you changed your brake fluid lately? Nice video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSSNAKE Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 WOW, that KB sounds soooo sexy! Your car looks absolutely stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Very cool. Mike is the right guy also. I've known him for many, many years and he's a great guy and instructor. Now that we have High Plains Raceway here, there is much more opportunity to have this kind of fun. Wait until you get out on that track. It is quite amazing and loads of fun. P.S. Did you know that the only race that Tommy Kendall didn't win in the 1997 Trans-Am Championship was right there at Pikes Peak International Raceway. I worked for SCCA Pro Trans-Am back in those years. That was great fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDoc Posted October 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 thanks everyone. Jeff i cant wait to try high plains... i have heard great things about it. the car had a 3 inch pulley and KR mufflers.... makes for a great sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLGT750 Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 That looks like an awesome time! :happy feet: What kinda MPH were you hitting on the straight away? The car looks and sounds great! Nice tow set up too! Hopefully next year we can get a group to do this at High Plains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDoc Posted October 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 That looks like an awesome time! :happy feet: What kinda MPH were you hitting on the straight away? The car looks and sounds great! Nice tow set up too! Hopefully next year we can get a group to do this at High Plains Scott it was most fun i've had with clothes on! the straightaways are short so only about 125mph top speed.... High plains is much longer and top speed will be 150+ i bet. would be great to get a group at high plains next year. only down side is that this type of racing it is HARD on cars...... brakes, tires, motor..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knownukes Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 Car sounded really good! I can't imagine getting brake fade on that track as it seems like the straights would have given alot of cool down time and air flow. Have you changed your brake fluid lately? Nice video! It could be the fluid. But even with new fluid, I had a soft pedal about 15 minutes into 20 minute sessions until a changed pads. Competition pads made all the difference in the world. I run Hawk DTC 70 in the front and DTC 60 in the rear. Now I get zero brake fade and the stopping power is significantly better than the stock baer pads. You will have to get slotted(not drilled rotors). Baer makes and sells them. The drilled ones will crack BAD. See my post on GT-500 mod and tech. I have photos of my cracked rotors. once I put the slotted only rotors on, I had no further issues. These cars are a handfull on the track due to the heavy front end, but as you get to know them and learn how to drive them, they are alot of fun and with good tires and brakes and the Revan Racing(Shelby Cooling System), you can run them hard all day long. BJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkbarr Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 Took the SS to Pikes Peake Raceway last week for three day road racing course with Mike pettiford was great fun and i learned alot about driving. I have always been a drag strip guy so this was something new and was an absolute thrill!! NOT as easy as it may look (for those who have not tried road racing) and it is hard to tame the POWER that these cars make. overstear is a real issue if you do not modulate the accelerator well. in fact the power adds a level of complexity to driving this car because you cant simply step on the gas at WOT and run a course like this.... you'll spin all over the place.... like driving on an icy road. Here is a video of two laps (it is a short 1.4 mile course superimposed on a short NASCAR track). this is the view from the infield tower. Mechanically the car did pretty well. as you all know it is a HEAVY car so the brakes heat up early and I had some fade at about 3 laps. also got some rotor warpage that was apparent after the second day of driving. i was pretty aggressive with the car. on day two i started getting some coolant spilling from around the intercooler reservoir cap after about 4 laps of hard driving.... I am still looking into this issue. this was accompanied by heat soak. I think the coolant in the intercooler was superheating and the tune was taking timing out of the car to protect. I got the high intake air temp code on a couple of occasions and had to shut her down. This was ALOT of fun and I am seriously considering local competetions. I would probably not race with my SS because I don't want to break the car but i would seriously consider buying a dedicated track car (if my wife will let me!). I have a new level of respect for those of you who are road-racers.... that is for sure! Nice goin' Ron! That sounds like a blast ! Nice video also .... -HAWKBARR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDoc Posted November 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2010 here is video i took from the passenger seat during a ridealong with the instructor. sorry for the poor cameraman-ship but you get the picture. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vipereatr Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 125 max? Gee, did you ever get it out of 4th? Great videos Ron, and cool sounds from the KRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDoc Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 125 max? Gee, did you ever get it out of 4th? Great videos Ron, and cool sounds from the KRs. no never out of fourth gear on this track.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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