Clemson Sports Car Club

(03-02-2010 08:04 AM)karlyew Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know if CC1 will be able to handle too many more competitors

CC1 can handle up to 12 drivers per event if evenly split in each run group.

(03-02-2010 05:07 PM)dave99rt Wrote: [ -> ]

(03-02-2010 08:04 AM)karlyew Wrote: [ -> ]I don't know if CC1 will be able to handle too many more competitors

CC1 can handle up to 12 drivers per event if evenly split in each run group.

i mean, something breaks with the car every time we autox it. i don't know if the car is physically capable to handle more that three people per autox before something breaks that we can't easily and cheaply repair.

Besides needing new tires and the cat being clogged, the car has pretty much been issue free really. If we check the oil, other fluids, and esp. the coolant a few times per event, the car should run for a good long time. I figure there's a reason why people prefer this car for Lemons.

actually the power steering belt exploded, the breaks seized, fender liner came off, and the tires are shot as well.

all this after David and I spent 13 hours working on it at Steve's from Chap Racing (plug).

If you guys ever need help, tools, or a place to work on CC1 let me know.

(03-02-2010 05:10 PM)karlyew Wrote: [ -> ]i mean, something breaks with the car every time we autox it. i don't know if the car is physically capable to handle more that three people per autox before something breaks that we can't easily and cheaply repair.

The car is fine. It needs to be driven so all these little items can surface and be fixed. I want to come up with some sort of system by which someone does some quick visual checks between run groups, but other than that I think a lot of major issues are behind us already.

There are some issues I think will eventually come up...the radiator is starting to seep a little and there also seemed to be a little coolant leak around the intake manifold. Mike suggested this was a common problem with O-rings, if I notice it again (i.e. it wasn't spilled there from the radiator or something) I'll look into replacing them. The radiator supposedly has a lifetime warranty according to the sticker on it, so I'll look into that as well. I also have to re-secure the radiator fan shroud, but there's a bolt that just needs a nut to hold it at the top.

Realize that it's probably better for the car to run continuously because it keeps air moving through the radiator and the fan spinning at high speed. The old car would actually run hotter sitting between runs than when it was being hot-lapped.

^^ exactly. shaun, thanks again for all of your help, it's been great to have the club car present at all of our events. we can't be afraid of minor problems or maintenance, the whole reason we have the car is for it to be run, and it takes being run hard pretty well.

To the officers, great job. This was my first Clemson autocross in a LONG time and it was terrific. I saw a lot of old friends and had a fantastic time. What a fun lot too!

Regarding CC1, I learned to autocross on the old shell back in my sophmore year in 06'. We had anywhere between 6 and 12 people running that car every race weekend and it didn't even hick-up. As Shaun stated, running the car will allow all its problems to surface so that you guys can fix them and develop the car to be even better.

I don't run CC1 now, but just thought i'd express the way we had run things in the past.