"///M3 Track Car" (m3trackcar)
10/15/2013 at 22:47 • Filed to: trackdays
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"///M3 Track Car" (m3trackcar)
10/15/2013 at 22:47 • Filed to: trackdays | 3
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Although we were at the track on Monday, this was the Chumpcar weekend at MOSPORT.
One of our buddies told me the story about how he was going through turn 2 and got brake-checked between two apexes. The CRX chumpcar was apparently really twitchy and he lost it mid corner. He told me he was airborne, but it really didn't do it justice...until I saw the video!
I love how he never stops looking where he wants to go , even with the wall right next to him. Full lock, pedal to the floor.
Both the driver and the CRX were OK!
Desu-San-Desu
> ///M3 Track Car
10/15/2013 at 22:53 |
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I don't know about the brake-check (can't see the brake lights in the video), but I do know the short wheelbase of the CRX makes them pretty twitchy mid-corner period, so a brake check would definitely cause something like that.
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> Desu-San-Desu
10/15/2013 at 22:55 |
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He said that car was a real handful!
RotaryLover
> ///M3 Track Car
10/15/2013 at 22:56 |
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How does Chumpcar works exactly? How expensive is it?
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> RotaryLover
10/15/2013 at 23:16 |
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Best place to get info is at www.chumpcar.com but it's essentially $500 cars (Internet "value") which you can then spend a very small amount on, or take penalties against your purchases. Safety equipment has no financial limit as far as I know and is in no way factored into the pricing/penalties.
You do need at least a 4-man crew I think, as they are endurance races and you need both fresh drivers and a group with well rounded talents to take care of whatever needs to be done both during the race, and often, all night before one!
Chteelers
> ///M3 Track Car
10/16/2013 at 08:36 |
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I, too, was impressed with his NOT target fixation. Shows real discipline. Too bad it wasn't enough to save the crash though.
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> Chteelers
10/16/2013 at 12:33 |
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He's a great driver. If it hadn't been for the bumps in grass he might has made it through OK, especially with the new paved run-off in 2.
Tim Allardyce
> RotaryLover
10/16/2013 at 20:09 |
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Been checking into it after the epic weekend at Calabogie at the end of September, and it's likely you're looking at around $5k for the car, and then probably $1500 - $2000 per weekend race (fuel, tires, entry, lodging, etc). Split that between 4 or 5 guys and it's manageable, but still an expensive hobby.
WAY cheaper than "normal" racing though...