Sunday morning we woke at 5am, got ready and ate breakfast and were at the track by 7. We took off all the wheels, looking for a loose sensor wire - ABS lights were coming on last night and this morning. Found one and reseated it, and wire tied it properly. Turned the car on - and ... the ABS lights came on again.
OK get ready for racing, Jim is off to ride his bike around the track to reconnoiter it. This is his home track, but he wants to get used to the bike also. I setup his 5 point belt, cleaned up around the car, and oh yes we also cleaned the glass and wheels. Jim and Scott (another LCCC'er) got lined up and ready to run the track at high speed. Scott's group of 6 went off, and after they ran their 5 laps, Jim's group started out, with Jim being #1 car in the group of 6.
I have a video, that I will post of both Scott and Jim running their laps - but that will be after I get home.
Scott ran well, and finished without any problems. Jim ran his one reconitor lap, and almost 2 1/3 hot laps, then had to come back to the pits. When he passed the start/finish line, after passing a Porsche, there was a cloud of oil smoke from his car. Then more and more smoke, so he ended the run early.
In the pits, many people stopped to check on him and offer help where they could. We both thank everyone that helped, especially Ty Timperley from Speedconcepts in Glendale, Wisconsin and Rick from one of the shops on gasoline alley. It was finally observed that with the knock sensor off (did it fall off during the run?), and some wires that seemed out of place (ancillary damage?), a piston is more than likely burned out. The car is still at Summit Point as I type, from a hotel in North Carolina.
Yes we are continuing in another Corvette, as we got a ride from Scott Breneman's parents , Bob and Mary Ann Breneman, who took us back to Mount Joy and Jim's house to pickup his 1992 C4. We had a great ride in a stressful time with Bob and Mary Ann, Thank You so very much for your help.
We transferred everything that we needed from Bob's trunk (wow did we pack all that in there with his tools? Sharon gave us ice cold water, and all the support she could, I am sure Jim felt much better after talking with her. Then we left Mount Joy and pointed the car at Kershaw, South Carolina. Just before 11 pm, we saw one group of One Lappers fixing a wheel problem in the light of a quickie mart. We finally were both to tired to continue about midnight. Four hours of sleep last night, and 9 - 10 hours of highway driving has us very tired, but still awake enough to blog.
Tomorrow we will get to Carolina Motorsports park in SC and rejoin the madness. No more points, as we now have a backup car, but the track fees are paid, and the fun should not stop. If I get a chance, maybe while navigating, I will blog more tomorrow night after the BMW performance track. Oh yes - tomorrow will be a long day with 3 races and the driving to Daytona Beach, FL.
Love kisses mnaddness feet yes stink - oh am i still here? byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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