MVP Track Time Putnam 4/16 - 4/17/2011 [Archive]

Purple Venom

02-21-2011, 02:59 PM

I've sent MVP an e-mail to see if I can run in the Novice group or not. Advanced and Intermediate are full, which I know I am not in Advanced, but think I'm probably in intermediate. So, depending on their answer will determine whether or not I do I guess.

Dan, you should still go to this so you can do a ride along with one of the instructors.

Purple Venom

02-21-2011, 03:19 PM

Just got the response that I should register for the Novice group :D So, I will register for both days of this one, may skip the May event with 10/10ths. Will talk to Jeff K and see what his plans are.

TBULL

02-21-2011, 06:36 PM

I do plan on driving over there for this to watch you guys. Ash will be coming with me. Yeah, if I can catch a ride with an instructor, that would be great. Just my bad luck for the may event.

Dean Lampe

02-21-2011, 11:50 PM

I've paid my registration fees. I will be there chasing you guys around the track.

Purple Venom

02-22-2011, 12:29 AM

Paid mine today too. Awesome Dean, can't wait to follow you :D Right now will be me, Dean, Steve and Mike S. Anyone else?

Purple Venom

02-23-2011, 02:48 AM

My static cling numbers have been ordered, new brake pads from hawk ordered, car has been dynoed, all that's left is final inspection. I know, it's a month and a half away, but getting excited :D

Feffman

02-27-2011, 12:25 PM

My static cling numbers have been ordered, new brake pads from hawk ordered, car has been dynoed, all that's left is final inspection. I know, it's a month and a half away, but getting excited :D

Tim:

We supply numbers for each car. No need for the static cling ones.

FYI. We only have two spots remaining for Putnam Park April 16-17 and they are in the Novice run group. Call or e-mail Feffman@MVPTrackTime.com for the advanced or intermediate group reserved list.

Feff

Purple Venom

02-27-2011, 03:10 PM

Mark, thanks for the info, don't remember ya'll supplying numbers last April when I was there, but, I'll need these anyway for other track dates not done with MVP. So far from this club, there will be three of us. I was hoping we could pickup a couple others....See you in April!

STL Mark

03-29-2011, 05:12 PM

David at Fastlane just called. He really wants in for this event. He thinks all of the slots are full. Surely they can squeeze in a little Cobra. Is there anyone that has an open slot. Call me or David ASAP if you have any info. He really wants to go and run his car with his new motor.

Thanks
Mark

Purple Venom

03-29-2011, 08:39 PM

Have him call Mark Pfeffer with MVP. I know they have one day slots available on Saturday. Or I'll sell him my Sunday day for a reasonable price ;)

STL Mark

03-29-2011, 08:48 PM

I just talked to Mark. Heck of a nice guy. They have people waiting 5 to 8 deep in all categories.

Purple Venom

03-29-2011, 10:22 PM

I believe we could alternate, seems I saw others do that.

Dean Lampe

03-30-2011, 12:17 AM

I have already put Dave on the waiting list. I haven't got my car sorted out yet so we can see how it goes but it could present an opportunity for David.

STL Mark

03-30-2011, 12:41 AM

I'll contact Mark P. about Tim's idea, and Dean's idea.

For me - I'll be there with my helmet, tech sheet, and checkbook just in case anyone backs out.

Dean Lampe

03-30-2011, 12:58 AM

Don't mention my car to Mark P. I'll likely be ready.

STL Mark

03-30-2011, 01:11 AM

Well - good for you, and no problem here.

Purple Venom

03-30-2011, 01:22 AM

Better be ready Deano ;) I gotta get my new brake pads on and get my tech inspection done before going. Jim is riding over with me, anyone else wanting to go, I have two extra seats in the truck.

Purple Venom

04-04-2011, 03:03 AM

Steve / Mike - where did you guys make your reservations? I need to make mine tomorrow, will call Holiday Inn Express first, if they are full, will be over at the Super 8. I'll be leaving Friday, early enough to make Tech Inspection Friday evening with Mark. I still need to get my brake pads on and do some final checks before taking it to a shop for official inspection.

Anyone else going besides Steve, Mike, Dean and I?

Steve Fehr

04-04-2011, 03:31 AM

Steve / Mike - where did you guys make your reservations?

Holiday Inn Express

Steve

Purple Venom

04-04-2011, 03:09 PM

If anyone else is going, you will need to make reservations at the Super 8 across the street from the Holiday Inn. Just made mine there, HIE is full.

TBULL

04-04-2011, 03:24 PM

Ash and I are still planning on coming over to watch.

Feffman

04-09-2011, 10:50 AM

There must be something going on at Depauw (sp?) University as many of the hotels in the area are booked. I'll see you all there, sans my car as the engine isn't completed. Don't ask! :mad:

Feff

Purple Venom

04-09-2011, 01:22 PM

Too bad Mark. Will give you more time to critique my lap :rolleyes: :D

Dean Lampe

04-09-2011, 01:23 PM

Just run down to HERTZ and grab a new mustang! I've seen guys do that all the time at the Mid-America Shelby meet.

Dean Lampe

04-11-2011, 12:34 AM

Does anyone need a roommate? I am sharing a room with two of my buddies and that is just to many guys in one of the beds! If I lose the coin toss, well you know what I'm saying. I have a thing against spooning when the other person in the bed has hairier legs than me!:eek:

Matthew 10:16

04-11-2011, 01:03 AM

Purple Venom

04-11-2011, 02:26 AM

I reserved a Queen bed type room. I'm sure they could change it to two twins. Makes me no difference. I'll ask when I get there.

Dean Lampe

04-12-2011, 02:14 AM

Tim, that sounds good. Usually a Queen room has 2 Queen beds. I'm not sure about the weather. If it looks really bad for Saturday I might just come over for sunday. I'll give you a call to work out the details.

Steve Fehr

04-12-2011, 01:05 PM

Tim:

I changed my mind and will be trailering my car instead of driving it.

Also - I plan on getting over there relatively early - say around 1:30 pm eastern. What is everyone else planning? BTW - who is "everyone else"?

Steve

Purple Venom

04-12-2011, 01:15 PM

I am picking up Jim in Westport at 11:30 or so. That puts me there around 4:30 eastern. They said Tech shut down around 5:30 - 6. Dan and his daughter are driving over for the day on Saturday. Mark P may try to hitch a ride with them. Mike S will be there for Saturday only I think. Dean, assuming he get's his fuel situation worked out, will be there too, not sure what time he is leaving. I will be in the Super 8, not sure where everyone else is staying. Will call you when we get there.

Steve Fehr

04-12-2011, 01:36 PM

...Will call you when we get there.

Thanks Tim. Let's all pray for good weather.

Steve

Purple Venom

04-12-2011, 06:49 PM

Weather the least of my concerns with a 70% chance, or better, or no rain on Saturday and even more on Sunday. ;) :D

Purple Venom

04-13-2011, 08:30 PM

For those that don't know, (I asked), this is a rain OR shine event. No refunds now unless the track cancels both days. This ought to be fun :rolleyes: :)

STL Mark

04-14-2011, 12:12 AM

Hotel and registration booked. Car serviced. Track alingment and haircut tomorrow. Ha - the helmet wouldn't fit.

Purple Venom

04-14-2011, 01:29 AM

All that knowledge up there in that head :p Packed the trailer tonight minus the car, will do that tomorrow before the rains come. Yes, I plan to get on the track wet or dry. No, I do not plan to get on the track if it's a downpour. Anyone hear from Deano? Doing my self inspection tomorrow. Steve, have you ever figured out your gas pump? I'm bringing 3 five gallon jugs. Will fill them and the car up here tomorrow. According to this website - http://www.automotive.com/gas-prices/35/indiana/coatesville/bp/531293/index.html - a nearby BP has 93 for less than $4/gallon. $4.19 here, but Coatesville is a bit out of the way.

Steve Fehr

04-14-2011, 01:33 AM

Steve, have you ever figured out your gas pump?

No. :(

Steve

Purple Venom

04-14-2011, 02:34 AM

Maybe we could park a little closer to the bathrooms this time?

Purple Venom

04-14-2011, 11:14 PM

Car, tools, tires, helmet, gloves, shoes, and kitchen sink ;) loaded :D Car filled up with $3.86/gal 93 octane. A few reminders for everyone:

- Tech inspection form - I performed a self inspection, make sure you sign the forms.
- Make sure you have two throttle return springs on your carb
- Bring and extra qt. of oil/brake fluid
- I have about every tool you will need in my trailer, but did not have room for metric wrenches, well, I did, but everything is buttoned up and I didn't feel like putting them in :rolleyes: Probably what I will need.
- I have (3) 5 gallon gas cans and Steve has a 15 gallon pump/tank and funnels. Believe me, you do NOT want to buy gas at the track. If you have street tires, there is a gas station within 2 miles of the track with 93 octane.
- Cash for food at the track
- I will be bringing diet coke, water and pearl pop with foam on top :D in an ice chest

Add to the list if you can think of other things.

STL Mark

04-15-2011, 03:27 AM

All packed here too.
I have to do the forms, map, and personal prep.
I have the banner and canopy, and umbrella, need lawn chairs still.
Packing the video camera and still camera.
Hope to have some time to get some decent shots.

The car - has never been better.
Runs strong. New brakes. And a "track" alignment that has really changed the personality of this beast. She handles like she's on rails. Can't believe the improvement.

I have to send props out to Mastertech. They did the most awesome job on the alignment today. They got it to -1.8 deg camber and perfect toe all the way around. THEN - he asked me to get in the car and tweeked it further to get it perfect. So, the car is set for me. I learned a lot about alignments today.

Anyway. Tallyho!

STL Mark

04-15-2011, 03:35 AM

Hey Tim - do you usually bring your little compressor?

Steve Fehr

04-15-2011, 10:24 AM

Hey Tim - do you usually bring your little compressor?

I will have mine.

Steve

Dean Lampe

04-15-2011, 12:59 PM

I'm still here, just been working on the car. I think I'm ready.

Tim - I'll call your cell later today.

I have to go to a Funeral today for my great aunt before I can leave for the track. I really didn't know her but i have to drive my dad. I'll be there but it will be tomorrow before you guys see me.

Purple Venom

04-15-2011, 02:03 PM

No problem, Jim is going with me, and he has a room as well. Sorry to hear about your Great Aunt, good to be there to support your Dad.

Dean Lampe

04-15-2011, 03:06 PM

I was just checking the weather and Saurday looks pretty wet all day. If somebody has a deck of cards, we might be able to keep ourselves entertained. Unfortunately, there is really no place to hang out around the cars and visit if its raining. I have been to a couple of rain outs where we parked 2 trailers close enough to put the easy-ups between them and open the side access doors to create an area to gather and tell lies. Just bring a comfortable chair, a rain coat, and some cigars! :D

I should also mention that I will be on street tires. I had a set of rims powder coated satin black. I had a set of Good Year Blue streaks mounted on them, staying true to the period of course. I went to put them on last night and the rims don't fit! They are off of a Superformance and they don't work with the Vintage wheel adapters I have.

Any Superformance guys need a cool looking set of track tires and Wheels? :(

PaulProe

04-15-2011, 10:55 PM

And a "track" alignment that has really changed the personality of this beast. She handles like she's on rails. Can't believe the improvement.

Mark
how bout starting a different thread and sharing some details on this. What did you do? Old settings? New settings?

Paul

Purple Venom

04-16-2011, 01:34 AM

Well, we are here and checked in. Getting to the track at 6:30am to make sure we get good trailer spots and shoot the bull for a while. Dean, we'll try to save a spot for ya. I have a deck of cards, so we should be fine. Looks like the system is moving pretty good, hoping it blows through pretty fast.

STL Mark

04-16-2011, 02:04 AM

Paul - will do.
Dean - hope you make it.
The rest - we'll catch up with ya'll tomorrow.

Purple Venom

04-17-2011, 12:36 AM

Day went ok, Mark went out once, I was able to get 3 maybe 4 sessions in before the rain set in. Mark's was wicked loose, we're going to work on that tomorrow. Mine did ok, slower with the street tires, but 60 degrees and sunny tomorrow. Deano on the track tomorrow and Steve's car is performing really well, on rails. Jim has pictures but he has a Sony, it's special in that you can't use the memory card or a standard USB with anything else :rolleyes: So, no pics, but the day was ok in the morning, went to crap in the afternoon.

Purple Venom

04-18-2011, 01:03 PM

Great day yesterday, Sun was out, track was clean, hot and fast. Jim and Madison took some really good pictures, may take a few days to get some of them uploaded. Here are some I took below.

STL Mark

04-18-2011, 06:14 PM

Pretty much the story - me holding up traffic. More about that in another thread.
Tim did great. He got better with every run. By the end of the session he was chasing down cars. Steve's Lotus was stellar, and Mike Shepard is quite the driver.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab119/stlmark/Putnam%202011/Traffic.jpg?t=1303150140

On another note - I will never ever give Tim s**t about have too much stuff. My trailer had a blowout on the way home and Tim came to the rescue with a trailer ramp jack and his battery powered impact wrench. Thanks for the rescue Bud!

Matthew 10:16

04-18-2011, 10:48 PM

Thanks guys for the Great pics. :cool: Love that Lotus. :):cool: "Pretty much the story-me holding up traffic." Too funny. :D "I will never give Tim s**t..." Awh come on say it ain't so. :D

Silver Bullet

04-18-2011, 11:18 PM

Mark or Tim,

What's a trailer ramp jack??

Kerry & Kathy

04-19-2011, 01:23 AM

Mark or Tim,

What's a trailer ramp jack??

Whats a trailer...?

Matthew 10:16

04-19-2011, 01:50 AM

Whats a trailer...?

Now that thar's funny - I don't care who you are. :D

Purple Venom

04-19-2011, 02:30 AM

You pull the good tire on the same side up a ramp and it lifts the other tire off the ground. Much easier than a jack. The jack that Mark had wouldn't lift the trailer with his car in it, so he would have had to take his car out to get the jack to work. I think I got mine at Wal-Mart, maybe e-trailer. It's made of plastic.

TBULL

04-19-2011, 01:20 PM

pretty cool idea. Quite the boy scout. Well at least in the "be prepared" category. :D

Purple Venom

04-20-2011, 01:20 PM

Changed my front pads back to the 'quiet' ceramic type. Wondering, how clean do I need to get the rotors when switching pad types? Will a simple spray down with brake cleaner work? I found an issue on my Right Rear brakes. I've done this before and forgot about it when I put the new pads on. On the back of the rear pads is a raised bump. In the caliper piston there are two slots for turning the piston back in and for the bump to reside in when seated. I didn't have this bump in a slot, so the inner pad was cocked and this caused the inner and outer pads to wear funny. I essentially was only using 1/4 of the pads on this wheel. :eek: The driver's side was fine, by dumb luck as I had totally forgotten about lining up the bump to the slot. Just remember this if you are changing pads.

Other than that, the slicks look good (loaded up with rocks) and there was rubber shed from the slicks in some odd places under the car. Looked like I had some major oil blow by on the driver's side breather, but, other than that, the car doesn't look any worse for the wear from the track :D

TBULL

04-20-2011, 03:29 PM

glad to hear there wasn't any major damage due to the all the fun you had.

Purple Venom

04-21-2011, 01:07 AM

From the videos I have, it looks like my fastest time was one of the last 3 laps ran Sunday at 1:25 - 1:26. At least I'm consistent :D I'm leaving about 1/2 second or more on turns 1 and 2, a few tenths on four and five and I need to drive deeper and brake later on 8 and 9 in order to carry more speed out of 10 on to the straight. All of that combined, I figure with pucker factor I could get to 1:23, maybe. Really pleased with the weekend and times as well as my improvement Saturday to Sunday. Can't wait to get on the track again. Need to find a place :)

itzdapig

04-21-2011, 01:52 AM

Tim,
I think 1: 25s are pretty decent times, i was running mid teens on the bike and cant imagine being able to hustle my car around Putnam anywhere near that fast.I would be very happy with a :25 with as relatively few laps as you had.
The thing about lap times is you see huge gains at the beginning measured in multiple seconds then you hit a wall and only see improvements measured in tenths and hundreths of a second.
Can't wait to get out there myself, sounds like everyone had a good time.

Purple Venom

04-21-2011, 02:05 AM

I really am happy with the times. But, I do see Z06's run around in 1:21 as well as other Cobra's at 1:23 or better. However, I'm not the driver those guys are either. I know that, and I had a blast running how I did. Was fun on the last session chasing back down the 3 cars that I let pass me at the beginning of the session, two BMW's and a Porsche. That was fun, and that's when I ran my fastest times.

Steve Fehr

04-21-2011, 01:52 PM

I looked into the purchase of a TraqMate lap timer, but the $700 cost can't be justified, unless.......a joint purchase was made by us track guys (Tim, Mark, Mike, etc) where we could share it during a track event.

Does this sound like a feasible idea?

Steve

Purple Venom

04-21-2011, 03:22 PM

Count me in. Dean? Mike M? Anyone else?

Steve Fehr

05-03-2011, 01:30 PM

Mark and Jim:

Did you guys get any good pictures? My wall behind the bar is filled with pictures of Kate at the track. Now it's time to fill another wall with Pictures of Lillie.

Steve

Purple Venom

05-03-2011, 02:04 PM

Lillie? Um, you have to get some hotter names than that. Biker chick names or something. I plan to go by Jim's this weekend to get a cd of the pics he took. If you want the original of the one I took shown above, let me know.

Steve Fehr

05-03-2011, 05:43 PM

.....If you want the original of the one I took shown above, let me know.

Tim:

I'll take any of the ones you shot at Putnam. Regardless of whether Lillie is in the picture or not.

Thanks,

Steve
PS: Without using Google, who can tell me the band that sings "Pictures of Lilly"?