Roadster Vs. the S.F chapter of the PCA

[SLOroadster]

A couple more pictures.



After unloading the car in the morning. It was unhappy to be left out side over night.



My friend is a tile setter (the guy driving in the first picture.) He was doing a little advertising. You gotta love magnetic numbers. I guess it could be looked at as a business expense (the gas down and back).

Will

[RC240z]

Will Great Job! and great write up. Your buddy got a workout...you need to tell him that he needs a body that can handle all those lateral G forces!

Sounds like you have the car really working well I run a similar tire pressure setup in my roadster for the best results. Are you doing tire temps at the end of your runs to see where you stand? an inexpensive laser temp gauge is a handy little item and it will tell you if you are over or under inflated when used properly. It will also tell you if you need more camber in the front of the car.

Speaking of camber how is the car doing since your last allignment? better?

Also, let me know if I can help you with gear sellection for your roadster. I am not sure that top speed in the straight will be more benificial than exit speed in a corner. interesting to find out what works....

I will also get you the specific model number of the alternator I use in my race car so you can shave a few lbs.

Now lets talk about the Porsche emblem on your doors, my retina's are still burning...what is up with that!!

[SLOroadster]

Ron,
We had the lazer pyrometer, but it stayed in the truck. We didn't have time to run and get it. I might see if I can play with it on Sat if I run with a different Porsche group. Notice the # isn't my usual #14. PCA assigns #s and that is my friends #. I just added an "A" to it to avoid any confusion. Its funny, the Porsche guys cheat in vintage stuff, and they cheat at their own events.

As for the alternator p/n, take your time, I bought a replacement for the one I have as its base mount is so chewed up that it won't sit straight and will be swapped out this afternoon. I'll go to a ligher one down the road. I just don't have the time to mess with setting up another version thats not a plug and play setup. I'm going for 3 race weekends in a row here, and another on the 6th.

As for camber issues, I might be able to use more, but the tire wear is almost edge to edge. I might get full edge to edge with 1 lb less pressure in the front. My friends comment was "wow this thing doesn't understand the word understeer." He was also impressed by the way it would clean its self up with a simple lift of the throttle when the back end was way out of line. (First run, cold slicks, rain on the course, fun fun fun. I think I caught 5 or 6 spins before they happened.) Gearing wise, its a tough call. Through the really slow corners, a 3.9 might be too tall to pull 2nd, but I'd almost give some time up in those situations for a little more top end rather than possibly blowing the thing up. 2 weeks ago I think I saw 7500 RPM at the end of a slalom. It wasn't happy about it, and I would have had to upshift, then in the same motion down shift again. My fix for the issue was give up the end of the slalom to save the engine. Not my ideal comprimise. The following corners were all 5500 rpm 2nd gear corners.

Will

[albert gast]

hi wil ; i'm impressed !!!! you have come a long way since you started posting on the roadster web site . your car looks great also .
lots of luck for the rest of the season .
regards ; al gast

[RC240z]

We deal with that at Vintage events also. We now have the capability to weigh and pump motors for displacement.

We just busted a group of vintage porsches that were way under min weight and all had 2.5liter motors max displacement was 2.0liter.

Amazing, learn how to drive and have fun, drive fast. Don't cheat.

[SLOroadster]

Ron,
I almost fall in the cheater category. I technically have a 2052cc displacement. Its not a true 2.1, but not a 2L either. I also still have some semblance of and interior, and all the window glass. I'm still good for my vintage class that I normally run. (Displacement is open, just has to have the correct series engine for the car.

I'm trying to get geared up for roadster vs. the PCA round 2. Its a localized chapter of the PCA. I better cool it for this one, I could get myself uninvited by the rest of the PCA No I won't, I might pull off a bigger upset. I hear this course has some elevation change. Thats a new twist.

Will

[RC240z]

Well, the PCA guys are big race fans with lots of racing history, and to their credit they will let just about anyone run with them. It is a shame that there is such an ego within the group that would modify their P cars to the point where they are no longer legal for a racing class. Even for Auto X.

I guess they have to be winning...

R

[SLOroadster]

So here are the results: They got my time and my friend Trekkor's time mixed up. We ended up 13th and 21st. I didn't think there were that many cars between us. It looks like we went 1st and 3rd in the "FUN" class. I lost out to a supercharged Miata. If anyone wants to see the full results I can post them, let me know.

Driver Class Year Model Best Time Class Points Overall PAX PAX Rank PAX Points Run #1 Run #2 Run #3 Run #4 Run #5 Run #6
Blyholder, Andrew AX04 1970 914 62.198 20 1 61.763 2 94 DNF 64.178 65.670(2) 65.011 65.986(3) 62.198
Pack, Monty AX05 2000 996 64.627 20 2 63.722 5 77 DNF DNF DNF 70.396(2) 66.108 64.627
Teksler, Boris AX06 2001 996 TT 65.168 20 3 63.734 6 72 DNF 68.337 DNF 68.627 66.646 65.168
Sharp, Larry AX11 1992 911 RS America 65.283 20 4 61.235 1 100 DNF 72.710(1) 68.434 65.283 DNF 66.695(1)
McGuigan, Dave AX09 1986 911 66.202 20 5 63.157 4 82 73.396 68.913 DNF 70.963(1) 67.247 66.202
Jung, Alan AX11 2006 Cayman S 66.373 16 6 62.258 3 88 70.284(1) 68.757 71.92 67.418 70.409(4) 66.373
Kost, Jeff AX06 1997 993 66.581 16 7 65.116 8 64 74.829 DNF 66.581 67.826(1) DNF 67.409
Smith, Paul AX09 1985 911 67.085 16 8 63.999 7 68 72.902(1) 72.032(2) 67.085 70.589(1) 69.400(1) 69.717(1)
Pickering, Bill AX08 1997 Boxster 67.793 20 9 65.255 10 56 86.260(4) 69.394(2) 71.958(3) 67.793(1) 70.851(2)
Thompson, Dan AX10 1974 914 68.926 20 10 65.204 9 60 DNF DNF DNF 70.084 68.926 69.606
Boyden, Demick AX10 1974 914 69.029 16 11 65.301 11 52 72.636 69.029 69.875 71.517 69.053(1) 70.718(1)
Dally, Bill AX03 1971 914-6 69.039 20 12 69.039 28 4 DNF 77.987 73.985 70.134 70.372 69.039
Campbell, Will Fun 1969 Datsun 2000 70.347 13 DNF 83.482(4) 76.42 78.158(1) 73.244(2) 70.347
Mitalas, Paul AX06 2004 GT3 70.506 13 14 68.955 26 8 73.682(1) 74.28 70.506 DNF 72.874(2) 74.195(2)
Mitalas, Andy AX06 2004 GT3 70.718 11 15 69.184 32 84 81.705 73.379 80.352(2) DNF 70.718(1)
McElravy, Micah Fun 1990 Mazda Miata 70.849 16 76.458(2) DNF 70.849(2)
Felker, Fort AX10 2007 Cayman S 71.028 13 17 67.192 16 32 83.134 77.952 74.461 76.523(1) DNF 71.028
Dunwoodie, Dave AX12 1986 911 71.326 20 18 66.191 12 48 79.108 71.326 71.590(1) 73.13 73.716(1) 71.544
Anderson, David J. AX08 1995 993 71.739 16 19 69.013 27 6 DNF 72.122(1) 73.436 76.114(1) 71.739
Clayton, Richard AX12 1998 993 S 71.896 16 20 66.719 14 40 DNF 72.053(1) 72.468 DNF 71.896 DNF
Wills, Trekkor Fun 1969 Datsun 2000 71.909 21 DNF 77.44 74.577 72.049 71.909 74.899(2)


Will

[SLOroadster]

1st and 3rd in class (stupid supercharged Miata) and 13th and 23 out of 103 drivers. Not too bad. Here is a link to the full results.
http://www.pca-ggr.org/files/htm/031508Time.htm

There is some seriously expensive stuff out there. I'm off for this weekend, and back at it on the 29th against the PCA, and the 6th for the NORCAL UFO race in Marina. Anyone else have 6 races in 4 months this year?

Will

[dbrick]

Very proud of the "Primered Porsche Eater". Just change the door sticker to WillStyle.com when you drive.

It's funny, some of the guys with the budged to afford it seem to cheat because they can, and they assume everyone else does, so that makes it equal. Kind of like the Ethics Commitee at the State Bar Association. No offense to any Porsche-driving lawyers.

[Ldino21]

Will that is Awesome!! Everything you are doing looks great!! Great Writeup!

By the way love the tile work also, say the website on the trailer, checked it out you do some great work!!!

Lou Smaldino

[SLOroadster]

Lou,
Thats my friend Trekkor Wills who does the tile work, I can do tile work to save my life . I can do a good job of undoing tile, I've gotten very good at that. I remove half the wall at a time.

Will