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2014 Parma Checkpoint Cup - Can-Am race report


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#1 Bryan Warmack

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 12:55 AM

The premier race of the weekend was the Can-Am on BPR's fast King track. 57 racers came from near and far to contest the event and visit with old and new friends!
 
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Philippe de Lespinay opens Can-Am tech while Jay Kisling, Tore Anderson, TJ Albu, and Earl McCutcheon look on. Thanks, Philippe, for all the help!!
 
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More early tech activity...
 
Can-Am cars...
 
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#2 Bryan Warmack

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 01:00 AM

More cars...

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#3 Bryan Warmack

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 01:05 AM

More cars...

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#4 Bryan Warmack

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 01:16 AM

More cars...

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#5 Bryan Warmack

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 01:21 AM

And more cars!!

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#6 Bryan Warmack

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 01:35 AM

And more cars.
 
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Trying to pick the Concours winners from SO MANY great-looking cars was no easy task!!
 
Concours, qualifying, and the races tomorrow...

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 10:36 AM

Thanks for the great pics. They are a builder's dream!
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Posted 17 January 2014 - 10:41 AM

I'll say this: the variety of chassis designs is absolutely stunning!

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 11:15 AM

That is what's so cool about it.
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Posted 17 January 2014 - 12:10 PM

Classic tech sheet, Jay Kisling!
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Posted 17 January 2014 - 12:31 PM

Yeah, that was funny! A bit un-PC, but so am I.


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Posted 17 January 2014 - 01:09 PM

So much fun looking at all the builders' creations. Very Sano everyone!!  :good: 


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Posted 17 January 2014 - 01:36 PM

I love the "This stuff doesn't have to be perfect or symmetrical, it's a race car" lightening job on the pans of Matt Bruce's chassis.
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Posted 17 January 2014 - 02:01 PM

That's a Matt/GVP speed secret... :victory:
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Posted 17 January 2014 - 02:06 PM

I love the "This stuff doesn't have to be perfect or symmetrical, it's a race car" lightening job on the pans of Matt Bruce's chassis.

 
Mike, maybe that's inside weight for the donut? Hey, it ran great so who knows?

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 02:15 PM

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Matt's and Mike Iles' cars are carrying more weight on the side of the car that is on the inside of the donut. This is usually done with a bit of lead, but when you're dealing with low track voltage and low motor power you take weight off the other side. I am surprised more out there don't do it as they only run on one track.
 
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Great photos and race reports. Thanks, Bryan.
 
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Posted 17 January 2014 - 02:44 PM

You'll probably be seeing some out here pretty soon! :shok:


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Posted 17 January 2014 - 02:48 PM

If red in the deadman, donut, or 90 is definitely the toughest turn, and black isn't tricky in the finger or lead-on, I'm surprised it hasn't been done before.

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 03:13 PM

I would be more interested to know the purpose of the tubing over the tuning fork on both sides of the motor?


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Posted 17 January 2014 - 03:14 PM

If red in the deadman, donut, or 90 is definitely the toughest turn, and black isn't tricky in the finger or lead-on, I'm surprised it hasn't been done before.

 
A lot of people have trouble with the "lead-on" on black at BPR... and if you'er not lucky your car will get knocked down the straight before the track gets turned off. It can be tricky if the track gets weird... The black lane donut gets loose at times also, making it difficult to drive the donut quickly.

But with all that said, BPR has a amazing blue King!

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 03:17 PM

Kevin,

IIRC, there's seals on each side of the tubing and they're nitrogen filled.

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Posted 17 January 2014 - 03:25 PM

 "Nitrous Matt",  now that's a nickname!


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Posted 17 January 2014 - 04:05 PM

I assembled the car on Thursday at the track and mounted the body. It weighed in at 93 grams. I ran some practice with a little lead on the inside rear for the donut. Car was pretty good so I went to town lightening it up.

Got it down to 88 grams. Race day the track was perfect and didn't need the lead. Ran sub 4 seconds in warm-up. Car was just about perfect in the race across all lanes. Black lead-on was a bit tricky and orange was slower than you would expect, but other than that, BPR is a super nice King, no real surprises and very fast.
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Posted 17 January 2014 - 04:16 PM

That is crazy light.  I can just picture the brass particles flying in the pit area


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Posted 17 January 2014 - 05:27 PM

IIRC, there's seals on each side of the tubing and they're nitrogen filled.


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