Alright… entries are closed. Here’s a preview of the competition.
First, the TX class:
And the TF Class:
Good luck to all competitors!
Great line-up, good luck to all!
Carbs are definitely not my strong suit, just how underpowered is my TX entry!!! Let’s see if my OCD tuning can help the Brits out here.
As always,I expect to see some very close racing.
And the green flag waves, starting the 1971 ITA season. There’s a good spread from first to last in both classes, but there are also a few competitors who are very close to each other.
TX results for Laguna Seca:
1st - LeSpass - 3:32.62
2nd - RaduST - 3:34.01
3rd - Chipskate - 3:35.13
4th - Luilakkie - 3:36.01
5th - strop - 3:36.20
6th - np1993 - 3:40.54
7th - Leo9613 - 3:41.43
8th - HighOctaneLove - 3:43.27
9th - Razyx - 3:46.62
10th - AshleyBlack - 3:51.23
TF results for Laguna Seca:
1st - LeSpass - 3:34.62
2nd - Chipskate - 3:36.26
3rd - Luilakkie - 3:36.94
4th - strop - 3:37.52
5th - RaduST - 3:37.99
6th - NiuYorkCiti - 3:39.60
7th - Sayonara - 3:39.92
8th - RedRiot - 3:40.68
9th - HighOctaneLove - 3:42.39
10th - Razyx - 3:43.63
11th - Leo9613 - 3:43.87
12th - F17Francesco - 3:47.54
13th - Rossriders - 3:48.52
14th - vmo - 3:57.65
Remember, folks… we have short turnarounds between races this time around. All legal changes must be PM’ed to me by TOMORROW MORNING 10 AM pacific time.
I’m only one position behind strop!
I can only think of three reasons why this could happen…
- Strops car wasn’t fined tune for that particular track and will devastate the other tracks without mercy
- Strop was drunk
- I did a half decent tune for my car
Things I’ve discovered today:
- My TX is completely unaffected by the rear camber setting. -3 to 0.5 ==> same time around Albert Park and Laguna Seca
- Low drag aero setting for Albert Park also makes the car faster around Laguna Seca. By about 0.2 seconds.
Oh dear, I shall stick to cars with garden rollers as tyres. It seems that having the most power and being 2nd lightest isn’t a guarantee of things going well.
The truth is, somewhat like Leo, pre 1980s racing is really not my strong suit! I have difficulty working with carbs and skinny high profile tyres. In fact pre fuel injection, I have general difficulty with the following:
a) getting power
b) harnessing power
As you can see, LeSpass and a few others are particularly good at it, I could use a few lessons from them!
This competition for the last few seasons has been dominated by LeSpass, luilakkie, Chipskate, and RaduST.
but mostly LeSpass. 
Whoah, LeSpass’ times are absolute killer 
I mean, he’s first in both classes by more than a second each.
Still, I’m really happy with my results. I’m very delighted that my aerodynamics trick paid off. I just wish I had switched my TX cars’ engine to aluminium. Also, this year I’m going to pay much more attention to the car setup; last season I ran all races on one setup which probably cost me a position or two.
On one hand I’d never make cars for myself from before the modern era… on the other hand the time differences are so huge I’d love to know what I’m missing!
Don’t ask me! I’d also love to know what I’m doing wrong as my cars are light, powerful and the suspension/other stuff has been fine-tuned…
I seem to consistently finish in the middle of the pack.
Embarrassing confession: My TX is FWD 
If anybody is curious, I can post the car after the competition is over.
Actually, there is no magic trick to make the cars faster. Most of the cases is just about finding a good compromise between the different parameters of your car.
This competition gives the chance to play with these parameters a lot (many thanks to VicVictory, as reviewing and changing the settings for every car on every race is a lot of work). This is quite important considering that in most of the races in the ITA series the laptimes have been very close.
The only rule of thumb that I can think of, is to adjust the suspension settings to barely avoid oversteer.
[quote=“strop”]The truth is, somewhat like Leo, pre 1980s racing is really not my strong suit! I have difficulty working with carbs and skinny high profile tyres. In fact pre fuel injection, I have general difficulty with the following:
a) getting power
b) harnessing power
[/quote]
As far as creating power pre fuel injection and pre turbo, lots of cubes and dumping fuel into the cylinders was the way to go :-p your not going to get good mileage anyways.
Most Iconic muscle cars packed 400+ cubes and able to break 1hp per cubic inch on a good day. (by today’s standards doesn’t sound that great, you’d expect more hp from a 7 liter v8)
As for staying within the 5 liter restriction and making power, the right combo of stroke vs bore is essential I think.
[quote=“RaduST”]
to know what I’m missing!
Embarrassing confession: My TX is FWD
If anybody is curious, I can post the car after the competition is over.[/quote]
It’s official; I can no longer call myself a “Golden Member of the Order of RWD Greats”!!! 
Another FWD car has destroyed my entry and I’ve done no better in the overall standings than last year… At least my racecars will be cheap for classic racing enthusiasts! 
A few ties were created in the overall standings after today’s run in Australia. And there were some REALLY fierce battles for position.
TX results for Albert Park:
1st - LeSpass - 2:34.10
2nd - RaduST - 2:34.76
3rd - Luilakkie - 2:35.98
4th - Chipskate - 2:36.20
5th - strop - 2:36.59
6th - Leo9613 - 2:39.53
7th - np1993 - 2:40.07
8th - HighOctaneLove - 2:41.97
9th - Razyx - 2:44.23
10th - AshleyBlack - 2:46.58
TF results for Albert Park:
1st - LeSpass - 2:36.80
2nd - Tie - Chipskate and strop - 2:38.04
4th - Luilakkie - 2:38.32
5th - RaduST - 2:39.43
6th - Sayonara- 2:40.11
7th - NiuYorkCiti - 2:40.30
8th - RedRiot - 2:40.37
9th - HighOctaneLove - 2:41.20
10th - Leo9613 - 2:42.03
11th - Razyx - 2:42.92
12th - F17Francesco - 2:44.7
13th - Rossriders - 2:46.55
14th - vmo - 2:50.57
Next race is Friday morning at Green Hell. Get me your legal changes before then!
Aha! As I suspected, while my TX under performs a tad, the TF is much more competitive!
Will be a good exercise to see what I can do better in this era.
Meh, I’ve lost faith in TF(former TU) last season. I just can’t get that body to get any faster. Strop, I’m quite curious to see your car because you are using the same body. Maybe you would be willing to share it after the races are over.