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Pit Bull Brawl

Started by Steve D , 05-03-2011 12:53 PM

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Steve D

Posted 05-03-2011 12:53 PM

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Location:Atlanta, GA
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Car Year:1999
Car Number:30

I wanted to give a quick "thank you" to the 9 guys who came to CMP this past weekend for NASA Southeast's Pit Bull Brawl.

From what I could see from my vantage point, it looked like a clean, fun time. Congrats to Nash Lawson on the back-to-back poles and wins!

We had a decent variety of cars entered and the top 4 on Saturday consisted of two 1.6s, a 97, and a 99. Here is what we teched:
- weight
- restrictor plate size
- VIN check (chassis year)
- rear brake rotor diameter
- sway bar diameters
- camshaft lobe dimensions

Before anyone lynches me for measuring the cam lobes with a simple caliper, that inspection was intended to catch folks with the wrong cams, not folks nibbling around the edges of the rules. That seems appropriate for a 'regional' race. If you disagree, I am open to suggestion of items you would like to see teched that are similar (minimally invasive, but more than the usual weight-and-plate dance).

To those who weren't there, please come out and join us at a NASA Southeast event!!

Last but not least... Thank you to Nash Lawson, Matt McBride, Tim Voth and Keith Andrews for your patience and cooperation under the tech shed!!

Steve DeVinney
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Danny Steyn

Posted 05-03-2011 01:28 PM

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Steve

great that you and NASA are going to the trouble of doing a thorough tech at a regional event. Unfortuantely for whatever reason at SCCA events in the SE Div we are not getting close to that amount of scrutiny at even our national events.

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Caveman-kwebb99

Posted 05-03-2011 01:36 PM

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Seems like alot of tech for a class of 9 cars! sounds good in theory though.

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Jason J Ball

Posted 05-03-2011 02:30 PM

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Just curious, Why the VIN Number check? Is there an issue with guys using a 01'+ chassis as a 99'?

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Steve D

Posted 05-03-2011 04:01 PM

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Car Year:1999
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Just curious, Why the VIN Number check? Is there an issue with guys using a 01'+ chassis as a 99'?

The VIN number check was one of those "what the hell, it sure ain't hard" things to check. Some years back there was something about an late 1.8 pop-up car registered and racing as an early 1.8 pop-up car (or vice versa) but I can't remember why that made a difference at the time. I don't know of anyone trying to pass off a car as something other than its generation, but with five combinations I thought I'd check.

Steve DeVinney
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