<VV> Fwd: Re: [indyscca] Olympics week

[levair at aol.com]

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From: Larry R. Metz <lrmetz at comcast.net>
To: indyscca <indyscca at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Mon, Jun 20, 2011 7:01 pm
Subject: Re: [indyscca] Olympics week

Now that is a report!....Thanks for the details.......sounds like you
have had quite a week-end for an old timer!

Larry from Fishers



On 6/20/2011 5:50 PM, levair at aol.com wrote:
>
> rI do not have any official results for any events, so a story is just
> that.
> I and Michael have been testing for months the newest iterations of
> our cars. All seem fine.
> Michael prepared his Road race car as ( 13/1 natually aspirated)
> nearly as possible to 1970s levels even to the blue velocity stacks on
> the four bored to 1 1/2 " carbs., including the tennis ball
> plugs----"flaps up balls out!"
> His car was geared to be usable only for a track event amd ran a
> 320 degree camshaft. In his testing at airport autcrosses he had to 
run
> the entire course in 1st gear. .
> I had been testing some ,new to me, ideas for the turbo Stinger.
> Due
> to increasing noise restrictions I tried an expansion chamber
> immediately after the turbo exhaust outlet to both silence the exhaust
> and to improve tip in response also. Both worked well. I also tried a
> close, but large squish area in the combustion chamber in company
> with a compression ratio of 7.5 to one. Also worked well. Corrine
> Carter and Tracy Mclean can explain this to you non techno freaks....
>
> Thursday at Putnam Park, about 30 Corvairs and Corvair friends (in
> water pumpers) entered.We had entries from both coasts, Canada and
> Alaska. It was good to visit with our old friends.
> In Practice, Michael and I really dug in. We were both exactly the
> same speed in the turns and I could pass him on the straight. Michael
> had to shift constantly ( 3.55 and ultra colse gear box. )and I ran in
> 4th except for turn seven with a 3.89 and Yenko( medium close ratio
> box).
> Michael and I made an unnecessary extra practice and I took a 220#
> passenger to make his thin steel bodied car and my fiberglass and
> carbon fiber car weight the same. Also the driver of the fake
> Beetle with the all Corvette drive train almost begged me. We were
> having a great run while my passenger was peeing his pants.I was
> braking at 7000 rpm in 4th well into the first turn. Then my car quit
> running and I had to be towed in. After making some checks it was
> decided that the engine was mechanically out of time.
> After a compression check today (Mon 20) I found that # 5
> cylinder was zero and the spark plug electrode was flattened. Now the
> decision was made as to which car to take to the rest of the events.
> Michael won the track event for the 2nd time. He loaned me his
> car,
> but I really wasn't up to it and couldn't get the secondary 
carburators
> to cooperate.
> On the way home to Anderson, one of my truck's new front tires
> went flat and the traffic on I 69 was so thick that by the time I got
> to the shoulder the tire was ruined. I spent the next day purchasing a
> tire, installing it and reloading cars, so decided to drive our 63
> Spyder
> (date car) over to the drag strip about noon to share lunch and to
> watch the fun. Gary Gretsmacher was there with his famous six pack
> racer. He has been missing nearly 20 years, but made a great return by
> winning overall in the low 13 sec. bracket. Several cars ran in 
bracket
> races, but I have no results.
> Friday evening we all met at Michael's house (next door to mine)
> for a Mexican dinner prepared by Tracy. There were 19 rigs parked in
> Michael;s field as well as the cars parked in his front yard. We had a
> great time visiting with our old friends and most of the conversations
> were NOT about racing and cars. and the groups got to visit our shops.
> Saturday was the Connersville autocross supported by the Indy
> SCCA
> region.
> The weathers had been great so far but not on the rainy Saturday.
> Indy designed a great course for our large clumsy cars. We were made 
to
> feel very welcome also. The course was definitely not car size
> sensitive.
> Indy SCCA wisely decided to divide the 6 runs into 3 in the
> morning and 3 in the afternoon; this decision did give everyone 3 wet
> and 3 dry runs.
> Dave Edzinger showed us the way around by nearly a full second.
> Myself, Michael, David Clemens and Paul Fox followed separated by
> tenths. Indy was very patient about our once a year autocrossers
> learning the course and even allowed parade laps; one led by my 
scooter
> and one by their member -CB- who didn't know the course either.
> I was driving my EM (Specialty)Roadster with a newly designed
> exhaust system to eliminate the "cork' stuck in the end to quickly
> pass the early season SCCA decibel limits. It seemed to work well and
> I could feel the added power. Michael drove his fiberglass yellow car
> with correct autocross gearing and a center mounted 4 barrell with 6
> tube intake.
> Two Circle City members had a good battle with Cathy Clark in her
> original Stinger with original bias tires beating Tom Miller by a 1/2
> second.
> The banquet and awards was Saturday evening at the MCL cafeteria.
> Dave Edzinger won the John Fitch overall award and therefore the Top
> Tweety. Michael got the track Tweety, Kevin Wilson got the drag Tweety
> in his "street" car, and Dave Edzinger got the autocross Tweety. Terry
> Stafford got the Early Tweety. Debbie Williams and Tracy Mclean got
> the
> Angel Tweetys. Billy Bruce got the Geezer Tweety and Travis Bolton got
> the Tweety's Choice. Feel free to chime in here for the missed awards.
> Sunday Morning I was on the way to Connersville for the combined
> Indy and Cincinnati autocross when I had a flat tire on the trailer
> which I changed on the side of the interstate with my butt in the
> traffic.
> The Sunday course was different in that it was faster on the far
> end and slower near the finish resulting in about the same times.
> There were three 4 run heats. The first heat had to be delayed
> awhile for the rain and lightning. Every heat has slightly less rain
> and the last had no rain at all but was still damp and slippery.
> The Lions Club provided great breakfast and lunch. The city
> provided huge trophies for the overall wins.
> The nearly stock cars with smaller tires and the heavier all wheel
> drives were dominating.
> All of the prepared and modified cars were in the last drying heat.
> The lightest cars with the widest tires (hydroplanes and skis) were 
the
> slowest. I improved 4 seconds as the course was drying. As usual the
> passenger babes; Carol and Judy improved my times fromn one to two
> seconds. I ended up winning the Emod group for a change; due I think
> to the improved exhaust. Jack Banker got his father's day gift by
> beating his son Christian for the first time ever. Lee "14 cones"
> Miller lost to his grandson Spencer.
> Paul Fox made a great comeback from his flywheel troubles to win
> and beat me by a few tenths--congrats Paul!
> I received a lot of kudos for my unusual car and even sold a few
> unsolicited books to some Cincinatti folks.
> I don't usually stay for trophies in order to get to church, but
> this was a special occasion as I got to watch Daddy Jack receive his
> first place from son Christian. Daddies have to support each other.
> Michael claimed that he stayed home so his Daddy could win.
> Now to plan for the Corvair Convention in late July in Denver.
>
> Whew, I'm beat.
>
> Warren
>
>



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