'67 Camaro SCCA build

[j-rho]

Update - trophied at the ProSolo Finale - quite a ways off the winner, but not bad considering the competition and that it's only the car's 4th event, and only the second event where I got to take all my runs-
http://www.rhoadescamaro.com/build/?p=2011



Looking ahead now to Thursday/Friday and the National Championships!

[eric1967]

Update - trophied at the ProSolo Finale - quite a ways off the winner, but not bad considering the competition and that it's only the car's 4th event, and only the second event where I got to take all my runs-
http://www.rhoadescamaro.com/build/?p=2011

Looking ahead now to Thursday/Friday and the National Championships!

Very cool. Congrats. I have enjoyed looking through your thread & website. Thanks for posting

[Bryce]

congrats jason

[soloracerSD]

Awesome! next SOLO2 trophy.....Then you can celebrate by showing it to all of us at the next SDR event Is it Hot up in Nebraska?It's hot here

[j-rho]

Here's a pic someone took from over the weekend. I *think* it is under slight braking, though the butt of the car is kinda high right now with so little spacer block...

[Bryce]

I thought you switched to the CCWs

[Damn True]

Damn, that is sexy!

You appear much less "busy" in the cockpit than in previous videos. Less technical course or a better sorted setup?

Update - trophied at the ProSolo Finale - quite a ways off the winner, but not bad considering the competition and that it's only the car's 4th event, and only the second event where I got to take all my runs-
http://www.rhoadescamaro.com/build/?p=2011

Looking ahead now to Thursday/Friday and the National Championships!

[j-rho]

Damn, that is sexy!

You appear much less "busy" in the cockpit than in previous videos. Less technical course or a better sorted setup?

Mostly the latter - the tires I'm on now are a bit better, and I've had a little more time in the car. The Pro Finale was really only the car's 4th event, so I am still in the very early stages of tuning, and in getting used to the car.

The National Championships start today, very excited!

[soloracerSD]

I saw in the SCCA SOLO 2 National Tour FINALS results."Tough Competition..was it 59 cars in your class STX? The first 26 all in one second of each other All on BFG or HANKOOKS.You had Dunlops. A techie question You also have Hankooks.Would that of made a difference if you used them?

[j-rho]

Hi George,
Not sure it would have helped a lot - the Hankooks need heat, and as a single driver, would have been tough to keep them warm enough. The Dunlops felt good and performed similarly on the practice course.

I broke a pushrod on day 1 which limited performance there, and just didn't drive that great on either of those two days.

[soloracerSD]

Some may not know ,But it is a combined lap time.Best lap out of three 1st day added to best lap out of three 2nd day.Bummer ,Broken push rod on the first day.You must of done much better the second day to only loose a second over two days.?

I saw that Gary Thomason won SS in the Viper and,Jonathon L won STR? in his S 2000 we had a few others out of San Diego to win their class.A guy in Ramona won in ESP with a Subaru.A local guy I don't think I ever met.There was a good showing of SDR there mixed with 1200 entries that's a lot!

[j-rho]

Writeup of Nats w/video:
http://www.rhoadescamaro.com/build/?p=2031

[TonyHuntimer]

Looks like fun! Cool project.
Do you change the camber for the street?

Tony Huntimer
TestCarDatabase.com

[j-rho]

Hi Tony,
Some thread revival!
Car doesn't get much street use, so no. With some massaging of the front inner fenders and a tall spindle, I'd probably reduce static negative camber to something like -3.5.

As long as you keep the toe at zero, the camber doesn't wear tires too badly by itself - just depends on the balance of straight-line street driving vs. hard cornering.

I'm encouraged by the changes made to the SCCA's CAM class this year. With one more key step - a minimum front axle weight (1700 pounds total) and some limit on front wheel/tire (so people can still make street u-turns) I think the class will be to a good starting point. Great attendance by the CAM gang at the SCCA's San Diego Tour this past weekend.