The winners. Tyler Herzog & Chad George, Class champs! Good job guys.
The Losers. The rest of us.
The Cheaters. Ryan Beat went 4 seconds a lap faster than everyone during the qualifier on Friday but by Saturday Doug Mittag & Code figured it out with Doug setting best lap & speed for the weekend. LOORRS said they were going to start looking inside the engines next year if they suspected cheating, I guess next year came on Saturday as Ryan, Doug, and Code all had to pull their valve covers so the LOORRS staff could measure the cam shafts …….I said it before and Ill say it again, I feel no one is cheating and I hope that settles the cheater questions, ok?
The Whiner. Me. LOORRS informed all they will apply seal tags to the SR1 class engine blocks (no pre inspection, basically it’s done on the honor system) for next year but altering the STOCK cam timing would be legal. I was on fence at first but now disagree with this move. I feel they should all be left stock with external mods only, no mods to the internals. I know it’s harder to police but the whole concept behind this class was stock motors with bolt-ons so the focus could be placed on driving ability and chassis set up. This move opens the door to more internal mods (just wait), which means more dollars to get those mods, and ultimately lower reliability, bad news for everyone. I say leave the internals stock.
BTW. If LOORRS suspects cheating next year there will most likely be no pit inspection, they will just ask for your engine, they will tear it down (at a shop of their choice) for inspection, and ship the box of parts back to you….all at your expense. Still want to change cam timing?
Also, Dougs best lap speed was 87+ mph….87mph. That on an average right? That means that car was most likely over 100mph at some point on the track, and his best lap time was 2.3 seconds slower than Pro 2 winner Rob Mac, that would put him ahead of 8th in all of Pro 2 based on best lap alone…do these 1400lb short wheel base race cars really need any more horse power? Leave the motors stock, learn how to drive, and grab another gear if you need more speed.
The protest. I wish protest’s were handled the way it is in MX, look up my last blog to see how I lay it out if you’re really interested.
The Lost. With the end of this season Gary Thompson is throwing in the towel. We’ve raced against Gary for three years going back to M4SX at Elsinore racing Super Stocks. He’s been a good friend and great competitor. I’m going to miss him in the pits.
The found. The Kawasaki…ZR1…ZXR10…S1RX10Z??? Whatever it’s going to be called its coming.
The idiot, me again. After having to pull valve covers on Saturday I forgot tighten up Codes throttle cable before Sundays cup race so it came off on the parade lap. HUGE THANKS TO FUNCO, one of their guys zip tied it into place and he went back out a lap down. At least he had fun….right? Good one dad.
The drove his ass off award. Non UTV but I gotta say….Geoff Cooley. Geoff is the son of John Cooley, owner of Alumicraft. After a so so season in Limited Buggy Geoff drove his ass off during the cup race on Sunday and after leading most of the race finished in second place and made a cool $2000.00. Good job Geoff.
Going the distance. After some quick math we…….drove appx. 5500 miles, spent 4.5 days behind the wheel doing so, consumed 530 gallons of diesel at an average of $3.40 per gallon = $1802, and we missed the first round in Vegas. Was it worth it? Hell yes. Life in the pits is a good life and we truly enjoy it.
The love. Weller Racing, enough said.
Fox Shox, Fox Shox, and Fox Shox, Lone Star suspension, Cognito spindles, Streamline Performance Brakes, SFI Fabrication, Black Rhino Performance, DWT Wheels, ITP Tires, Gear One, Motoworld of El Cajon, Makita power Tools, Troy Patterson, Tyree Motorsports, SDHQ-chassis, JoeyD & UTVunderground, Deviate Films, and Lucas Oil for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.
And to all the teams we shared parts with in the pits, thanks.
It’s been fun and we’ll see everyone in three months.
The Losers. The rest of us.
The Cheaters. Ryan Beat went 4 seconds a lap faster than everyone during the qualifier on Friday but by Saturday Doug Mittag & Code figured it out with Doug setting best lap & speed for the weekend. LOORRS said they were going to start looking inside the engines next year if they suspected cheating, I guess next year came on Saturday as Ryan, Doug, and Code all had to pull their valve covers so the LOORRS staff could measure the cam shafts …….I said it before and Ill say it again, I feel no one is cheating and I hope that settles the cheater questions, ok?
The Whiner. Me. LOORRS informed all they will apply seal tags to the SR1 class engine blocks (no pre inspection, basically it’s done on the honor system) for next year but altering the STOCK cam timing would be legal. I was on fence at first but now disagree with this move. I feel they should all be left stock with external mods only, no mods to the internals. I know it’s harder to police but the whole concept behind this class was stock motors with bolt-ons so the focus could be placed on driving ability and chassis set up. This move opens the door to more internal mods (just wait), which means more dollars to get those mods, and ultimately lower reliability, bad news for everyone. I say leave the internals stock.
BTW. If LOORRS suspects cheating next year there will most likely be no pit inspection, they will just ask for your engine, they will tear it down (at a shop of their choice) for inspection, and ship the box of parts back to you….all at your expense. Still want to change cam timing?
Also, Dougs best lap speed was 87+ mph….87mph. That on an average right? That means that car was most likely over 100mph at some point on the track, and his best lap time was 2.3 seconds slower than Pro 2 winner Rob Mac, that would put him ahead of 8th in all of Pro 2 based on best lap alone…do these 1400lb short wheel base race cars really need any more horse power? Leave the motors stock, learn how to drive, and grab another gear if you need more speed.
The protest. I wish protest’s were handled the way it is in MX, look up my last blog to see how I lay it out if you’re really interested.
The Lost. With the end of this season Gary Thompson is throwing in the towel. We’ve raced against Gary for three years going back to M4SX at Elsinore racing Super Stocks. He’s been a good friend and great competitor. I’m going to miss him in the pits.
The found. The Kawasaki…ZR1…ZXR10…S1RX10Z??? Whatever it’s going to be called its coming.
The idiot, me again. After having to pull valve covers on Saturday I forgot tighten up Codes throttle cable before Sundays cup race so it came off on the parade lap. HUGE THANKS TO FUNCO, one of their guys zip tied it into place and he went back out a lap down. At least he had fun….right? Good one dad.
The drove his ass off award. Non UTV but I gotta say….Geoff Cooley. Geoff is the son of John Cooley, owner of Alumicraft. After a so so season in Limited Buggy Geoff drove his ass off during the cup race on Sunday and after leading most of the race finished in second place and made a cool $2000.00. Good job Geoff.
Going the distance. After some quick math we…….drove appx. 5500 miles, spent 4.5 days behind the wheel doing so, consumed 530 gallons of diesel at an average of $3.40 per gallon = $1802, and we missed the first round in Vegas. Was it worth it? Hell yes. Life in the pits is a good life and we truly enjoy it.
The love. Weller Racing, enough said.
Fox Shox, Fox Shox, and Fox Shox, Lone Star suspension, Cognito spindles, Streamline Performance Brakes, SFI Fabrication, Black Rhino Performance, DWT Wheels, ITP Tires, Gear One, Motoworld of El Cajon, Makita power Tools, Troy Patterson, Tyree Motorsports, SDHQ-chassis, JoeyD & UTVunderground, Deviate Films, and Lucas Oil for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.
And to all the teams we shared parts with in the pits, thanks.
It’s been fun and we’ll see everyone in three months.
