OTC Update #2: Spring Mountain

[k9handler]

Ha Ha...I am right there with you Eric!
After day 2 you guys must feel great...knowing that the M3 and NSX posted fast consistant times, yet not fast enough!!! Ha Ha...ok now you have them down, FINISH EM OFF!!! No mercy....strike hard and fast. Congrats guys.

[dickster]

thats great jack, and its early days with the new car.

i do love those nsx's.

[Jack Olsen]

Thanks, guys. Today, the work was all Tyson's. He conquered a track neither of us had ever driven on.

Tomorrow, he's point man at Buttonwillow.

We'll cross our fingers.

[Matt Holcomb]

Jack,

As someone else said, pressure can have a sabotaging affect. Stay focused, keep your noses clean, and you might find yourselves on the podium's summit at week's end.


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[82SC]

good luck guys...tyson, you told me a name you guys had thought of for your team...i forgot what it was...I remember it being pretty funny...
anyways...kick ass, maybe the porsche factory will catch wind of your successes and next year we'll see a factory backed OTC challenge....haha

BTW anyone who likes to follow the OTC this other team has a updated website

http://www.pulpracing.com/stories.htm

these guys are hilarious...read the stories in the left hand column...these seem like jack o but with japanese machinery, a bit of smoking on the crack pipe and some considerable dough...enjoy

[Deeks]

1st 1972 Porsche 911
3rd 2001 BMW M3


...You gotta love it !!!!

[Hans Stoehr]

Cool.

[emcon5]

Looks like they put the buttonwillow results up,
http://www.opentrackchallenge.com/results/2003/index.htm

Jack and Tyson placed second to the NSX, but are still in the lead in T2 class. From the numbers it looks like they were half a second slower than the NSX, but 3 seconds faster than the 2001 BMW M3 (and nearly 7(!!) seconds faster than the guy that won the class last year).

Way to go guys.

Tom

[TRE Cup]

today and tomorrow they are at Thunderhill- hope the long straights suit the Porsche over the NSX

[bell]

very nice guys.......keep it up
you're running consistant and that's what wins races.
we're proud of you and i can't wait to read the write up about "that" 30 year old porsche

[emcon5]

The Thunderhill results are up,
http://www.opentrackchallenge.com/r.../2003/index.htm

Jack and Tyson placed second to the NSX again, but are still holding on to the lead in T2 class. From the numbers it looks like they were a full second slower than the NSX, but 2 seconds faster than the fast M3. Last years winner is in a desparate battle for last place (although in his defense, he is also entered in Unlimited 2 class, and has won every event so far).

Same track tomorrow, run the opposite direction. This could come down to the wire.

Good luck guys,

Tom

[Adam]

Has anyone been out to spectate and cheer the guys on? What's the atmosphere like at OTC?

[Neilk]

Amazing! Jack's "31" year old car is faster than a 2002 Corvette Z06.

How much faster would BB2 be with a Varioram 993 engine?

[Yargk]

Originally posted by Neilk
Amazing! Jack's "31" year old car is faster than a 2002 Corvette Z06.

How much faster would BB2 be with a Varioram 993 engine?

I'm not sure how much hp variocam adds. I'd guess 10-15. This is not what I wonder though. I wonder how much faster he'd be if the motor was built up by a guy like Jerry Woods. No 3.8 of course, that would put him in a different class, but his 3.6 is in a comparatively mild state of tune. I'm sure Jerry could get 330+ hp out of that motor and keep it streetable.

[Yargk]

Originally posted by Adam Chaplin
Has anyone been out to spectate and cheer the guys on? What's the atmosphere like at OTC?

I'd love to go tomorrow. Can anyone else make it?

[emcon5]

Originally posted by Yargk
I'm not sure how much hp variocam adds. I'd guess 10-15. This is not what I wonder though. I wonder how much faster he'd be if the motor was built up by a guy like Jerry Woods. No 3.8 of course, that would put him in a different class, but his 3.6 is in a comparatively mild state of tune. I'm sure Jerry could get 330+ hp out of that motor and keep it streetable.

I would be more interested with something built by Stephen Kaspar.

Tom

[Yargk]

Originally posted by emcon5
I would be more interested with something built by Stephen Kaspar.

Tom

no, no, I want touring 1 one of these years....

[speeder]

The HP question is an interesting one, and only Jack and Tyson can really answer it, (how much quicker the car could be), but I think that they are light enough that power isn't a big problem. At least on these tracks, they are shooting out of the corners pretty good, it seems.

[emcon5]

One of the Rennlist guys put up some pictures.

http://members.rennlist.org/dan10101/otc2003.htm

www.nsxfiles.com seems to be down at the moment (and with Doug on the track at Thunderhill, probably for the immediate future).

Tom

[emcon5]

From looking at the pictures, It seems the 2001 M3 has opted for a rather unorthodox weight reduction program to try and be more competitive

Tom