BARC - February 16th & 17th, 2008
(Story and photography - Scott Miller)
Ice Race Journal Index
BARC -
February 16th & 17th, 2008
(Story and photography - Scott Miller)
Ice Race Journal Index
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A fair amount of snow fell this past week and I was once again glad that I had brought along my snow blower. This was BARC's weekend to host and things went relatively smoothly with the exception they had to deal with a couple of roll overs one of which occurred during a front wheel drive rubber race creating a very lengthy delay for the stud cars waiting on mock grid. We also had our racing shortened by one race (out of 4 for the weekend)
due to nasty rain on Sunday. The track began to
accumulate water and deepening slush and along with the two rollovers prompted the clerk
to deem it "unsafe" and sent
everyone packing. There were a couple non-race related injuries due to
the extremely slippery conditions in and around the pits as well - it
was difficult just trying to walk around.
Minden House B&B has graciously extended their sponsorship this year and I thank them for their continued support. If you are one of the few who have yet to experience the fabulous hospitality at the hands of the hosts, Gord and Leslie Elliott, you really need to call and book one of the beautifully decorated rooms at the main house. The hearty breakfasts are indeed inspired and required before a day on the snow banks trackside.
Racing:
Street stud in the 240 Ovlov was pretty rough
battling with Remi Klichta in the black Ovlov wagon with a fair bit of
contact. But I struggled back to re-pass him to finish third on
Saturday. I found the street studs had very little grip probably due to
the very cold temps and resulting very hard ice. I seem to get bettter
grip as the ice gets softer. Leon Lok drove the 4 door 240 extremely
well and I believe finished as high as a SACond in what looked like a
well controlled car.
The bright sunshine Saturday provided excellent lighting conditions for
shooting video but the cold temps also caused a fair bit of snow dust
trails so visibility was limited at times. The rain on Sunday made for a
wet driver's seat as the homemade metal roof is minus a drip stop. The
slush on the outside of the line was not something one wanted to venture
into either.
Race #2 Saturday: The Ovlov began to have some issues with the top rad hose. It would collapse when the motor cooled. The final consensus was that the thermostat was not functioning so it was removed and the car ran without. I am not sure this is the whole picture. I thought tit was water pump as the car developed a distinctive worn bearings sound only it was intermittent. The sound actually turned out to be caused by a vacuum leak because the EGR housing broke off and came away from the pipe that runs from the back of the exhaust manifold where it also had broken away causing increase in exhaust noise and poor performance overall. I plugged the pipe and the exhaust hole and zip tied the EGR back into place and all seems well except that the car will not come up to temperature now and as a result seems to be running a wee bit rich. Results Studs - class S1: Street Stud - Class SS1: More Pics:
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