ModSquad Racing

Mpg on 109 octane sunoco race unleaded

2011-09-08T15:40:00.001-04:00

10.507 gallons
$3.89 gallon
368.9 miles

35.10 mpg

Race begins

2011-07-30T12:39:00.000-04:00

update CHUMPCAR World Series Car 37 ModSquad one is performing great. Car 73 MS2 had some electrical issues at start, replaced ignition system, plugs and wires and is now doing good. Been too busy to do cameras. or pictures.

Live timing and scoring is here but is currently down
http://home.comcast.net/~fairlanemac1964/cc/lt.htm

Night work

2011-07-30T00:32:00.001-04:00

After a very nice dinner at the VIR pub the guys came back to the paddock to clean up. David got some mean sun burn. So he ended up going to get cleaned up and got some sleep. So did the others.
I got to work on aiming the HID lamps. 4x 35watts. Each car. Then I worked on some off the prep stuff. Added a drivers air feed to ms2. Removed the cheap roll bar padding from both cars and added the SFI rated stuff to the cage. A lot more room now to get in and out.
I fixed the mirrors on ms2 and added a rear view. I deskunked the cars. Then fixed some of the issues we had at summit point with the roof on ms2.
I even worked on water proofing ms2 as we may have some good rain on Sunday.

Passed tech

2011-07-29T18:17:00.001-04:00

Zero laps

Overheated

2011-07-29T13:58:00.001-04:00

It is freaking hot here today.
Car are ready. Ms2 is doing the test day so we can get our new drivers into the car.

I was first out and noticed a cooling issue. Rad cap was bad. Replaced and it seems good. Going through tech now for the twenty four.

24 hours at Virginia International Raceway

2011-07-29T07:50:00.001-04:00

Chump car event. Left RSm at around 10pm last night. Two rigs. One 24 foot support trailer and the two car rig. We are now lined up outside vir on some dirt access road. Starting to get warm and muggy here too. More later as we prep for track testing.

Spin and Miata hit

2011-04-10T14:15:00.002-04:00

2011-04-10T13:45:00.001-04:00

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Gas

2011-04-10T13:06:00.001-04:00

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Day 1 - 24 Hours of Lemons New Jersey

2011-04-09T23:49:00.001-04:00

The ModSquad at New Jersey
well we started off the day doing well, until I spun the MK2...

I went into the corner all wrong, and was just too fast. and she spun. simple.

Got my first ever black flag. But I was proud for staying on the track surface.
I worked hard to get back up to 11th. Tommy Guttman got into the car and when he went out was in 15th. He worked up to 9th. Ricky Fon got in the car and worked up to 8th when he spun off the track in the same area I spun. Tommy purchased us a get out of jail ticket. Ricky went back out and was doing well. But he then spun again. Three spins and you are out for 3 hours.

we just called it quits for the day and worked on the car. weighed it with Peters scales. 2355 pounds. LF 501, RF 484, LR 704, RR 666.

Day 2 starts tomorrow early. we wont win and are currently in the 50s. sucks really. but ____ happens in the sport.

Troy's V6 MR2 is kicking ass. That car is so fast. a 91 MR2 with a 1MZ v6.

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2011-04-09T16:20:00.001-04:00

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Fueling

2011-04-09T14:38:00.001-04:00

Fueling

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second black flag for the mod squad

2011-04-09T13:54:00.001-04:00

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Ms2 rear light brackets

2011-03-20T11:53:00.001-04:00

Door hinges found in a scrap pile

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Ms2 cage

2011-03-20T11:52:00.001-04:00

Running out of wire....

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Bogging at low rpm

2011-03-19T13:08:00.001-04:00

Hmm.hopefully this cures the bogging issue

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Hmmmm

2011-03-19T12:22:00.001-04:00

I am guessing that being able to remove the crank pulley bolt with me fingers is not a good thing?

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Clean

2011-03-19T11:00:00.001-04:00

Amazing how good things look when one uses a bit of cleaner

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200 mph super 1768954 titanium racing muffler

2011-03-19T10:42:00.001-04:00

Ok. Maybe not titanium. Maybe not 200 mph.

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Exhaust

2011-03-19T10:12:00.001-04:00

Edelbrock muffler to keep things legal. Still have to make a downturn from scrap.

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Scavaging a header from a parts car to replace the bodged up header on MS1. that is david under the car.

2011-03-19T08:34:00.001-04:00

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The Real Hoopties of New Jersey

2011-02-03T08:49:00.002-05:00

Good news--I think. Mod Squad Racing has officially been ACCEPTED for The Real Hoopties of New Jersey at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville NJ, April 09 - April 10.
http://www.njmotorsportspark.com/overview.html

From ModSquad Racing

EVENT SCHEDULE

Friday, 8 April 2011
7:30am: Gates open
Noon-5pm: Mandatory Friday Tech Inspection. Every car and at least one driver per team must be present for Tech Inspection on Friday. No Saturday Tech will be offered!
TBA: Pre-race track testing

Saturday, 9 April 2011
7:30am: Gates open
9:45am: Mandatory drivers' meeting
10:30am-6:30pm: Race session I

Sunday, 10 April 2011
8:30am: Mandatory drivers' meeting
9am-4pm: Race session II
Noon: People's Curse
4pm: Checkered flag
4:30pm: Awards
7:00pm: Gates close

ModSquad Drivers

Bill Strong
Peter Doane
Rick Fon
Tommy Guttmann
David Hawkins

VIR Winter Testing

2011-01-31T07:05:00.004-05:00

From VIR Winter 2011

Troy Truglio's V6 MR2 last lap at VIR, breaking Scott Barton's lap record of 2.25.400. Tim Stephens has the overall lap record in a GT3 MK1 MR2 at 2.13.00, but that is a tube framed racer.

Here I am taking laps in the V6 MR2 while Troy videos a drive by. The sound from the single exit exhaust is really nice. Not too loud, but down shifting sounds ubber sweet.

Here is Troy doing a fly-by

I am now in the seat after we ate lunch for a 20 minute session. I pointed the camera to the rear and caught a few cars that were on track. I almost lost it under power before the bridge due to cold tires and excess pedal on the first lap.

and here is my 2001 2ZZ-GE powered MR2 Spyder on it's first track. Had an over heating issue. Could be due to either an air bubble or failing water pump.

MR2 Biohazard car

2011-01-26T09:44:00.001-05:00

Here is Troys Biohazard V6 MR2. Car number three in our MR2 24 Hours of LeMons / ChumpCar Group. I love his paint job. The donor Camry was basically a biohazard.

and here is the sound from the three-litre Toyota V6.

2011 ModSquad Race Team Drivers

2011-01-21T10:46:00.000-05:00

We put a call out on the MR2OC Message Board for additional drivers for the 2011 racing season.
Here is the current list of drivers:

David Hawkins
Bill Strong
Kevin Tulay
Troy Truglio
Tommy Guttmann
Rick Fon
Peter Doane
Rob Leone
Ken Brewer
Stephen Mason
Andy Breault

Here is the current schedule of races that we plan on running. We are still working on how many cars we will be using.

The cars:
Mod Squad I - 91 MR2 NA
Mod Squad II - 86 MR2 5SFE MK1.22

Planned schedule:

Lemons NJMP - April 9/10 (5 drivers already signed)
Chump Charlotte - April 22/23
Lemons Summit Point - June 18/19
Chump VIR - July 30/31 (24 hours)
Lemons Charlotte - Sept 24/25 (iffy)
Chump Nelson Ledges - Oct 8/9 (25.5 hours)