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Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
9/21/24 6:06 p.m.

Randy Pobst stopped by to check out the Miata. 

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
9/21/24 8:17 p.m.

We think we have found the culprit to our fuel tank issue. It has been fixed, hopefully, so we will see what happens when we get back on track tomorrow morning. 

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
9/22/24 8:20 a.m.

Good Morning from CMP! Teams are getting their cars prepped and ready to go on track. We are checking tire pressures and getting the car ready to head to grid. 

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
9/22/24 9:07 a.m.

Green flag! Tom is first in the car and he has started at the front of class A. 

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
9/22/24 9:09 a.m.

And here is the link to keep up with live timing for today:https://racehero.io/events/ldrl-southern-dawg-delight-2024

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
9/22/24 9:21 a.m.

Tom has reported that we seem to have fixed the fuel issue and the car is running great. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
9/22/24 9:23 a.m.

In reply to Chris Tropea :

Yay!

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
9/22/24 9:55 a.m.

Okay almost one hour in and we are holding on to first. Wayne is getting ready to get into the car for hour 2 before our break in todays racing. 

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
9/22/24 12:11 p.m.

We are green for the final part of the race. Johnny is in the car and he is working his way up the field. 

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Publisher
9/22/24 12:14 p.m.

So far good after the restart! We're sitting in 7th overall, but expecting to gradually fall off as we stop more often for fuel than our competitors. 

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Publisher
9/22/24 12:16 p.m.

I also just learned that I'm currently sitting with the fastest lap of the race so far (1:46.868). This car is working well!

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Publisher
9/22/24 12:32 p.m.

Johnny's in 4th place!

RacingComputers
RacingComputers GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
9/22/24 12:33 p.m.

Great update     Good Luck with the remainder of the day

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Publisher
9/22/24 1:04 p.m.

And this is when it all falls apart. Another stop, this one very slow--our fuel is boiling and it's taking forever to pour more into the tank. Once we fix this problem, our car will be competitive. For now, though, it's the fastest car on track yet we'll be lucky to crack the top-20 by the end of the day.

Andy Hollis
Andy Hollis
9/22/24 1:19 p.m.
Tom Suddard said:

our fuel is boiling and it's taking forever to pour more into the tank.

Didn't we have this problem last time? 

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
9/22/24 2:38 p.m.

Okay so we are back in the paddock still fighting out fuel pressure issues. We are going to dig into it and make a fix to get back on track. 

Noddaz
Noddaz GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
9/22/24 2:51 p.m.

Any results with the fuel pressure issue?

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
9/22/24 3:12 p.m.

In reply to Noddaz :

Wayne is out on track now so we will see if he reports back of any issues. I should clarify that the pressure issue is that the fuel tank is pressurizing and was pushing fuel out the cap. 

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Publisher
9/22/24 3:27 p.m.

Car is running well and has stopped puking fuel--Wayne is out on track having a blast.  

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Publisher
9/22/24 3:30 p.m.
Andy Hollis said:
Tom Suddard said:

our fuel is boiling and it's taking forever to pour more into the tank.

Didn't we have this problem last time? 

I replaced, cleaned and tested the vent system, and it had enough capacity during our test days. But it's so warm, and we're running the car so hard here, that it was boiling fuel and pressurizing the tank faster than the OEM vent system could relieve it. Our plan for a year or two now has been to make the car reliable, then install the 24-gallon tank we need to be competitive. We'll fix our fuel issues during that process. 

RacingComputers
RacingComputers GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
9/22/24 5:04 p.m.

Good luck with the balance of the race.

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
9/22/24 5:16 p.m.

We finished the race! We set the fastest time of the day and sorted more issues but we ended the race under a checkered flag. Now to load the car on the trailer and plan our next move to improve the car even more. 

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Publisher
9/22/24 5:27 p.m.

And we finished fourth in class!

Floating Doc (Forum Supporter)
Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
9/22/24 6:24 p.m.
Tom Suddard said:

And we finished fourth in class!

Wonderful! Finishing is a win of it's own, and setting the fastest lap for the event is excellent.

I'm impressed, and happy for you.

RacingComputers
RacingComputers GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
9/22/24 7:56 p.m.

Congratulations on finishing, and fastest LAP of the DAY

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