my current status: deciding which tires to put it in the trailer on. I feel like if I load it up on the treaded rubber it will keep the rain away better.
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Feel free to ask questions, share a comment, or even drop an update or two of your own if you’ll be at Virginia International Raceway this weekend.
The Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge is presented by Grassroots Motorsports in association with Wilwood Engineering, CRC Industries, DeatschWerks, HP Tuners, SPA Technique and Volkswagen, with trophies from BimmerWorld, XS Power Batteries, The Sensor Connection, Track Advantage, Stifflers and Hoosier Tire.
my current status: deciding which tires to put it in the trailer on. I feel like if I load it up on the treaded rubber it will keep the rain away better.
I'll be camping at the track all weekend, which means I'm starting my trip with some minor RV maintenance. Hooray....
Tut tut, looks like rain...
johndej said:Tut tut, looks like rain...
It does indeed. My tire choices are Goodyear RS-R DOT slicks, or Yok A052 "rain" tires. The Yoks are certainly better in the rain tan slicks, but they're not a true rain tire by any stretch. Generally I'm fairly comfortable driving in the rain—racing in Florida all my life has its benefits—but VIR is a pretty technical and FAST circuit, and things can go screwy even in perfect conditions. So I'm definitely going to be sneaking up on the edge more than attacking if rain is the call.
In reply to JG Pasterjak :
Nice! Going with my extreme contact sport for HPDE, should be good for both wet or dry.
Please take and post so many pictures. Particularly take interesting ones of the LMP3 car and other Protoypes, but pictures from the whole Hyperfest event would be appreciated. I went and managed to get Covid and my Isolation period does not allow for attendance. I'm recovering so there will always be next year but I want pictures!!
nocones said:Please take and post so many pictures. Particularly take interesting ones of the LMP3 car and other Protoypes, but pictures from the whole Hyperfest event would be appreciated. I went and managed to get Covid and my Isolation period does not allow for attendance. I'm recovering so there will always be next year but I want pictures!!
Thanks for doing the responsible thing. i think there'll be at least 4 of us posting from the event, so you'll have plenty to read in your seclusion.
nocones said:Please take and post so many pictures. Particularly take interesting ones of the LMP3 car and other Protoypes, but pictures from the whole Hyperfest event would be appreciated. I went and managed to get Covid and my Isolation period does not allow for attendance. I'm recovering so there will always be next year but I want pictures!!
Yes this please! There are so many interesting cars in attendance this year please please please cover the hell out of the them!
And we're on the trailer. 
EDIT: Technically, "in" the trailer.
Wu-Tang!
J.G. just sent this from the road. Unfortunately, we can't confirm if it's also heading to the UTCC.
True story: Oscar Meyer came to our school to recruit Wienermobile crews and, yes, I did go to their talk. 
Any chance we can get a walk around the pits or something as people roll in today?
Good morning from somewhere in between Florida and VIR! We'll be at the track around lunchtime.
In reply to Byrneon27 :
Sure, that shouldn't be too hard.
In reply to Tom Suddard :
We need a Cribs style video of the camper. It solves the maintenance issues that a little used vehicle has.
following!
Im only an hour or so away, but my schedule prevents me from coming.
jh36 and his awesome bus just showed up:
And the BimmerWorld bus:
Everyone starting to line up for tech: 
In reply to Tom Suddard :
That's not a Camaro/ASA car on the trailer...
BimmerWorld is lining up for tech now.
And JG just passed tech in the Z06.
Uhh...
Cars are still lining up for tech.
They have gooses here, too, but their gooses have babies. Feels just like home. 
Good morning, time for our car to car photo shoot.
First warm-up is about to start!
The BimmerWorld bus!
And Jack's bus!
JG, we need a bus. :)
love it, keep the pics coming!
Cars are headed out in two minutes for their first timed session:
Track conditions are changing; rain just stopped and a dry line is out there, but it will be challenging if the rain continues as forecast.
Meanwhile, drifting is in full swing over on the Patriot course:
You guys are delivering on the pictures and such. I appreciate.
And I'm at the pavilion - come say hi and renew your subscription!
In reply to Nicole Suddard :
That reminds me that I owe James Clay some merch....
So far I'm 0-for-2 on tire guesses. Went out in the first session on Goodyear RS-Rs only to have it mist up which ended with me in the grass. Put the A052s on for the second session only to watch it dry rapidly as a breeze picked up. I think the stickies are going back on for session 3. Sooner or later we'll guess right. 
I still love the way that car looks on the OE-style wheels, even with all the aero bits added.
David S. Wallens said:I still love the way that car looks on the OE-style wheels, even with all the aero bits added.
Yeah the stock C5 Z wheels are classics.
Also, baby gooses 
In reply to JG Pasterjak :
Awwwww.
Windshields are optional at the Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge.
The second timed Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge session just went out on track, so we'll see if anybody is fast enough to beat Brian Faessler.
One promising entry has yet to make a single lap: Mark Johnson has been working on his Civic all morning in an attempt to finish it for the UTCC.
And I hear a rumor that a certain magazine is nosing around for a story on that EG. It looks cool, and hopefully it's soon on track.
Hello, ladies 
Had some bad luck with traffic, but snuck into the top 10. Probably another couple seconds out there if it stays dry.
Can a street car podium at the UTCC? We'll see.
Also, a better shot of the E30 in the background.
I see the prototype went off in practice and is absent from any time sheets so far hopefully nothing serious.
Rooting for the EG to get on track!
In reply to Byrneon27 :
You know, I looked at buying an EG new in 1992. It's been cool watching them evolve and develop over the years. I did eventually get one, and I do miss it.
Just saw the prototype go by on track; looks like it's all patched up!
In reply to Tom Suddard :
Good news. Thank you for the update.
Loving this thread. THANK YOU so much for the updates
In reply to hybridmomentspass :
Thank you–and thank you to the away team for just rocking it.
We're excited to have pro driver Tanner Foust competing, just look for the 2022 VW Golf R.
David S. Wallens said:Also, a better shot of the E30 in the background.
Also, look for something on that E30 in the magazine soon. I have the owner on the other line. :)
Brian Faessler is still going strong in first place after the third timed session, with a fast lap of 1:49.057.
There's cool stuff here.
The UTCC field just went out for its final timed session of the day! Roughly half of the competitors are on track (JG included). The rest are staying in the paddock because they're content with earlier times, they've broken something, or both.
That last session was suboptimal. Track is just getting too hot and releasing moisture from the earlier rains. I had about half a lap within a couple tenths of my best, but threw it away chasing them. So not much to be gained except a nice afternoon drive.
Results from Friday's final timed session (please note, this is not indicative of the overall winner):
Came for the cars, stayed for the busses.
In reply to CrustyRedXpress :
Forget a project car, I'm going to save up my money for a project bus.
I just saw a quick video of the interior of the BimmerWorld bus. Wow. It's very, very nice.
HPDE up on the hill with the ponies
Gonna have to hit Home Depot Speeed and Engineering for some repair parts when I get home.
In reply to JG Pasterjak :
Rubbin' (with the ground) is racing, right?
David S. Wallens said:In reply to JG Pasterjak :
Rubbin' (with the ground) is racing, right?
I wish I could tell you it happened doing something super cool, but I snagged it while driving it up to our booth in the pavilion. Virginia has more hills than Florida, apparently.
In reply to JG Pasterjak :
You know, you could have said it happened at a buck-85 and no one would be the wiser.
David S. Wallens said:I just saw a quick video of the interior of the BimmerWorld bus. Wow. It's very, very nice.
link sir?
Colin Wood said:J.G. just sent this from the road. Unfortunately, we can't confirm if it's also heading to the UTCC.
If Wally ever enters, it needs to be in this. Oscar-Mayer marketing team, you're missing a great opportunity for an excellent YouTube series of setting laptimes at famous tracks around North America in the Weinermobile, I suspect Road America wouldn't allow you to run there, due to Johnsonville, but everywhere else should be a go. Also remember in turn 17 at Sebring, if you bounce it more than 3 times, that you're playing with it.
Boy there is a lot going on here.
Lost and found at VIR.
In reply to JG Pasterjak :
Purners?
The Knockout Challenge just started! Let's see who's fast, and who's fast multiple laps in a row.
Knockout was fun. Very much a game of heat management after it suddenly turned dry. Still did alright, even though I cooked the starter.
In reply to JG Pasterjak :
Nice!!
Starter's fixed.
Views from the roller coaster.
In reply to JG Pasterjak :
So you like unplug it and then plug it back in again?
Quick question. Is there any chance of a Friday only/UTCC ticket in the future? I enjoyed attending UTCC before Hyperfest moved to VIR and have been a few times since it became part of Hyperfest but prefer just the UTCC part.
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