Good going, Chris! You're running regular SCCA GP, right, not vintage?
Do you have a heat shield on your starter? Sometimes they have problems when
they heat-soak near the header.
Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
www.gordon-glasgow.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Chris Coker
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 7:27 PM
> To: Datsun Roadster Mailing List
> Subject: Race Car Update
>
>
> Greetings Roadster Race Fans,
>
> Last weekend was my first race of the season at Waterford Hills, MI. Also
> the first race with the new race engine in the car. I had the
> car out to a
> practice day earlier in the week to break in the engine, but
> didn't get any
> hot laps in due to a rain soaked track.
>
> Right out of the box, the car was a second a lap quicker, and I'm
> having to
> re-learn how to drive the car. My tires have quite a few heat cycles on
> them too. So, there's still some more speed to squeeze out of the car.
>
> The good news is that I won all three races during the weekend. My
> competition consisted of last year's class champion, a Fiat X1/9. He was
> having reliability problems on Saturday, but I was always a few tenths
> faster than him.
>
> I had a bit of a hot start problem, but I attribute that to the
> float levels
> being a bit high. Other than that, no real problems with the new motor or
> car.
>
> My next race will be the Double Regional at Grattan May 24-25, and then I
> should be back at Waterford May 31-June 1.
>
> Happy roadstering,
>
> --
> Chris Coker
> 69 1600 SPL311
> <http://mywebpages.comcast.net/chriscoker/roadster.html>
> 66 1600 GP Race Car www.risensonracing.com
> Royal Oak, MI
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