CMP Thread


#1

Comp licenses. $85 this year. Will probably get added to your purchase when you buy your registration for the event. Might want to check your Medical date on your 2014 license to confirm no surprises first week of Feb.

Annual inspection options.

  1. $100 if NASA does it.
  2. If Fred or I do your annual inspection then you help with a Saturday lunch sometime this year. I’ll probably arrive Friday night around 8PM if you want to get your car teched then. Otherwise I should be able to get a couple cars Sat morning. I think Fred is running about the same schedule.
  3. There are also shops around the SE that can tech your car. I think they tend to charge $50.

Here’s the form you will need for inspection. https://nasa-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/document/document/267/annual_tech_form.pdf Be advised that the inspector needs a different form so you might go fetch that also if you are going to a shop.

Anti-freeze. It is unlikely that we will be allowed to have anti-freeze in our cars, no matter the temp. If you have anti-freeze in your car now, have a plan for swapping it out with something less slippery at the last minute. Depending on the temp, you might want to have a plan for leaving a heatsource under your car Friday and Saturday nights. This is no big deal in the high 20’s, but if it’s in the low 20’s all night long, a light bulb in your engine bay isn’t a crazy idea.

Compliance inspections. Obviously the new rule set is not out yet. NASA hasn’t made a decision on the rule change requests. None of them are any big deal for the SE, so don’t worry about it for CMP. Fred and I haven’t yet talked about what we should check for compliance inspections. Any recommendations? One thing we will check for is anti-freeze.

Fred and I will do something for lunch on Saturday. It will be something as hot as you can stand it.

Questions of me and Fred?


#2

Entrants (2Feb)
Colin Fabeny
Bill Zawrotny
Robert Patton
Jeff Retey
Sandro Espinosa
Paul Patrick
Ryan Whitinger
Craig Guthrie
AR Hoshmandy
Jon Stroup
Sumpter Smith
Scott Gress
Laura Parkhurst


#3

we are looking to make the trip down. got 1 driver ready to signup. need another to make the trip work. any test day on Friday?

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#4

CMP always runs a Friday track day before NASA events. http://www.carolinamotorsportspark.com/turn-one.html


#5

I’m tentatively bringing the boys (11, 10 & 10) and their kart to CMP. If you were thinking about bringing your kids, especially if you have girls, bring them. My boys could really use some practice talking to girls w/o making idiots of themselves .


#6

As of now, I plan to do the practice on Friday. Anyone else?


#7

I was 90% not going to make this with a track shakedown weekend before and Barber a couple after, but things change. I will most likely be at this event now so watch out! :slight_smile:

Track day is probably 50/50 at this point.


#8

I live 30 mins from the track…so yea I’m in. Will also be testing Friday.


#9

Registered. Just hope the car is ready in time.


#10

Jim just sent out an email that says a little bit of anti-freeze will be acceptable at CMP if it gets super cold. I looked up an anti-freeze chart and 10% will get you down to 22 to 25deg or so. If you open your hood and walk away from your car in the afternoon and it’s gets below 20deg that night, I can see your engine’s coolant getting down to 25deg so it would be an issue.

1qt of anti-freeze will give you a 9% mixture, assuming you don’t have some monster radiator.

Me personally, I’m not putting in anti-freeze. I bet that it doesn’t get any where near 20deg. I’ll run my engine for a couple minutes before turning in for the night, and the closed hood and a car cover will contain enough warmth to last the night. If it’s going to hit 20deg that night, I’ll put a light bulb on the ground under the engine.


#11

An electric blanet works well too, I’ve had to thaw my engine with one once.


#12

Noon chow at my trailer Saturday. I bought a bunch of chili and a big crock pot. I’ll do my best to make sure it’s boiing hot. I’ll also be serving hot drinks all weekend.


#13

Woohoo! I can’t wait! First race of the year!! Beware mofo’s! Who’s stoked and ready to go?! Aaron are you coming?