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Team Danger
and the 24-Hour ChampCar Enduro
W
e were at an HPDE at
Watkins Glen when Jason C
approached me to ask
whether I'd be interested in joining
Team Danger as a driver for the 24hour
ChampCar endurance race at
VIR in August. I had mixed feelings
about it, especially the prospect of
racing at night on an unlit track.
However, a 24-hour endurance race
was on my bucket list, and what
better way to do it than with one's
motorsports buddies. I accepted.
ChampCar is a low-budget racing
series designed for serious fun.
The cars are fully race-prepared from
a safety point-of-view (roll cage,
racing harness, fire suppression,
window nets, master " kill switch " ),
but are modest from a performance
point-of-view. Typical cars include
non-M3 E36 and E46 BMWs, Mazda
Miatas, and Porsche Boxsters. All
competing vehicles are assigned a
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a " 500-point " car, since any enhancements
beyond that result in penalty
laps being deducted from the car's
overall lap count at the end of
the race.
Unlike your typical BMW Club
■ (Top) Laverne, in the paddock, ready to go. (Above) Jack and Scott in
the pits as Scott gets ready for his daytime stint.
" Vehicle Performance Index " based
on general market value and a
performance evaluation of the vehicle
in stock trim (excluding safety equipment).
Any performance enhancements
(e.g., suspension upgrades,
engine modifications) add points to
the car's index. The goal is to build
" sprint " race, this is not a 25-30
minute duel to the checkered flag.
ChampCar is endurance racing. It's
not about passing other cars (as
much fun as that is). It's not about
turning fast laps (as exciting as that
is). It's about turning laps hour after
hour after hour, because the car (in
each class) that turns the most laps,
minus penalty laps, wins. The
imperative is on preserving the car
and persevering until the end of the
race. Don't wreck. Don't collide with
other cars. Don't overdrive the car.
Don't blow up the motor or break
anything. Every hour that your car
spends in the pits or paddock, while
the crew frantically tries to repair it,
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