CMP School 2004 - Experience Report, A Blast!

Seems everyone know about the Roebling school and nobody knew about the CMP school. Since the CMP school is new they really need to advertise for it. I felt it was a great experience with lots of attention to the students and a noticable absence of attitude, which I'm told was highly present in the Roebling schools - both from students jockeying to be the next F1 driver from instructors looking for a ego boost and some brown nosing from students. Just what I was told from a few that have been recently, mind you, and I'm just passing information (or misinformation as the case might be).

At any rate, I really like the CMP school - it was safe, good racing, and a good leraning enviroment. My run group was the largest and it was only about 18 cars or so, a nice field without being too crowded.

Only thing I would have changed involved me - I wish I could have raced my own car there. But, on the other hand, it was nice to have a solid rental too that I had no worries about when the call to the false grid was made. Some folks were not that fortunate and had to fight learning to drive as well as learning to keep a race car running.

Best,
Ron

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Ron Earp
http://www.gt40s.com
Ford Lightning
RF GT40 Replica
Jensen-Healey ITS
My electrons don't care if they flow through OEM wires, do yours?
 
Glad all of you had a safe school. I worked tech Friday and Saturday and it was great to see some new faces start running IT. Hope to see you all at CMP at the national weekend.
Steve Eckerich
ITS Speedsource RX7
 
I can make you a copy of the Monday race Matt. You are in it a couple of times. Give me a good email address and we'll work it out.
I'd also be careful before pulling the trigger on that welded diff. I've not heard great things about welded diffs in FWD cars. Mr. Eckerich there could probably build you something better.

Ron, dude, you drive a Jensen. Do you REALLY think a Jensen... ANY Jensen, could survive 300 track miles anywhere? Much less CMP.
My money would be against you, I promise you that.
I have a buddy that has struggled with a '74 for about 8 years. I haven't seen it run in about 4 of those years. He likes to say "Its extremely fast... When its not broken... Which isn't very often."



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#22 ITC Honda Civic
3rd Place 2004 ARRC
1st Place 2004 ARRC Enduro
 
Well, the road less traveled and all of that....

Couldn't bring myself to build another car that everyone else has, so, I built something I liked that I care about making work. I've paid a lot of attention to detail, rebuilt the motor and paid a whole lot of attention there, and with most Brit cars the problems are in the electrics - I won't have that problem.

The Miata I used at school was very fun, but there wasn't any passion for the car there. I enjoyed it, bulletproof, reliable, etc. but not "fun". Of course, I'll tend to agree with you that breaking down isn't fun either, but that remains to be seen....I'm willing to bet this one is prepped better than a lot of the IT cars I've looked at and I hope the attention to detail will pay off when the rubber meets the track.

Remember, these things won production in the early 70s handily and the same car that Huffakaer drove then came out to win again in 1995. We've talked to Joe about getting the Jensen to work and it seems workable. Prod in the 70s was similar to IT prep now, sort of, and a lot of the advice was fitting.

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A lot of my time recently has been going to this 260Z that we've acquired and I'll use it in my first race come Feburary, CMP. I hope the Jensen will make the first showing at VIR in March.


[This message has been edited by rlearp (edited January 26, 2005).]
 
Originally posted by zooracer:
hey karl, I had fun running with you, although I think you were a little faster then me...
We had some close, yet clean racing, which taught me where I was fast and where I was slow.
What are you going to be driving in the future?
matt
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Matt - in the ECRs this year I'll be driving Scott's ITC Civic. I am likely to make occasional appearances elsewhere in my own ITS Integra GS-R, if I can keep it bolted together.
 
Hey Scott (catch22) my email address is [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you. I need to look into getting an in-car camera myself.
Mr Eckerich, could you shoot me a mail too? I would be interested in talking LSD's with you. Or Scott, if you have his number that would work...
Karl, I look forward to seeing you on track in the civic. Maybe I'll be faster this time.
matt
 
Originally posted by zooracer:

Karl, I look forward to seeing you on track in the civic. Maybe I'll be faster this time.
matt
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Likewise. I enjoy nice close but clean racing very much. I'll try and stay out of your way if you're battling with another B car. BTW, was looking at the GCR today...that little Swift seems like a fine choice in B. Nice and light, and from what I remember, the motors were quite strong for what, 1300cc? I always thought those cars were neat.

I drove well the Monday race about as well as I've ever driven when I was by myself...but was impossibly slow in heavy traffic. Something for me to work on.
 
yes, the swift has all the ingredients of an ARRC champ. I plan to develop it this year, then go to ARRC next...
I seem to actually kinda thrive on close racing in traffic. It almost seems to make me focus more, and it is certainly more fun. I like the strategy involved with passing and drafting and such.
Raced autocross since the late 80's, and running around a track with no one to play with, isnt as much fun to me.
Maybe I'll see ya at CMP
matt
 
Originally posted by JeffYoung:
Mike, good luck with school -- always love to have another NC driver out there with us....

...Will you be at VIR in March?
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That's the plan. All I have to do is get signed-off and NOT bend the car!

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Mike Spencer
NC Region
ITA/7 RX-7 #60
1990 RX-7 Convertible (street car)
 
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