C-Town Racing

Well, last weekend at XRP didn’t go as planned.

Friday night started off great. We made two test hits, and the car was dialed in right off the trailer, going 5.008 on the first pass and backing it up a few hours later with a 4.998.

Unfortunately, things took a turn on Saturday. During my burnout for first round, the throttle pedal felt a little strange. After the burnout, the car was idling around 1,700 RPM in gear and nearly 2,700 RPM in neutral. We couldn't figure out what was going on while on the track.

Once we started looking everything over, we found the culprit—the front throttle body linkage had broken. Since the TPS sensor is mounted on the rear throttle body, I still had throttle control, but the vacuum from the engine was pulling the front throttle blades slightly open because they were no longer connected to the pedal. That extra air caused the engine to run lean, which explains the unusually high idle. The data from the 02’s verified this by reading a super lean ratio at idle.

It's definitely disappointing that it happened in the first round instead of on Friday night when we could've fixed it. That's racing, though. We'll get it fixed and be ready for the next race!

We are going to take a few weeks off from racing and then we will be back it July 17th-18th for the Clash of the Titans at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis! 🏁

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Now for this week's Fast Car Friday question...

💨 What's the fastest car you've ever driven? If you're a racer, what's the quickest ET you've ever laid down?

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It’s race day at XRP today! We are running our first ever Lil Gangsters class. We are going into first round right off of the trailer.

We are currently sitting at #5 in the OSBH points!

Racing Update from This Past Weekend!

We headed out Friday evening to make a few test hits before the 5.00 Old School Back Half race on Saturday. Right off the trailer Friday night, the blue car laid down a 4.99, so we decided to call it a night and load it back up.

Saturday we ran a 4.98 off of the trailer for our 1 and only test pass, and from there it was time for first round. Through eliminations, we went 5.01, 5.01, and 5.02. We drew the bye run into the finals and put together a 4.99 to seal our spot.

Unfortunately, in the finals the car had a hiccup on the starting line, and we ended up settling for the runner-up spot. Every outing gives us more data, and we're continuing to get this blue car figured out.

It was great to finally put this car in the winner’s circle and see all the hard work paying off. We’re excited about the direction things are heading.

Y’all stay tuned — we’ve got plenty of new content coming soon! 🔥🏁👀

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It’s race day at XRP in Ferris!

C-Town officially holds the Old School Backhalf mph record. Old School Backhalf has been an organization for almost 20 years and we are excited to be able to hold that honor!