2014 Conti Challenge Round 1 Daytona

Dwnshift · 01-21-2014, 07:21 AM

Here we go again...
It's going to be an interesting and exciting year in 2014... Starting with this weeks race in Daytona .
Doran racing will be fielding 2 cars for the full season 41 of David Empringham and John Farano and th 14 of Brad Jaeger and BJZ.
The 41 Tower events car is a brad new. Chassis built by Doran racing on the chassis known as "Destiny"
The 14 car is still chassis RC 001 but a brand new at will be under the knife soon which will see the same developments as Destiny received.
Testing as Daytona was positive for both cars but the race should be interesting.
The new Camaro Z28s didn't show up for the test days and as of right now are the cars to beat. How these car were homoligated to the series has everyone scracthig their. Heads And is sure to change the series a bit.
This year... The series is going to rely heavily on data gathered by the cars and by timing strips all around the tracks to help even out the playing field. During the roar Doran racing cars posted the fastest infield section times will posting trap speeds on the tri oval that were 4mph slower than the BMWs and Mustangs.
Round one officially licks off tomorrow / Wednesday and the race is Friiday which will be aired on Fox Sports 2.
Stay tuned....

gomer_110 · 01-21-2014, 08:02 AM

Good luck.

I'll see you guys down there.

DR_ · 01-21-2014, 08:45 AM

Good luck Doran Racing!

GSS138 · 01-21-2014, 10:21 AM

Go Getem! Hope to catch you guys at laguna this year.

gomer_110 · 01-21-2014, 10:36 AM

@BJ

Just curious, did Doran have any thing to do with the development of Tim Bell's Z?

Rusty · 01-21-2014, 11:39 AM

Good luck to the whole team for the season.

Dwnshift · 01-21-2014, 07:39 PM

Nothing . He bought all the OL Am Performance cars and rebuilt them. That is his own deal.

ENT-Z · 01-21-2014, 08:03 PM

Good luck guys! Will be following as always!

Shamu · 01-21-2014, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwnshift

Nothing . He bought all the OL Am Performance cars and rebuilt them. That is his own deal.

Glad those cars are back on track! Awesome! Will be cool to see small field of Z's this season!

Good luck to you all!

Hotrodz · 01-21-2014, 09:27 PM

Good luck guys...I got a good feeling about this year!!!

clintfocus · 01-21-2014, 10:03 PM

were the Z28's not restricted enough?

Dwnshift · 01-22-2014, 01:49 AM

The Z28s are $350k machines built by Pratt and Miller. Their World challenge version is $425k.
They are way overbuilt for both series.
The 7 ltr v8 Camaro makes 500 hp and 475hp in stock streetcar trim. As advertised.
Throw in a KN filter and ECU mapping who knows what it makes. The throttle body is 9mm with an 80mm restrictor which is probably about 25-30 hp and still makes 475 ftlbs of torque.
If you see the cars up close and know rules for the series... They were given very thing they asked for and a lot of it is beyond the spirit of the rules for the series .
When cars in this series are allowed to put in racing pedal boxes and dual master cylinder systems , lexan windows, its beyond the intentions of the series.
Again $350k for a Contincar is insane and all It will do.. Is kill the series.

Mr&Mrs · 01-22-2014, 02:44 AM

I may be wrong but things branded Chevy seem to get bent rules a lot.

Anyway glad to see you guys at it hope you have an awesome season!

DCNISMO · 01-22-2014, 10:17 AM

I thought the Z28 came with lexan from the factory?

2011 Nismo#91 · 01-22-2014, 11:38 AM

Best of luck and I'll be watching it on Friday, on the TV of course.

01-21-2014, 07:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dwnshift Track Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cincy Posts: 717 Drives: NISMO 370Z RC Rep Power: 14	2014 Conti Challenge Round 1 Daytona Here we go again... It's going to be an interesting and exciting year in 2014... Starting with this weeks race in Daytona . Doran racing will be fielding 2 cars for the full season 41 of David Empringham and John Farano and th 14 of Brad Jaeger and BJZ. The 41 Tower events car is a brad new. Chassis built by Doran racing on the chassis known as "Destiny" The 14 car is still chassis RC 001 but a brand new at will be under the knife soon which will see the same developments as Destiny received. Testing as Daytona was positive for both cars but the race should be interesting. The new Camaro Z28s didn't show up for the test days and as of right now are the cars to beat. How these car were homoligated to the series has everyone scracthig their. Heads And is sure to change the series a bit. This year... The series is going to rely heavily on data gathered by the cars and by timing strips all around the tracks to help even out the playing field. During the roar Doran racing cars posted the fastest infield section times will posting trap speeds on the tri oval that were 4mph slower than the BMWs and Mustangs. Round one officially licks off tomorrow / Wednesday and the race is Friiday which will be aired on Fox Sports 2. Stay tuned.... sig11, Whtfairladyz, Eagle and 5 others like this.

01-21-2014, 08:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36941	Good luck. I'll see you guys down there. __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock

01-21-2014, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
GSS138 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 769 Drives: '12 370Z 6M Sport Rep Power: 13	Go Getem! Hope to catch you guys at laguna this year. __________________ Current Mods: Vorpal Weapon +5.

01-21-2014, 10:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36941	@BJ Just curious, did Doran have any thing to do with the development of Tim Bell's Z? __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock

01-21-2014, 11:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,158 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684437	Good luck to the whole team for the season. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

01-21-2014, 08:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
DR_ Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas Posts: 981 Drives: Touring/Sport M6 PG Rep Power: 17	Good luck Doran Racing!

01-21-2014, 07:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dwnshift Track Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cincy Posts: 717 Drives: NISMO 370Z RC Rep Power: 14	Nothing . He bought all the OL Am Performance cars and rebuilt them. That is his own deal.

01-21-2014, 08:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
ENT-Z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 460 Drives: 09 MB 6MT 370Z Rep Power: 16	Good luck guys! Will be following as always!

01-21-2014, 09:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684385	Good luck guys...I got a good feeling about this year!!! gomer_110 likes this. __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

01-21-2014, 10:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
clintfocus Track Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: los angeles Age: 38 Posts: 933 Drives: 370z, EK Civic, F150 Rep Power: 15	were the Z28's not restricted enough?

01-22-2014, 01:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
Dwnshift Track Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cincy Posts: 717 Drives: NISMO 370Z RC Rep Power: 14	2014 Conti Challenge Round 1 Daytona The Z28s are $350k machines built by Pratt and Miller. Their World challenge version is $425k. They are way overbuilt for both series. The 7 ltr v8 Camaro makes 500 hp and 475hp in stock streetcar trim. As advertised. Throw in a KN filter and ECU mapping who knows what it makes. The throttle body is 9mm with an 80mm restrictor which is probably about 25-30 hp and still makes 475 ftlbs of torque. If you see the cars up close and know rules for the series... They were given very thing they asked for and a lot of it is beyond the spirit of the rules for the series . When cars in this series are allowed to put in racing pedal boxes and dual master cylinder systems , lexan windows, its beyond the intentions of the series. Again $350k for a Contincar is insane and all It will do.. Is kill the series. Last edited by Dwnshift; 01-22-2014 at 01:53 AM.

01-22-2014, 02:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
Mr&Mrs A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,207 Drives: RZ34 Rep Power: 31940	I may be wrong but things branded Chevy seem to get bent rules a lot. Anyway glad to see you guys at it hope you have an awesome season! __________________ Project Z <--Click - Check out the link too many mods to list!

01-22-2014, 10:17 AM	#14 (permalink)
DCNISMO Track Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: washington dc Posts: 995 Drives: Nismo Z Rep Power: 178	I thought the Z28 came with lexan from the factory?

01-22-2014, 11:38 AM	#15 (permalink)
2011 Nismo#91 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 2,399 Drives: slowly Rep Power: 40569	Best of luck and I'll be watching it on Friday, on the TV of course. Last edited by 2011 Nismo#91; 01-22-2014 at 11:44 AM.

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