Castrol 24 Hour Oil Slick – ChumpCar Canada

ChumpCar Canada comes to Castrol Raceway, August 1, 2015. The event would be a 24 hour endurance race at Castrol Raceway.

We ran into an issue. The Chumper (BSD) has been banned from WCMA events.

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It wasn't banned for being awesome; it wasn't banned because it was fast, and definitely not because it's been a winning race car... It was banned for being too ugly. 

 

It was a Chumper. Yes, it's a little rough around the edges it has character and heavy battle scars from the track. It's a chump race car.

It looked good at 10  ... hmmm, what I mean to say is, it looked 'ok' at 20 or more feet away, while squinting with one eye.  Alright, I might be stretching it a bit with the word ok. 

 

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Hater's gonna hate...

We unveil the new-ish repainted Chumper;  ChumpTech. Inspired theme from RTR.

As we settle in at the pits and setup; we find out that only 24 ChumpCars came out for the inaugural event - it didn't really feel chumpish.

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The morning rolls in and it rained a little making the track wet and cold.  So much for the forecast of 26 degrees Celsius (79F) . In the background rain would make it a bit more fun to drive, but to our disappointment it clears up by 10 AM.  This means we stick with the semi worn tires for grip and put away the full tread tires. The track will just be a little damp.

 

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The shenanigans that happens at the track...

Looks like an RX-7 (The Red Mist) has been given da'boot. Who would have done this?

 

Hooning team Red Mist.

 

A few last minute of preparation and we line up for the start of the endurance race.

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A countdown to 23 hours and 59 minutes.

 

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