Quote Originally Posted by Cobra 61 View Post
Hi John,
Been so busy. Congrats on your first competition race! I see there has been no mention of others long ago that attempted to race/track the GTM with oiling problems and eventually killing the motor. I haven't an answer for that and I don't remember what their conclusions were either. Our dry sump doesn't appear complicated or comparatively that pricey vs. engine replacements (plural). The single stage ASA system we have indeed paid for itself as we have run the motor out of oil on two completely different occasions. One when the oil cooler was ripped off in a wreck and the driver drove it back around the track and into the paddock. Two, the gear inside locked up at 6,000 RPM and drove a short time after.

Congrats!!!!!
Thanks Richard,

After doing the research, I fully agree that a single stage system that uses a dry sump pan, a single stage pump and an external tank to supply the standard oil pump is the minimum way to go on any track ready GTM. Clearly GM agree, as Crash also points out, GM dry sump any corvette that is sold as track ready. Thanks again for all the info that your team have shared regarding what works and the pros and cons of each setup you have used.

Thanks for the inspiration to make the GTM into a race car. I forgot how much fun it is to race. Car racing and motorcycle racing are very different, however both have their upsides. So far one of my favorite parts of car racing are the lovely girls that organize the grid and hand out the trophy’s. We never had this when I raced motorcycles.




Factory five also reported on the race at Thompson in case you missed it here is the link.

https://www.factoryfive.com/whats-ne...pson-speedway/

John