| goto_racing | 09-04-2006 04:24 PM |
Lock Brothers Score Top Five At Miller Motorsports Park
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[b]Tooele, UT 9/3/2006[/b]
Brian and Chris Lock, driving the #93 COBB Tuning Subaru Legacy GT, recorded their first Top Five finish in Grand Am competition on Friday during the Discount Tire Sunchaser 200. The performance bested their previous top effort of 6th back in May at Laguna Seca.
Read the complete story at [url]www.gotoracing.com[/url]
[b]Tooele, UT 9/3/2006[/b]
Brian and Chris Lock, driving the #93 COBB Tuning Subaru Legacy GT, recorded their first Top Five finish in Grand Am competition on Friday during the Discount Tire Sunchaser 200. The performance bested their previous top effort of 6th back in May at Laguna Seca.
Read the complete story at [url]www.gotoracing.com[/url]
| speedyHAM | 09-04-2006 06:22 PM |
Good job! Keep it up and pretty soon you'll get a podium. :)
| Chiketkd | 09-04-2006 07:07 PM |
Great job GOTO!!!! :cool:
| Kostamojen | 09-04-2006 07:33 PM |
Congrats!!! :)
| Rally_wgn | 09-04-2006 08:09 PM |
Congrats guys!!
| PA04STI | 09-04-2006 10:10 PM |
That's a great showing in a tough class....Alot of very good runners/teams in the Grand Am racing.
| super-ru | 09-05-2006 03:33 AM |
It was an awesome race, I got to see a good portion of it in person.
| pio!pio! | 09-05-2006 12:27 PM |
So Gary didn't drive this weekend? He was on the driver list on the Grand Am website (at least for practice and I think qually...)
| BrianZ | 09-05-2006 03:11 PM |
Great job guys!! I so wish I could have been there!!
hopfully next year I can make all the races ;)
hopfully next year I can make all the races ;)
| trhoppe | 09-05-2006 04:10 PM |
Nice job guys!!!!
-Tom
-Tom
| Uber Wagon | 09-05-2006 06:12 PM |
Way to represent for the Subies!
| goto_racing | 09-05-2006 07:30 PM |
Thanks for all the support everyone. We feel really good about this result. Our goal was to prove we could take a privateer team and a subaru to the top of a major pro series. To us, 8th in qualifying, Top Five and fastest lap in Grand-am Cup accomplishes that goal. Now it's time to set the bar higher I guess :).
Of course, I am highly embarassed at my wonderful four off experience in Turn 4 on the first lap :). Driving too fast to know or care that I am staying on the track. I am sure you will all see it on TV.
Chris Lock
Of course, I am highly embarassed at my wonderful four off experience in Turn 4 on the first lap :). Driving too fast to know or care that I am staying on the track. I am sure you will all see it on TV.
Chris Lock
| boundy3 | 09-05-2006 07:36 PM |
Great job guys!!!
Is this going to be played on SPEED any time soon?
Is this going to be played on SPEED any time soon?
| biggreen96 | 09-05-2006 08:32 PM |
woa fastest lap! Kick ass!
| Chiketkd | 09-05-2006 08:35 PM |
[QUOTE=boundy3;15140539]Is this going to be played on SPEED any time soon?[/QUOTE]
From GOTO's website:
[quote]The race will air September 23 at 1:00PM ET / 10:00AM PT on SPEED.[/quote] I can't wait! :devil:
From GOTO's website:
[quote]The race will air September 23 at 1:00PM ET / 10:00AM PT on SPEED.[/quote] I can't wait! :devil:
| boundy3 | 09-05-2006 09:21 PM |
^^^ WOOHOO, I gotta make sure to watch it!
| pio!pio! | 09-06-2006 02:49 AM |
[quote=goto_racing;15140475]Now it's time to set the bar higher I guess :).
[/quote]
... World Challenge? hehehe...or would that be "set the bar pricier"
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... World Challenge? hehehe...or would that be "set the bar pricier"
| lukerussell | 09-06-2006 02:14 PM |
[QUOTE=goto_racing;15140475]Of course, I am highly embarassed at my wonderful four off experience in Turn 4 on the first lap :). Driving too fast to know or care that I am staying on the track. I am sure you will all see it on TV.
Chris Lock[/QUOTE]
well, it's a darn good way to get on tv - that's for sure.
congrats. as i was looking over the results this weekend, the first thing i noticed was the fastest lap. good job, the bar has been raised, now go get a podium!
luke
Chris Lock[/QUOTE]
well, it's a darn good way to get on tv - that's for sure.
congrats. as i was looking over the results this weekend, the first thing i noticed was the fastest lap. good job, the bar has been raised, now go get a podium!
luke
| PA04STI | 09-06-2006 05:14 PM |
[QUOTE=goto_racing;15140475]Of course, I am highly embarassed at my wonderful four off experience in Turn 4 on the first lap :). Driving too fast to know or care that I am staying on the track. I am sure you will all see it on TV.
Chris Lock[/QUOTE]
You where just showing them the beauty of AWD;)
Good Job...So do you guys think the Legacy was faster then the STi from last year????
Matt
Chris Lock[/QUOTE]
You where just showing them the beauty of AWD;)
Good Job...So do you guys think the Legacy was faster then the STi from last year????
Matt
| Chiketkd | 09-23-2006 01:01 PM |
[b]The replay of this race is on Right NOW on Speed Channel for the next two hours!!!![/b]
| awesome2.5rs | 09-23-2006 01:57 PM |
Good job ! :)
| Rally_wgn | 09-24-2006 12:07 PM |
What does it take for you guys to get some consistant camera time?! I understand the bimmers and cobalts are locked in a championship fight but the only time I saw the legacy was when it was near Currin.
Great Job anyway!
Great Job anyway!
| sleepy98 | 09-25-2006 01:58 AM |
Congrats guys. It's good to see more Subaru's movin on up!
| mav1c | 09-25-2006 07:36 AM |
Congrats. Watched the race but unfortunately didn't see any coverage or mention of the Legacy. :(
And when they showed the results at the end of the race it showed Brian and Chris [b]Sheehan[/b] in 5th. Good job Speed. :rolleyes:
And when they showed the results at the end of the race it showed Brian and Chris [b]Sheehan[/b] in 5th. Good job Speed. :rolleyes:
| goto_racing | 09-25-2006 07:09 PM |
[QUOTE=mav1c;15370424]Congrats. Watched the race but unfortunately didn't see any coverage or mention of the Legacy. :(
And when they showed the results at the end of the race it showed Brian and Chris [b]Sheehan[/b] in 5th. Good job Speed. :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
They had alot of Championship story lines to cover. It is too bad because the first 40 minutes of the ST class had some of the best racing I have ever been involved in. Miller gets a big thumbs up from me as place to have some great battles.
Chris Lock
And when they showed the results at the end of the race it showed Brian and Chris [b]Sheehan[/b] in 5th. Good job Speed. :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
They had alot of Championship story lines to cover. It is too bad because the first 40 minutes of the ST class had some of the best racing I have ever been involved in. Miller gets a big thumbs up from me as place to have some great battles.
Chris Lock
| DTC STI | 09-27-2006 12:27 AM |
Dooode! I'm not sure of the differences in class' between U.S. Touring Car. Dave Brown in the works evo posted a best lap of 3:22 and change. 3:16.86thats flyin!!
It's a hard track to get down too, super long. I have visited once or twice a month since miller opened, and still can't remember all the turns. nice job!
It's a hard track to get down too, super long. I have visited once or twice a month since miller opened, and still can't remember all the turns. nice job!
| RobY | 09-27-2006 08:29 AM |
The GOTO Legacy actually directly competed against the USTCC EVO at the laguna seca A1GP. Thats when they were allowed to run AERO, an aftermarket exhaust and a BBK. It was also thier virgin run with the car.
The GOTO team pulled out of USTCC and put thier efforts into the GrandAM cup. They are running with less power, less aero, and less brake in the GAC than they were in the USTCC. 3:16.86 is truely flying.
The GOTO team pulled out of USTCC and put thier efforts into the GrandAM cup. They are running with less power, less aero, and less brake in the GAC than they were in the USTCC. 3:16.86 is truely flying.
| DTC STI | 09-27-2006 11:32 AM |
Sorry Roby, I meant no disrespect toward you or the works evo. Being that Miller is my home track, I just have to appreciate how stinking fast a 3:16 is.
| goto_racing | 09-27-2006 02:19 PM |
[QUOTE=DTC STI;15401988]Sorry Roby, I meant no disrespect toward you or the works evo. Being that Miller is my home track, I just have to appreciate how stinking fast a 3:16 is.[/QUOTE]
It was tough to get up to speed there with all those turns. As always we were great in the fast stuff, but had to really make alot of changes to cope with the slower corners. Tuning for slow corners usually goes against my philosophy, but it really worked at miller. The front section of switchbacks had tons of hidden time once we figured out how to get out of those corners without pushing. The RWD cars owned us there until we worked through a series of shock adjustments to get the rear to step out.
The interest downside to "rallying" those corners was how hot the rear diff got. By the end of the race we had toasted it, and the diff oil actually melted our drain pan. Wish I had a pic for everyone.
Chris Lock
It was tough to get up to speed there with all those turns. As always we were great in the fast stuff, but had to really make alot of changes to cope with the slower corners. Tuning for slow corners usually goes against my philosophy, but it really worked at miller. The front section of switchbacks had tons of hidden time once we figured out how to get out of those corners without pushing. The RWD cars owned us there until we worked through a series of shock adjustments to get the rear to step out.
The interest downside to "rallying" those corners was how hot the rear diff got. By the end of the race we had toasted it, and the diff oil actually melted our drain pan. Wish I had a pic for everyone.
Chris Lock
| Chiketkd | 09-27-2006 02:21 PM |
[QUOTE=goto_racing;15404728]
The interest downside to "rallying" those corners was how hot the rear diff got. By the end of the race we had toasted it, and [b]the diff oil actually melted our drain pan[/b]. Wish I had a pic for everyone.[/QUOTE]
Damn!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:
The interest downside to "rallying" those corners was how hot the rear diff got. By the end of the race we had toasted it, and [b]the diff oil actually melted our drain pan[/b]. Wish I had a pic for everyone.[/QUOTE]
Damn!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:
| pio!pio! | 09-27-2006 02:32 PM |
diff cooler allowed?........and then slightly curve it to make a mini-diffuser? :devil:
| DTC STI | 09-27-2006 03:08 PM |
[quote=goto_racing;15404728]It was tough to get up to speed there with all those turns. As always we were great in the fast stuff, but had to really make alot of changes to cope with the slower corners. Tuning for slow corners usually goes against my philosophy, but it really worked at miller. The front section of switchbacks had tons of hidden time once we figured out how to get out of those corners without pushing. The RWD cars owned us there until we worked through a series of shock adjustments to get the rear to step out.
The interest downside to "rallying" those corners was how hot the rear diff got. By the end of the race we had toasted it, and the diff oil actually melted our drain pan. Wish I had a pic for everyone.
Chris Lock[/quote]
I think my favorite section is T1 to turn T5. So fast....So Scary. I sometimes say a little prayer that my car sticks. ha ha
The interest downside to "rallying" those corners was how hot the rear diff got. By the end of the race we had toasted it, and the diff oil actually melted our drain pan. Wish I had a pic for everyone.
Chris Lock[/quote]
I think my favorite section is T1 to turn T5. So fast....So Scary. I sometimes say a little prayer that my car sticks. ha ha
| goto_racing | 09-27-2006 03:39 PM |
[QUOTE=DTC STI;15405609]I think my favorite section is T1 to turn T5. So fast....So Scary. I sometimes say a little prayer that my car sticks. ha ha[/QUOTE]
I loved that section!!!
We made up some serious time there as well. Chris mentioned that we had the car working well in the slow stuff, but that did not change the fact that the Legacy has always rocketed throught the fast stuff. I was pacing most of the GS cars in that section... good times :).
-Brian Lock
I loved that section!!!
We made up some serious time there as well. Chris mentioned that we had the car working well in the slow stuff, but that did not change the fact that the Legacy has always rocketed throught the fast stuff. I was pacing most of the GS cars in that section... good times :).
-Brian Lock
| RobY | 09-27-2006 06:31 PM |
[QUOTE=DTC STI;15401988]Sorry Roby, I meant no disrespect toward you or the works evo. Being that Miller is my home track, I just have to appreciate how stinking fast a 3:16 is.[/QUOTE]
I know, I am agreeing with you. Im implying that the legacy is still faster even with less stuff. In the A1GP It was the legacy's virgin run and they still mopped up.
GAC regs are stricter than USTCC regs. The USTCC EVO with more stuff is slower than the GAC Legacy with less stuff.
In USTCC you are allowed to run Aero, BBK's, and an Exhaust.
In the GAC you CANNOT run ANY of that stuff. The motor is stock from intake to exhaust. The brake calipers are stock as well.
I know, I am agreeing with you. Im implying that the legacy is still faster even with less stuff. In the A1GP It was the legacy's virgin run and they still mopped up.
GAC regs are stricter than USTCC regs. The USTCC EVO with more stuff is slower than the GAC Legacy with less stuff.
In USTCC you are allowed to run Aero, BBK's, and an Exhaust.
In the GAC you CANNOT run ANY of that stuff. The motor is stock from intake to exhaust. The brake calipers are stock as well.
| goto_racing | 09-27-2006 07:29 PM |
Dave's EVO has gotten pretty heavy though, I think it is up to 3700lbs. With a full tank we weight about 3300lbs.
Chris Lock
Chris Lock
| RobY | 09-27-2006 07:32 PM |
Winners weight FTL!!!
| munoa13 | 09-28-2006 10:11 AM |
I to run at the Miller Track multiple times a month congratulations on such a sweet time and over all placement. I was there for the qualifying and practice sessions it was nice to see awd representing. Sorry about your diff. Are all the cars as restricted as the legacy? I remember hearing the exhaust of the other competitors drive by and all I could hear when the subaru drove by was its tires humming.
| goto_racing | 09-28-2006 02:34 PM |
[QUOTE=munoa13;15415694] Are all the cars as restricted as the legacy? I remember hearing the exhaust of the other competitors drive by and all I could hear when the subaru drove by was its tires humming.[/QUOTE]
No, the legacy is probably the most restricted car, if by restricted we mean by parts/modifications we cannot use. But I would not say that the car was being made uncompetitive. We haven't been to a race yet where we didn't stack up well to the pace of the field. The technical team is very experienced and knows what they are doing when it comes to car homologation.
As a general rule GA lets NA cars have open tuning, intake(and sometimes cams), and exhaust. FI cars are further restricted to stock intake and intake manifolds, and have to run stock diameter exhausts. The legacy had a further restriction compared to it's FI bretheren(SRT,Cobalt) in that we actually had to run the STOCK exhaust AND stock mufflers(hence the whisper quiet race car). We are still allowed ECU like everyone else, and are independantly monitored by GA to never exceed stock boost numbers. For details GA has the rules up on their website and the list of mods for each make([url]www.grandamerican.com[/url])
I am hoping that we get to take off our mufflers next year. Maybe this will help our weak top end, or at the very least makes us sound like a proper race car :).
Chris Lock
No, the legacy is probably the most restricted car, if by restricted we mean by parts/modifications we cannot use. But I would not say that the car was being made uncompetitive. We haven't been to a race yet where we didn't stack up well to the pace of the field. The technical team is very experienced and knows what they are doing when it comes to car homologation.
As a general rule GA lets NA cars have open tuning, intake(and sometimes cams), and exhaust. FI cars are further restricted to stock intake and intake manifolds, and have to run stock diameter exhausts. The legacy had a further restriction compared to it's FI bretheren(SRT,Cobalt) in that we actually had to run the STOCK exhaust AND stock mufflers(hence the whisper quiet race car). We are still allowed ECU like everyone else, and are independantly monitored by GA to never exceed stock boost numbers. For details GA has the rules up on their website and the list of mods for each make([url]www.grandamerican.com[/url])
I am hoping that we get to take off our mufflers next year. Maybe this will help our weak top end, or at the very least makes us sound like a proper race car :).
Chris Lock
| DTC STI | 09-28-2006 06:58 PM |
[quote=goto_racing;15409360]Dave's EVO has gotten pretty heavy though, I think it is up to 3700lbs. With a full tank we weight about 3300lbs.
Chris Lock[/quote]
3700 hundee....that is a lot of weight! I agree winners weight...for the loss.
Chris Lock[/quote]
3700 hundee....that is a lot of weight! I agree winners weight...for the loss.
| DTC STI | 09-30-2006 08:27 PM |
I saw both of you guys (Lock brothers), competed in U.S Touring car but only in one race at Laguna. Does GAC and USTCC race together the same weekend or something? Or was is just practice?
| RobY | 09-30-2006 10:05 PM |
They originally planned on using the car as a dual purpose vehicle for the GAC and the USTCC. Racing costs money and time. They chose to concentrate on the GAC instead of the USTCC because the GAC is a better known more popular series.
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