We're meeting this weekend to discuss next years racing budget.. (Page 4 of 5)

I honstly hope you do..  I'll help you every way I can if asked.. where cheap stuff is, what to look out, for what to avoid,
  Parts that fit and work.. parts that fit but don't work.. 
Where to get parts and where not to get parts..
  The more big Cats at a th etrack the more spares are available..
Plus in all likelyhood you'll come up with more than a few clever soliutions to problem areas and clever Ideas..
For example.. take the windhield washer and run a rubber hose down to the brake duct work.. then when the brakes are really overheating hit the washer button and cool then off.. (use plain water, washer fluid has alcohol;)=)

We changed every hour and still finished top 25% with other issues.

Washer fluid was used by one of our drivers years ago.  Tied it into the brake switch.

Erik, why does it say tow on your front right fender?

I'm saying that your opponents aren't all racing lifers. There are some but I'd think they're far from the norm in Lemons.

I'm glad to see you did some thinking about cooling the rear end, Looks very nice!  Did you remove all the stuff on your doors and simply have door skins or are you still hauling all the extra weight?
That hood weighs a ton doesn't it!? trunk lid isn't nearly as heavy but there's still weight to lose there..
OH, thanks for your numbers,, It's just that the numbers I came up with seem very high to some people.. I'm sure once you total everything you spent not only on the car but on racing (entry fees, drivers gear, getting to the track etc..) it's not going to be wildly differant..
Yes I know there are bargins out there.. I'm sure going to take advantage of any that come along.. However How can I budget for them?   
  Front  racing rotors (drilled and grooved) are $91 each and You paid $80 for some non drilled ones.. I think the racing bit is worth the extra $11.  As for those rear rotors, I've got a set of vented rotors and wilwood calipers  for the back but won't put them on.. Not when I can go to pick a part for $45 and move the brakes outboard!  You wind up with a 12" vented rotor and brakes away from the diff.  yeh, it's a  Saturday Morning  at the junkyard.  Plus it's one more car I can look at for some decent shocks..  Jaguar used the same shocks from 1972 through at least 1994  Never know when you'll stumble across a decent pair. MY pick a part wants $4. for a used shock..
How much was left on  your brake pads after the race?

Guar, all your numbers are off, I would like to see any team reporting the 40mpg you say you are racing against.

Buying drilled rotors are a bad choice unless you get the $350 cast hole type the drilled cheapies are for looks not racing, ask the manufacturer.

Sorry for the feeding

Earlier this year at CMP, we could go for ~2.5 hours before needing to refuel.  We have a 19.1 gal tank so lets assume we would use ~18 of those gallons in that 2.5 hours.  We were running somewhere between 1 min 3 seconds to 1 min 6 seconds / lap on the 1.1 mile course so somewhere around 55 miles/hour on average.  If my math is correct, that would mean we would burn 18 gallons after driving just under 140 miles or ~7.66 miles/gal and that was with a V6.

If Frenchy thinks he can get 11 miles/gal then I say he definitely has an advantage over us and we have finished in the top 10 in every race we have done.

I believe you misunderstand what was written..   I said the Jagaur XJ-S V12 was reported at 8-11 MPG when driven normally as compard to say BMW's Saabs, etc.. that get around 30 MPG driven normally and Honda, some Toyotas etc that driven normally get 40 MPG
I then clarified it further by saying the Jag would likely get 4 MPG under racing conditions.
There was no claim that 30-40 MPG was under racing conditions. Sorry you misread that..

With regard the need for $350 rotors  Wilwood seems to disagree with you..  They list drilled rotors for racing applications only..  the rotors I need aren't anywhere near those numbers..
I'll Check a few other sites if you want...

You misread what was written. please take a minute and go back to reread.

Thanks for understanding about expenses that are outside the actual car..  so many people seems to skip that and make the assumption that we plan on spending $20,000 getting the car ready..
  I guess the devil really is in the details..
   Tires and wheels?  the one driver already has the 19" wheels(8 rims) he races Corvettes and went from bolt on wheels to center lock wheels so these are surplus to his needs..
  He's already grumpy about not getting to use racing rubber but has agreed that if it's a major issue or prevents us from a chance to do well (through penalty laps)  he'll agree to differant choices..
It's not about wearing out new rubber, it's about what happens in the event of a cut, accident or something else happening.. be prepared sort of approach..
  I have a set (4) of 10X15 rims that weigh less than the factory rims. However there is no spare! So the solution is Corvette take offs.. which is where the 19's came in.  Doesn't it  seem counter productive to have to buy new wheels because someone doesn't like the wheels we have..  Force us to spend more money?
I suppose I could have clarified that when I listed the budget numbers..  For example I already have the three XJ-s's and a bunch of spare parts.  Plus all the tools and equipment.    One driver has wheels and FIA approved drivers gear..
  I've raced Vintage since 1975 transponders weren't used then.. In fact they weren't used in vintage when I stopped racing and started building my house back in 2001.. That's held the majority of my attention since except when one of my buddies invited me to race his car.  So transponders are totally new to me.. 
  Finally make the car more economical?   That's sort of like saying solve the nations unemployment problem  tonight.
Some of the best engineers in the world have had a go at doing exactly that..
The very best result was something called the HE engine  (1981-1997)  mileage went up to 16 MPG and as High as 18-19 towards the very end.
However a by-product of that is blowing head gaskets.. (Ask Pendajo)  at mid throttle  the engine goes excessively lean.  The solutions? replace the heads (and pistons) with the earlier flatehead parts.  You can achieve a modicum of improvement if you throw a lot of fuel at it.. (enrichen it)  thenthe fuel mileage drops..
So if you want a V12 you've got to pay the price of a V12 and the pric in this case is lousy fuel mileage..
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oh, there you go assuming things again. I've read your posts, 90% of their content is 2/3rds reiteration of what a heavy, slow, uneconomical beast you're racing, how your teammates with deep pockets and bad backs want the easiest time of this whole experience, and the rest is the same details about your F1-inspired(developed?) V12 that will be impossible to break. My previous post was a bit of a joking poke at the historic unreliability of jags in Lemons races, and that you're SEVERELY overestimating how bad your fuel consumption will be. dropping a 22gal fuel cel into the car will yield a reasonably usable 30-40% more capacity than my current Lemons racecar. With half the estimated fuel economy of us (do the math, we're right around 8-8.5) you still should be able to pull around 1.5h per tank, which is a great driver change interval. Barring no breakdowns and OK lap times, that's probably a top30 at just about any Lemons even.

The tow hook is right under the fender. I suppose we should also put an arrow, but I'm not worried. It doesn't need a tow-truck, it's the Jaggernaut, an unstoppable force!

The rear doors are hollowed. The fronts are mostly hollowed, but I can still do some sheetmetal trimming to lighten them. The inner door handles (monstrosities!) are long gone.

We converted the hood to a lift-off, which was the best mod we made, but we never trimmed away the metal underneath, so it's a beast for one person to lift off. The hinges bolt on under the bumper, so we'll probably get around to removing them when (if) we build an airdam. The trunk is completely stock, but when we ditch the EFI computer I may crawl in there with the sawzall and hack away. I suppose some day we'll ditch the ten-pound chrome grille, but DAMN! it looks sharp.