After driving my GTM about 1,600 miles on the street I was fortunate enough to take it out to the track for a high-performance driving school at the Summit Point Motorsports Park.
I had a couple of mechanical hiccups but fortunately nothing that duct tape and tie wraps could not fix.
For my first couple of sessions every time I would hit 110 miles an hour like clockwork I would start to hear a flapping and then a banging and it would feel like the floor pan was about ready to come apart. Upon inspectionThis is what I found.
There was a guy years ago with big horsepower (I think TT) who ripped off that entire aluminum panel in the 1/4 mile. You absolutely have to seal it that front panel to the second one...
Yeah....we normally rivet a chunk of 3/4" aluminum angle iron inside of that leading edge of the alum. Sounds like a fun time at the track!
Shane Vacek
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LOL!!!!...yeah I see what I did there!! I just invented a brand new material!!
Shane Vacek
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That's a nasty tear on the panel; it looks like a rock cut through it?
Post a video of the track session!
That is just normal if you don't reinforce the panel. The leading edge of that panel catches a ton of air and all it has is a little rolled edge for strength. Once the air pressure becomes too much for it to hold, the panel kinks in the center and flops around in the wind and also hits the pavement.....which tears the alum.
Shane Vacek
VRaptor SpeedWorks, LLC www.vraptorspeedworks.com
Turn-key GTM, SL-C & Ultima GTR Built to Your Specs!
Offering a full line of GTM Upgrades and Custom Parts