A 1967 Camaro in the 2015 Heritage Touring Cup Championship

[oldtransamdriver]

What engine size are you allowed in this series?

Robert

[eb911]

Can you give some specs on your wheels and tires? I have been confused about what kinds of old school wheels are actually strong enough to race on, and you are running the exact wheels I love the most...now I just need to know who makes them!
Thank you so much.

As Steve stated, PS Engineering and I use Avon CR6ZZ tyres, the best threaded compound available for road racing we have found.

[eb911]

Thats awesome Eric! The two vehicle is pretty cool too.

Do you only get one race per event?

Yes unfortunately 1 race per event (1 hour), except for Spa (next round 22-24th May), where we have 2 races, 1 day, 1 night, to reproduce the glory days of the 24 hours of Spa.

[eb911]

What engine size are you allowed in this series?

Robert

As my car is homologated as a Trans-Am car, the limit is 5 liter.

[kiwiboss]

Well done Eric, we also use the Avon CR6ZZ as our optional wet weather tyre down here in New Zealand and have found them very good, a medium wet to dry track they are perfect, otherwise for dry racing we use either the Goodyear BS or the cheaper Hoosier HOTD bias cross ply equivalent, 25.5X8.5 front and 26.5X9.5 rear.

PS: im a Mustang racer but still luv the gen 1(and 2) Camaros.

Dale M(NZL)

 

[eb911]

Thanks Dale.

I had made some research prior our first season on the best threaded tyres to fit to our Camaro. A vast majority of guys here in Europe use Avon Cr6ZZ even on dry surface. I have to admit I don't know about the Goodyear and have heard that the Hosier are not that good. Do you have the reference of the Goodyear?

[eb911]

We are getting ready for the next round in Spa. A big event that even includes a grid with historic Group C cars.
We will have the pleasure to race twice, 1 day race and 1 night race (1 hour each) to recreate the unique atmosphere of the famous Spa 24 hours races back in the 70's-80's when touring car racing was so popular.

A new clutch is installed, following our frustrating first round at Vallelunga.

We will also fit additional high beam headlights for the night race in the style of the Camaros which raced in period in the 24 hour race. See few of them here under :
I will keep you posted with hopefully great images and footage of the race (22-24th May)

[Jon Mello]

Spa is a really neat circuit with some great history. I think that's awesome that they let you do a day race and a night race as well. Very unique, but a great tribute to the old 24-hour race they used to run. I hope you have no major issues with the car and I look forward to seeing some photos from the race. Best of luck!

[eb911]

Spa Classic is now behind us. It has been an epic week-end with two races of 1 hour each (1 at 3 pm and one at night ). With 40 entrants and a stronger field than ever, we are very happy of our results : 12th in the first race and 9th in the second race despite little ignition issues that led us finish the race on 7 cylinders !
The Camaro pulls hard as usual but this time I think we have found the right chassis setup. The handling is much better now and is quite surprising by many who see the US cars as straight kings.
Brakes are consistent but the braking distance is one of the worst of the grid. I guess each car has his drawbacks !
Here is a link to a cool onboard video and article by the guys at Goodwood Road and Racing Club :
https://grrc.goodwood.com/race/historic/video-camaro-devours-spa-classic#o0hpLrHBpVdiRyxu.97

Few pictures of the races. Spa is just stunning !

[eb911]

Few more :

[69Z28-RS]

Great photos!  I Love them... and Congratulations on your finishes!

What are you running for brakes?  and do you have a plan for improvement?

[Jon Mello]

Thanks for the great pictures, Eric.  I'm glad to hear you are getting the handling sorted out.  Your finishes seem to be very good.

Is that a red Camaro with white stripes that I see in the distance in one of your photos? Looks like possibly another '67?

[eb911]

Great photos!  I Love them... and Congratulations on your finishes!

What are you running for brakes?  and do you have a plan for improvement?

We have the JL8 brakes with Delco Moraine calipers. They don't overheat but they are heavy and the braking distance is average to say the least. We have no plans for improvement for now, as we have to prove that any system has been used in period to use them on the car and be FIA legal.  It seems the Girling  alloy Calipers have been homologated at some point but we have no trace of them being used.

[eb911]

Is that a red Camaro with white stripes that I see in the distance in one of your photos? Looks like possibly another '67?

Yes it is a 1967 Camaro Z28, the Heinrich Chevy-land one which now belongs to a Belgium owner.
We also had several US cars in the grid : a 1978 Camaro Z28 that competed 8 times in the 24 hours in period, a 1970 Hemi Cuda, a 1968 Mustang 302 TA recreation, and two 1965 Mustang 289.

[69Z28-RS]

Great photos!  I Love them... and Congratulations on your finishes!

What are you running for brakes?  and do you have a plan for improvement?

We have the JL8 brakes with Delco Moraine calipers. They don't overheat but they are heavy and the braking distance is average to say the least. We have no plans for improvement for now, as we have to prove that any system has been used in period to use them on the car and be FIA legal.  It seems the Girling  alloy Calipers have been homologated at some point but we have no trace of them being used.

Yes, they are heavy... but I'd think their mass would be beneficial in *long* races with lots of braking..  is that not true any longer?  What is your competition running?