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- California
- Darkesta4Real
After searching the classifieds for several (in game) months VetteChix Racing finally acquired the much-coveted 1963 Corvette Z06 Race Car from Justin (JUST IN). I couldn’t wait to get it on the track for a test drive because I wanted to enter it into the Historic Racing Car Cup. Before I could finish the first lap, I just about gave up on it. Whoever owned it last must not have known what they were doing because it was tuned for trash.
I decided to work on it myself, so I rolled it into the VetteChix garage and began turning my wrench. I tried several different settings and tested each one until I finally got it drivable again. Once I was happy with its performance, I swapped the tires with a set of racing softs and bolted on a compressor and high RPM turbocharger. Now I was ready to enter the race.
When the car and I arrived at the French Riviera we immediately drove to the Côte d'Azur circuit HQ and registered for the Historic Racing Car Cup. That night in the hotel, I ordered room service and ate like a queen.
In the morning I quickly got myself down to the track and did my pre-race checks. With a positive attitude we all rolled up to our starting lines and began the pre-lap for a rolling start. My first attempt did not go as well as hoped and I came in a shameful tenth place. At this point I decided to get some advice on tuning. After trying a few suggested settings, I found one that felt better than my own tune attempt and was ready to try again. This time I came in sixth place which was better, but still not good enough. I was at a loss but decided to tweek the settings even more but how? On a whim, I thought I’d try something with the suspension that sounded wrong but actually made the car perform even better than before. I was excited to try the race again, but I would have to wait until tomorrow.
Settings:
CHEVROLET Corvette Z06 (C2) Race Car ‘63
Suspension Front Rear
LSD Front Rear
Aerodynamics Front Rear
Brake Balance Controller Front Rear
Weight Adjustment
Power Limiter
Transmission
The next day was clear and sunny, the perfect weather for racing this car. We lined up on the starting grid as follows:
1 V. Lambert XJ13 Race Car.’66
2 E. Claeys Toyota 7 Race Car ‘70
3 C. Juarez 2J Race Car ‘76
4 K. Krueger GT40 Race Car ‘69
5 W. Gersta 2D Race Car ‘67
6 J. Jensen Corvette Z06 Race Car ‘63
7 Darkesta Corvette Z06 Race Car ‘63
8 D. Kappel Mark IV Race Car ‘67
9 W. Sherman 330 P4 Race Car ‘67
10 G. Glass XJ13 Race car’66
11 S. Maldonado Toyota 7 Race Car ‘70
12 H. Forbes 2J Race Car ‘76
The little corvette started off strong and began moving up through the ranks, but I soon discovered that the Chaparrals are cheat cars! And wasn’t that 2J banned by the Sports Car Club of America for using two fans under the vehicle that created a vacuum which sucked it to the track? Guess this isn’t America so let’s do this. I moved up to 3rd place by the beginning of lap 3 but was passed by the 2J doorstop in the middle of lap 4 and it quickly pulled away from me never to be seen again. Those front 3 cars were so far ahead that I was not going to catch any of them. I finished the race in fourth place and the rest in this order:
1 Jaguar XJ13 Race Car.’66
2 Toyota 7 Race Car ‘70
3 Chaparral 2J Race Car ‘76
4 Darkesta - Corvette Z06 Race Car ‘63
5 Chaparral 2D Race Car ‘67
6 Ford GT40 Race Car ‘69
7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Race Car ‘63
8 Chaparral 2J Race Car ‘76
9 Toyota 7 Race Car ‘70
10 Jaguar XJ13 Race car’66
11 Ford Mark IV Race Car ‘67
12 Ferrari 330 P4 Race Car ‘67
I felt like I could really place in this race and wouldn’t be happy without making it to the podium and taking home a trophy. I demanded a rematch and the other racers were happy to oblige. This time I got lucky and near the end or the fourth lap E. Claeys and C. Juarez crashed into the wall allowing me to pass them both. I just couldn’t catch that Jaguar and placed 2nd taking home a silver trophy.
Back at home I could not get that race out of my mind, and I spoke with some friends about it. Scotty told me my car “just didn’t have the power” and Doc Brown said, “Your flux capacitor isn’t fluxing.” Upon hearing this I did some research on the Chaparral 2J Race Car and discovered that it was powered by a Chevrolet Corvette 427 engine. Now I had to have one however, VetteChix Racing did not have 14 million dollars in their bank account.
It is now my mission to earn the millions I need and get my hands on that car! To be continued….
I decided to work on it myself, so I rolled it into the VetteChix garage and began turning my wrench. I tried several different settings and tested each one until I finally got it drivable again. Once I was happy with its performance, I swapped the tires with a set of racing softs and bolted on a compressor and high RPM turbocharger. Now I was ready to enter the race.
When the car and I arrived at the French Riviera we immediately drove to the Côte d'Azur circuit HQ and registered for the Historic Racing Car Cup. That night in the hotel, I ordered room service and ate like a queen.
In the morning I quickly got myself down to the track and did my pre-race checks. With a positive attitude we all rolled up to our starting lines and began the pre-lap for a rolling start. My first attempt did not go as well as hoped and I came in a shameful tenth place. At this point I decided to get some advice on tuning. After trying a few suggested settings, I found one that felt better than my own tune attempt and was ready to try again. This time I came in sixth place which was better, but still not good enough. I was at a loss but decided to tweek the settings even more but how? On a whim, I thought I’d try something with the suspension that sounded wrong but actually made the car perform even better than before. I was excited to try the race again, but I would have to wait until tomorrow.
Settings:
CHEVROLET Corvette Z06 (C2) Race Car ‘63
Suspension Front Rear
| Ride Height Adj. (mm) | -25 | -25 |
| Spring Rate (kgf/mm) | 12.2 | 8.8 |
| Dampers (Extension) | 7 | 5 |
| Dampers (Compression) | 6 | 6 |
| Anti-Roll Bars | 5 | 7 |
| Camber Angle (-) | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| Toe Angle | -0.06 | 0.24 |
| Initial Torque | 0 | 24 |
| Acceleration Sensitivity | 0 | 60 |
| Braking Sensitivity | 0 | 24 |
| Downforce | 44 | 66 |
| Brake Balance | 8 | 6 |
| Ballast Amount (kg) | 16 |
| Ballast Position | -35 |
| Power Level | 100.0% |
| 1st Gear | 3.175 |
| 2nd Gear | 2.025 |
| 3rd Gear | 1.450 |
| 4th Gear | 1.100 |
| 5th Gear | 0.825 |
| Final Gear | 3.825 |
| Top Speed (kph) | 330 |
The next day was clear and sunny, the perfect weather for racing this car. We lined up on the starting grid as follows:
1 V. Lambert XJ13 Race Car.’66
2 E. Claeys Toyota 7 Race Car ‘70
3 C. Juarez 2J Race Car ‘76
4 K. Krueger GT40 Race Car ‘69
5 W. Gersta 2D Race Car ‘67
6 J. Jensen Corvette Z06 Race Car ‘63
7 Darkesta Corvette Z06 Race Car ‘63
8 D. Kappel Mark IV Race Car ‘67
9 W. Sherman 330 P4 Race Car ‘67
10 G. Glass XJ13 Race car’66
11 S. Maldonado Toyota 7 Race Car ‘70
12 H. Forbes 2J Race Car ‘76
The little corvette started off strong and began moving up through the ranks, but I soon discovered that the Chaparrals are cheat cars! And wasn’t that 2J banned by the Sports Car Club of America for using two fans under the vehicle that created a vacuum which sucked it to the track? Guess this isn’t America so let’s do this. I moved up to 3rd place by the beginning of lap 3 but was passed by the 2J doorstop in the middle of lap 4 and it quickly pulled away from me never to be seen again. Those front 3 cars were so far ahead that I was not going to catch any of them. I finished the race in fourth place and the rest in this order:
1 Jaguar XJ13 Race Car.’66
2 Toyota 7 Race Car ‘70
3 Chaparral 2J Race Car ‘76
4 Darkesta - Corvette Z06 Race Car ‘63
5 Chaparral 2D Race Car ‘67
6 Ford GT40 Race Car ‘69
7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Race Car ‘63
8 Chaparral 2J Race Car ‘76
9 Toyota 7 Race Car ‘70
10 Jaguar XJ13 Race car’66
11 Ford Mark IV Race Car ‘67
12 Ferrari 330 P4 Race Car ‘67
I felt like I could really place in this race and wouldn’t be happy without making it to the podium and taking home a trophy. I demanded a rematch and the other racers were happy to oblige. This time I got lucky and near the end or the fourth lap E. Claeys and C. Juarez crashed into the wall allowing me to pass them both. I just couldn’t catch that Jaguar and placed 2nd taking home a silver trophy.
Back at home I could not get that race out of my mind, and I spoke with some friends about it. Scotty told me my car “just didn’t have the power” and Doc Brown said, “Your flux capacitor isn’t fluxing.” Upon hearing this I did some research on the Chaparral 2J Race Car and discovered that it was powered by a Chevrolet Corvette 427 engine. Now I had to have one however, VetteChix Racing did not have 14 million dollars in their bank account.
It is now my mission to earn the millions I need and get my hands on that car! To be continued….