Ty in One Lap of America.

H-TOWN-TYPHOON

You're killin' me, Smalls
Re: Ty in One Lap of America.

Is this the same truck that has run in the past? I actually remember reading Car and Driver back in the 90's when they ran the first One Lap. I'm pretty sure there was a Ty in the pics.
 

WyoSyclone

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Re: Ty in One Lap of America.

Cool.... I get to go see the whole bunch race at Hallet (sp?) raceway in Oklahoma Wednesday morning! I'll take some pics of the Ty and post them here... stay tuned!
 
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odium

1BADGMC
Re: Ty in One Lap of America.

I didn't mean why as in how, I meant why as in it's a Honda Odyssey for christ's sake!
 

hatrik8

Donating Member
Re: Ty in One Lap of America.

odium said:
I didn't mean why as in how, I meant why as in it's a Honda Odyssey for christ's sake!

Maybe it's modded up? I dunno, but I found the pic...

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WyoSyclone

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Re: Ty in One Lap of America.

Hey Guys,
Just got back from Hallett Raceway, outside of Stillwater, Oklahoma towards Tulsa..... got to meet Scott Breneman who is campaigning the Ty! What an awesome day! Sorry, in advance, for the length of this post... but thought you'd all enjoy the pics.

The Raceway..
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Hey, Look what I found!
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See the trailer in the background? The Ty tows that from raceway to raceway....

Well, there's a name on the roof...
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And, here he is in person.... Scott Breneman - heck of a nice guy. I talked with Scott for quite a while. Very nice that he took time out of a hectic day to talk to a Sy owner... he was very happy to see someone from the Sy/Ty community there... I was walking around with my Myclone donation T-shirt on (gray Syclone one), and I heard this voice say, "Nice T-shirt!" - it was Scott and hid Dad, Bob.

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His dad, Bob, was with him cuz' his co-driver had to go to the hospital with the wife... something about a baby coming - hmmm, race or have a baby??? :D

OH, oh.... something missing in this pic.....
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Yup, definitely something gone here....
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Scott told me his garage door attacked his Ty. He glued it back on with epoxy, but on one of the stints he looked back and saw it flying off the back of the truck. Being a smart boy, he stopped and went back and picked up his $300 piece of cladding :)


Nice plate for this little trip!
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See those white spots on the tires? Those let the One Lap of America organizers know if the tires have been changed...
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C5 brakes all around - ABS delete
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Hmmm, what's under the hood?
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Well, bowtie block, vortec heads, I think Scott said Eldebrock intake, stock exhaust manifolds, and a bunch of other stuff!
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But wait!!! ...... what?? No intercooler! Nope, just water injection :squint:
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Scott says 150 degree intake temps down the long straights.. not too bad!


Other things I could see were, ABS delete, custom radiator, stock turbo housing with new compressor housing (Scott says better for extended WOT use), H2O injection - injected right at the center of the compressor wheel, MSD ignition, Accel engine management, billet fuel rails, Efan, and this custom intake.
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Scott said that underhood temps can get so high that it can melt solder on circuit traces.... ouch!

Putting it all to work! ......
Nice corner entry
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Entering the apex....
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And exiting... Scott reallly did a great job on this track...
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I'll be putting up a bunch of pics from the rest of the day showing some of the other cars, including the Odyssey... the one shown on an earlier post isn't the same one racing.

Also, visit my photobucket page (address in my sig) - I've got a video of Scott going thru this turn.

Oh, and you'll have to ask Scott about his little off-track excursion - does 3 1/2 high-speed donuts mean anything?? :D
 

Baythan

SY2TY2SY2TY
Re: Ty in One Lap of America.

Holy S! And it's a Pennsylvania truck! How come we don't know this guy?

What kind of suspension set up on this truck?
 

WyoSyclone

Active member
Re: Ty in One Lap of America.

Still has torsion bars... afraid of the stress put on the shock towers from coil overs during road racing... forgot to ask about the rest of it.... :doh:

And guess what? ...... a 700R - although a very stout 700R!
 
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odium

1BADGMC
Re: Ty in One Lap of America.

I see it's for sale. How much?

It's good seeing a Typhoon used like this. It's how it should be!
 

WyoSyclone

Active member
Re: Ty in One Lap of America.

It was great seeing it on the track..... it had a little bit of a stumble to it... sounded like it needed new plugs.
Scott didn't say how much. It had a cage installed, custom front propshaft, rear hoop, a built 700r (apparently pretty stout), as well as the other mods listed. It sounded GOOD, sounded like a lot of HP!

They'll be drag-racing in Indy tomorrow, so we should get to see what kind of times it runs.
 

WyoSyclone

Active member
Re: Ty in One Lap of America.

For you guys who wanted to see the Odyssey, here it is.....

Word is that is was built by Honda (or with a LOT of help from) at or near the Odyssey plant down in Alabama (basically a factory-sponsored ride).
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Turbo'd V6, with what looked like a paddle-shifted 6-speed out of an Acura....
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It sounded REALLY good, and would have been a LOT of fun to go get the groceries in :D


Scott was stomping them in the Ty till he decided to do an imitation of a merry-go-round in the grass off the turn 1 corner! :rotf:
 

GarnetTy1473

Donating Member
Re: Ty in One Lap of America.

Anybody know if it costs anything to go watch? Might have to take a long lunch break tomorrow and go see them at IRP, eerrrr, I mean ORP.
 

WyoSyclone

Active member
Re: Ty in One Lap of America.

Didn't cost a thing at Hallett.... lots of fun. Scott was hoping a bunch of Sy/Ty guys would show up and buy him lunch :D
He gets jealous of all the BMW and WRX groupies at the track helping the other drivers...
 

GarnetTy1473

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Re: Ty in One Lap of America.

WyoSyclone said:
Didn't cost a thing at Hallett.... lots of fun. Scott was hoping a bunch of Sy/Ty guys would show up and buy him lunch :D
He gets jealous of all the BMW and WRX groupies at the track helping the other drivers...

Hmmm, I think I'll have to go make some "sales calls" tomorrow. Maybe I can get Todds ass out there too. He has to work at noon, so it might be hard, but he only lives 2 miles from IRP, err, damnit, ORP.
 

WyoSyclone

Active member
Re: Ty in One Lap of America.

That would be great! Maybe take a new set of NGK's with you... I know he could use a new set of plugs :D
Scott says the rest of Ty is sticking together in one piece.... I think 975 miles from Hallett to IRP...oops, ORP in one night - he should be good and fried by tomorrow morning! :sleepy: :sleepy:
 
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