2016 Green Grand Prix TEAM ROSTER & DETAILS

[brucepick]

Drivers, I hope to get your information for this post - please pm me or post info in your own post in this thread.

Last year (2015) I sent pm's to our EM GGP team to work up plans and go over any tech details. It was a bit cumbersome, primarily due to the limit on how many people can be included in one pm. So this year I will build a roster in this thread's first post here - and discuss plans in the thread.

One purpose of this roster is where possible, to adjust our fleet to cover as many classes as possible. It looks like we have multiple 4-cyl's competing, and probably several 3-cyl hybrids (myself included). Anything we can do to spread our coverage can help all of us.

CAR MODEL & YEAR - DRIVER & EM NAME - MODDED YES/NO

(I think I'm now caught up on updates to this list. Please pm me for any updates I need to make.)

2000 Insight - Bruce Pick - brucepick - Modified 3-cyl hybrid
Year? Insight - Robert Acevedo - sheepdog 44 - 3-cyl hybrid
Year? Car? - What's your name? - tf4624 - modded?
1993 Civic VX - Mike Loveland - mloveland78 - MODDED 4-cyl
1999 Civic HX - Your name? - MPGomatic - Modded 4-cyl
1993 Mercury Grand Marquis V8 - Ryan S. - svt98t - - Modded! V8
Year? Car? - Steven K. - UltArc - which car - Modded?
2013 Prius - Your name? - Vman455 - Modded 4-cyl
2008 Prius - Juha Cantori - Gasoline Fumes - Stock [not driving this year]
Centurion - '74 FIAT X1/9 - Jerry - changzuki - kit/home built, tiny diesel
2001 Dodge 3500 - Your name? - redneck - modded I-6 Cummins diesel dually flatbed truck


I hope you guys/ladies will contact me ASAP to confirm or deny the above, and advise of anyone I missed here. Once we have more cars ID'd, I'll group them by GGP Class so we will clearly see who we have in each class.

Drivers: Be sure to review the GGP Rules (see their web site) so you will know which class you are in. If I recall correctly, in 2015, the classes posted on the GGP web site remained as the classes run at the event. In prior years, I noted some flexibility in adding classes on the day of the event. I think what you see in this year's rules will likely remain as posted there.

[MetroMPG]

I'm spectating only... but this is a good idea.

[Gasoline Fumes]

I haven't registered yet, but if I do, it'll be in a stock 2008 Prius. The Civic Wagon gets tossed into the exhibition class where it wouldn't be competitive because the tires are not the original size.

[Gasoline Fumes]

It looks like I'll be attending as a spectator. I can't borrow the Prius I was going to enter with.

[user removed]

I so want to come to one of these things but it's close to 800 miles each way. No great fan of NY roads or drivers in my tiny little car LOL.

regards
mech

[brucepick]

Originally Posted by Old Mechanic

I so want to come to one of these things but it's close to 800 miles each way. No great fan of NY roads or drivers in my tiny little car LOL.

regards
mech

Yeah, that's a pretty long trip, Mech! I drive about 300-350 mi to get there and it's a haul. We'll try to remember to hoist a cold drink in your honor. We'll hoist two if you show up.

[MPGomatic]

It's looking more doubtful by the day for me. I'd rather not run in a modded class. The car has lowering springs and a slightly wacky nose. There's no aero benefit at the lower speeds.

[brucepick]

Originally Posted by MPGomatic

It's looking more doubtful by the day for me. I'd rather not run in a modded class. The car has lowering springs and a slightly wacky nose. There's no aero benefit at the lower speeds.

MPGomatic, remember - In the GGP, modded class cars have a 50 psi limit on tire pressure. Stock cars are limited to 40 psi. So you could make a case that doing ANYTHING to make it a modded car, thus allowing higher tire pressure, is worth it! I saw Slambo's mods list - I'm sure some of your aero work pays off in mpg. Avg track speed is 45 but you spend plenty time between 45-55. I have no doubt that aero improvements help in the Green Grand Prix.

Of course if there are other reasons you can't realistically join us - that's cool.

[Grant-53]

For those coming from the south, the northern section of US 15 is mostly four lane now.

[brucepick]

Originally Posted by Grant-53

For those coming from the south, the northern section of US 15 is mostly four lane now.

Grant, will you be joining us?
Details, please!