April 17, 2015 Watkins Glen Green Grand Prix

[redneck]

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I went to the Green Grand Prix website and couldn't find the results for 2015 or any other year.

Is there some sort of secrete hand shake one has to know to see that info...???



Congratulations to all who participated.


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[changzuki]

Same thing happend to me. Clear out your web browser's history or hit refresh... They are there though!
~CrazyJerry

[changzuki]

http://greengrandprix.com/images/2015Awards_list.pdf

http://greengrandprix.com/images/2015spreadsheet.pdf

~CrazyJerry

[brucepick]

We EcoModders are truly a bunch of overachievers.
EcoModders had an impressive list of first place wins - and other accomplishments - at this year's Green Grand Prix.

[I've updated this post to be as complete and accurate as possible. If you are aware of any additional information or corrections, please let me know. Thanks!]

I will propose to Bob G that for 2016, EcoModders would note EcoModder on our GGP application forms under "Company", which he could amend to "Company or Team". So EM would be mentioned along with each award we win.

Right off the top of my head - achievements at the 2015 GGP:

First in class to:
Crazy Jerry - Centurion - 250.64 mpg!!!
Robert Acevedo (sheepdog 44) - stock Insight
Mike Loveland - modded '93 Civic
Steven Kiel - modded 6 cyl Mustang

Otherwise noteworthy:

Finnie Wagaman - driving Bridget the Midget, now powered by a 3 cyl Kubota diesel, at approx 99.6+ mpg. That's 3-4 times the 25-30 mpg typically reported for stock MG Midgets on Fuely.com.

Matt Hooler - aka Drgreenthumb - drove his 2000 Insight in Stages 1 and 3. As noted by sheepdog 44 (aka Robert A) earlier, Matt's FCD indicated a very nice 76.2 mpg, but for an unknown reason his fuel fill record indicated a "mere" 46.9 mpg. I suspect the FCD was correct, but apparently the Green Grand Prix did not think the same.

Bruce Pick (me) and his navigator brother Steve - modded '96 Accord - took 2nd place in combined rally scores. I believe we beat out some seasoned rally drivers in that. Our 54.2 mpg on the track didn't beat Mike Loveland's 116.7, but but our recorded mpg is not too shabby at all for a 2800+ lb beast.

[changzuki]

Green Grand Prix list with ecomodders highlighted and sorted by category. Data is directly from the Green Grand Prix spreadsheet listed a couple of posts above but if anyone sees any errors let me know and I'll correct them:
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http://diesel-bike.com/Centurion/GGP...cat_group2.pdf
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~CrazyJerry.

[redneck]

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Crazy Jerry did it again this year with a amazing 250.64 mpg in the Urba Centurion.

The best part of it is that he did it with three decade old technology (1982). That's super cool...

Again, I would like to congratulate all the ecomodders that participated in the 2015 GGP.

Ya'll did a awesome job representing the forum.






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[rustygirl]

Crazy Jerry Thank you for the link to the diesel midget from 1980. very interesting. The car has/had 2 overdrives, the Toyota 5 speed of the day 5th gear is OD and the Laycock. It got me thinking and attached is a spreadsheet of known Kubota cars with their final drive information.
Now for the sad news, our actual mileage was 64.177 mpg I forwarded the correction to Bob. the confusion in the paperwork was due to being reclassified from production mod to exhibition. 99.6...I wish. Now as soon as I get the desire for an OD out of my system I can concentrate on aero modes and the Veggie oil conversion.

[changzuki]

Originally Posted by rustygirl

Crazy Jerry Thank you for the link to the diesel midget from 1980. very interesting. The car has/had 2 overdrives, the Toyota 5 speed of the day 5th gear is OD and the Laycock. It got me thinking and attached is a spreadsheet of known Kubota cars with their final drive information.
Now for the sad news, our actual mileage was 64.177 mpg I forwarded the correction to Bob. the confusion in the paperwork was due to being reclassified from production mod to exhibition. 99.6...I wish. Now as soon as I get the desire for an OD out of my system I can concentrate on aero modes and the Veggie oil conversion.

rustygirl,
I made the mpg correction on the spreadsheet referenced a few posts back - thanks for that update! The MG is most impressive on the track and 64+mpg is nothing to sneeze at. You've done an excellent Kubota transplant and transmission mating. I hope you will keep the forum updated from time-to-time should you change anything. You're a wealth of information as I found out at the event and thanks for sharing that spreadsheet of the Kubota cars and their final drives - excellent! Two:

~CrazyJerry

[UltArc]

So, I have disappeared since the GGP. Long story short, there was an issue with fueling. Although my fuel gauge showed 43.2 MPG, the highest I have ever seen from a clear at 0 miles, it was not noted as so.

Last year, without correcting the odometer being off, I achieved 48.42 officially, as my readout said 42.1. That's 115.01%. By this same logic, I could have seen as much as 49.68 MPG.

I know 40 MPG is "good" for a Mustang. Fine. Whatever. But I don't compete to win. I compete to devastate. I compete to annihilate. This started out with my goal to get 30 MPG average from my Mustang, and my lifetime average with out a lot of recent entries is 35+. I didn't go there to beat some other 6 cylinders, or beat some other sports cars. I went there to take out some Prii, and many of the 4 cylinders. I'm sorry, but that isn't me. I lift harder with a partner, run faster when chasing someone, shoot better when hunting something, and I don't play to win, I play to crush my opponents, in my class or not.

But that must wait for next year. I want 50 now. I want it bad.

I've got time, some ideas, and things are coming together nicely so far. Better watch out, GGP 2016. We're getting serious.

[brucepick]

Originally Posted by UltArc

So, I have disappeared since the GGP. Long story short, there was an issue with fueling. Although my fuel gauge showed 43.2 MPG, the highest I have ever seen from a clear at 0 miles, it was not noted as so.

Last year, without correcting the odometer being off, I achieved 48.42 officially, as my readout said 42.1. That's 115.01%. By this same logic, I could have seen as much as 49.68 MPG.

I know 40 MPG is "good" for a Mustang. Fine. Whatever. But I don't compete to win. I compete to devastate. I compete to annihilate. This started out with my goal to get 30 MPG average from my Mustang, and my lifetime average with out a lot of recent entries is 35+. I didn't go there to beat some other 6 cylinders, or beat some other sports cars. I went there to take out some Prii, and many of the 4 cylinders. I'm sorry, but that isn't me. I lift harder with a partner, run faster when chasing someone, shoot better when hunting something, and I don't play to win, I play to crush my opponents, in my class or not.

But that must wait for next year. I want 50 now. I want it bad.

I've got time, some ideas, and things are coming together nicely so far. Better watch out, GGP 2016. We're getting serious.

What happened, exactly?
I think you said something about a fuse, after the GGP was done...

Anyway, based on 48.42 mpg in the 2014 GGP, I'm sure 50 is within reach for you. The event's calculations now include the hill climb and return to the pump, so it's a bit different from earlier years where our odometers got zeroed when entering the track. But I think you can surpass 50. And a bunch of Priuses/Prii/Priae.