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sik68 · 11-05-2012, 11:12 AM

Hey guys, for those of your following the L28, Danny Popp ran the 3rd fastest time in the autocross in the morning. Everyone was on pins and needles to see how it would perform on the road course, but it wasn't meant to be... 3 turns before coming onto the front straightaway to take the green flag, something let go in the L28 (apparently in a BIG way) and he pulled into the pits.

Anyone know what happened to the car? It was a fun car to watch (Popp showed he can make the heavy car dance) and loud as hell.

tramtwo · 11-05-2012, 11:26 AM

Damn

LimaCharlie · 11-05-2012, 10:54 PM

I'm interested in knowing more details about this...

IOM Black Diamond · 11-06-2012, 01:32 AM

I was on the front stretch waiting for him to come around the corner when the chase car came around instead :-( I really wanted to see him at top speed. I saw that they were jacking the back of the car up. I wonder if something let go in the rearend.

tadams72 · 11-06-2012, 03:07 PM

Anyone hear anything more yet?

rocketman 12 · 11-07-2012, 07:42 AM

So Cal Camaro · 11-07-2012, 07:46 AM

I'm not sure what gave way, but he did put on quite the display throwing shit at his car and storming around the pits bitching....

waterinfish · 11-07-2012, 08:35 AM

yeah. i think so, I was on the front stretch waiting for him to come around the corner when the chase car came around instead, haha.

Mike@Lingenfelter · 11-07-2012, 08:47 AM

The rubber coupler between the transmission and the driveshaft broke. When this happened, the driveshaft hit the bottom of the shifter. It hit with enough force that the shift knob was bounced off the roof of the car. Danny had his hand on the knob when this happened.

On the positive side, the car was very fast. On the out-lap of the road course Danny ran a 1.495 second lap. The car finished third in the autocross. It had the fastest time but slid through the stop box. That run was disqualified and the 2nd fastest time put Danny in 3rd place. With the broken driveshaft, the car could not run the speed-stop challenge. Without any points from that event Danny finished in 7th position overall. Not quite what we had hopped for, but still pretty good for a 4000+ pound Camaro.

Firefighter · 11-07-2012, 09:18 AM

Well that sucks. It ran great right up until it broke. Isn't that always how it goes? Hope Danny's hand is okay.

tadams72 · 11-07-2012, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike@Lingenfelter

The rubber coupler between the transmission and the driveshaft broke. When this happened, the driveshaft hit the bottom of the shifter. It hit with enough force that the shift knob was bounced off the roof of the car. Danny had his hand on the knob when this happened.

On the positive side, the car was very fast. On the out-lap of the road course Danny ran a 1.495 second lap. The car finished third in the autocross. It had the fastest time but slid through the stop box. That run was disqualified and the 2nd fastest time put Danny in 3rd place. With the broken driveshaft, the car could not run the speed-stop challenge. Without any points from that event Danny finished in 7th position overall. Not quite what we had hopped for, but still pretty good for a 4000+ pound Camaro.

Time for a one piece solid mount driveshaft?

11-05-2012, 11:12 AM	#1
sik68 Drives: 1968 Camaro, 2002 Subaru WRX Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 86	Lingenfelter L28 Camaro at Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational Hey guys, for those of your following the L28, Danny Popp ran the 3rd fastest time in the autocross in the morning. Everyone was on pins and needles to see how it would perform on the road course, but it wasn't meant to be... 3 turns before coming onto the front straightaway to take the green flag, something let go in the L28 (apparently in a BIG way) and he pulled into the pits. Anyone know what happened to the car? It was a fun car to watch (Popp showed he can make the heavy car dance) and loud as hell. __________________ Steven 1968 Camaro: Project "TRACKDAY" Track Day In-Car Camera Build in Progress

11-05-2012, 10:54 PM	#3
LimaCharlie Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS - 2004 Silverado Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,989	I'm interested in knowing more details about this... __________________ 2011 Summit White Camaro 1SS/RS -6.2 LS3, TR6060, 3.45, G80 2004 Black Silverado 1500 2WD Regular Cab, Short Bed -5.3 LM7, 4L60E, 3.42, G80 2014 White Caprice PPV -6.0 L77, 6L80E, 2.92, G80

11-06-2012, 01:32 AM	#4
IOM Black Diamond HT5 COTW 1/21/13 Drives: 2010 Camaro Inferno 2SS RS 6M Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Pleasant Hill, Or Posts: 2,486	I was on the front stretch waiting for him to come around the corner when the chase car came around instead :-( I really wanted to see him at top speed. I saw that they were jacking the back of the car up. I wonder if something let go in the rearend. __________________

11-06-2012, 03:07 PM	#5
tadams72 When is enough ever... Drives: 2006 Silverado 2500HD CC/SB LBZ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Residence: Chula Vista, CA Home: Billings, MT Posts: 996 View My Garage	Anyone hear anything more yet? __________________ The Project: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS (ERL 427 Superdeck NA Monster) "Just like farmer engineering. Find the weak link and fix it, then find the next one." Salt Cat Racing

11-07-2012, 07:42 AM	#6
rocketman 12 SOON......... Drives: 2010 ABM SS/RS Z-281LE Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wolcottville, Indiana Posts: 946	__________________ No, it's not a real Z/28.....

11-05-2012, 11:26 AM	#2
tramtwo Drives: 2021 1LE Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: N'Awlinz Posts: 6,315	Damn

11-07-2012, 07:46 AM	#7
So Cal Camaro So Cal Race Team Drives: 2013 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny So Cal Posts: 3,584	I'm not sure what gave way, but he did put on quite the display throwing shit at his car and storming around the pits bitching.... __________________

11-07-2012, 08:35 AM	#8
waterinfish Drives: ford Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: us Posts: 2	yeah. i think so, I was on the front stretch waiting for him to come around the corner when the chase car came around instead, haha.

11-07-2012, 08:47 AM	#9
Mike@Lingenfelter Drives: 2011 Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 19	The rubber coupler between the transmission and the driveshaft broke. When this happened, the driveshaft hit the bottom of the shifter. It hit with enough force that the shift knob was bounced off the roof of the car. Danny had his hand on the knob when this happened. On the positive side, the car was very fast. On the out-lap of the road course Danny ran a 1.495 second lap. The car finished third in the autocross. It had the fastest time but slid through the stop box. That run was disqualified and the 2nd fastest time put Danny in 3rd place. With the broken driveshaft, the car could not run the speed-stop challenge. Without any points from that event Danny finished in 7th position overall. Not quite what we had hopped for, but still pretty good for a 4000+ pound Camaro.

11-07-2012, 09:18 AM	#10
Firefighter Drives: Black '13 2SS/RS/1LE w/NPP/NAV Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Tampa by way of Miami... Posts: 4,934	Well that sucks. It ran great right up until it broke. Isn't that always how it goes? Hope Danny's hand is okay.