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Fantastic!

 

I dont know what my finger was doing I mean C/BFMS not C/BGMS as previously posted. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.

 

For someone that has never broken 205 MPH,
a jump to 221 MPH is a BIG step.

Considering the state of tune of the car and driver,
I can well believe we are seeing the real-time story
of what will become the
fastest Ferrari-powered Ferrari in history.

At Bonneville the race goes to the fastest,
not the most powerful.

Driver skill (Think: wet sandy road with 1,000 HP),
chassis tune, traction, aerodynamics and weather
are all components of every attempt.

Yesterday, an American car crashed at around 250 MPH,
after spinning on the slipery salt. There has been discussion
that the rear wing , when going backwards, "lifted"
the back of the car, and it went airborn.

There is no penalty for taking babt steps,
and a big reward for a job well done.

Richard should be running just minutes from now,
so stay tuned.....

 

Richard has posted a time of 228.680 MPH
in the last of the three timed miles.

Don't know what his two-run average is......

 

Way to go.
Stay safe.

 

New record in our class was bumped to 231 this afternoon ...that is now the speed we are trying to better ..will run again tomorrow morning on hopefully much drier salt ...our exit speed on todays run was just north of 230 so hopefully drier salt will help us get to speed faster in the three mile, giving us the last two miles to exceed that new 231 record.

 

Congrats!

Now it's getting good...

 

Good Luck!!!!

 

Head up, hips back, hands forward!

 

Running against a new record in class, of 231.804, set Friday October 8, 2010. Richard Losee driving his "Most Miles" Enzo now holds the SCTA record in the C/BFMS class. On Saturday, October 9th 2010, the Enzo ran a qualifying run of 237.600 with an exit speed at the 5 mile of 238.934. The record run was made 56 minutes later with a speed of 238.142 and an exit speed of 238.780. New record in class is 237.871.

Both runs were made using factory gearing and body configuration, with twin turbos running moderate boost.

We were the last car to run, and to set a record at the 2010 SCTA World Finals.

There are too many names to list, who played a role in bringing this car life. I will wait till a later date and another venue to name them.

I do need to express a special thank you to all the great people who volunteer their time and talents with the SCTA. What a wonderful group of men and women, all of you were pulling for us, and we appreciate that. All the competitors, who push men and machine to the limit, the speeds this week were amazing. And to all you here on FerrariChat, who have shown such great interest in the project, and expressed your good wishes in our behalf as well.


All our best to each of you.

Team, RSL Racing
W. Kevin Marsh, Project manager, and crew chief.
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Congratulations to all involved.

 

Congrats!

 

Hey, congrats!!

 

Fantastic news! Congratulations to everyone !

 

Super!!!!

 

Congratulations! It's really thrilling to see an Enzo in almost a factory stock configuration reach this remarkable speed.

I noticed you went back to the factory front bumper. Did you have any concerns about possible lifting? Did you do any other aero mods, like disabling the front and rear flap actuators?

 

thats awesome.

 

this may have already been stated but now that you have the record in that class, is there a plan to push it forward or will it go back to street trim now?

 

For Immediate Release

October 10, 2010 - Wendover, Utah - Team RSL Racing based out of Salt Lake City, Utah took their Steve Harris Imports sponsored Ferrari Enzo to a new Southern California Timing Association World Land Speed record of 237.871 miles per hour Saturday at the Bonneville Salt Flats. The new record was set using the average of the qualifying speed of 237.600 mph and the record run of 238.934 mph as per SCTA rules. The team had qualified for the record earlier in the week with a 221.316 mph down run on the previous record of 213.176 mph. Unfortunately an unexpected chute deployment during their record attempt early Friday morning resulted in a missed opportunity for the record. Adding to the dismay of the team, another team which had also qualified for the record was able to capitalize on their attempt and reset the class record to 231.804 mph.

"We were really disappointed that we were unable to get the record because the chute fell out," explained tuner Shane Tecklenburg of Mission Viejo, CA. "We were getting ready to load up after our debriefing meeting thinking that we really didn't have a shot at a speed that high because we are out of gear using the stock drivetrain in the Enzo. But after a few calculations we determined that we might be able to get there by raising the factory rpm limit."

The team decided to try and make an additional attempt Friday afternoon the result of which was a 228 mph pass which was not good enough to qualify. After a quick review of the data Tecklenburg determined more power was needed in order to achieve the speeds required for a record run and dialed the boost in from the twin Precision Turbo turbochargers through the software in the MoTeC Engine Management Systems which control the Ferrari's engine.

"I had to leave for the airport literally right when we made the run as I was headed for a race in Phoenix," recalled Tecklenburg. "I was changing the tune up while we were towing the car back to the pit and I left immediately afterward not really knowing if what I had done would be enough to get them there."

As dawn turned to daylight over the salt Saturday morning team driver Richard Losee, of Provo, UT, the 1997 SCCA Group 2 National Pro Rally Champion took his turn for a qualifying attempt once again. Unbelievably the parachute deployed accidentally in the middle of his pass nixing any chance for a qualifying speed during that run. However the point where it had deployed gave the team enough information to suggest that the car was considerably faster than any previous runs and so without fail, Project Manager Kevin Marsh and Chief Technician Randy Felice, again packed the parachute and towed the car directly back to the staging lanes.

As luck would have it, they were the second to last car back in the staging lanes, before they were closed to qualifying. This time after several adjustments by the team to the chute release mechanism MM Enzo (Most Miles 31366) ran a whopping 237.600 mph with an exit speed of 238.934 mph which was more than plenty to qualify on the 231.804 mph class record set the day before. With a quick stop to impound and the final pass of the 2010 SCTA World Finals, Losee guided his MM Enzo TT (twin turbo) to a record speed of 238.142 mph setting the mark at 237.871 mph for the C (360 cubic inch) Blown Fuel Modified Sport category and the fastest speed ever for a Ferrari Enzo.

RSL Racing consists of;
Richard Losee, owner and driver
Kevin Marsh, project manager, and crew chief. 40 years experience in automotive restoration, fabrication and design.
Lead technician: Randy Felice, 25 years as Authorized Ferrari Technician with Steve Harris Imports, Salt Lake City, Utah
Engine management design, tuning and data acquisition: Shane Tecklenburg (Tuned by Shane T) MoTeC system expert.
Additional Crew Members:
Jason Marsh, Mark Lockhart, Paul Manukian, Elizabeth Marsh
GP Motorsports wiring - Greg Pyles
Specialty Machine work, performed by Steve Stevens of Eagle Machine in Midvale, Utah
Additional Carbon fiber repairs and body and paint work performed by Dale Jolley and Robert Steggell
Main Sponsors: Steve Harris Imports, authorized Ferrari Dealer, Salt Lake City, Utah
Miller Motor Sports Park, Tooele, Utah

Team RSL Racing would like to thank all of those who were a part of making this record a reality and we would especially like to say a big thank you to the dedicated men and women of the SCTA and USFRA who give us the opportunity to go out and run our hot rod in both a safe and professional manner at this legendary venue. Finally we offer a thank you to fellow competitors who have on many occasions offered us valuable insight into this type of racing.

 

Incredible story here. Hope to see a documentary someday or some other video record of these events. Congrat's!

 

Just read the entire thread and I must say it's epic. So much hard work and dedication went into this project. It's great to see this ENZO brought back to life.

 

has this been posted here yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEPPo581-rc

sorry if its a dupe!

 

That was our first run at the USFRA World of Speed event in September.

 

Anyone know what a Veyron SS would run in similar conditions?