Good luck team RPM

[racerrad8]

Another RPM assisted customer has signed to drive for JR Motorsports in 2013.

Our very own Bob Weymouth has taken his young driver, Reid Lanpher, with the assistance of RPM set-up & parts, allowing him to become the youngest winner in the highly competitive NELCAR road race series earlier this year; Lanpher Becomes Youngest NELCAR Winner

The success of Reid Lanpher in the 2012 season has led to the signing to drive for Dale Earnhardt Jr's, JR Motorsport racing team for 2013;
Reid signs with JRM

Reid & Bob, congratulations on your success and we will be watching.

Randy - RPM

[FJmonkey]

Even more Kookaloo from RPM.... Bring it on Randy....

[weymouth399]

Thanks Randy

This kids the real deal. Never in 17 years have I ever seen this much talent, never mind in a 14 year old. He can oval, race road race with the best of them.

We had our season ending race today, we went 1-2 in the legend cars, he also won his first super late model  race today. Two wins one day, some may say he's had a good week.

And a big thank you on all your help, PRICELESS.

Check out his utube channel superlm 59, see for yourself. 

Bob W

[FJmonkey]

Wow!! There is way too much to check out in one night. Way to rock the racing world....

[The General]

Hey Mate, I hung off every word of that race call. Congrats to Reid, Dad & Randy.

We`ve got Auscars (Legends) here Running with Bike events at the Local Brissie Track. Ya can`t beat walkin thru the pits and seeing the bays full of FJ1200 motors, but ta see`m scream`n down tha straight and inta the corner at 10-11000 rpm is kinda angelic chaos. 

[racerman_27410]

they really get to let these things loose on this road course...the last couple laps this kid really turns it on.

REID LANPHER #59 NHMS LEGENDS WIN **part 2**

[carsick]

Big congrats to Reid and all you old guys that helped him get there! Bob it was good to see you at the track running with Reid, thanks again for your offer of the trailer. For the folks that haven't been, the NHMS road course in the video Frank posted is a blast, that's where I did my first trackday a year ago on the FJ!

[Firehawk068]

I like the "Bump Drafting" down the front straight.

[weymouth399]

Thanks Doug

I went looking for you sun night couldn't find you, again mon when we got back from our ride. She did gave me the ok to build a track bike for Travis and I, after seeing the guy riding double in front of all the others solo riders behind him.

Bump drafting on that straight will give you almost a 1/2 second advantage. To bad the bikes can only draft.

The 56 that he was pushing was the first kid I helped out a couple years ago, he was the 2011 nelcar champion.

Bob

[racerrad8]

Well,

I was scheduled to head down Las Vegas to work on two of my customer Legends cars at the 2012 World Finals. My wife tells me since we are going down why not take our car...

So, Wednesday night I pulled the carbs to clean, aired up the tires since it was last driven by my son last June. Pushed it into the trailer and headed out early Thursday.

Got to the track on Friday morning and helped out my two guys, Phil Joy & Kirk Hall were 1 & 2 in the INEX Masters National points standings with this race being the deciding factor. I decided to skip practice and just run the qualifying session. I jump in the car and head out and complete 2.5 laps before breaking an intake cam. I had not even got the tires to temp but was still able to post the second fast qualifying time.

Since I was broken I spent the rest of the day tuning on Phil & Kirk's cars for their qualifying & heat races. Kirk qualified second fastest and Phil 12th. After the heats were complete and the points tallied for the main event starting spots, Kirk was starting second and Phil 10th. I went ahead and took my car to the hotel and lucked out as when the cam broke it did not bend any valves. Dropped in the new cam and got my car ready for my main event on Saturday.

Well, since I qualified 2nd but did not have any heat race points I had to start at the rear of the pack. I was able to take the lead of the race before the completion of the 5th lap of 11. I noticed a little oil building on the windshield and thought one of my fellow competitors was leaking oil as I was passing them. As I continued to extend my lead I notice the oil on my windshield was getting worse and it is now flowing over the firewall into the driver compartment...

As the race progresses I take the white flag and have a pretty good lead and the oil has now fully covered the windshield and I am having to look out the side for the corner curbing and I have slowed significantly as I really cannot see where I am going. As I am coming up to the final turn before the run down the main straight and finish, I feel the engine tie up and then...

BOOM & there is now flames in the driver compartment with me.

I shut the ignition off and push in the clutch as the engine has kicked a rod out the side of the block and the oil hit the header and a flash fire occurred. The fire went right out and I was less that a 1/4 mile from the finish, but no power remaining only coasting. I am passed by the two cars behind me before I can coast to the starting line finishing third...DAMN.

So, long story short...The valve cover bolt pulled the threads and was the source of the leak which allowed enough oil out of the engine to starve the system resulting in the catastrophic failure.

Kirk & Phil start their race and Kirk needs to beat Phil by more than three spots to overtake Phil in the national points championship. The race went well with Kirk running in the top five in a great race. Phil worked his way up to 10th after getting bumped from the course on the first lap and falling well back into the field. Another racer blows an engine car catches fire and the red flag comes out bunching the field up for a two lap shootout. Kirk is in 4th and Phil in 11th. At the start Phil gets a break as cars in front of him are beating & banging resulting in a spin at the first corner and he is able to get up to 7th while Kirk is now racing for 2nd. As they go down the back straight Kirk suddenly slows and before they get to the next corner Phil passes Kirk. Kirk continues around the track much slower than race speed. The race finishes with Phil coming in 6th and Kirk falling to 17th.

When Kirk comes into the pits it is all high fives for the Phil Joy bunch and disgust from Kirk's camp. I was able to check with Kirk as he pulled of the track and he showed my the shift lever in the car was just flopping loosely. I look at the engine where the shifter attaches and the weld failed and the car was in fourth gear and he was unable to shift and keep the race pace.

In the end, Phil wins the 2012 INEX Masters National Championship and Kirk takes second, I ran one race this year and lead the majority of the race before popping the motor and falling to third.

Not a bad weekend, but we all had higher hopes, but parts failures are part of the game.

RPM customers were able to secure two national points titles for 2012.

Phil Joy in Masters
Tom Boyd in Thunder Roadsters

Randy - RPM

[Harvy]

Great yarn Randy......well done to all your guys.....glad the eyebrows didn't get singed!

Harvy

[weymouth399]

Great job Randy,

I so wanted to go, to stay in top 10 in points. Glad your guys did good. I have been looking for results and nobody has posted any. Maybe we will see you next year on the east coast.

Bob W

[FJmonkey]

That was exciting to read, thanks.

[Mark Olson]

go randy go , run it till it pops. 

[racerrad8]

Here is the article that ran in the hometown of RPM customer Phil Joy following his INEX Masters championship season.

http://beniciaherald.me/2012/12/14/benician-crowned-world-champion/

Of the four division of the INEX series of top ten drivers, RPM customers were able to secure 16 of those forty division or just over a 40% success rate for 2012.

We are having fun and winning and the 2013 season starts January 4th.

The RPM motto I came up with many years ago holds true to this day.
   
"Helping racers become champions"

Randy - RPM