<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:#0000ff">It is well documented that it is more important to change the filter between race weekends. The oil's protective properties lesson over time, but are not so much as to need changing every weekend. So filter change every weekend, oil change every other. Easier to do these changes between weekends, as doing it on an hourly basis may prevent you from making a session. Use the hr meter to judge the frequency of refreshing combined with a good leakdown</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature">Chip Collingwood<div><a href="http://theukmotorsports.com" target="_blank">theukmotorsports.com</a></div><div>(804) 564-1839</div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Mike Munson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fasttrs@yahoo.com" target="_blank">fasttrs@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>So, Chip and Russ, how many hours do you run a filter/oil? <br><br>Mike Munson<div>#28 EP TR6</div></div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Sep 13, 2015, at 10:15 AM, Spitfire Racing <<a href="mailto:Spitfire_Racing@twcny.rr.com" target="_blank">Spitfire_Racing@twcny.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Absolutely! Every race  application vehicle I have built doesn’t leave the shop without one. All checks, replacements and race prep reference the hours on the clock, otherwise you’re shooting in the dark. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Russ Moore<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Spitfire #49<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Fot [<a href="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chip Collingwood<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 13, 2015 10:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> Yellow04<br><b>Cc:</b> 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fot] Oil change frequency - Brad Penn<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue">you should all have hr meters on your cars....that is the foolproof way to be spot on when you need a refresh...estimating engine time by event dates is very inaccurate<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Chip Collingwood<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://theukmotorsports.com" target="_blank">theukmotorsports.com</a><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="tel:%28804%29%20564-1839" value="+18045641839" target="_blank">(804) 564-1839</a><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 10:06 AM, Yellow04 <<a href="mailto:yellow04@tr4racer.com" target="_blank">yellow04@tr4racer.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Chuck, did the rep preface that statement with how much run time his "race weekend" consists of? I can burn 3 times the fuel at a VDCA weekend as I did at the Lime Rock Historics last weekend!<br><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: Chuck Arnold<br>> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2015 12:11 AM<br>> Subject: Re: [Fot] Oil change frequency - Brad Penn<br>><br>> Talked to the Brad Penn rep at the Kas Cup in Atlanta.  He said 4 race<br>> weekends, but change the filter after each weekend.<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br><br><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com" target="_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/chip@theukmotorsports.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/chip@theukmotorsports.com</a><br><br><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><div class="h5"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a></span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com" target="_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></span><br><span>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a></span><br><span>F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