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Mad Hatter

Gotta go Faster
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Dam, now this has got stuck in my brain Drew.... So, can I understand that for you, the combo of a Cortex Watts link and cambered axle gave you more of a gain then the SLA? or that you would start with the rear for other reasons? or its all part of the greater thing

I know I said the dirty Watts word, hope BS-1 is not watching.
 

ArizonaBOSS

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Haven't updated in a while but we did our usual Thanksgiving event out here in AZ and as usual that was a blast. No videos, unfortunately, as I left the SD card in my laptop instead of in the SmartyCam :-(

@captdistraction and I just got back from a weekend of racing at Chuckwalla with NASA AZ and NASA SoCal, here are my fastest laps from the weekend!

 

Fabman

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Pleasanton: 1/2 way between Sonoma and Laguna Seca
Haven't updated in a while but we did our usual Thanksgiving event out here in AZ and as usual that was a blast. No videos, unfortunately, as I left the SD card in my laptop instead of in the SmartyCam :-(

@captdistraction and I just got back from a weekend of racing at Chuckwalla with NASA AZ and NASA SoCal, here are my fastest laps from the weekend!

Man that's a busy track! Makes me tired just watching. Car looks hooked.
 
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Haven't updated in a while but we did our usual Thanksgiving event out here in AZ and as usual that was a blast. No videos, unfortunately, as I left the SD card in my laptop instead of in the SmartyCam :-(

@captdistraction and I just got back from a weekend of racing at Chuckwalla with NASA AZ and NASA SoCal, here are my fastest laps from the weekend!

.50 is flat gettin it!! Which rear gear ratio are you running?
 

ArizonaBOSS

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Dave_W

Cones - not just for ice cream
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As an autocrosser, I love that track. Wish I was close enough to run it. If I ever do a cross-country track tour when I retire, it's on the list.
 

ArizonaBOSS

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Footage from the newest track in Arizona...The Podium Club at Attessa!
This is the "Purple" (he's gone purple!) fastest lap from Sunday's race with NASA AZ last week.


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Fabman

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Pleasanton: 1/2 way between Sonoma and Laguna Seca

Fabman

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captdistraction

GrumpyRacer
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That little Honda gets with the program doesn’t it.
Its one of the most impressive cars I've ever seen - its hobbled together - junkyard motor, HUGE supercharger, quaife sequential and weighs nothing. Has wilwood brakes and I don't remember the dampers being anything fancy. All built by a team of one. Then the driver is both fearless and talented.

However, as you saw at Laguna, the consequences can be brutal - taking an 75hp car from the early 90's and turning it into a bleeding edge ST2 car on "sort of" a budget results in pain here and there. I'm winning a regional championship heads up only because I can often outlast that car. @ArizonaBOSS has been able to beat him heads up and I hope to do that sometime, I've come close but usually a small mistake is all it takes.
 

Fabman

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Its one of the most impressive cars I've ever seen - its hobbled together - junkyard motor, HUGE supercharger, quaife sequential and weighs nothing. Has wilwood brakes and I don't remember the dampers being anything fancy. All built by a team of one. Then the driver is both fearless and talented.

However, as you saw at Laguna, the consequences can be brutal - taking an 75hp car from the early 90's and turning it into a bleeding edge ST2 car on "sort of" a budget results in pain here and there. I'm winning a regional championship heads up only because I can often outlast that car. @ArizonaBOSS has been able to beat him heads up and I hope to do that sometime, I've come close but usually a small mistake is all it takes.
In order to finish first you must first finish. There’s a lot to be said for reliability.
Its hard to beat a light car that’s also fast. People don’t realize how much more difficult it is to race a heavy car. In a light car you can make a lot of little mistakes and get away with it. In a heavy car a minor mistake carry’s a much more severe penalty . It’s like racing a tennis ball with a bowling ball. The tennis ball reacts quickly while the bowling ball takes a long time to recover.
 

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