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- 665.0coupe replied to the thread Event Pics & Videos.@PatrickStapler are you going to be back at Hallett in June for the Mid America Ford and Shelby Nationals? (see full post)
Keep in mind the Apex plastic ones can melt on track but it is not unusual for the metal caps to pop out. Some groups will not allow center caps on a road course as one flying off at speed can be quite hazardous.
Al sent me this, the Superbeater is becoming more famous every day..lol-
Ludachris reacted to BillyJRacing's post in the thread MotoIQ - Project Budget 400whp S197 Mustang Track Car with
Like.Hey guys,Part 12 is now live:Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 12 - RTR Tactical Performance CoiloversWe installed the RTR Tactical Performance Coilovers on our Budget 400whp Track Car to give us adjustability in ride... 
302BOB replied to the thread Bob's Ton of Posts!.Today's Cryptoquote................" Librarians save lives: By handing the right book, at the right time, to a kid in need."____________Judy Blume (see full post)- Deadly0ne reacted to blacksheep-1's post in the thread Advice on setup for street and track! with Like.So to go back a year or two, when the whole darkhorse race series was being created a lot of us told them to go with race grade brakes, a better cooling system andv18inch wheels, of course all that was ignored and it caused so many problems that...
Junkyard Dog reacted to bnight's post in the thread Advice on setup for street and track! with Like.That chart is what I used when I selected the OEM PP1 pads for rear (DS2500) and DSUno (Red) for front.
bnight replied to the thread Advice on setup for street and track!.That chart is what I used when I selected the OEM PP1 pads for rear (DS2500) and DSUno (Red) for front. (see full post)-
bnight reacted to Junkyard Dog's post in the thread Advice on setup for street and track! with Like.I don't know about the laws, but the stock brake pads on the Dark Horse have a higher coefficient of friction than that (the purple line on the chart in the post immediately above this one).
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Champcar again this weekend at Hallett. Today did not start out so well. We broke a left rear axle about an hour and half in. Roughly five hours later, a trip to the junkyard on an hour and half away we managed to regroup and get the car back on...
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CVAR/HVR @ ECR September 2021Production race car from the day it was built…
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Junkyard Dog replied to the thread Advice on setup for street and track!.I don't know about the laws, but the stock brake pads on the Dark Horse have a higher coefficient of friction than that (the purple line on the chart in the post immediately above this one). (see full post)
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Junkyard Dog reacted to Rodpwnz's post in the thread Advice on setup for street and track! with Like.Chart below is from Ferodo website for pad friction to temp relationship:Here is Pagid RSL29 chart:No chart from EBC but according to their website they have two version of the Blue stuff pads. 1. Regular blue stuff @ .42 Mu 2. Blue stuff...
Im curious if thats the seam between the tread surface and the size wall. If it does not separate, I would run it.
TMSBOSS reacted to BillyJRacing's post in the thread MotoIQ - Project Budget 400whp S197 Mustang Track Car with Like.Hey guys,Part 12 is now live:Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 12 - RTR Tactical Performance CoiloversWe installed the RTR Tactical Performance Coilovers on our Budget 400whp Track Car to give us adjustability in ride...-
Correct. The stock Kelsey Hays discs are 11.25” x .812”. However, here again big block production cars in the day like station wagons had larger 12” x 1.25” rotors. So we are allowed to run those even on the small block cars.
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Couple of short videos from this past weekend…Hallett 50th Anniversary Vintage Festival. Roughly 50 cars…10 in Group 1. We got two races in on Saturday. The rest was essentially a rain out.
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