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As someone looking to start running my car again next season, I'm going to throw in my $0.02,

I fully support a transition to the FC wheel and tire setup. If Conti/Hossier have a minimum number...

I have a Bosch distributor with a Pertronix module and an old-school, spring-based rev limiter and I don't think anything has failed since 2000 when the car last had a frame-off.

Hi David,

For autocross you should really look at running a SoloStorm setup, which I designed specifically for solo racers. With it, you can analyze data in between runs. I run it in my DB1, and...

Hi Cory! It's about time.

Like Don said, these cars can handle bumps well. I actually run mine very low in the front with packers to help with bottoming on rough lots. Seems to be working fine.
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Yep, it's right at the edge of a town, with houses built on the mountain. Having a crash start a fire would not be good. The level of prep is, however, reflected in the entry fee.

I think we are...

Maryhill is a great road - but somewhat dangerous in an open wheel car.

My co-driver myself run the knox mountain hill climb in Kelowna and will be back there this year. Here's a video of him...

Anyone in Raleigh that can talk some sense into the man???

We arrived today and set up in Row 13 pit 7. We should be able to make the m&g.

You could get a set of custom hubs made up and possibly run a set of Megalites.

My greatest objection would come from the disruption to CM competitors as we would have to constantly stop when an FV oils down the track.

Why do you think the FV drivers want to kick them out???

Actually you don't need an additional camera, just the one on the phone if you can rig up a suitable mount. There may be an OBD2 solution out there - do you run a traditional data logger with a...

Hi Sho,

The video is generated by an application that I have written called Petrel Solo Storm. If runs on Android devices, and you can find out more at http://www.petreldata.com

I'm not going...

I'm pretty stoked about attending Nationals this year, but I have to say I will miss Pete and Jim very much. Hopefully their co-drivers have found new rides?

We are bringing 2 entries for the...

Tight linkage = tight shifting. Last year I put AN taper pins in my linkage - since then, it shifts like butter.

I was toying with the idea of starting with a FM and and fitting a 3-rotor with a turbo, however a friend who does a fair amount of hill climb figured that's not quite the way to go. He swears that a...

actually, 189 is usually Yarko Petriw. I am assuming that Matt Lam was listed with that number at the Packwood national tour (which should have 5 cm cars next year!!!) but Yarko is my regular...

How do you factor rod and piston weights in? Does the reversal of direction contribute some sort of sine function to the simulation output, or do you just add up the moments as a sum since they...

Chris, thanks for putting in all the hard work on this!

It is really wonderful seeing CM start to grow out west. We were wondering for how long we would be the only CM car showing up, but thanks...

I run the black compound in ld19 with drilled rotors.

Tom is a great guy. He is fighting cancer right now, I sure hope he can win this one.

I am in, hopefully with a codriver. Andy and Dennis are. Mike? Eric???

I've sent a steering rack to Gary about a month ago, however after one message from him that he would inspect the rack the following day and report back to me, I have heard nothing.

He does not...

Very cool seeing Al's name (my car's former owner) on the subscriber list.

Are you thinking of starting this up again?

Mike, I run a 13.5lb Genesis battery that I picked up locally from http://www.pdm-racing.com/specials/specials.html

It sits just forward of my knees, but requires a good battery tender.

Just...

All controversy aside, that was a *very* exciting race and has made me think about going FM when the road racing bug strikes.

When I first looked at the results for Tuesday, I thought that it had rained or something... looks pretty unexpected.

Someone want to share the drama please?

I am not a fan of the dowel method as it can give false high readings after running. That and the foam can help wipe off the fuel, which evaporates right away and makes an accurate reading difficult...

Thanks for the info.

I've notice that a few FB chassis (like the speads) are optimized to have very stable instant centers, but very poor camber compensation, whereas the majority of chassis...

Out of curiosity, is it common to run a 3rd spring setup in the rear of FB cars?

If anyone feels like sharing, what is the front/read static weight distribution that seems to work in these cars?...

Just to echo what Pete said, I recently sent in my dampers and engine for inspection and rebuild. After 10 years on the car, everything is in pretty good shape.

Autox seems to be easy on these...

That car from FL would still be a good deal if it were inspected by someone locally, then crated and shipped.

It looks like we are again growing the contingent of CM cars on the west coast.

I have played around with OpenFOAM, and it does a lot more than CFD, however Flow is a far sight easier to use.

Good to know, I wasn't expecting a lot from something that could run on mydesktop :p

My interests are purely educational, although I'll see if I can locate a copy of Fluent somewhere for fun.

SolidWorks Flow Simulation.

Ah, I notice the forces now. Explains the stresses =P

I'm assuming the roll-hoop is a multi-part surface?

I am fairly new to Simulation and Flow Simulation, so it's not obvious to me what you are using for your fixture points, and where you are applying your forces and their resulting vectors.

Also,...

If you're starting from scratch, you will have a very tough time if you don't design your kinematics (suspension geometry) upfront (read: you will be stuck with a lemon). From talking to individuals...

The win could not have gone to a more gracious competitor, congrats Pete!

Now, on that note, we'll probably be seeing you in 2011. There's a little matter of a jacket... ;)

Wow, drive donuts!!!

Doug does great work, and is a pleasure to deal with.

Ummm.... where's your main roll hoop??

This wouldn't be a DM Europa, would it? If it's the same one I'm thinking of, don't you also own a rather quick AM car as well???

I know of a local FF1600 motor that was built up to make about...

Art, I have had a block repaired in the same way for a Miata engine. A family friend (welding instructor actually) took care of it using GTAW and a nickel rod with the flux scraped off. Been autox'd...

Maybe you can line up a co-drive?

You may want to talk to Dennis Grant. He has many years of experience working with and setting up dampers, and has a good understanding of what an autox car needs. He could probably recommend someone...

For autoslalom, quite a number of regions in Canada have opted to use the SCCA ruleset. Some of the die-hards still cling to their Canadian ruleset because it gives them a place to play with the cars...

The cone marks are easily taken care of with WD-40, and yes, it's nice not to have a ragged looking car to go racing in.

Up in Canada Solo1 and Solo2 are classed differently and have different...

I'll be there with my co-driver. First US nationals event for us, should be fun!

Nope, I meant $20,000 for a set of custom-designed, cfd-engineered, carbon over kevlar *hollow* wings with 3 or 4 elements. At least that's what I have on good authority from somebody who knows and...

If you're only looking at running autocross events, go and buy George Bowland's old car, the one that Reijo drove this year at nationals. I know that the current owner will let it go cheap, however...