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Chris,

I'm really sorry this happened. Hopefully you'll be able to build back stronger.

Let me know if there's anything my dad or I can do. Happy to help if we can.

Michael

For what it's worth I never found the front shocks critical at all, other then droop. Too many other things going on in the front end that mask any small changes in the shock.

I used a mountain...

Very cool.

There are a few palm logos in existence that under the bug outline it says "JW's". I believe those may have been either a very early or the last run. I had one of those on my FC that...

My dad is definitely still active in the FV community and providing support to who ever needs it. We've had a lot of customer projects of all types go through our shop this winter. If you need...

Knowing that if I posted this in the runoffs thread it ran the risk of muddying that thread so I'm posting it here -

Congratulations to Chris and Andrew for their podium positions and taking home...

I watched the FV race from the inside of T12. After the pack went through I turned to my dad and said no one wanted to lead. The lead pack passed by at a crawl.

With that many cars, it may have...

Hello,

I have a large crate containing a FC chassis and various body parts that I need to get from the Chicago / Milwaukee area to near Laguna Seca, CA. Crate measures 97x33x43, but I can unpack...

I was a bit surprised at how "normal" the event felt, and equally surprised at how little protection was being used. RA Staff and SCCA volunteers did a great job being diligent with face masks and...

Nice video Chris and congratulations to everyone for putting on a great show. It was fun to watch. Not as much fun as being in it, but fun to watch.

Some things never change -

The guy looking at the new exhaust - "How much is this good for?"
The mechanic who built it - "It's good for 2 horsepower."

Are you using an original CDS cable that's made for the oil pressure sender? When you buy a new sender from CDS, they provided a short whip and plug. There was something (i think a small...

For once Greg and I agree - The Mid-Ohio event has always been the best race of the season in the Central / Great Lakes division. I've had some of my best and most memorable races at that event. I...

Brian,

You are speaking without a clear understanding of the facts and processes involved in the approval and creation of the disc brake kits. I've had several people ask me privately what your...

Brian,

Nothing was misinterpreted. Before the allowance of spacers and disc brakes, there was no legal way to get to the maximum track width without the wider wheels. The disc brakes were...

Funny how no one had an issue with making wheel fairings illegal after the fact.

The intent of the allowance of disc brakes was to avoid any performance advantage. This change completely...

The track width was not changed enough to allow any after market kits to work.

The CRB has made a terrible decision in it's latest clarification of the FV track width rules. If you do not want to increase the front track width of your FV, I highly suggest voicing your opinion...

We've used a 20ft v-nose for the last 15 years. It's 20ft overall, 16ft from the rear door until the point it starts to taper in the front. It was always adequate and we carried a lot of spares....

This is actually a very common thing they check because it's simple and unfortunately often catches people out. At the 2014 runoffs there were a few loss of qualifying times from this rule. It...

Steve - I'm not sure many people are aware but Penske is making the black shocks again. They have been slightly updated, but are back to a small diameter similar to the original blacks.

Last Friday we tested the disc brakes at Blackhawk. Things went very well with no issues. I was very happy with the overall feeling of the brakes, and it even took very little bias adjustment from...

After a lot of hard work, I'm happy to say we are ready to give the disc brakes a full on track test. We really believe this will be a positive step forward for FVs. None of this was done in an...

Quick update on the disc brake package. Things are progressing and we are anticipating on track testing next week.



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Cost is still being determined. We will be producing and offering the kits complete, although the calipers and rotors are off the shelf components. Everything else is custom machined. Our goal was...

Attached are a few photos of the brake package we are working on putting together. Still working out some details so there will be more to follow.
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Steve, All of the "rationals" I ever ran had two separate sanctioning numbers for the regional and the national. They would occasionally combine the regional classes for a practice session, but...

License grade has nothing to do with it.

The majors events are supposed to be for majors classes only. That's the whole point, isn't it? If regional classes are allowed to run at majors...

I really hope this incorrect. Regional only classes have no business at a majors event and this is a very bad precedent to set.

While everyone is considering what options are going to be available for conversion kits, I wanted to let it be known that we have been working diligently for the past year to come up with what we...

For what it's worth, my first thought after reading this was I can't believe they are trying to schedule this so close to the runoffs. I read it, sighed a bit, then mentally dismissed it as a non...

The committee is trying to do what is best for the class. The assumption that is being made by many is that by not giving in and blindly approving the spec tire, the committee is not acting in the...

Mike,

As was mentioned, the benefits are mass location and aero. Having the shock packaged where it is allows for a very clean tail. Photo attached is from a few years ago....

Thanks everyone! What a week to remember!

I had my doubts about SCCA being able to pull this event off due to the sheer number of entries, but surprisingly things went rather smoothly from an...

Public Service Announcement:

I meant to post this a while ago, but if anyone ever wondered how far they could push a set of front drums, 9.205" is a few thousandths too far. :)

Thank you!

I'm honored to be nominated as there are many who deserved it. The life events leading up to Daytona, the issues we had all week, and fierce on track race made this the most...

My comment was based on fst should be the faster class, but after watching the results over the years that isn't the case. In fact, the track records are only slightly faster. Considering the hp...

Actually, the last thing we need is another class within the existing race groups. I understand fst and fv at similar in lap times, but can you imagine the frustration among the fv drivers when stuck...

To get on the podium at the runoffs, in virtually any class, requires both fantastic driving and fantastic car prep. Both of these guys drove great races, as did James in 3rd.

With that being...

6 vee's registered so far for the long race. Cool...

I lost the desire when I saw the schedule. I understand the motivation to cram it into one day for everybody, but there is only an hour...

Terry,

I haven't run the race in many years, but it always was a lot of fun. If I remember correctly, driver had to be out of the car to refuel. I believe that was the only rule. Driver...

Thank you to all of those who offered their support and kind words. It was a crazy week in Daytona for us as it seemed like something went wrong every session from the start of the first test day. As...

http://racingcardynamics.com/racing-tires-lateral-force/

The link above contains a simple article summarized from milliken's race car vehicle dynamics book. It demonstrates and contains a plot of...

Of course it's ok for the majority of the class to want a tire to last 3 years. Who wouldn't? I would love it. But I, and many others, are not willing to sacrifice our driving experience of the slick...

I'm all in favor of a much harder tire that has less grip.

Don't confuse total grip with ease of driving. Street tires by nature are designed to have a very linear and flat friction vs. slip...

Let me start by saying I'm all for a harder tire that lasts longer, spec or not. With that being said, I see many issues with a DOT tire for formula vee. Having spoken to many front runners, we are...

We have been wanting to put a couple of cars together for rentals, just never get around to it after working on my own car. I think this winter we might finally get around to it. I'd love to have...

I would seriously consider it, but i just looked and it's the last weekend in august. I can't make that. I am open to trying an event in 2016.

What challenge or Canadian races are left this year?

At the first majors event this season I used tires from 2013 and was only a few tenths off my track record from the previous year. Our current tires run out of rubber and have cords on them well...

That's restrictor plate racing, not road racing.