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Make it your mission/routine to greet, high five, and thank your corner workers at the earliest opportunity.

When I did mine, I was very intentional about sticking to the school of Lathrop as possible, however I interpreted the solid rivet application differently - we just bought CS solid rivets and bucked...

Rick and the general solo community have built trust over the years with whatever non-transparent methods are used. For the most part, it works because the sport allows opportunity to choose your...

It's been a minute since I've run CM but I'd be happy to volunteer my services to do some nonbiased AB testing between two different FF and FC chassis if someone wants to lend :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
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I started using the smaller LiPo jump packs since 2019 - cannot beat how portable they are, and they output good V. Aside of being slightly naïve about any charging risks or dangers, what i DO NOT...

I think the only rule is you cannot come to grid at last moment with hot tires from TNT course. Or some easily understood variation of that.

Radial wets and send it

Continuing to attempt to apply the advice of Mr Lathrop. Completed side pod floor mounts with angle strips vs the original extended belly pan....

I'm going to assume one of the Canadian street/tread tires could be more fun in Solo than the Hoosier Radial or vintage tread. Nothing will ever be as good as a sticky soft slick. So anything...

I recently followed Mr Lathrops advice. It was a long process for my first time but we are happy with the results. And I really hope I don’t have to pull the pan sooner than 5 years.

I imagine you’ll see the r25s stay around until there are no more bias slicks in any club/vintage FF road racing. Someone can correct me, but I imagine the tooling is the same. Thus, should...

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Diggin that shop with audio equipment and overhead bin storage...

Oh yeah Keith is good, too.:checkered:

I never used a high dollar helmet for autocross so was never concerned about the visor, but also never had a single visor problem running the same helmet in CM for 5 years. I don't think it's worth...

I don’t think there is any benefit to a small tank. It only limits how the car is used. I would try to keep it gcr legal and replace with another cell if it ages out.

Thanks for this write up. I'm in Indy but haven't made the initiative to reach out Richard; just haven't had a specific need for work yet. I'll certainly check in with him at some point. :beer:

stock hewland steel, and it was the spider gears that let go. Unknown age and history. Can't remember what Gary's failure was but I know it involved a ring and pinion replacement

in 2014 at spring nats I did the Pro and on the 4th launch the diff blew.

In 2015 I got over my fear of the diff and did the Toledo pro. On sat in 5.3" of rain I was leading by mile. On Sunday...

Congratulations Ben! So well deserved.

That was fun! Krystal and I are so thankful to have great competitors and friends to be able to show up and co-drive in CM and CML this year. John Ryan...

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We are working through some options thanks to some generous car owners. Hope to report a plan soon!

Still on the hunt for a co-drive, will be messaging some folks

Hmmm

Maybe Krystal but she is getting lured to FML...

Anyone want a co-driver?

Overall the unit ran great at the runoffs.. but I do have one homework item to study with regards timing..

I set timing in garage before leaving at 39deg. We ran the first test session and...

Yup, it was similar story with the Shillings. I don't mean any offense by it, it just happens to be the easy-to-forget Van Diemen year as they ditched pretty much everything on the 84 to copy swift...

Agh! So bummed I couldn't make it. It really looked like a knife-edge CM fight. You guys did NOT disappoint.

Big congratulations to Jon and David. Jon has had a lot of success in the Pro...

I successfully fitted the FAST XR700 into the pertronix distributor. It really wasn't anything unique, but piecing together a bosch unit has been difficult and still felt sloppier, despite having...

When my last pertronix failed at PIRC, the paddock scolded me up/down and recommended the Crane/FAST points conversion instead. I just picked up a used bosch dizzy but it needs rebuilt. I got the...

I have never heard of a symptom or failure in Solo resulting from not directly heating oil. I would not mess with making the oil system any more complex, or adding any more weight. It's just...

Sadly it still looks like I will not be able to free up work during Nationals week. I pulled my registration today. I am still very excited for all of CM and CML! Krystal will still be competing...

The coil setup is correct and the mysterious failures are common. The more people I talk to at the track, the more recommendations I get to ditch it.

Perhaps, like any electrical component, the...

I've used a combination of Wd-40, needle nose pliers and a small flat head. I've gotten good at it this year with 2 pertronix failures in 4 weekends. Ditching it ASAP.

I was in FF. I think everyone can question why group 7 was having to take the green flag so close to the track cutoff time in the first place? 10s of minutes downtime between groups all weekend.

There is now a good chance you will see Krystal at the event but I am only about 10%. Our car wont be there so she is actively looking for a CML ride.

If I can swing it I will also need a...

Is this event open for public spectating?

I'm going to recommend going larger than 1 gallon. I think 3 is about perfect to handle all scenarios.

You will have to fill up for the morning warm up, and then fill up again.
Cold days have...

The negatives on the rotors is that they wear out over time from being run near their limit. It will slowly start reducing the limit. I figured it would make it though at least a season of Solo. I...

If your car is as bad with vibration as mine (RF85) it will eat a Petronix and MSD unit in 3 events. Dick had a lot of success with the Microdynamics in his RF85, but I could not get it to work with...

I would only consider it it if was more reliable than the stand-alone pertronix rev limiter.

Very excited for Cameron and am happy to say I've raced with him!

I would agree that the spreadsheet posted is not an official document and so any issues with it are irrelevant.

I'm struggling to support the idea that the system is broken - maybe the workers...

The Dulon always needs fresh tires, especially the rear. You will find 2+ sec easily with stickers.

I picked up a Quik Shade Commercial off Amazon for $130 to put next to my current EZup Express ii.

Although the headroom is nice, I don't like canopies without the cross bracing - the quick...

We'll try to get registered tonight!

Yes, but only in true overflow/resevoir systems. If it is only catch can (tube not submerged) it will never pick up fluid unless it is filled.

To make my car GCR compliant this winter I made...

I have only had positive experiences with them, mostly pickup but also shipping.

Barry,
My pedal effort reduced significantly and I am not sure how I will like it. Similar to you, I am familiar with low friction pads requiring high pedal effort and have enjoyed the range of...

Recently switched to Hawk Black from HP+ on LD-20s and performance exceeded my expectations on the first event. Single driver and didn't have any issues getting them to bite, temperature wise.

Thanks for the sharing the info Barry!