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I am looking to fill out my coaching roster with a third driver. Ideally this will be with a FF driver since it means I don't have to watch extra sessions as it creates time constraints...

I have limited auto x experience, but if you want learn something you probably want to collect tire temp via data acquisition in real time. Since you aren't pounding around for 20 minutes, the only...

Imagine the possibilities with something like this. Turn the fan off on the straights, run it at 50% for a kink and maximize forward drive, then run the fan 100% for the tight corners. Then imagine...

The SCCA and "own run groups" are pretty much non existent, especially for the classes (ahem) that they sell a walled garden product that is competed against for track time.

By this logic Superman...

If the SCCA is requesting it we probably should all run the other way.

Ahh, I should have read closer in the earlier posts.

What was the the out the door price for the F4 car?

Who is building the car? Firman?

Get a DB2 with a good base line setup and enjoy it. They are fantastic cars. With a nice setup, they are incredibly friendly even on the ragged edge.

Anybody even decent in CAD can reverse engineer the upright in very little time. The issue for OP may be retaining originality, which requires an approach that likely doesn’t include CNC.

As much as I hate seeing karting get removed from SCCA autocross events, there are plenty of other places to race karts. It stinks for autocross dads who can't double dip, that's about it though....

I had some parts cast a few years ago. They wanted a working prototype and a drawing indicating critical dimensions and faces. So I machined the working prototype in house using my existing model,...

Google the Lock Picking Lawyer. It will turn you off on locks. The old saying that they keep honest people honest certainly rings true. Most locks are such garbage that they only really deter crimes...

Thieves can be a curious lot. I live in the city and it's not particularly uncommon for people to do door handle checks on your vehicle. Occasionally I slip up and forget to lock my car. Over the...

It is a curious amount of green, so I dug deeper.

More green pants.

https://i.imgur.com/OtdOnYJ.png

Two green pairs of pants.

https://i.imgur.com/QFgfyo5.png

Yes, very heavily influenced by Can Am. My father has some sketches with wings that were modeled after cars of the era. And in fact the rear of the body work was originally built with the the...

It's been entirely too much fun. The car is going faster than it has ever gone, we went like 6 seconds faster at Nelson Ledges than it did when my father won the race in '75. We have like another 6...

I am looking at this thread and thinking that I don't even know if I know the meaning of "incline." I'm afraid I may have used it incorrectly in this thread title?

Anyways, yes, photos.
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My current helmet is a carbon HJC. I have no idea the model. It's a terrible helmet. I'd never buy another one, or even a helmet made by HJC. All of the Arai helmets I have had have been fantastic...

I wanted to check back in on this and update the thread.

Greg Rice, being the cool dude that he is, loaned me his Simpson Hybrid Sport something or another. Long story short, it's barely...

I've been checking the Scroth out for years and have never pulled the trigger. The price certainly is right.

I tried both my Arai and HJC helmets and it comes down to the HANS just not working in this car. Without the HANS everything worked pretty well and I was actually quite comfortable.

I am going to...

Last time out the seat was so bad I chose not to run with the HANS. I don't recall if it helped view the gauges or not, the seat was just too bad and I was far too uncomfortable not notice much of...

So buying a new helmet probably is going to make things worse, interesting.

For driving the car the position seems like it will be fine. We are on like the fourth revision of this seating...

To get lower in the car we would have to change some of the interior paneling. It's not out of the question, but there isn't much more to gain.

I never had fitment issues with the HJC helmet until...

I can't recall, I think it's whichever is more appropriate for formula cars. It was given to me though, so honestly, it could be either. I have a It's always been okay in formula cars, but the...

My father and I have been doing some outings in our vintage DSR and plan to do more this year. It took some work on the seat to get everything to work ergonomically but I think we are getting close....

Based on that description I wouldn't buy that Quasar.



They don't have a clue what they have. The GT750 is water cooled, fairly inadequately so in race trim unless you work over a few parts....

This thread exemplifies why I try not to work on my vintage Vee. I'd rather just drive it until it scares me and then back off a tad which thus far has provided mixed results, but it's still...

It's funny that this was posted. I did a double take when I got an advertisement for the NP-01 on my instagram yesterday. It took me a few seconds to confirm that it was the same car that's been...

How about negative Ackerman on ovals? Ever tried that?

And scrub radius.

$3k is way too much. It looks likes it's mostly there for vintage V, but as Agitator says it will need converted back to a fan and alternator. It has the Z-bar, which is vintage, but is missing front...

Famous last words.

Yeah, podiums in FE would be way easier.

To be clear, my motorcycle is kickstart only. I actually just buy the cheapest pack that meets my minimum performance specifications in both paper specs and in real world testing. But I never...

This is the pack I use in my motorcycle.

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__9182__Turnigy_2650mAh_4S_20C_Lipo_Pack.html

I'm not suggesting that you should use this pack, it would not...

Lithium ion batteries are a well understood technology. I'm surprised that nobody here is soldering packs. Not a lot of mystery on how to keep them working and working well. I use a tiny one in my...

How many ice cream cones would you trade for a mid 90's Arrows though? I'd give up at least 5. Would make an awesome track day ride.

I think the muscle car bubble has already begun to burst.

If I was independently wealthy and as a result could commit enough of that wealth to open wheel racing I think I would just go straight to Indy Car. Surely all of the expense you would save by...

Your TAG karting experience is way closer to an FB than any auto-x driving, especially that in a production based car, than you probably realize. Go do more karting, get focused on how to improve...

I karted against Colin and his brother (can't remember his name). They stunk. I do remember them having the biggest motor-home though. I also remember them having what I believe was some sort of real...

The cars have only run for three weekends, and they seem to have a pretty good finishing rate. The facebook profile also appears at least somewhat defamatory in nature. While the information may be...

It looks as though the Australian series has around 12 or 13 entries per race. They run three races a weekend, and over the nine completed races this year they have had 8 DNF's. One of those races...

To be fair, the Australian Open Wheel Insider seems to be an account created in April and features almost totally information that sheds a negative light on Australian F4. That doesn't mean that all...

I've loved this thread since the beginning! Congrats on getting on track!

I apologize for bombing this thread multiple times here, but a couple of things came to mind. There are two things worth mentioning about the very small bench top mills like Harbor freight and Little...

You are talking about this photo?

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3083/penskepc10p7.jpg

Do you have a drawing of the piece?