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    Hans etc.

    I’m can’t use Hans or Necksgen because neither will let me look down enough. I’m using the Simpson Hybrid thing now. I’m not crazy about it but could no5 race any other way. The price now...
  2. wow. Only $619 now. I paid $1100 in 2012. I quit...

    wow. Only $619 now. I paid $1100 in 2012. I quit racing shortly thereafter and just now resumed. Got the Simpson recertiffied bu5 guys that belt me in hate and 8m not thrilled either it so I’m...
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    Stan

    I’m a bit confused by this thread. When I started in 1997 and until I last saw him, Stan was in a DB1. Is he still with us?
  4. Transponder

    Im coming back after a ten year layoff of racing. Bought a Crossle for vintage and maybe SCCA but i need a transponder . There seem to be a few choices now. Where is the best deal and which one do...
  5. hmm. The previous owner of my vintage FF spent...

    hmm. The previous owner of my vintage FF spent $15k on rebuilt motor and Taylor rebuild on the trans so there is that for perspective and you have a brand spanking new motor and trans.
    I guess your...
  6. hmm. The previous owner of my vintage FF spent...

    hmm. The previous owner of my vintage FF spent $15k on rebuilt motor and Taylor rebuild on the trans so there is that for perspective and you have a brand spanking new motor and trans.
    Thanks
  7. FE2 costs

    Care to be more specific?
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    Hey Greg it was twenty years ago.....

    On September 7, 1999 we were at Button Willow driving the ex-Rahal Reynard. Time flies.
    I brought a picture to Laguna last weekend in case you showed up. I was crewing Horn and Peter Nosler came...
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    I stand corrected it was ONLY five wins. It must...

    I stand corrected it was ONLY five wins. It must be noted that AJ came to the team in JUNE! Then he left for Neckcar with one Champcar race left to go. I’ve been rooting for Dale for years.
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    Mike Cannon

    For those that don't know, Michael engineered AJ Almindinger to SIX WINS IN 2006 in the CART series! Last year he engineered Ed Jones to Rookie of the Year at Indy for Coyne Racing which us a very...
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    Vintage

    Well Scott a lot of guys are going vintage but I hear those cars aren't very roomy.
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    F5000

    Asking $169,000 for it.
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    open trailer

    I used a Jimglo tilt car hauler for my FE. All I had to do was remove nose and it was cake. I had an enclosed also and for that I got a set of Miata wheels which only required hogging out center hole...
  14. Replay

    Love the Replay camera and I still shake my head when I see a goPro on a race car after years of reading how they usually occupy a place on the race track sooner or later.
    Anything goes wrong with...
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    Thanks everybody. BTW, as a kid I watched AJ run...

    Thanks everybody. BTW, as a kid I watched AJ run at a lot of midget/sprint car races in the Midwest. Gordy Johncock was he local hotshoe in the Super Mods back then.
    Ive been into racing over 55...
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    transport

    I had good service from Further Racing 18 months ago bringing my car from Michigan to Sears point. He is just one truck but you might be able to work something out.
    847-849-9480
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    Mag. Wheel clean up

    I got an AJ Foyt Indy car wheel for $25 and I'd like to get it cleaned up and the face polished up for a coffee table or something.
    It looks like it layed outside for 20 years. Any ideas?
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    wheels

    I just bought a set of Miata wheels for $120 and once the center hole is bored 3mm to 57mm and the holes for lugs are egged out a bit from 100mm to 3 3/4 I should be good to go.
    jacking up the nose...
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    I so envy and admire anybody with talent anything...

    I so envy and admire anybody with talent anything like this. I must have spent an hour looking at his stuff.
    He must be getting $300 an hour.
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    GoPro is one of the great swindles of all time....

    GoPro is one of the great swindles of all time. Even saw one inside a Ferrari F1 car. They have conned the world.
    Replay is the way.
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    Re shifting: The first time I got in a Formula...

    Re shifting: The first time I got in a Formula car with a racing clutch I let it out at 45- 50 mph with motor basically idling. You may not be aware that that locks up the rears instantly and I took...
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    I think a lot of us would buy it in a heartbeat...

    I think a lot of us would buy it in a heartbeat if we had the money to spare.
    One of my fondest memories is being on track at Sears in an FF on a test day and being passed by an F1 car....
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    I should know what gears to run but I quit a...

    I should know what gears to run but I quit a while back. Top speed is about 115 mph. Sears Point gears are the same if you know what they should be.
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    Grove

    I saw Fred Poli this weekend and asked him about Mr. Hoover. He has a place in San Bruno making Harley D. exaust pipes. Call Fred at Poli Trucking So San Francisco.
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    Grove

    Call Fred Poli , Poli trucking in So. San Francisco. I think he spoke of him a few years back

    Hybels
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    I'm sure I'm not as knowledgeable as most here...

    I'm sure I'm not as knowledgeable as most here having only ever driven an FF and I don't want to get into a pissing contest but listen to Pare and Lathrop:

    "I'm always amazed by the guys with...
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    danger

    I probably should not say this for fear of being a downer but the guy that owned Silverstone in 1987 killed himself in a vintage F1 car.
    These Lights cars sound like a damn good way to get hurt. FF...
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