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  1. The people truly involved in racing are a cut...

    The people truly involved in racing are a cut above the general public.
  2. Thread: Question

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    Question

    The question I pose is since there was no transaction how can someone write a dysfunctional business review?

    Every question, photo request and measurement was filled and answered, All terms were...
  3. Thread: i don't get it

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    Still waiting for the check to clear. One of...

    Still waiting for the check to clear.

    One of my FF rental guys in the 80's was renting the car while awaiting sentencing for shooting a teen who scratched his Ferrari down in Little Italy. He...
  4. Thread: i don't get it

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    Your story keeps changing. You know I did...

    Your story keeps changing.

    You know I did nothing wrong. I was up front right from the start.
    You on the other hand are spinning tales trying to make me look like a criminal. Really don't think...
  5. Thread: i don't get it

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    on 01.10.22, 10:42 AM You sent me this text,...

    on
    01.10.22, 10:42 AM

    You sent me this text, we have had other discussions off line such as your track record at the Bridge:

    pi stuff
    hi, i...
  6. Thread: i don't get it

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    The joke is I can't remember how many times I...

    The joke is I can't remember how many times I talked to SJ in the 80's or how many times I teched his car. I was chief of tech for NY in the 80's for about 7 years. If I was not running a car I...
  7. Thread: i don't get it

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    I hate to be flamed with out a vote. Been getting...

    I hate to be flamed with out a vote. Been getting PM from the OP knew it was coming. I had and have nothing to hide I am always up front.
  8. Thread: i don't get it

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    Plus I told you right from the start I did not...

    Plus I told you right from the start I did not take paypal.
    Also my wife has been in the hospital and rehab over the time you were calling me a scammer. So I have lost all respect for you and hell...
  9. Thread: i don't get it

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    I have an email from you asking for my address...

    I have an email from you asking for my address and telling me you would send me a check.

    Three days later you tell me I have to take paypal or I am a scammer.
    Then you want references, I told you...
  10. Thread: i don't get it

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    Any one here on Apex send me a check and not...

    Any one here on Apex send me a check and not received what we had agreed on?
  11. Thread: i don't get it

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    Thanks for your vote of support......

    Thanks for your vote of support......
  12. Sent your info to shock manufacturer they are...

    Sent your info to shock manufacturer they are always looking for interns.
    Race car teams like guys with many skill sets.
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    It comes down to personal choice and what tools...

    It comes down to personal choice and what tools you have in shop.
    The construction of the car will be the final decider of how it comes out.

    My method most of the time was to put car up on stands...
  14. Thread: Alan Cornock

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    It has always been tough with the exchange rate...

    It has always been tough with the exchange rate and banking fees.

    Most of the racing business work on slim margins if he got hit with 3 or 4 banking return fees he might not eat that week.
    Not...
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    That means you have to put the original grade 2...

    That means you have to put the original grade 2 bolts and nuts back on.
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    Good luck with that. In the eighties had a...

    Good luck with that.

    In the eighties had a intern the deal was you can go to beer party after the work is done.....
    After about ten minutes of loading out he was gone, loaded everything myself....
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    My first season in racing was under Bobby Brown...

    My first season in racing was under Bobby Brown and Mark Wehrmann indentured servitude would have been a step up....

    I have a physics major that I use for garden labor @25 an hour. I give a rough...
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    Your post would scare any potential labor. I...

    Your post would scare any potential labor. I would hope to get 8 hours 12 is about 7 hours to long, I find they loose focus after 4.
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    Yup Any quality kid has a full schedule, and...

    Yup

    Any quality kid has a full schedule, and the rest have electronics attached to appendages. I have a kid I do some work with he is a physics major a wanted goaltender and taking French so he...
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    If I remember the first two numbers were the...

    If I remember the first two numbers were the region of record that assigned the log book and the last few were the number in sequence that the region has issued logs to.
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    I will tell you the time spent at a track with...

    I will tell you the time spent at a track with friends is
    PRICELESS

    & I am a computer guy....
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    It is that kind of thinking that is getting me...

    It is that kind of thinking that is getting me more marine work than race car stuff.
    Even if you don't use the DA for driver improvement it is excellent for generating time use records for...
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    Was always taught speed is proportional to the...

    Was always taught speed is proportional to the thickness of your wallet.

    Now what you spend it on will make or break you.
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    The only guy in racing who never paid me for the...

    The only guy in racing who never paid me for the work I did. Wealth through bankruptcy that is a model we should follow as racers.
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    I could name a number of cars that had been...

    I could name a number of cars that had been constructed here on LI by well know racing names. But the catch all is they were built to a current set of rules at the time.

    If you want to follow your...
  26. Thread: PI Dash help

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    It does to download or change configuration.

    It does to download or change configuration.
  27. Thread: PI Dash help

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    At least it is not the 5 1/4 floppy disk.

    At least it is not the 5 1/4 floppy disk.
  28. Thread: PI Dash help

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    Your going to need a license to download and...

    Your going to need a license to download and configure.

    Difficult to get club windows to work on new operating systems.

    It is really only a matter of time before you get frustrated with this...
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    1/8 stainless tig welding makes great wheel nut...

    1/8 stainless tig welding makes great wheel nut safety pins.
    Made a few of them this way...
  30. Thread: Standing Starts

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    They are a lot of fun and put on a show. A lot...

    They are a lot of fun and put on a show.
    A lot of times you needed multiple restarts due to track being blocked, otherwise you tool behind the pace car until it is cleaned up.
    You get somebody to...
  31. Thread: Legal Reference

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    Since there seems to be no form of resolution...

    Since there seems to be no form of resolution possible do what guys have done for years when your unhappy with the rules.
    Start your own series, make your own rules been done by many who where...
  32. Thread: Pat Prince

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    We can hope he will be fine but heard rumors of...

    We can hope he will be fine but heard rumors of up for sale.
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    Compared to the understanding of wet acid...

    Compared to the understanding of wet acid batteries I do not agree.
    The Li series of batteries can have problems, in particular if manufacturing process take the cost effective way over testing and...
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    FB tube frame chassis from FF/FC Formula car...

    FB
    tube frame chassis from FF/FC Formula car with 1 liter motorcycle engine, wings and paddle shifter
  35. Thread: Missing

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    Missing

    I had been working for a RFR FB over the last several months. That came to a crashing halt a few weeks ago. If I do not get paid I do not work and he did not like that.
    This was the first time in...
  36. Check grounds. Check battery and connections. I...

    Check grounds.
    Check battery and connections. I used to swear by a load tester and will work in a lot of applications like checking master switches, battery quick check. But in this day and age...
  37. I would put a cut off switch in for the data...

    I would put a cut off switch in for the data system.
    Which I hope would tell me that the issue is caused by start issue or is present when engine is running.
    The issue I had was no communication...
  38. Thread: F4 On Track?

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    I would like to get in front of a GEM software...

    I would like to get in front of a GEM software screen, unlike AIM and like MOTEC and Pi/Cosworth they have two versions standard and Pro and a 500$ price diff.
    Also curious about software and...
  39. Thread: F4 On Track?

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    Being a database person I am curious it is all...

    Being a database person I am curious it is all zeros and ones in basic form. But how would you know what you might possible learn? You guys are at the front so finding big changes are not likely but...
  40. Thread: F4 On Track?

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    Completely understand the car differences but...

    Completely understand the car differences but there is one item the same in all three. Data is one of those things that you only learn stuff from if you look at it.


    I am sure the car is fun to...
  41. Thread: F4 On Track?

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    Are you able to overlay any car data from the GEM...

    Are you able to overlay any car data from the GEM system and AIM?
  42. Thread: F4 On Track?

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    Do not bet your farm on that. Can not develop....

    Do not bet your farm on that.
    Can not develop.
    Motor is leased and controlled no testing
    Use of car is only at sanctioned F4 events.

    The cost benefit goes to the team owner who leases or rents...
  43. Thread: F4 On Track?

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    No there were many pictures taken. The ones I...

    No there were many pictures taken. The ones I took would get me labeled a hater they will stay on my phone.

    It is the racing of the future.
  44. Thread: F4 On Track?

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    A car built by accountant rules. The back shells...

    A car built by accountant rules.
    The back shells on connectors in the wiring harness are not present because it would drive the price of the car up
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    While doing some archive work for a friend, I...

    While doing some archive work for a friend, I started totaling all the prize money he had won.
    He got very upset and was not happy to know the figure. From what I was able to detract from the...
  46. Thread: Geartronics

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    It was battery. The clients charger has issues....

    It was battery. The clients charger has issues. That has been resolved with a battery charger that was used at bridgehampton in the 80's
    But there are a few issues with the GCU loosing communication...
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    The example I think of is the Ballastic battery....

    The example I think of is the Ballastic battery.
    I have a tester used for RC cars that I built an adapter to test auto batteries as the connections are different for RC.

    Will try to post a...
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    If your battery has the small port on top of unit...

    If your battery has the small port on top of unit make sure you are using a battery charger that does monitor all the cells.
    I have a cell tester for those batteries an often on a regular charger...
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    Been pulling my hair out on an RFR FB, had no...

    Been pulling my hair out on an RFR FB, had no familiarity with motorcycle engines. Learned about tip over switch the hard way. But found I had been using a battery charger of limited ability for a...
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    Well my view in this day and age is if your going...

    Well my view in this day and age is if your going to do sales on the web the technology you employ you keep up with the times. You advertize free shipping all over your web site and you do not have...
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