The Perpetual "What Gearing Do I Run at This Track?" Thread

[Keith Carter]

Please post your requests for baseline gearing setups in this thread. It will prevent redundant requests and also make it much easier to find.

BASELINE GEARING FOR MOST TRACKS

[George Houtz]

Could someone suggest some gearing for Beaverun? It doesn't seem to be on any gearing charts.
Thanks!

[SCOTTY81]

George,

With a 10-31
16/29
18/27
19/24
24/26

Scotty
Taylor Race Engineering

[Nicholas Belling]

.....
Who knows gearing for SPOKANE WASHINGTON with a 10:31 ?
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[Phil Picard]

I have been asked to expand this for more tracks. It should not be protected so diddle away!

[Racer Bill]

Would anyone have the basic gears chart for Mid America? Ya know the track near Omaha!
Thanks,
Bill Musgrave
musgrave@netins.net

[Rob Klein]

Bill, we ran their last year. If you can wait until tomarrow, I will look at our gearing there. In the meantime, what ring and pinion do you have?

Rob

[Robert J. Alder]

OK, everyone has their own preferred spreadsheet for gear selection. Here's mine for determining RPM drop, MPH, etc. Same inputs (tire diameter and redline). However it is done in a "From -To" format meaning you can print it out and put a copy in your shop manual or gear box and not have to input all four test gear ratios. First, however, "Hide" rows and columns for gears you don't own (but probably wish you did), and then print it out. Then as you acquire additional gears (which you will) you can "unhide" that new gear's respective column and row and reprint the page.

[BGilkes]

Anyone from the Mid West that could give me a starting point for gear ratios for an FC at Mid America Motorplex. Thinking of coming to play in a couple of weeks and would appreciate any help that you can give.
Thanks
Brent

[FC24]

Brent, Sorry I never got back to you at pocono. Hope you did well. when you get a chance could you let me know if you have those upper front wishbones. Thanks

Frank Vilardi
845-313-1345

[Robert J. Alder]

After looking up what I used at Mid-America a couple of years ago, I just realized your post is in the FC Forum.

But, for what it's worth, I ran very well there a couple of years ago (first) in a vintage FF, 9:31, 22.5" tires and used a 25:26 fourth gear. That top geaar worked great on Saturday with a very BIG tail wind on the front straight. However, Sunday was a headwind and 25:26 was very much too tall. I'd think the 25:27 is a more appropriate "no wind" top gear. Say,

18:32
21:30
23:28
25:27

But, as I said, this is for FF. Don't know if you have a way to translate this FF gearing to your FC needs.

[BGilkes]

Thanks Bob, much appreciated will see if I can convert what you sent into a starting point for FC.
Frank, per our phone call, the person you probably want to speak to just posted on the Fc classifieds. Pocono was a bit of a failure when a plastic cone appeared in the middle of corner 1 and snapped my front steering arm & for good measure ripped off the right hand mirror, shame really as i was having fun with Bob Wright & Al Jnr at the time.

Rgds
brent

[Brian Graham]

Brent, you must like towing, what are you doing going that far? Has your wife kicked you out? Mosport is this weekend, Hallman and I will both have our Zetec's and DC may have Olivier there as well. Greg will be there and we sure would like to see you come out and play, Brian.

[BGilkes]

Hey Brian,
Why drive 30 miles to race at Mosport when I can go 900 to visit a track I have never seen before!!!! Sadly the car won't be ready for Mosport this weekend. I slammed into an errant cone at Pocono that appeared from nowhere (I think Bob Wright threw it at me from his cockpit) which broke a steering before ripping off a mirror which necessitates some fibreglass repairs. While you and Jimmy are trading 1:18's around Mosport I will be squaring the car and placating my wife, hopefully earning enough merits to go to Mid America next weekeknd in search of an elusive point to make the run offs.
If I can escape Sunday afternoon will look to come out to Mosport to catch up with you.
Brent

[J Mabee]

Hey Brent,

I don't drive FC but will give you as many pointers as I can to get around the track quickly. Just look for the Blue/Yellow FSCCA sitting around. Council Bluffs motels are the closest to the track with some form of food / entertainment. We usually stay at the Super 8 but there is also a Motel 6 next door. Let me know if you have any other questions.
See you there!

[Frank C]

Brent:
As a first approximation, at least for CF, gears for MAM were said to be about like Heartland Park Topeka before the change in the straight. Phil Hemes is the one to ask, but I have not seen him here in a while. Try sending a message to member "H82BSLO." He is leading the Midwest Division FC points.
- Frank C

[J Mabee]

Phil usually shows up at MAM races.

[BGilkes]

Frank/Jason,
Thanks for the help & I look forward to seeing you both this weekend.
I have been in touch with Phil Hemes who mentioned that he would be there too and was helpful with ratios. We are old sparring partners, from way back when we both raced shifter karts in England. He was sickeningly neat & quick in those days & I doubt much has changed judging by his lead in the Mid West.
I will be arriving very late Friday night/Saturday morning, so will look out for you both later in the day.

Brian,
How did it go at Mosport? Wasn't able to make it Sunday afternoon I was having a "shocking" time, literally, trying to sort out a short that was giving me intermittent problems the weekend before at Pocono... car is fine now I think, but I went in to the house looking somewhat like the professor from Back to the Future

Brent

[Dave Belz]

Once you have the ratios for FC figured out, could you post them here for another who may someday make MAM the journey "900 miles for a track that I've never seen"? Thanks.
Dave

[BGilkes]

The ratios that I used for Mid America. Probably not quite perfect but certainly good enough to run well & not risk damaging your engine

16:29
20:31
20:27
24:27

Hope that this helps.

Brent

[Dave Belz]

Thank you very much! Printed and filed for reference.

Dave

[belair]

Please.....

Base gearing for Memphis Motorsports Park, with a 10:31 r&p?

Much appreciated!

Also, I have recently received my distributor back from Pertronix. I could not get it to work correctly after converting it , so the Pertronix folks offered to work their magic on it for FREE! I will report on its performance later for those who are interested.

Cliff / Belair

[Charles Warner]

Here are the gears we used at Memphis on a S2. 10.31 with 7200 rev limit.

18.34
20.31
23.28
25.26

That should be a good starting point.

[belair]

Thank you for the help with the base gearing for Memphis!

Belair

[Tim Minor]

I need gear ratios for homested.any Help.

Tim Minor

[EYERACE]

Homestead: if i can find 'em for a 10/31 - i'll post it. For a 9/31 FF 1600, a simple thought is one tooth lower than sebring short course gearing.

[Bob Wright]

Hey Tim...

17/33
19/32
22/29
24/27

This is from a Pro race a couple of years ago using Avons.

Could you give me a shout at the office? 877-331-9683 (toll free)

[EYERACE]

someone earlier asked about FC [assume 10/31 R&P] gearing for Homestead......can't find a reference for homestead in my notes but i've got this for them. remember, while some say run same as sebring short course, some others say run one tooth under that, and i'll bet others say something else. so i found this for FC 10/31 as sebring short. 17/33 19/31 22/29 24/27. hope this helps. and i can't find their thread too

[Nicholas Belling]

Suggestions and any other info related to gearing, tips, car setup, track knowledge that will help push the learning curve envelope faster.. This way the test day can emphasize alot more driver development vs car setup.

Thanks Apex Speed.

Hope to see a bunch of new faces in thunderhill.

[Whoomah]

I am looking for a baseline gearing for pinto FC, Avons, 10:31 R&P

Thanks

Curt

[Keith Carter]

http://www.apexspeed.com/resources/baseline_gearing.htm

[Whoomah]

Appreciate it Keith...still learning my way around the site.

Curt

[Keith Carter]

No problem. I should've added the list we had to the top of the list beforehand. Glad I could help.

[Mike Rodney]

Anyone have baseline gearing for Fontana (sports car track configuraton) for an FC?

[Bill Kincaid]

Mike, here's what I got from Les Phillips (for a 10:31, Pinto motor):
17:30, 19:27, 19:23, 23:24

It's what he ran in Jan. 05 and it apparently worked very well.
-Bill

[Ian McKechnie]

Can anyone give me FC gear suggestions for the Shenandoah circuit at Summit Point for a 10:31 final drive ratio? Has anyone done the Shenandoah circuit?

[Speedy_Farmer]

I am going to driver schools at Heartland Park and take my CC car. Can I get sugestion for what gears I need? My R&P are 10:31. Thank You

[Rob Klein]

What Ring and Pinion are you running?

9:31
10:31
13:36

Will send you a baseline when I get R&P.

Thanks

Rob

[Speedy_Farmer]

[size=2]My R&P gears are10:31[/size]

[Nicholas Belling]

Need baseline gearing for ButtonWillow 1A CCW with a 10:31 ?