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Post by dave632 on Dec 4, 2018 9:02:21 GMT -7
Your cars did well, it takes time to get these cars to run well and they still have a mind
of their own. I had my own track and it still took a couple of years before I won a race.
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Post by GTS on Dec 4, 2018 9:06:38 GMT -7
Thanks again Dave for running a superb race!
And very much appreciate the tracking number info!
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Post by dave632 on Dec 4, 2018 9:09:33 GMT -7
I had spoke to you about getting a strip, I got it. Time to get off my butt, install some electronics and find another 3mph. LOL Thanks again Brothers. Having a track is a definite advantage in finding out where your cars are doing well or lacking. Otherwise it is just a guessing game. It looks fast but how does it compare to other cars. You cannot visually tell the difference between a car that is doing a .40 ET or a .42. Likewise a 25 mph car will look similar to a 28 mph when testing. I have made changes to some cars trying to get them to 60' better. Having a .01 60' advantage will usually outweigh a 2-3 mph advantage on top end. |
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Post by dave632 on Dec 4, 2018 9:14:09 GMT -7
Just some advice to anyone new planning a race. Keep it simple with only one or 2 classes as it is a lot of
work. The list races are by far the hardest to run and keeping track of that all becomes a blurr after a few days. I
spend about 4 days running the race including return shipping, with some long days in there. That does not include
all the other early prep work.
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Post by pete on Dec 4, 2018 9:56:31 GMT -7
I had spoke to you about getting a strip, I got it. Time to get off my butt, install some electronics and find another 3mph. LOL Thanks again Brothers. Having a track is a definite advantage in finding out where your cars are doing well or lacking. Otherwise it is just a guessing game. It looks fast but how does it compare to other cars. You cannot visually tell the difference between a car that is doing a .40 ET or a .42. Likewise a 25 mph car will look similar to a 28 mph when testing. I have made changes to some cars trying to get them to 60' better. Having a .01 60' advantage will usually outweigh a 2-3 mph advantage on top end. Both my cars were soft on the launch. I used a 22 rpm gear in the viper and now thinking 23 because it would step up the launch. But it may hurt on the top end. The storm was loaded for bear. I had three kits on it.LOL It being a brush barrel car, I used .009 brush springs. the brush needs to be 1/3 less in length so not to slow arm spin with friction. The set up amp draw looked ok, it was much easier to hit the numbers on the bench with smaller gauge springs. Going back to the .008. Not having any way to time, it is just as you say, its a guess. Well I really enjoy racing with you guys and look forward to racing again. |
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Post by dave632 on Dec 4, 2018 12:15:43 GMT -7
Everything is a balance with these cars, if you have to low a gear you may lose top end, to high and you lose bottom end. I will usually sacrifice a little top end to get a better launch but if the car cannot put that power to the ground you lose at both ends. Same thing with brush spring tension, how much is too much?
Funny you should mention 3 kits, I had 3 N2O stages on my Beretta. They were pretty much for show only since I could only use part of one stage. Once again getting the power to the ground is the trick.
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Post by pete on Dec 4, 2018 15:59:33 GMT -7
Brush spring is easy even with the endbell. Amp draw tells. That number when you get it right doesn't change all thru the power range. Some guys use a DYNO, give me a meter every time. The HJ was not showing as well with 9 as it did with the 8s. Close but I took the chance thinking it would be faster each pass, just the opposite happened.
Now to tune them back up. Isn't that what we do? Make them faster next time that is.
I should say the end bell will give a number that does go up as more power is applied. Important to check it doesn't go to far away from the 6 volt number to the full power number.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2018 11:25:54 GMT -7
Hey - Hey - Hey !!!!
I got my cars back today.
a couple pairs of Super Tires and big ole sticker.
some nice participant stickers.
and an unpainted body.
huge thank you to all the sponsors!!!
great event and I thank Dave and crew for hosting.
PS, oops forgot the mention the 3D printed ramp. really nice.
thanx again
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Post by AJR on Dec 7, 2018 14:16:53 GMT -7
Got my cars back today as well. Christmas came early........Super Tires....super hero figures (I'm starting to get a collection of these, Thanks Al), display ramp for the Angry Jeff Garage (thanks jbaily), stickers (I love stickers  ), and some Dry Bonz metallic (thanks cozee)!! Thanks Dave for running the event! |
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Post by gnome on Dec 8, 2018 6:45:47 GMT -7
My cars made it back yesterday with a bunch of goodies thank you everyone for making this possible.
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Post by GTS on Dec 8, 2018 15:48:58 GMT -7
Thanks Dave! Cars & goodies arrived today. Special thanks to all the sponsors for the goodies!
Thanks Everyone!
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Post by dave632 on Dec 8, 2018 21:00:56 GMT -7
Some of the packages will take a little longer as they did not pick up when I put the request in so I went to the post office and they were closed. I tried to use the drop box and it locked up??? I guess they are all screwed up this time of year.
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Post by kstocks on Dec 8, 2018 21:38:49 GMT -7
Cars got back to day. Would like thank the sponsors for all the goodies and Dave for putting on the race.
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Post by triple52 on Dec 9, 2018 0:10:10 GMT -7
Received my Purple 62 Chevy and prizes. Thank!!!
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Post by ecbill on Dec 9, 2018 10:28:51 GMT -7
The SC cars made it back yesterday along with a bunch of goodies. Thanks to all of the sponsors who contributed to the event. Thanks to Dave for putting on a great show.
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), and some Dry Bonz metallic (thanks cozee)!! Thanks Dave for running the event!
