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    Automotive Race Car Safety: Protecting the Driver's Waist Down Area

    Ranger Mike has a very valid point, money should never stand in the way of safety, if you can't afford safety then you can;'t afford to race. I I think the OP has a valid point, injuries from the waste down is a very real issue, look at sprint cars, fuel altereds, even karts for that matter...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    actually it is like a game, a racing game, you pick whhich track you want to run, and then pick your car, you can change tons of variables on the car, http://rfactor.net/web/rf1/ this is a link to it, while it is not liike a major info cashe, it has been great way to work thru some hairbrain...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    Ranger Mike, I was wondering if you have tried the sim programs like Rfactor or IRacing, an if so what do you think? I have not tried IRacing, BUT I know that some of my experiments I have tried on our dirt car, have been tested with Rfactor, and it is scary how much alike they are, as long as...
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    Automotive What's the deal with sprint car chassis and Jacobs ladders?

    I haven't posted here in forever, BUT I gained lots of valuable knowledge a couple years ago from some ofthe guys here gaining us our 5th and 6th track championships, now after stepping out of racing for a while I am coming back, and looking at sprint cars and the setup of these cars, I have...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    After a computer crash I lost the link to this site, and I just now reinstalled old hard drive in new computer and presto it popped up,! I have wanted to thank each of you who helped me on here a couple years ago, we won 2 back to back track championships, with the car that is mentioned above, I...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    yeah that's pretty close, spring wise, and my driver has 2 hands... he just prefers to drive with one, and he don't do too bad, and Autodr911, I think you ashould come on down and give dirt a try... the comments you made regarding the look an handling of the car may be valid for pavement, but...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    the first part of this is hot laps where we were just making sure everything was working not really racing, if you watch the 10 car he only hit us 3 times, once resulted in a flat and we still came back to run 2nd... could of won if we hadn't of had to change a tire... hope this helps explain...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    well we are never full lock one way or the other, and we use the stagger to help rotate the car i guess you could say, as far as to how we get car going straight, well coming off the turns it just goes straight...lol and we are out of the throttle very little, give me a few and I will send you a...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    I bout spit out my coffee when I read that...we have a racing Dr here to... bout the same way as you described... the dr.
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    Sorry I have been away from here for a while we have been busy getting things lined up for next year, but I want to ask a couple questions, I am being pretty careful with how I ask it since my "secret site" has been found out...lol some of my closest competitors have found some of my post...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    I want to apoligize for my absence the past few months, BUT... first I want to thank Ranger Mike and all the others who offered help and advice to us, last night at North Georgia speedway, MMG Racing with driver Glenn Grimsley took the 2011 points title! I could not of done without the help and...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    well here is an update, we have had 2 races and have had to start in the back on both of them we have an 10th and a 8th, this weekend driver finally learned how to get the car in the corner but i have a question... on the rear shocks we use the rubber rings to show travel. our right side,we are...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    Ranger Mike, we have 26 7/8" lower arms, with a 29" 3rd link, car has bilstien shocks it is long wheel base car... 107" wheel base, tonight we go for our first race last tuesday we went for practice, and driver was just getting used to it and improved DRAMATICALLY! shaving off 2 seconds during...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    Ranger Mike, thanks for the help, we didn't get to try any of it out last night since it came a torrential downpour here but we are going to have a practice Tuesday night and first race this coming Saturday... question what effect does shortening the 3rd link have? it is 29.75 now and We...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    well our first practice will be this coming saturday evening, I am looking forward to it greatly! I have been overthe car with a fine tooth comb, and found a few things that make me wonder like the j-bar mounted to the right side but while kicking this around in my head this makes sense since...
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