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| Randal |
 Sep 18 2011, 09:04 PM
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Well it ended up being sunny for all the run groups today. Dennis Hale designed a great course and everyone had fun. Not sure who won, but probably the A Mod guy with the big wings. I was the tire warmer for Greg McNair, with his black buggy and fast engine. Tough shoehorning a bigger guy, like me, into that machine, but I actually made it around the course and warmed his tires. The buggies are crazy fast, but with the bias weight issue they have a hard time turning. I managed, at the wrong time, to hit the throttle, go straight and totally miss the back corner, then went off course into official NAVY territory and totally embarrassed myself. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) But the course was great. Wish I had 222 out there. Can't wait till I get some new tires and get back out in my machine. |
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| Randal |
Sep 22 2011, 09:10 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
QUOTE(Randal @ Sep 18 2011, 08:04 PM)  Well it ended up being sunny for all the run groups today. Dennis Hale designed a great course and everyone had fun. Not sure who won, but probably the A Mod guy with the big wings. I was the tire warmer for Greg McNair, with his black buggy and fast engine. Tough shoehorning a bigger guy, like me, into that machine, but I actually made it around the course and warmed his tires. The buggies are crazy fast, but with the bias weight issue they have a hard time turning. I managed, at the wrong time, to hit the throttle, go straight and totally miss the back corner, then went off course into official NAVY territory and totally embarrassed myself. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) But the course was great. Wish I had 222 out there. Can't wait till I get some new tires and get back out in my machine. I don't know what differential Greg is running in his black buggy. But you have to wonder what could be done to get one of those buggies to turn? |
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| Randal |
Sep 23 2011, 10:03 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
QUOTE(Randal @ Sep 22 2011, 08:10 AM) QUOTE(Randal @ Sep 18 2011, 08:04 PM) Well it ended up being sunny for all the run groups today. Dennis Hale designed a great course and everyone had fun. Not sure who won, but probably the A Mod guy with the big wings. I was the tire warmer for Greg McNair, with his black buggy and fast engine. Tough shoehorning a bigger guy, like me, into that machine, but I actually made it around the course and warmed his tires. The buggies are crazy fast, but with the bias weight issue they have a hard time turning. I managed, at the wrong time, to hit the throttle, go straight and totally miss the back corner, then went off course into official NAVY territory and totally embarrassed myself. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) But the course was great. Wish I had 222 out there. Can't wait till I get some new tires and get back out in my machine. I don't know what differential Greg is running in his black buggy. But you have to wonder what could be done to get one of those buggies to turn? It was pretty easy to figure out that the buggy wouldn't turn under power. That realization took place after the first couple of corners. Wax on, wax off, i.e., power on (straight) poweroff (to turn) is the mantra. You could also add power after you turned in, but only in serious moderation. Who knows with a torque bias differential and magic weight transfer device you could go from 80% rear bias to something better. |
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