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| groot |
 May 17 2006, 06:58 AM
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Dis member  Group: Members Posts: 894 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444  |
It was a rough weekend….Wet and cold the whole time. But, the new engine ran very well and noticeably stronger than last year's engine. I'm glad I installed a new push-pull throttle cable and pedal setup because I had to modulate the throttle everywhere.
I finished in 6th against some very stiff competition, but the good news is I was only 3.5 seconds off the fastest EP car in the race…. In the rain. This car ain't easy to drive in the rain, that's for sure. For the first race of the year, I'm happy with how the weekend went. There were many spins and off-track experiences, but I managed to keep it on the track. The car's pretty ugly because I've got a lot of body work to do. Here's a pic coming onto the main straight. Attached image(s) 
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| groot |
May 17 2006, 07:13 AM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 894 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444 |
Ooops... I guess this belongs in "the paddock"
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| Jeroen |
May 17 2006, 07:20 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
Excellent!
QUOTE(groot @ May 17 2006, 03:13 PM)  Ooops... I guess this belongs in "the paddock" I moved it for ya (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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| Dave-O |
May 17 2006, 07:34 AM
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Is winter done yet? Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 26-August 03 From: Minneapols, MN Member No.: 1,082 |
Is that a really tight turn? It seems like your wheels are turned A LOT for being on a track.
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| groot |
May 17 2006, 07:47 AM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 894 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444 |
Thanks for moving it Jeroen.
Ummm.... yes, that is a left turn and I'm after the apex. I used a bit too much throttle and had to correct for the oversteer..... alot. Then I did a tank slapper for the next few hundred feet. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) |
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| spunone |
May 17 2006, 09:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 945 Joined: 6-April 04 From: Anaheim CA Member No.: 1,901 Region Association: Southern California |
Are you running the new motor Jake built you allready??
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| groot |
May 17 2006, 10:42 AM
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Dis member Group: Members Posts: 894 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,444 |
Not yet... I'm running a back-up motor with heads from Len and a Jake cam/pistons and cylinders.
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