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by remmers
December 8th, 2010, 10:41 pm
Forum: Novice Area
Topic: Air compressor & generators
Replies: 29
Views: 15124

Re: Air compressor & generators

i use similar to this. it'll last a weekend after we fill it up with the compressor we have at home
http://www.amazon.com/Wilmar-W10011-Gal ... B000FW4MZM
by remmers
November 30th, 2010, 7:01 pm
Forum: Novice Area
Topic: Startting from Scratch - FV or FST?
Replies: 42
Views: 20993

Re: Startting from Scratch - FV or FST?

cost me a decent starting spot at my last race at NHMS because i forgot to adjust my front brakes... backed them all the way off to get the drums off and on to check everything up front... imagine my surprise coming into turn 3 and having no brakes! :shock:
by remmers
November 29th, 2010, 5:37 pm
Forum: Novice Area
Topic: Startting from Scratch - FV or FST?
Replies: 42
Views: 20993

Re: Startting from Scratch - FV or FST?

Mark, That's a pretty romantic image of every SCCA driver sifting through the GCR for a gray area and then working diligently in his garage to find the next "unfair advantage", but that is hardly the reality. (Quite frankly, from the number of questions people ask here that are easily ans...
by remmers
November 22nd, 2010, 8:06 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: A Mono Shock rotary damper system...
Replies: 66
Views: 105519

Re: A Mono Shock rotary damper system...

i would imagine though, if it's speed-sensitive suspension, then it is in effect active. just outside-force controlled rather than computer or manual control... the idea would be to make the rear slip a bit more to in effect get the car more neutral, and i'm sure it's mathematically possible to chan...
by remmers
November 18th, 2010, 6:49 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: A Mono Shock rotary damper system...
Replies: 66
Views: 105519

Re: A Mono Shock rotary damper system...

that rear suspension on the redbull car is actually not a 3-spring system so much as a 3-dampener system. something i've been interested in the concept of on a formula vee for a few years now, as the problem with roll resistance on a formula vee is weight jacking, and the Z-bar was what appeared to ...
by remmers
November 18th, 2010, 6:23 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Rear Roll Resistance Never Needed
Replies: 114
Views: 532864

Re: Rear Roll Resistance Never Needed

i fail to see where this question has gone... i think it better to either have a computer model or a proof of concept car that you can quick change design elements to find the solutions to these questions. example being if you think you need more camber than a linkpin front suspension will give you,...
by remmers
November 18th, 2010, 6:01 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Front beam bump stop removal
Replies: 6
Views: 4649

Re: Front beam bump stop removal

i'm of the belief the horn removal is more for aero than for weight savings, and with a D13, i see no reason to bother putting the effort into removing them unless you are that 2-4lbs overweight or have narrowed the chassis/body significantly... the horns do not limit suspension compression, as the ...
by remmers
September 18th, 2010, 10:36 am
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Unleaded Gas
Replies: 22
Views: 16696

Re: Unleaded Gas

i ran 93 pump gas at NHMS this past weekend without and problems with dieseling or anything fuel related. however heim joints seemed to have it out for me... just drained the cell when I got home since it was E10 pump gas speaking of which, is harry white on this forum? i'd like to see the in-car vi...
by remmers
September 7th, 2010, 10:15 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Proposed Runoffs Qualification Rules For 2011
Replies: 32
Views: 21661

Re: Proposed Runoffs Qualification Rules For 2011

well, i suppose my point would be that if they qualified under the rules that they're one of the top X% drivers in the nation, would they not be fast enough that a rule like that would be a moot point?
by remmers
September 6th, 2010, 11:31 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Proposed Runoffs Qualification Rules For 2011
Replies: 32
Views: 21661

Re: Proposed Runoffs Qualification Rules For 2011

i'm very much more in favor of brian's idea just above .also, i kinda think the 120% to 115% of pole time is a little silly, unless they're having issues with lapped traffic in other classes causing unsafe conditions.
by remmers
August 22nd, 2010, 10:18 pm
Forum: Solo Vee
Topic: solo vee novice
Replies: 15
Views: 8389

Re: solo vee novice

i've only ever run FV as a road racing car, but data acquisition says 1.5 G on our 4.5-5.5" wide tires seems to be about normal. i'm guessing you should be able to do just as well if not better with whatever slicks you run at solo.
by remmers
August 14th, 2010, 9:21 am
Forum: Event News, Info, and Results
Topic: Cheap Date, Sept. 11,12
Replies: 1
Views: 979

Cheap Date, Sept. 11,12

NHMS. $275 for a double. How am I the only one registered?
by remmers
August 3rd, 2010, 7:22 pm
Forum: Parts
Topic: Carb Scoops
Replies: 1
Views: 1216

Re: Carb Scoops

those scoops also fit a citation and zink Z12 as head scoops
by remmers
August 3rd, 2010, 7:13 pm
Forum: Vintage Vee
Topic: What kinda vee is this ???? HELP....
Replies: 16
Views: 10594

Re: What kinda vee is this ???? HELP....

do you have pictures of the FF bodywork? even if you can assemble it on the ground it may give an idea as to what car the bodywork at least came from...
by remmers
July 8th, 2010, 12:24 am
Forum: Novice Area
Topic: Anyone know what this is?
Replies: 42
Views: 18267

Re: Anyone know what this is?

yes, i was referring to the body panels. since one side seems to have the pontoon on the one side and flat bodywork on the other
by remmers
July 6th, 2010, 8:42 pm
Forum: Novice Area
Topic: Anyone know what this is?
Replies: 42
Views: 18267

Re: Anyone know what this is?

any idea why the asymmetry? was the car used as a test bed for him to build his next car?
by remmers
July 6th, 2010, 8:22 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Front steering tie rod replacement
Replies: 8
Views: 11574

Re: Front steering tie rod replacement

we made 3/8" solid steel tubes on our lathe (purchased at Pratt and Whitney auction), that way the drill hole and threads were perfectly straight, or at least close enough to straight that we couldn't tell something's amiss
by remmers
July 6th, 2010, 8:12 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Clutch won't stay adjusted
Replies: 14
Views: 9356

Re: Clutch won't stay adjusted

i'm curious to see if the inside tire spinning could be resolved with chassis setup, as i have the same problem with my completely stock MGB, and i don't care to move up a class over a $5000 LSD.
by remmers
July 6th, 2010, 7:46 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Unleaded Gas
Replies: 22
Views: 16696

Re: Unleaded Gas

At least we're not getting into nitro in the engine oil thing like other classes. An engine with a PCV system can duct nitro or other additives,out of the oil vapors and into the intake manifold. Think SRF, SS, Spec Maita etc. :shock: well, i'd imagine you'd need to change the oil every session for...
by remmers
July 2nd, 2010, 7:05 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Speedsport / Citation Spring Adjuster
Replies: 9
Views: 5998

Re: Speedsport / Citation Spring Adjuster

i believe my dad's old zinc z12 had the spring on top and ARB on bottom. it utilized the same front and rear suspension as the citation
by remmers
July 2nd, 2010, 6:54 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Front Impact Attenuation
Replies: 14
Views: 9651

Re: Front Impact Attenuation

never quite understood though, we have that rule for puncture safety... but in a lot of cases we run with fords which have relatively sharp attenuators that could possibly puncture a vee.
by remmers
July 2nd, 2010, 6:22 pm
Forum: Novice Area
Topic: oil leak
Replies: 10
Views: 6059

Re: oil leak

silly as it sounds, i've been meatballed for overfilling the engine with oil. it went into the overflow container and then splashed out in right handers only
by remmers
June 24th, 2010, 8:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Adjustable droop
Replies: 43
Views: 18057

Re: Adjustable droop

to touch on this one a little bit, i actually thought long and hard about the role that such a damper would use on the car. I came to the conclusion that this actually optimizes the balance of the car. At least my car, if not all vees, will push in slow corners and be loose in fast corners. in this ...
by remmers
June 24th, 2010, 7:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Soft Suspensions
Replies: 74
Views: 31838

Re: Soft Suspensions

which is kinda what i was getting at, as far as i'm aware, the car's handling characteristics are the same regardless of the level of grip, it just happens to occur either at faster or slower speeds, so what holds true in the rain should theoretically hold true in the dry as well, yes?
by remmers
June 23rd, 2010, 11:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Soft Suspensions
Replies: 74
Views: 31838

Re: Soft Suspensions

here's a question. what is it about a softer suspension that makes it better in the rain? even on a very smooth racetrack?