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I am back to working on my car and hope to get it on the track in 2022. Several of my modifications I have lost some of my notes about. Prior to modifying my steering system I had measured the change in angle with the steering wheel at one revolution in order to calculate and keep the new system in ...

Very nice! Don't see many of those. Thanks for the picture, hope you manage the repair OK.

No parts, but I would request a full picture of your car, pre-damage
Looks like a nice one.

Thanks for the information, Steve. I was happy to see no one run over you this year, even if they tried very hard to do so. Great finish for you!

Tough thing to have any sort of bad incident, even more so when you come all the way from the west coast, or have a tow truck driver do you in.

Thanks for the results. I think 4 of the 6 entries were also in the runoffs this year.

Congratulations on an 8th place finish to our host, Stevan Davis!

Andrew Whitson finished in 1st with Brian Farnham right behind about one tenth back.

Very nice write up on an interesting weekend.

Ditto to Steve's thanks! I like seeing the results posted here.

Thanks Alberto!

Yes, this is great, results all in one place. Thanks much!

I'm not familiar with the Caracal design. I think you should ask Fred Clark about this. He would certainly know.

http://www.caracalcars.com/index.htm

Hmm,

Steve at 6:09
Barry at 6:09
Dietmar at 6:11

Some fine choreography there...

I'm not familiar with that part, or if the Caracal has an issue, but it looks easy to repair from what I can see. If my interpretation of that picture is correct, I would probably drill a small hole at the end of the crack as a stop, then tig weld the crack to the hole and fill the hole as well. Tha...

Well, one year later, Road America Runoffs 2020, and Steve made it through turn one and went on to a top ten finish at #10.

Congratulations!

Pretty solid for someone as young as you I think

"Stay on task!" Good point. The weight is probably not something I will notice. I suppose it depends upon the weight location. If it is outer it might be a problem, but Andy's report indicates not so much. I do know that back in the old days when rain tires were heavier than slicks, it mad...

Yes, it helps. I went to a lot of trouble to lengthen my chassis 2 inches in the front (Citation, which has a 81.5" wheelbase), and change the brake system to front mount masters, and change the steering to allow for left foot braking. All that and then I've been unable to get back on the track...

OK, I waded back into the disc brake thread at that "other site" :) Andy Pastore used the 4 bolt wheels, front only, and off the shelf VW parts. The track width is within spec because the 4 bolt wheel offset pulls it back in. Andy kept the standard drums on the rear. The real downside seem...

If you can't make it work for the rear, not to mention the front, does anyone know the value of the 4x130 wheels? Without having parts in hand it's impossible to know what track you end up with. You would think the kit sellers would know and publish the track. Street cars with fenders have an issue ...

Brian, I just read it and it does describe it well. Thanks for pointing it out. Just looking, some 4x130 disc kits for link pins indicate they will increase the track by 1". It's not clear if they mean 1" per side or total. I'm not sure it solves anything unless there are near stock track ...

Hey, thanks Steve. I was thinking yesterday that there was a definitions section in the GCR but never did remember to go look it up. Pretty hard to measure to the wheel centerline with tires mounted I would think unless you are certain the tires are symmetrical to the wheel, and even then how do you...

Hello Brian,

OK, I see that with the backspacing. How do you get to 52.5?

With the 4.5 wheels are we at 52 then?

And, is the track the centerline of the tires? or measured elsewhere? Center of the wheels? Mounting face of the wheel?

Thanks,
Barry

I went out and measured my front "track". The maximum is 52.5 which I cannot reproduce at all. The data I find states the standard track as 51.5, which is close to my centerline. I don't know if it is aligned properly at the moment and I'm measuring across the top so neg camber will bring ...

And while we're here :) What is the definition of "track"? How is that measured? Centerline of tire? Outside to outside? I make the assumption the value of 4 bolt wheels is the availability of link pin disc kits that convert the wheel to 4 bolt and keep the correct track. Otherwise I don't...

Hi Dietmar,
Just so it's clear, this allows us to use an aftermarket disc brake kit designed for 4 bolt VW wheels which are commonly available and at reasonable prices. Is that correct?

Thanks,
Barry

Rest In Peace Mr. Lazier.
Thanks for the notification Mike. I had not heard this. Truly one of the greats.