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by CSatterley
October 13th, 2009, 9:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Formula Vee Meeting during the Runoffs
Replies: 129
Views: 28138

Re: Formula Vee Meeting during the Runoffs

I have to agree with ED. The go fast parts help once you've learned how to drive fast, but you are wasting your money if you think its going to make a slow driver fast. I've gotten faster every year and have only made minor changes to the car (the biggest being dropping lbs off myself).
by CSatterley
October 12th, 2009, 9:32 am
Forum: Event News, Info, and Results
Topic: Mid Ohio October Regional
Replies: 4
Views: 1987

Mid Ohio October Regional

At mid-Ohio this past week ending Paul Anderson was involved in an accident coming out of the carousel and hit the front wall pretty hard. One f the corner Marshall's said he may have broken his arm. I'm not sure if that is true or not. He did get out on his own power. Hope you are okay Paul, hate t...
by CSatterley
October 8th, 2009, 11:11 pm
Forum: Novice Area
Topic: The start of a project
Replies: 17
Views: 9473

Re: The start of a project

My Dad has a car called a Lilley in his garage that is similar to that one. Although the lower fram rails are different, but I think his is actually a copy of the three originally built cars.
by CSatterley
October 7th, 2009, 7:08 pm
Forum: Vee Photos
Topic: Mosport in-car video FV1200
Replies: 3
Views: 6277

Mosport in-car video FV1200

Found this video of a Candian FV1200. Great bump drafting!
http://www.vimeo.com/5378500
by CSatterley
October 6th, 2009, 11:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Regional Championships
Replies: 16
Views: 3532

Re: Regional Championships

I agree that some regional drivers would not have the experience of national drivers, but I'm not sure they would risk anything more because of a regional championship race than they would at any other regional race. About half of the regional guys do nationals as well so I wouldn't personally be an...
by CSatterley
October 5th, 2009, 9:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Regional Championships
Replies: 16
Views: 3532

Regional Championships

I was just wondering if the regions could make regional completion more appealing. In the Great Lakes division and I’m sure in other divisions, the regional championship has about zero appeal. Most of the drivers don’t even qualify for the championship. What if regions set it up using the same forma...
by CSatterley
September 7th, 2009, 7:54 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Losing Power...
Replies: 42
Views: 19921

Re: Losing Power...

Was the tach jumping at all? Had an issue at mid-ohio where it ended up being a battery cable connection coming off the wire. It lost power when I shifted and then came back and then lost power again.
by CSatterley
September 7th, 2009, 12:02 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Tires?
Replies: 127
Views: 49865

Re: Tires?

Bill wrote: "I just finished a weekend at Mid-Ohio were my tires got heat cycles 21, 22, 23 & 24." Chris: It also doesn't seem like you guys are sliding around any more than me on R55a, (at least Butch wasn't, he was the only one around me), but that was about the 10th heat cycle for m...
by CSatterley
September 7th, 2009, 9:00 am
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Tires?
Replies: 127
Views: 49865

Re: Tires?

Do you know that a Waterford Hills weekend is $205 (SCCA member price, $150 for members) for one qualifying and 3 races, need to have a muffler, but there was only 3 vees at the last event all running on old used tires. I'm a big supporter of spec tires, but I do think it is a combination of entry f...
by CSatterley
August 26th, 2009, 12:02 am
Forum: Parts
Topic: WTB - Headers
Replies: 9
Views: 1827

Re: WTB - Headers

I've got a set of mild steel that are made for a Caracal C. 4 into 1 collector over the zero roll. Is that what you're looking for? Let me know and I will send you some pics
by CSatterley
August 13th, 2009, 6:51 pm
Forum: Event News, Info, and Results
Topic: Labor Day weekend at Mid Ohio
Replies: 4
Views: 2136

Labor Day weekend at Mid Ohio

Who's Going? Me in my Caracal C and my Dad in his Protoform P2 will be there.
by CSatterley
August 13th, 2009, 5:45 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: checking rear camber
Replies: 12
Views: 6052

Re: checking rear camber

I do check it from the wheel, but they are pretty much new and have never been bent. It is a Caracal and the front beam is very high on the frame so I'm not sure if that make much of a difference with a zero or not, but it isn't bent. I've had a couple different tranny's on the car with the same sit...
by CSatterley
August 13th, 2009, 2:33 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: checking rear camber
Replies: 12
Views: 6052

Re: checking rear camber

There is no binding in the zero roll when I jack it up, but when I check camber on level ground there is big differece from side to side and i notice I'm getting uneven tire where on the side that has more camber. The car actually handles really well, so I'm a little reluctant to change anything. If...
by CSatterley
August 13th, 2009, 2:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SRF vs VEE
Replies: 30
Views: 12405

Re: SRF vs VEE

I totally agree Brian, I've only had the to run with them a couple times and found they just can't see a vee. There is no reason they should'nt run with the slower tin tops. They learn to be agressive and they have the ability to rub one another but in a vee its a totally different situation. I don'...
by CSatterley
August 13th, 2009, 9:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MaxQData data aquisition
Replies: 1
Views: 874

MaxQData data aquisition

Has anyone ever used this product in a vee?


http://www.maxqdata.com/MQGPS.htm
by CSatterley
August 13th, 2009, 9:39 am
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: checking rear camber
Replies: 12
Views: 6052

checking rear camber

I was wondering if people change/check camber by adjusting the shock or adjusting links from the trailing arms to the shock/zero roll. My total camber is good but is uneven from one side compared to the other. Is this scrubbing straight line speed? The difference from the right side to the left side...
by CSatterley
July 30th, 2009, 10:12 am
Forum: Event News, Info, and Results
Topic: June Sprints Tidbits
Replies: 14
Views: 5259

Re: June Sprints Tidbits

Not sure if anyone posted this, but this site has a tv style coverage of the June Sprints race.
http://videos.goracingtv.com/featured_l ... reset=true
by CSatterley
July 18th, 2009, 6:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FV Future
Replies: 41
Views: 11959

Re: FV Future

I'm not sure why a discussion is really needed about this issue, considering they are two different classes. Why not just let it play out. People are going to choose which class fits them best. The FST committee has done a great job in the Central/Great Lakes division. There seems to be plenty of co...
by CSatterley
May 20th, 2009, 12:49 pm
Forum: Vee Photos
Topic: Howard Stern at Waterford Hills (in 1980)
Replies: 1
Views: 5345

Howard Stern at Waterford Hills (in 1980)

Not really vee pictures, but I thought it was a little amusing.

http://www.farmjohnphoto.com/gallery/11 ... mc68#P-6-9
by CSatterley
May 14th, 2009, 5:26 pm
Forum: Event News, Info, and Results
Topic: Memorial Weekend At Grattan and Waterford results
Replies: 0
Views: 824

Memorial Weekend At Grattan and Waterford results

Who's going? We have two cars going, me in my Caracal and my Dad in his Protoform. At Waterford Hills last weekend we had three generations on the track me, my dad, and my nephew. I won the race on Saturday, and my dad won them both on Sunday. (proving that Wisdom still beats youth) My nephews first...
by CSatterley
April 27th, 2009, 7:10 pm
Forum: Vee Photos
Topic: New addition to DDCRacing
Replies: 2
Views: 5575

Re: New addition to DDCRacing

Yes, it is a protoform body that I'm pretty sure was modified at one point, but that is about the end of any similarities to the protoform.
by CSatterley
April 21st, 2009, 9:00 pm
Forum: Vee Photos
Topic: New addition to DDCRacing
Replies: 2
Views: 5575

New addition to DDCRacing

My 15 year old nephew is going to drivers school this weekend at WaterfordHills. This is a highly modified Lynx B, that was modified by Gordon Leslie who raced at Waterford and in Canada. My brother just finished the paint over the weekend. Midnight Blue Metallic. Not bad for spending a day sanding ...
by CSatterley
March 5th, 2009, 9:28 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Exaust systems
Replies: 2
Views: 1633

Exaust systems

Do exhaust systems where out, meaning do you lose power over time because of rust, or any other reason?
by CSatterley
February 22nd, 2009, 1:33 am
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Overflow catch can
Replies: 8
Views: 2553

Overflow catch can

Just wondering what everone uses as an overflow catch can and where if you have a lynx or caracal. Right now I use an ugly quart container that i bought from Wal-Mart in the rear, near the trans and I need to relocate it. Would like something nicer that is skinny enough to fit behind the firewall. T...
by CSatterley
February 19th, 2009, 8:55 pm
Forum: Tech Tips, Rules, and Safety
Topic: Why is the Sky Blue?
Replies: 42
Views: 18785

Re: Why is the Sky Blue?

I'm interested to know why you would'nt like to see it at the national level but are okay with it at a regional level? As far as the great lakes region goes we didn't have enough entrants by anyone to qualify for any championship at all which was only 5 entries for the year. We are in a situation wh...