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The rear spring bump stops were broken. Since Kurt will surely overload it I decided to go after this small project.

Taking off the rear wheels uncovered some sketchy looking parts of the chassis. I took the inner fenders off to get a better look, but it was pretty bad on both sides.
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Couple minor updates:

1) The RF had a slow leak . I finally got tired of it and looked at it. I found a tiny bead leak that had something sticking out. With a little help from the tire machine I moved the bead down and found a piece of rag in there. I had used that rag to keep the machine from ...

XSLR Season 9 Race 12 Indy Race Report

Qualified P8 of 15, ended P8. Race went caution free. I really struggled the last 10 laps of the first stint as the tires were quite hot and I had not practiced those conditions enough. The guy behind me pitted one lap earlier and that undercut got him ahead ...

Updates:

1) Fixing rear toe alignment took a couple tries. I was maxed out on the LR adjustment and still not in spec. Eventually I decided to do a four wheel alignment. That was tricky at first since the front tracking width is more narrow that the rear. Once I knew the difference I was able to ...

CCiS 2025 Season Race 6 Mosport Race Report

Qualified P22 of 33

Lost about 11 seconds on lap 1 after getting punted on exit of Moss Corner and that cost me a few spots. In the practice race I tried to pit as the field came to green but there were no lap 1 incidents, and I was not at all sure I ...

Mileage: 79798

“service stability control” fix

I really thought this was going to be something with a wheel sensor, but instead the scan tool gave me a C0042-62 – which is the ECU sensing pressure in the brake system from the ABS but not getting a signal from the brake switch.
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XSLR Season 9 Race 11 Daytona Race Report

For this race the plan was to focus on getting some good points. I spent some time practicing racing against AI to get better in traffic. I also specifically practiced pit entrance, as I was having a lot of trouble getting the car slowed up without losing ...

XSLR Season 9 Round 11 Daytona - Sunday 8:10 PM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUgG0yXfdoU

wxo wrote: Fri May 30, 2025 1:36 pm I couldn't find one with the shift pattern on it.

I was more thinking find/make something with the shift pattern and replace that red part with it. You have it engraved on a piece of stainless steel perhaps.

if the red part had the shift pattern on it you might like the look better

XSLR Season 9 Race 8 Crandon Race Report

Qualified P9 of 11. In my heat race I got knocked off track in the first few turns and ended up last running truck
In the B main I started P5 and was able to finish P2, which netted me a P6 starting position as the top two from each heat race filled spots ...

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Talladega with the 87 NASCAR 8:10 PM tonight:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCud-ft7MOA

Glad it got back together in time and you made the show. I expect there will be more tough moments dealing with the loss of your Dad, but if there is a silver lining its that those times do tell you how much he meant to you.

CCiS 2025 Season Race 5 Watkins Glen Race Report

This one produced a really good result.

I've spent a lot of time in this car and on this track so I didn't prep too much. I did the practice race and ended up pitting after about 4 laps as I felt the guys ahead were holding me up. This gave me the ...

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Wed May 14 9:20 PM racing at Watkins Glen in the MX5 with CCiS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2pk3M8dBow