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Eldora with the sprint cars did not produce the same kind of interesting racing that the trucks did on the dirt road courses. I have to learn how to get better on the starts, manage the wing adjustments as the track changes, and be able to manage a pass. I was keeping up with P4 until I tagged the i...

If you can stay in the draft it’s like NASCAR Talladega - big pack and anyone can lead. It’s insane the speed differential in the draft. With small car counts it’s not the best but if you get 20-30 cars it can be interesting

Racing tonight at Eldora with a winged sprint car https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR9d_UcM2rE

Coverage should start 8:10 PM eastern time

Video update #4: https://youtu.be/xAnePWTFsic

I have some new video editing software and this video is the guinea pig. I trimmed over 10 minutes out of this from the raw clips. I have not tried any of the extra effects yet.

Obtaining parts • Made a trip to Pull a Part to get the front bumper and replacement part of the frame and the frame to bumper end plates – these parts are blue as you will see in the pics IMG_0906.JPG IMG_0908.JPG • Put an order in for upper radiator support. Should have been easy, but many seller...

Spa race with ChampCar iRacing started with me getting wrecked in T1 lap 1, then another crash going down the hill where everyone just stopped because someone was driving a broken car slowly down the middle of the track, capped off with me short filling the car and needing a second pit stop. There w...

Up next is ChampCar iRacing Series at Spa on Wed 2/21 https://www.youtube.com/live/j0yw2IAewEk?si=RIXyLARpEfhGI2DZ Road Atlanta is not my best track, and this showed when it came time for that race. The matter was further complicated when 54 cars showed up and we only have 20 minutes to qualify. I o...

quick update: Another video from last week https://youtu.be/GyMyypc6K9w this one is more in depth on how I'm straightening and fitting one of the metal structure components. It'll be the last from my current GoPro as it just died the next time I used it. Replacement is on order. It only lasted like ...

TireSmoker wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:44 pm This was one of the the wires that got replaced after the Mid-Ohio fire. It's relatively new-ish. I should have enough stuff in inventory to make a proper replacement. Right now it's a too-long blue wire amongst a set of red wires.

If you can't take the heat get out of the engine compartment

TireSmoker wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:32 pm Found #5 plug wire arcing to the header through a seemingly intact boot. Grabbed a spare wire and its running much better again, woohoo!!

I've had weird problems like this with older wires. Sounds like another trip to Summit is in the cards for you

Major parts of left side frame structure removal • Chose a section of the sheet metal at the bottom left of the door frame, grind out spot welds, made two cuts to make a section, and remove (part A) IMG_0840.JPG • Grind out spot welds and remove outside layer of this frame below and forward of the ...

Bark River with the super trucks starting shortly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JowsEGYzU3E

Video update # 3: https://youtu.be/bkX9nWABeHk?si=FkuFHHPmTZJWA1Zy

Last time I did a video was August so this one covers the major things since then.

There was one that went through Nashville like 5-6 years ago I was able to catch as I was headed there for work. Plane landed about 30-40 minutes before the eclipse - people were already finding their place in the airport (skylights) to see it. I didn't quite make it to the office so I just pulled o...

Did the trailer come with a spare? If not u should at least know the bolt pattern and see if they are at Walmart