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Basement Paul wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2024 7:29 am They need to integrate some of the car noises. It's a hard watch in complete silence and only the guy talking. The track seems entertaining though.

-BP

I'll bring this up with Tim the broadcaster. I notice that too the car sounds are usually so low you can barely hear it.

First rallycross with the Beetle did not go so well. I found it quite difficult to drive on dirt and track does not leave a lot of room for error. Throw in a new guy on the front row in the main and well it was a bit chaotic. Qualifying heat - knew I couldn't beat Adam but got tangled up with the ot...

Video update #9: https://youtu.be/qIV26-AIIrY

At WGI I qualified 3rd and finished 4th. Two really quick guys had penalties to serve so they were starting from the back, and with 9 cars they were ahead of me in short order. P1 qualifier is new to the league and spent way too much time in the pits. Still 2nd in points though I don't expect to hol...

Well the black ATS ran into a roadblock with the dirt drags, and I eventually figured out the V6 version makes 50 more horsepower, so I bought one. I looked at regular retail vehicles but the V6 has a decent premium over the 4 cylinder, so I went looking at wrecks. This one is from North Carolina, h...

Well done, Andy. I just noticed that you chose an aptly named project car...Challenger! Thanks Walt. That it was! Been driving it around a bit and learning the car more. It's getting a bit over 21 MPG so far and increasing just about every trip. Last Friday I swapped out the 12 year old Michelin ti...

My '17 Challenger SXT was all stock. 14'3s uh...... yea. :roll: Well, it did have a Class2 hitch. That's good for an extra 40lbs.... Keep us posted on what yours runs. I was hoping you were going to say those numbers were on warm summer days! The 0-60 meter in the car records a best of 6.0 though t...

Thanks for the update! Lots of changes in life.

I do wonder if your Challenger was stock. Based on what I've read these cars should be running 14.3 though recent "butt dyno" test in mine tells me it's probably closer to yours in performance. I hope to get some real numbers soon.

Updates: 1) ChampCar iRacing VIR 6 hr endurance race result: Qualified P12, started in the dry, we struggled racing in the rain with wet tires - as did many teams, we gambled at the last FCY keeping our driver in on wet tires which didn't work, and ended up P8 just a few seconds from the lead lap. T...

I’ve got several things on my plate today so I am questionable at best.

Mechanical • CV boots: Adjust three of them to expose 13” of the halfshaft and install new CV boot clamps IMG_1835.JPG <1835> • Transmission fluid: Had to add some (8-10 ounces) through the fill plug on the side of the transmission while it was running • Inspection drive with the steering wheel stra...

Well they finally did the broadcast yesterday evening. Shoestring operation and no formal protocol for outages led to a lot of shuffling around on start time. In the end though the result was the same. After practicing I realized I only needed to save about 1.5 gallons over 30 laps at Laguna Seca. F...

XLSR race with Street Stocks at Laguna Seca coming up tonight at 8:10 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAaqgIhs0bA The announcer for this event had a power outage so there was no broadcast on Sunday night. The replay was saved so he will be broadcasting off the replay tonight 7/30 at 8:30 PM EDIT...

I use car-part.com

But it will be hard to search for that part on that site. I'd look for something unique to the Trailblazer SS like the air bag for the steering wheel, that will tell you who had/has and SS then you can ask if they can get you this part.