Ed, I raced bikes up there, the walls are hard, very hard, trust me!!! CR
edward capullo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm not a metallurgist but I wonder about the part concerning mild steel vs chromemoly. Is it actually as good? I do like the cage though as it reminds me of my last rail. I don't know about hitting walls but it would certainly keep the tires out. Well actually I did hit the wall in the rain at NHIS early this season backwards and the hit was harder than I was used to. Got to admire those NASCAR guys. Ed C. >From: "Ted Rudolph" >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: >Subject: RE: [F500] puck vs shock worthy(? )solution >Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:26:45 -0500 > >John Whitling wrote: > >I agree with what you're saying but I have to wonder. I have an email to > >the author to confirm that. If so I wonder how they think they can be > >competitive with such a compromised package when you can run any shock > >you want. > >Itâs a short-track oval car. There aren't too many quick transitions or >bumps on a short paved oval. Even the dirt guys (where there are a LOT of >bumps) run fairly simple suspensions like torsion bars. Not too long ago >Stevie Smith's coilovers were the talk of the World of Outlaws. > >Interesting read about the Predator, although he might want to consult Jim >McGee about the myth vs. reality of left-hand weight offset on an oval car. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John >Whitling >Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 4:12 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [F500] puck vs shock worthy(? )solution > > > >Les Francisco wrote: > > >I don't think this is a rule for the class, it just happens to be the > >way that company put the shock on their cars. Earlier they mention that > >you can use any shock and give sample cost of up to $600/shock > > > >Les > > > > > >From:John Whitling [ Save Address ] > >Reply-to:[email protected] > >To:[email protected] > >Subject:Re: [F500] Puck vs Shocks .. worthy solution > >Date:Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:08:36 -0500 > > > > > >Thanks for the link, Eric. It's interesting and worth considering how > >they got around expensive shocks with their shock rule. I advise > >everyone to read the shock rule for these inexpensive cars so I'm > >pasting it below .. > > > >The *COILON*Ãâ units consist of a Dodge Dakota Gabriel rear shock (gas > >bag type), a 3/8ââ¬Â rod end (which screws onto the pin end of the >shock), > >the shock washers provided with the shock, spacer washers, one > >industrial die spring and two industrial die spring cups. The result is > >a compact inexpensive unit (a spring ON top of a coil) that rivals the > >big guys in performance and beats the heck out of all of them in terms > >of price. Industrial die springs are available from any number of > >industrial supply and mail order shops in rates from 70 to 700 pounds > >and can be mixed and matched to fine tune your racerââ¬Â¦between $5 and >$20 > >each. The only real drawback here is the lack of adjustable compression > >and rebound rates available in all-out racing shocks. > >[demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name --------------------------------- Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
