Tech: Issue, Pushing on Entry...

Selected some of the easy ways to cure an ill handling kart at the race track.

Issue:

Pushes on Entry-Under-steer-Too much rear end grip

Quick Fix:
Decrease right front air pressure
Increase right rear air pressure
Increase right rear stagger
Decrease right front stagger
Increase left side weight
Decrease cross weight
Decrease rear weight percentage
Increase front weight
Move right rear out
Move left front wheel out
Increase right front caster
Add more positive camber to the left front
Check toe
Move seat forward

*****all ways check your front end (caster, camber, toe) These things all ways tend to move around here and there. You don't want to do anything drastic when it could be something simple, such as your front end. Contact your chassis manufacture for a base line setup.

Tires

Hearing a spec tire that requires little prep when you get into racing makes it sound affordable. Now don't get me wrong this is still very affordable and I'm running pretty good all things considered (qualified 3rd last race) but if I just had three more set of new tires for my kart I know I'd be up front, Just because I know now what to do with these tires to make them stick. I don't know everything, but I know a lot more I did last year. There is some little things we will be trying with the chassis this next race and I can't wait. This is still a rookie season for both of us. I'm hoping that next season I'll have a better source of income...Speed=MONEY!! The EL tires have gone up a bit than last year.

Leave it to my luck that as soon as I get back into racing it rains every Saturday. I was going to go to Tri-state in NC but of course rain put that on hold...Makes me depressed. Forecast for next Saturday? 50% chance of rain...FML. I can't get enough of this dirt racing, Anyone remember how on the Nintendo games there was a restart button you just pressed and you got to play another game? That's how I feel when I load up and head home...I wish it was that easy, instead of waiting on weeks for the weather to give me the OK...

Super Mini Cups...Afforadable racing part II

www.georgiasuperminicups.com


The one thing that has drove me zaniy since going to karts is no suspension and tire prep. Introducing the super mini cups. No I'm still racing the kart but I will be racing with my dad at good old Lanier Speedway, Anderson Motorspeedway, and the new Gresham motorsports park. I love these cars. Last race at Lanier speedway was not only my first race in a super mini cup but also the closest of my career. A very intense 3rd. How adorable are these cars? The tires I was on are a few seasons old, the engines can go for 70 races with out any sort of tune up. No you don't need 3 sets of tires, only enough to make stagger. These cars have the most Gs I've felt into a turn. Plus its back to a familiar suspension setup on a familiar race track. Totaly differnt line though. I really can't wait to get this series going.

The only draw back right now compared to the kart is the start off costs and also the track fees. I'm dumbfounded why Lanier Speedway who is low on car counts requires you to A. Pay extra money for a "Lanier Speedway Racing License" B. A transponder. I do not recall any other track that makes you have a "License"...not even Atlanta Motor Speedway I thought it had to do with NASCAR sanctions but those are long gone from this struggling race track. Transponders which have no advantage to a racer are given to the racer for free no cost, just the racer must give it back. Plus at the other tracks, we get our lap times online. Typical though...

Other than that this is a great series to get into. A very well run local scat ion body and a very easy car to work on. I can't wait to see what else I am going to do in this car this season. A birthday win????

If you found this in YOUR motor would you start drinking?

Imagine, it just starts out with draining your oil...oil looks a little weird. Then POOF you see this:

From Engine Rust

From Engine Rust

Nasty rust...If we ran it any more then the motor would have blown. The other motor is fine! I'm really baffled as #1 why one motor would do this #2 how this could have happen #3 why I have not heard of this before.

There are so many theories....
We did let this motor sit for a month with out cranking it
It is a cheap Chinese motor, you do pay what you get for. The Chinese are known for using cheaper alloys, thought why would only this one be like this out of all of the clone motors?
I can say if it happens again this will be the last clone I'll have.
I'm going to take the motor to some people just to get their thoughts on it. I just want to figure out why this happen and how to stop it. learn from a mistake.