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I've always had a dream of owning a go-cart track. But lack of mechanical aptitude and doubts about profitability thwart that idea.
The event organizers (and track owner)should have known better than to use such a track for full-sized cars in Solo II. It was literally an accident waiting to happen. Is yours the only car that has ever left course? I doubt that, and the fact that you were lowered should have made it even harder to roll...unless you had so much spring stiffness that it somehow contributed to the rollover???
I'm impressed that lowering and coilovers shaved 3 seconds off Buckshot's time, especially because the length of the course can't be that long, nor the corresponding lap time. That is probably a better time reduction than achievable with autocross tires which bodes well for similarly-equipped cars in STS.
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Originally posted by Merlin:
Who are you refering to being stupid? I hope that was not on Rick. Tell me if I read too far into this. Or if your saying this about forgetting to post a link? I hope it the "I forgot to post the link" so that is why you said what you said.
The way I read it is that he is referring to himself for not posting the link.
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Buckshot- Glad youre alright.
I watched the vid a couple times, and was wondering if you had changed the setting on the koni's between runs?
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Originally posted by SVTCole:
I've always had a dream of owning a go-cart track. But lack of mechanical aptitude and doubts about profitability thwart that idea.
The event organizers (and track owner)should have known better than to use such a track for full-sized cars in Solo II. It was literally an accident waiting to happen. Is yours the only car that has ever left course? I doubt that, and the fact that you were lowered should have made it even harder to roll...unless you had so much spring stiffness that it somehow contributed to the rollover???
I'm impressed that lowering and coilovers shaved 3 seconds off Buckshot's time, especially because the length of the course can't be that long, nor the corresponding lap time. That is probably a better time reduction than achievable with autocross tires which bodes well for similarly-equipped cars in STS. This unfortunately was not the first accident nor probably the last. Off track excursions are somewhat common, but not usually serious. As far as I know there has been one other car the flipped there and one that shot off course do to a stuck throttle but that is it for serious accidents. I went back and checked. The lap time of my last event their was 76.62 and the one timed lap at this was 74.71. So roughly a 2 second gain instead of the 3 second I originally thought. But, my car also had room for improvement as I only got one run in on the new suspension and it was a fairly crappy run. Rick
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its not working...?
glad you are okay!!
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Is there some where else we could get the video posted? I can't get to it at all...
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No I did not change settings between runs. Here is another link to use: http://209.234.75.152/Gallery/2001-10-07/index.html Rick
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Rick, I should have pics up in the next 2hrs of your lowered look after all was done!!!!
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I, too read Frank's post as self-deprecating, and having nothing at all to do with the contents of the video.
Everybody 'round here needs to calm down. :rolleyes:
BTW, whatever happens, don't let my wife see this video. I'll never race again if she does.
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omg 
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