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Post by Route 66 Racing on Jan 10, 2011 18:02:44 GMT -7
This our new pure stocker. It's set-up now for graphite and pack rules, but we're pretty excited about it. My son figured that Buster from Mythbusters needed a car of his own. Hopefully this doesn't mean it'll crash and burn. Mythbuster's_Buster's Revenge_Side 1 by tcald3332004, on Flickr
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Post by Blindmule Racing on Jan 10, 2011 18:45:41 GMT -7
Very nice hope it does not crash and burn looks to good for that
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Post by *5 J's* on Jan 10, 2011 18:58:35 GMT -7
nice looking car Route 66.
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Post by PWDDC on Jan 10, 2011 20:06:51 GMT -7
Very nice cars! Thanks for sharing the pictures. I'm constantly impressed by the creativity of builders here.
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Post by W Racing on Jan 10, 2011 22:03:23 GMT -7
Very Nice Car!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Route 66 Racing on Jan 11, 2011 7:32:13 GMT -7
Thanks guys,
We like building the cars, but going fast is the key this year. We learned a lot last year, but didn't get to race as much as we would have liked. We tried a couple of different things and we'll see how it goes.
Route 66
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Post by Route 66 Racing on Jan 11, 2011 9:38:01 GMT -7
5 Kids,
The fenders were something we tried, but I can tell you that wrap around design is a pain when it comes to working on the rear wheels. During testing we noticed we couldn't see the wheel and axle so we notched the back of the fender, luckily before painting. We will try the high long fender design again, but leave the wrap around part off.
Route 66
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Post by Classy Chassis on Jan 11, 2011 19:40:02 GMT -7
sweet fender work.. but physic~ally speaking.. the back end is not physics. it appears to be a wind catcher. the car is a beaut. and I hope it kicks butt. good luck and I look forward to seeing it on the track.
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Post by Route 66 Racing on Jan 11, 2011 20:58:33 GMT -7
Classy,
Thanks for the feedback. It matches what my son drew up, so that trumped clean aerodynamics. They're still tough to work around when they wrap like this.
Route 66 Racing
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Post by downslope on Jan 14, 2011 5:24:35 GMT -7
I have found staging a car like that is a pain with the bigger fenders. I think it is easier to start it at the top of the track and let it roll down to the starting gate gently to let the wheels come out on there own works well when staging. Just my two cents. But the car looks great Route 66 i am sure your son is very proud of it. ;D
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Post by taterhead on Feb 12, 2011 6:51:08 GMT -7
Very nice looking car.
I'd love to see a profile photo showing plank thickness and shape of the nose.
How is it weighted and com?
Do you graphite the treads?
T
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Post by W Racing on Feb 12, 2011 8:42:43 GMT -7
No grapite on treads.
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Post by Route 66 Racing on Feb 12, 2011 16:23:32 GMT -7
The car is 5/16" thick from front to back and comes to a point at the nose. The right front is narrowed a 1/16" for DFW. Set-up at 3" drift in 4 feet. The weight is a tungsten Sweet Spot and adjusted to put COM at 3/4". The body is milled to allow the sweet spot about 3/4" adjustment front to back. It'll run faster with a little less drift and more aggressive COM, but will pick up a nasty wiggle from time to time, so we settled on consistency. No graphite on the treads.
Route 66 Racing
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Post by taterhead on Feb 13, 2011 6:18:07 GMT -7
Thanks
I've learned how to add weight to a thin plank now. I look forward to trying it.
It is interesting how the com affects wobble. Your ability to adjust weight placement is very valuable.
My method of adding weight now, inserting cubes into three side bores is a crap shoot which explains my results.
Details appreciated.
T
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