A BRIDES MAID
NO MORE
The Touché Gang was not on hand Thursday to share in our King Of The
Hill victory. Hopefully they'll be back next week to watch me red
light in the first round. For beginners like me "hero to zero" is
the norm.
The field was short - only eight cars. Kenny Snow and the Super Pro
guys were not there - just regular shlubs like me. Over the last few
weeks I've lost to Kenny Snow twice, his brother once, and his
girlfriend once.
Apparently when there's snow on the track I turn into a blithering
idiot.
Conditions were scorching. The track surface was 140 degrees first
round. Driving in, my Hurricane Fan kept the car's interior to a
balmy 116 degrees. Hurricane fan info, pics and movie are -->
HERE
Didn't mind the heat though. Just off our Florida trip where the
weather was hot and - ahem - quite tropical. Bring it on.
The new 4-link setup was only successful as a learning experience.
From the movie I can see I've got the four corner lift that I see in
other successful cars. But I also see torque twisting that almost
lifts the left rear off the ground on the launch. KOH semi final
movie is -->
HERE :
Attached is the O2 Alert data graph from the KOH final round.
The RPM wobble is still there despite all the changes I've made. The
air/fuel ratio plot shows the BG double pumper was quite lean. Looks
like the accelerator pump settings are good - no big lean spikes. I
have a 50cc kit on the secondaries. The primary squirter is one size
bigger - and the secondary squirter is two sizes bigger.
The BG carb worked great though. I love cracking the throttle with
four barrels - VROOM! Throttle response was excellent. Easily over
powers the tires though.
If I get this figured out new performance bests are on the menu.
The tires are still the best suspect for the cause of the RPM
wobble. I waited on long distance hold with Mickey Thompson for an
hour and gave up. A voice mail message and email requests have gone
unanswered. Great racer support - huh?
The tranny guy say's he's sure it's not a pump problem. I've
eliminated all the engine, drive train and chassis issues that I can
think of.
If I can't get any help with this I guess I'll go back to the
Hoosiers and see what happens. I'm gonna feel like a dummy though if
that doesn't cure the problem.
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