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Post by r1 on Nov 22, 2011 9:27:12 GMT 10
hello Rod
I hope you can get your plans up and running,One thing I have found is Quarter Midgets are a great car to learn to drive the car smoothly around the corners as with the low HP you can't rely on HP to get you through the corners if you pitch them in to hard,I have race Litre Sprints in the past (similar to micro sprints but using 1500cc engine) that had HP to drive side ways in the turns,Quarters bogg down to much if you don't keep it smooth ,in a nut shell they are a good stepping stone to more powerfull classes such as compact speedcars and the like.
Cheers....Darren
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Post by lightnin on Nov 23, 2011 0:09:35 GMT 10
Darren how's the shoulder doin'?
That's what ya get for ridin' bulls and wrestlin' crocs in the off season! LOL.
I totally see what you're sayin' these QM's aren't gonna set any speed records but if done right on the right track I really think the racing action should be closer with less one driver winning every time.
One Idea is to buy into the club gets you a sealed engine to use ... you draw for an engine on race day and turn it in at end of the day. they are all modded the same... if you leave you draw for an engine to take with you.
I'm still mogeling over solid rear end with coil overs on front like your car or fully suspended...i need pictures of what the swingarms look like on some of your cars that have them( they pivot from the rear?!) The more adjustments the more the car will win the race and not the driving skill/luck of the draw...I kinda want to keep it fairly basic at least in the beginning.
Were gonna run Honda clone 6.5HP with a supposed 7-9HP mod in them total price on sale $179 ....They're not gonna cut it on a 400M that's why we'll have to run smaller tracks for now...the more people i can get involved at the begining stages the more of a chance that i can start a class later that is aligned with yours in Australia. 10 to 20 drivers racing for under $1000 and having a blast will peak more interest than 2 for under$10000. The kids have got to beg their folks to get them one and dad has got to think "I always wanted to race"...and sister, girlfriend ,mom has got to think "I bet I can kick your ass"!
Any ideas?
please send photos of your frames so i can figure out what which options i like best cost and safety wise.
Cheers! Rod
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Post by r1 on Nov 23, 2011 18:20:13 GMT 10
Rod
My shoulder is getting better I had a rotator cuff repair done and man it is a painfull long recovery,it still hurts but I'm past the healing stage that stopped me from racing,just have to build up strength when when my arm is out straight.
The way the weather looks this week I will be suprised if it don't rain on saturday.
I will send you a email tomorrow with our specs and rules.I don't have them on this computer there at work so I will send from there so look for a email from
darrent@allweldservices.com.au
hopfully that will help you on your way.I think using the rotax would still be the best option or even a 2 stroke motor Bike engine,I would love to put a 250cc engine in one of our cars just to see how they go.but the rotax does the job real good.
over your way there is a class of small sprintcars that kids drive and i reakon the suspention set up on them would work well on our cars as they look tobe similar in size looking at photo's .are you on face book at all ?.
cheers...Darren
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Post by garry on Nov 23, 2011 22:00:01 GMT 10
G'day Lightnin. Thanks for the kind words about Dan. He doesn't have his own Quarter Midget and can't really afford one at the moment as he's just bought a new house, and houses here in Sydney are a ridiculous price. We have an old Micro on the water at the moment that we bought out of the Mid West somewhere, and he's hoping to tidy it up and on sell it. As for your wanting to develop a class like ours in your local area, it's a very feasible deal. If you check out our rule book it will give you an idea of dimensions etc. I would suggest you look no further than the Rotax Max engine, as they are perfect for the job. They are reliable long lived(as long as you keep the dust out)and the offer really good flexible performance. These engines are readily available in the U.S. As long as they are kept stock they will provide you with really good racing at a reasonable cost. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RUN THEM ON METHANOL. Pump gas only.The West Aussie cars are much more expensive than ours as they have gone away from kart based components which appear to have actually slowed them down. Stick with the kart based formula and you can't go wrong. For you pure clay tracks in Iowa I would suggest full suspension as the non suspension cars don't like tacky clay tracks. My car us a hybrid in that it is solid in the rear but has typical midget type coil over beam axle front end. A much smaller version of course. My email address can be found elsewhere on this site and I'd be happy to give you any information and help that I can. Talk to you later
Garry
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Post by garry on Jan 4, 2012 7:25:29 GMT 10
Morning Rod. Reading about drivers spraying dirt onto the highway reminded me of my very first taste of actually racing on the dirt. It was back in June of (wait for it) 1971 at a place called Southgate Speedway in L.A. I was racing a kart for an American that I'd met here in Sydney,who, on hearing that I was heading to the U.S invited me to drive his kart at a couple of meetings. How I went is another story, but the point to this is that at this racetrack, they had put a midget onto the Freeway the previous night, and a sprint car a couple of nights earlier. That's really scary stuff. Driving a kart on a small dirt oval when I'd never raced on dirt before was also fairly intimidating.
Talk to you soon,
Garry
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