Parts!

Parts

We are still in need of a few parts for this year.  We will be going to a swap meet on Feb. 11^th in Marshall, MN and another on the 3^rd of March in Sioux City, IA and looking for a few parts such as: 16 gallon fuel cell, Tachometer, 3 more sheets of tin, Rims 2--2”OS, 2—4”OS Bead lock, 1—4”OS.  Along with these parts I will need to come up with the $1996 for my motor.

16 gallon fuel cell: $180 new

Tachometer: $50 used

3 more sheets of tin: 3x $76= $228

Rims non Bead lock: 3x $55= $165new or around 3x $25= $75 used

Bead locks: 2x $145= $290 new or around 2x $50= $100 used

Swap meet total= $633

Motor: $1996

Total= $2629

This is what I would like to have before the season starts so we have everything needed to make the proper adjustments to the car.  The motor and the tin are needed items.

Information on switching to swing arm

In my first blog I mentioned that we now have a swing arm car and are going to be doing some testing.  My Dad and I have thought many hours on this and have found that we can get a more constant bite off of the left rear off the car because the spring will now travel a shorter distance compared to the rear end.  During tacky conditions last year our car didn’t perform as well as others because the car would roll over to far and turn the left rear into a balloon.  Without bite on the left rear we had a disadvantage in the corners. 

For a dry track we will be trying a harder spring in the left rear to keep it from loosing bite.  Many of you may be thinking why you wouldn’t go with a lighter spring.  The heavier spring will give a less constant force to the ground which is needed because the car will not want to roll over as much because there isn’t grip to support as hard of a turn.  Many cars hike up with just the throttle however that is taking power away from going forward and also shifting weight to the front of the car.  While we will use some power we will be trying to use the acceleration of turning to get bite.  We may also add weight to the rear in hopes for more grip if we can get enough grip to accelerate faster with more weight we might be able to have an advantage on the slick. 

This week we also have a new sponsor; Pure Harmony Pendent has teamed up with us.  Robert Marking has been working in vibration medicine for over 20 years and is the inventor of the Pure Harmony Pendent.  Robert is also very knowledgeable in nutrition.  The Pure Harmony Pendent uses frequencies from vibrations and electronics and converts them to frequencies that a natural body would have so your mind and body can be united.

After concluding the 2011 racing season without a win we have went to a swing arm rear suspension and have sent the motor to Milbank, SD for Sturdy Racing Engines to refresh the motor to make sure we start the 2012 season with full power however we still need sponsors to help pay the $1996 it costs to refreshion our motor.  My crew chief, Chris Holt, and I are going to be making a trip to a practice track to make sure we understand what adjustments we can make and how it will affect the car.  I have four sponsors to thank for their help toward the 2012 season: R&H Repair, Automatic Transmission and Gear, Synergy audio, Dennis Olson Trucking, and Al's Archery. 
The car has been stripped down to the bare frame for prime and paint and we are now assembling the car with new tin.  It looks like new and is going to be a whole new car when we get on the track.


 







Thank you to R&H Repair, Automatic Transmission and Gear, Arnold Orthodontics, Dennis Olson Trucking, and Al's Archery for making the 2011 season a success!