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It's harder when you are pushing the ragged edge of what you should be doing with a given platform. The stock engine block is known to have "cap walk" around 650-700 HP, so I have a girdle that locks all the main caps together so they all walk the same/share the load, and I also have the block...

So after that outing, I went ahead and did a full inspection on the engine since it's slower than it should be. The borescope showed that several cylinders have oil ingress, but only enough to show puddling, not enough to cake the top of the pistons, at least yet. I also ran a compression check...

You'll like having full time rear camera. I'm trying to get it set up on my trailer - mostly for backing up but also for being able to see what's behind me. Half tons weren't designed to tow 7,000 pounds in the power or visibility departments.

Dad goes by Richard's shop fairly frequently (works in OKC twice a month). And I agree, he wouldn't put that capital in unless 1) He bought a used rig set up for nitro cars on the "cheap" or 2) He bought new haulers with quite the promissory "thank you" note from a "non profit" in exchange for a...

Been a minute since I updated this thread, so let me get ya'll caught up. We've taken the S-10 out a few times. Got down to 3 cars in our first real race attempt, but the GRID ignition is not a fan of what we're trying to do. Very inconsistent. It also runs hot - PST's were intended to be towed...

A big issue with Class A's is engine fire. There have been SEVERAL (think dozens) of class-A engine fires in the racing community in the last few years. Being rear engine, you don't know there's a fire until it's wayyyy too late. Many RV motorhome fires are either electrical or engine (rubber...

Only thing I'd miss on the 5er for downsizing is the outdoor kitchen and the 3/4-size fridge instead of 1/2 size. Make sure you get the electric over hydraulic brake kit for the jeep if you're going to flat-tow it. It makes a huge difference...

Interesting that you get to bring the "daily" home with you. Seems that is becoming uncommon from what i've seen for fleet drivers, unless truck parking has gotten that popular (several truck parking lots in the area, always assumed for OO's). My aunt and uncle bought one of those Mercedes...

They didn't say where he went, only that it was a 3 hour AirMed ride. All of airMed's learjets are around 450-500 mph cruising, their propeller plane is 280 mph. So I figure a 3 hour ride puts him somewhere in the Dallas, StL, or Denver area. the part about the program having previous racers...

The only improvement I can see is removing the grass median at the end of the backstretch where it necks from 3 lanes wide to hardly a lane wide. Take that grass median away and widen the corner on the inside edge. The right turn from Lake Shore to Roosevelt.

Protesters climbed the fencing shortly after the command to start engines. NASCAr used the impending rain as a distraction for the delay to start.

I'm gonna say a 2 for race management and a poorly chosen start time knowing the limitations. This race should have started closer to 2:00 local instead of 4:15 local. The protesters obviously didn't help things. They also could have made the controversial stage break be non-competition pit...

I agree with this. The pit crew and use of the horseshow before the speed limit line is somewhat more important here than track position itself.

agreed. Man this sucks for Larson.

FoxDFW just jumped in for the 10:00 news without warning in the middle of Daniel's interview....

Formula Electric or whatever it's called changes cars on their pit stops....because apparently that is easier than making the sidepods be batteries that are quickly changable.

Radar shows rain ending at 10:20 local. 90 minutes for air titans. so Midnight restart.

End of longest line under red. Retain position if under yellow.

did they seriously...seriously just bend how the flags were flown and hold the yellow extra long before showing the red