The Death of the #14 car

[TQkennyb]

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One reason fwd is harder, try driving a fwd car with positraction and no power steering
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this makes no sense 90% of the the Honda have a welded diff and no p/s mine included and none of us push like u BRAD and if we did we do something to fix it!

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[Bake82]

One reason fwd is harder, try driving a fwd car with positraction and no power steering
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this makes no sense 90% of the the Honda have a welded diff and no p/s mine included and none of us push like u BRAD and if we did we do something to fix it!
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Kenny...you should tell us how you get rid of the push on the Honda!

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[danno428cj]

One reason fwd is harder, try driving a fwd car with positraction and no power steering

I wish i had posi in the honda, it would be sooo much easier

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[charger]

One reason fwd is harder, try driving a fwd car with positraction and no power steering

"As the quicker cars went sailing by, Burleigh inexplicably lost control of the car, careening into Britt and sending him into the wall." This is off the sunset  site.  i clearly remember being where i shouldnt have been and i was holding my line, but he cut in on me. i even let off when he did, which made things worse. just so everybody knows :@
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Try some stagger and good tires.

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[Slammer]

Well I managed to scrounge footage with a North facing view of the race. If you notice in turn 1 and 2 the #05 rather than lining himself up on the bottom line with the other lapped car rides the second groove in.
Then checks up and finds himself pinned out there with the race leaders and no way to move down going into 3.
The video doesn't catch it all but I slowed it down on the tap, there was more than enough room IMO for the #05 to follow the second groove as Ken was out 3 wide, but it appears when he taps him he then continues to drive straigth at him.
There was no cutting down, just little push on the #05's part that prompted the spin.
Hope the video helps, it always looks different than we remember...lol

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[MikeSmith]

well done matt...heres a simple solution:

follow track rules...lapped cars to the inside....if ur stuck in the second or 3rd groove slow down if ur car is pushing so u can hold your line...

or work on your set up instead of pushing like a dump truck every weekend!

Slammer +1

Cheers

Mike

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[MikeSmith]

one more thing if i may...sorry people this guy has angered me!....

THIS WAS 2 WEEKS AGO....

if youre gonna dwell on something that happened 2 weeks ago...you shouldnt be in a race car...

JMO

Cheers

Mike

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[Hardcore Racing]

As far as Mike mentioning to do some research all I have to say the best place to start is at the track. I have had my share of bad cars and bad setups. I am still learning. I will have a car hooked up and the next week with the same setup run like crap.

I spent countless hours on the internet but only found 16 year old kids spewing off theories not anything they actually did. They say imitation is the best form of flattery so I looked at the cars that I thought ran well and asked those drivers lots of questions. You will find that most drivers would rather run side by side with you than to blow your doors off. They all love winning but love competition even more.

A good case in point about this is the Epic Motorsports team (which includes our very own Slammer, Colt Carcone, Username among others). These guys put a lot of work into building and maintaining championship cars. Colts father is one of this nicest men I have met and any one on that team would step up in a heartbeat to get your car around the track better and faster. The #48 car is a perfect example of a car that used to dog it until he was helped out. It was explained to me by Colts dad that he wanted to help get these guys up to the front of the pack and win by racing them.   

If there is one thing I have found in racing is that racers are a giving, helpful bunch of people... Just ask!!!

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[MikeSmith]

As far as Mike mentioning to do some research all I have to say the best place to start is at the track. I have had my share of bad cars and bad setups. I am still learning. I will have a car hooked up and the next week with the same setup run like crap.

I spent countless hours on the internet but only found 16 year old kids spewing off theories not anything they actually did. They say imitation is the best form of flattery so I looked at the cars that I thought ran well and asked those drivers lots of questions. You will find that most drivers would rather run side by side with you than to blow your doors off. They all love winning but love competition even more.

A good case in point about this is the Epic Motorsports team (which includes our very own Slammer, Colt Carcone, Username among others). These guys put a lot of work into building and maintaining championship cars. Colts father is one of this nicest men I have met and any one on that team would step up in a heartbeat to get your car around the track better and faster. The #48 car is a perfect example of a car that used to dog it until he was helped out. It was explained to me by Colts dad that he wanted to help get these guys up to the front of the pack and win by racing them.   

If there is one thing I have found in racing is that racers are a giving, helpful bunch of people... Just ask!!!

exactly my point...when your car isnt handling ask someone for help instead of coming on here and bashing a driver when the incident was clearly lack of handle on your part...its better to learn and get faster than to get in the way....

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[ladybugprincess88]

Well said Mike!

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[Doherty]

One reason fwd is harder, try driving a fwd car with positraction and no power steering

Biggest mistake you made since wrecking 3 cars........posting on here. You got owned on facebook your gettin owned on here just stop trying.

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[MikeSmith]

Biggest mistake you made since wrecking 3 cars........posting on here. You got owned on facebook your gettin owned on here just stop trying.

hahahahaha Doherty +1

cheers

Mike

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[Scott]

Take notes every week, tire pressure, tire temperature, track conditions, check your tow and what the temperature is every week. It all changes every week.

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[Homer J]

One reason fwd is harder, try driving a fwd car with positraction and no power steering

"As the quicker cars went sailing by, Burleigh inexplicably lost control of the car, careening into Britt and sending him into the wall." This is off the sunset  site.  i clearly remember being where i shouldnt have been and i was holding my line, but he cut in on me. i even let off when he did, which made things worse. just so everybody knows :@
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I made an observation of how your car looked in practice. It
looks like your tire sidewall is absorbing more bumps then your right
front suspension.
Kinda reminds me of a car riding on bump stops and if I'm correct
running too stiff on the right front will cause a push.
eather way don't be afraid to try new things with your setup, only
change one thing at a time to avoid confusion and right down every thing you do.  If something you try dosint work go back to the way it was or try something else. Sorry I feal like I'm beating a dead horse but
I had to get my 2 cents in.




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