Derby Talk

First off I would like to say thanks to everyone from this board that came to race, this is where I started and will always remember that! Randy was a great guy and I hope you enjoyed yourself Randy. We missed you at my party afterwards!! :) Not all videos are done yet but I just finished the Big Ri...

I've been working on the Live Video Feed, and if you guys want to check out the page just click on the Live Video on the home page http://www.mid-americaderby.com" target="_blank the upper left hand page. We did a test today and had 3 cameras going and it seemed to work pretty good. Now yo...

Yep. HCAV aluminum tape for sealing ducts. The stuff has serious hold, provide you give it enough surface area to hold on to. The only times I ever had problems with it is when I only gave it 1/8" of wood to hold on to. I cut a larger piece and had no more problems. We've used it on 9 cars now...

The angle should be standard because of the design. We will be setting up the track this Friday, Feb. 28th, at 1 PM and racing all day Saturday. You're certainly welcome to come tune your car Friday or Saturday. Two different packs will be racing separately Saturday and there will be an intermissio...

Ok, here is what I found and played with just a little bit. I stopped at the local hobby store and found plastic sheet that they cover RC airplanes with. It had a back that would peel off but didn't seem very sticky. I cut it out applied it and then hit it with a heat gun. I'm like hmmmm tight, and ...

A while back I remember some guys were drilling 2.5 deg canted axle holes by placing a drill bit between the block and the tool to tilt the block. Was there ever a consensus as to the effectiveness of this technique? I want to get away from bending axles in the rear but I don't want to spend the mo...

Too many variables! Quick! Find a Piantedosi that will be set up in the vicinity and beg time to run on it! If you can't find a Piantedosi, settle for a Freedom track of same length. If you can't find a Freedom, settle for a Best track of same length. Go in with rears aligned just right. On the tra...

Last time on a best track I think we pulled 3.09
1. lack of knowledge
2. 1/2 COG
3. 2" per 4' RR
note: the car was all over the place at the end of the track.

I'm thinking
1. 3/4 cog
2. 4" / 4' RR

More cog and maybe 5"/4'?

Thanks
Ice

FatSebastian wrote:

The Iceman wrote:I learned my lesson on one of these!

I've not seen this particular tool discussed. Perhaps you could write a review as a new topic?

Not sure you want a newbie writing something up with one race under his belt!

Ice

TXDerbyDad wrote:Do you mean inside the bore? If so, I use a chuck reamer to ream them all and then polish them.

Yes the inside bore, a nice little seem all the way through. I haven't seen a chuck reamer before!

Here's a new tool that is similar to the Pro-Body Tool but has variable width. I wonder if this would be more useful for drilling canted holes than using the Pro-Body Tool... http://www.pinewoodpro.com/images/PRO-Driller-250.jpg I learned my lesson on one of these! You really have to get it tight a...

Ok, got me a nice little 10X jewelers magnifying glass. Was feeling pretty good doing Sporty's Hub prep, looked great then zoomed in. And that's when I seen the seam. Checked my other ones and seen it in them. Anything you can do about these? I guess everyone has to deal with them.

Thanks
Ice

Nice!!! Man that is beautiful!

Well went and picked up that scroll saw from Harbor Freight. Wow thats better!!! I just did another body last night and when I got finished it weighed .29 (no paint)

Ice

Ok, I found a lot out on the web, anyone have a brand that's the stickiest? I found some car wrap from 3m that looks very promising! The Gorilla tape sounds awful sticky!!! But is it heavy? Then I found, get this 'Hurricane Tape' (by bunker industries) LOL The Car could be thrown against a brick wal...