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Re: Evolution of a young hillclimber.

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:36 pm
by drummingpariah
sachilles wrote:They are enabled, and have been....as you've pm'd me before. Doesn't appear to be full.(84%). Who knows, deleted a bunch anyway just in case. :lol:

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Re: Evolution of a young hillclimber.

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:48 pm
by sachilles
Now try, found a setting that couldn't be right....had to have been changed somehow. Maybe I did it by mistake. :?:
It was probably Steve. :lol:

Re: Evolution of a young hillclimber.

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 6:33 pm
by Rabbit Farmer
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Sounds like an OE error with Seth.

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Re: Evolution of a young hillclimber.

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 10:59 am
by sachilles
In the next chapter, Andrew will be exploring some roundy round racing at local track.
I'm not sure who is more excited, he or I? I know he is damn excited.

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Got a good deal on the kart, but there is a bit to do on it, and I don't think Rhonda will let me bring this one into the kitchen. Mostly adapting the kart for Andrew's size. Also need to figure out the best way to ballast the kart to make minimum weight. Also need to figure out if the motor is worth saving or not.

Re: Evolution of a young hillclimber.

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:22 am
by 3rdgendennis
For ballast, we used to use lead sheet in the seats. That was mostly so we could pull it out for driver swaps during enduros, but worked well for normal races too. In general with karts on dirt you want the weight as high as possible for weight transfer (it is a dirt track right?). As for size, we had one kart that had pedal extensions, essentially an extra set of pedals with a solid rod to the actual pedals. That way he can grow into it. I remember how excited I was for my first kart so he probably has you beat haha

Re: Evolution of a young hillclimber.

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:28 am
by sachilles
It's actually a paved surface. The nations site of excitement, Barre's Thunder Road.

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They'll use the main oval for turns 1 and 2 which has 33 degree banking, then a portion of the infield pavement.

Re: Evolution of a young hillclimber.

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:40 am
by 3rdgendennis
Ah I was thinking it was at Devil's Bowl for some reason.

Re: Evolution of a young hillclimber.

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 11:44 am
by sachilles
3rdgendennis wrote:Ah I was thinking it was at Devil's Bowl for some reason.
They've paved that too by the way, and now have added a dirt oval inside the paved one.

Re: Evolution of a young hillclimber.

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:45 pm
by Super1303
He must be Stoked!
What kind of engine are they running these days? Have they gone to OHV's or they still using the ol' 5HP Briggs L-heads?

Re: Evolution of a young hillclimber.

Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:49 pm
by sachilles
Flatheads are grandfathered in for this year.

Otherwise its an Animal(briggs I think) or Clone engine with a purple restrictor plate