Anyone like Birdman?
Saturday March 3st...
ShoShoTUNA Lounge
9-11am CDT
1970 Plymouth Superbirds at Ronin's specs... (http://www.supatunagt.com/smf/index.php?topic=1577.0)
20 laps at Daytuna (much less than Ronin's plans but should be able to run 5 or 6 races before ending...)
Whadduya say Looney?
(http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT/Harvey_Birdman0.jpg)
After discussion with my associate I am considering running this in an OPEN room. What? You haven't heard about my associate? I thought everyone had...
really?? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pzkg2sjKUE#)
I can push this back an hour or so if y'all want (being a native Cali boy I am West Coast friendly).
I didn't want to run over into the Matinee but, since it's primarily a time for tuning for the Drive-In, it shouldn't be an issue.
How about 10 or 11am CDT?
You mention running this in an open room
You mention running this in an open room
I figured true crime-fighters like Birdman could withstand the criminal onslaught we might face along the way. ;)(http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT%20forum/superhero.gif)
Wanted: One stock Plymouth Superbird with low mileage. Hopefully one a little old lady drove to the grocery store and back in and the occasional trips to daytona kept to a minimum. If you own such a vehicle and are looking to trade it, I would be interested in a deal.
The cars handled quite well together. Superbirds of a feather I guess...
Man, I didn't know just how much I had missed the old Saturday Morning cartune ritual. That was FUN!!!
(http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT%20forum/GoosTimes02.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/KHrEK.jpg)
Other logistical info:
[Ronin are you reading this?]
There is an issue with pit road entry that can cause you to miss your crew and do a drive-by instead (they'll wave as you go by). You might want to pit if tires get below 20% wear left - that way if you miss you'll have a second chance before your tires are gone.
The right side of the car had a big strip of velcro running from the front fender to the rear corner panel. Unfortunately the right wall of DayTuna Speedway had recently been resurfaced - with velcro... If you got near the wall your car would stick there. I wasn't really registering any damage (it was set to light) but with heavy set this may be an issue.
Other than that, you could get about 8 laps out of soft tires, 12 laps out of mediums, and 15 laps out of hards. There was some chatter about perhaps doing the first weight mod then adding ballast to shift the weight balance and help with conspicuous tire consumption. (Magically, or should I say mystically, Mystic was able to make his med/hard tire combo last the race. (http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss272/james_mikel/STGT%20forum/dunno.gif) )
Also also... @Zilla - hate to say this bud, but it was your connection hanging the room. As soon as you bailed, control returned.
My apologies for my poor performance in the bird. I went with what I thought was a generic stock car daytuna tune, but that failed horrible. I had no idea these things would get that loose going left all day.
Thanks for letting me out, and congrats on those who held it on the course for all laps!
Anyone up for a couple of hours of Saturday morning Shuffle racing this Saturday morning?
Anyone up for a couple of hours of Saturday morning Shuffle racing this Saturday morning?
Depends on if its the new style or the old style.
Racing soft tires only lasted 9 laps and racing mediums did about 12. I heard Mystic was on a RM/RH mix and did not need a pit stop. Charlie's LSD of 5/5/5 worked well for me and a top speed shown in upper right box of 251 worked well also.Yeah, while watching the race that was going on when I entered I saw Mystic's setup, and tried it myself. Didn't work nearly as well for me. Although I believe I had my LSD set to something like 15/60/60, so perhaps I went to the wrong end of the spectrum on that front. Could certainly explain why my ass got out from under me so easy!