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Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
Aero Space with aluminum drums rear.
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04-19-2020, 09:28 AM | #363 |
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Santhuff Shocks with Gary Jennings getting them adjusted on the dyno to a starting point for on track testing.
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Race Ramps to the rescue. I did all measurements hit the calculate button and got the answer I did not expect. Answer no ramps needed it loaded fine with the big front tires. That will pay for most of a drum of fuel. Verifying that internal data recorder works and downloads. The guy on B.C. comics, Thor, would be so proud!
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04-26-2020, 11:19 AM | #365 |
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I think I'm almost done and ready to test and get the car to go A to B. It's been a long time coming!
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04-26-2020, 05:27 PM | #366 |
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Man, I'm ready to see some action
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What ever the car will do and go straight. Have everything work without any glitches. If glitches do appear try to solve them ourselves without taking time from someone else's day.
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Yesterday Dumbo took flight. It was not pretty most of the time, but no crashes or near misses. The five people crew consisted of team leader Gary Jennings, wiring wizard Bob Toy, do whatever needs doing Chris Hill, the lady in charge of the pits Patsy Hill, and me the driver. Our "Phone A Friend's" were Randy and Cooter. I can't thank everyone enough!
What we did is generate a laundry list of what we know and think needs to be done to help it be competitive in class. As it is today we would just be in the way. I am a Class racer, after class then I want to win the race. The day would have went much better if the driver didn't screwup, seems like every pass. After driving the Cuda for years it was hard not to shift Dumbo early. |
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Dumbo was able to run the index 1/8 mile before the end of the day. The Cuda took over a year to hit the IHRA 1/8 mile index.
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Photos would be nice......
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