Recent content by CliffordT

Last fall I raced on a 350' wooden track under the assumption that after the initial fall the rest of the track would be flat. I packed my wheels with tungsten putty (the only means I had to evenly weight the wheels on short notice), trying to generate momentum to carry for the flat. This also...

Thanks everyone...I was actually 2 time defending champion but the competition is gaining! Definitely glad I found this site and I'm soaking as much new info in as I can! Now hopefully none of my coworkers follow me here!

Pulled off the win with a 3.077 best time, another new track record! I think there was still more left in the tank as I was a little unstable towards the end of the runs. I also never added pledge to my axles either so I know I have some tricks to implement yet. Now that I have all the prep...

Turns out out a tootsie roll pop is perfect, but my kids didn't bring one home until tonight. Alignment is running perfect and tuned on my test runs so it is what it is now. I burnished with a self-rolled piece of paper and a wooden core toothpick and that will have to do. I made about 6 runs...

Actually I think they are RA Racer wheels looking at the photos here. Running short on time but I'm hoping my kids can get some suckers from school for a perfect fit. If that doesn't work I was able to successfully roll some standard paper tight enough to make a decent fit I may try again...

Hey everyone, looks like a wealth of info on this site! I just ordered the DD4H wheel polishing stuff but my race kit uses a different style of wheel. We have bores of about 0.125, and the normal stuff is pretty loose on my wheels. Any suggestions on what I should be looking for to safely...