Recent content by Hangtime

Congratulations on the wins! The cars look great, nice work.

Good luck with your race. Post a picture of your car once it’s finished.

I like it! That looks great.

You won’t go wrong by listening to T-Bone.

Your drawing shows 6 cubes ( about 1 oz. ) behind the axle. Two ounces in back is the usual guidance. We built fender cars this year. Even with 72 gram bars in back, we still had 15 grams on the DFW. At 9 grams, our fenders added lots of forward weight. We race on an aluminum track, so I don’t...

This is a little off topic, but I was looking at that drawing. Is that the car you are building? I think you will want more weight behind the rear axle than what is shown in that drawing, even if you’re not going to use fenders.

I’m not a pro, but I’ll try to answer this one… A wedge can be very competitive in most pack races. My 2 cents… stick with that wedge. Concentrate your efforts on other aspects of your build. Alignment, wheel and axle prep are super important. As T-Bone was alluding to in another current...

B_Regal Racing posted this checklist years ago in response to a question about wiggles. I think it’s the most complete answer to your question that I’ve come across. I keep this list handy as I tune our scout cars. Consider: 1) clean wheels of debris, graphite, and wax with mild abrasive...

I don’t believe there are any real secrets to turning good wheels. I recently purchased 100 sets of wheels with the intention of ruining most of them as I improve my process. These are the basics… Know your machine Start with good wheels. Garbage in, garbage out. Use sharp tools Rigid setup...

I’m not a pro. Still trying to figure it all out myself. But I’ll share some of what I’ve learned… I have one lathe that I use for wheels. Production shops have multiple machines. Trying to learn while using a machine that you might not have unlimited access to sounds unrealistic to me. Not...

You can order Replacement Stop Foam from besttrack.com.

Lots of good advice shared in this thread, but I think maybe that’s the best piece of advice I’ve seen. I’ll definitely remember and apply that.

I’m interested in buying your wobbly wheels. BSA 2009 or newer USA version Wheel Molds only. In new condition, not machined, not race prepped. Let me know what you’ve got. Thanks.

Thanks, mojo. That’s just what I’m looking for. I’ll check it out.

Do you know if there is an inkjet printable vinyl film?