Recent content by Hermanator

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    COM Balance Point

    Thanks all. We raced yesterday with 2 oz behind & 2 oz in front with 4” of steer in 48”. 6 lane track & have to run each lane twice. The car was untouchable in 5 of the 6 lanes. There was one lane with a bad/rough spot that upset any car that was truly tuned. Thankfully we slid sideways across...
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    COM Balance Point

    Crash Enburn.....Thanks, yes it’s the same track. We’ll be able to make a run or two the night before setting up. Hopefully all goes well if not we’ll be tearing into it all night to adjust it.
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    COM Balance Point

    The green car was last years car & he won by 2-3 car lengths each race.
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    COM Balance Point

    Thanks TBR. Last year we ran a 1” COM with bent axles all the way around. Had 1 gram Maximum Velocity wheels with .092 axles tuned with approximately 2” of steer over 6’. Polished the axles up to 3000 grit & used a plastic polish on the wheel bores. Wheels were at roughly 2.5 degrees & the 4th...
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    COM Balance Point

    I’m building a 1/4” ladder car for my son running a 5 3/4” wheelbase which is weighing 10 grams right now. We’ll likely run 4” in 4’ of steer. We will run 2 ounces of tungsten (12 cubes) in the far rear. Right now the balance point is right at 1/2” in front of the rear axle with 2 ounces on...