10 Great Cheats To Make You Faster

[jeffburch]

Thanks to Ken Myers!


http://www.ioportracing.com/faq/makeUfaster.htm

jb

[BryanL]

Thanks for the link to help out goobers like myself.

Now how do I find a driving coach that won't drive and break my motor?

Bryan

[Todd Covini]

I can help you. 8)

[BryanL]

Edit-and break my tranny.

[GlennCMC70]

edit - and hit a tree!

[jeffburch]

- or land in a tree

jb

[BryanL]

Would anyone be willing to share a checklist they use for the races? I am assuming some have a spreadsheet for everything to do to the car the day of a race, after a weekend, what spare parts to have in the trailer and stuff like that? I think it would be worth my time to have something like this around and figure I could cheat off someone else??

Bryan

[Fbody383]

Would anyone be willing to share a checklist they use for the races? I am assuming some have a spreadsheet for everything to do to the car the day of a race, after a weekend, what spare parts to have in the trailer and stuff like that? I think it would be worth my time to have something like this around and figure I could cheat off someone else??

Bryan

+1

C'mon, it's not like it's the SAT or anything special...

((psst... Bryan, thanks for asking before I did))

[jeffburch]

I don't have a list per se.
Just what's inside my ole coconut.
My list starts the weekend of an event.
I start making a mental list of what needs to be done.
I usually have the car on jack stands with the wheels off Sun or Mon after an event.
I throw a list on the windshield and start adding/subtracting from it as soon as possible.
My shopping list will be there as well.
Fab list, replacement list, repair list.
I don't dick around. I knock as many things off as soon as I can.
There is always stuff that gets delayed that take up time near the next event.
So, I get easily done stuff done asap.
jb

[mitchntx]

Other than normal fluids and pressures ...

The thing that will save you from a long weekend is ...

- wash the car first thing after a race weekend

- like Jeff, I put the car up on jack stands and yank the wheels. I always wash the wheels and tires ... front, back tread, everywhere. It's easier to see cracks in the wheels and weird tread wear of chunks gone from the tire.

- lay down on a creeper, get a handfull of wrenches and put a wrench on every nut and bolt you can.

- look closely at spinning and moving parts. Have a good coat of paint on them and see if the paint is rubbed off anywhere. I noticed that my PHB had a scrape. As I felt around I noticed it had taken a heckuva shot recently. So, it's on my replacement list ($20 from Coleman).

- clean up oil leaks. Even if you can't stop them completely, clean them up any way. You never know when a new one will crop up.

- paint over any scrapes, nicks or gouges. Gotta know what is old and what is new.