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« on: March 10, 2009, 18:18:35 pm »

Last weekend i ran at Bakerfield march meet in C/Gas,only got 1 pass due to the clutch failing but it left an impression on the track and my T bars Shocked

Video isnt brilliant as it was taken on a camera but you get the idea Cheesy


<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/KnEXVfQf8SQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/KnEXVfQf8SQ</a>


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« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2009, 18:40:33 pm »

Very cool!  Cool
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« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2009, 19:20:00 pm »

x2   Wink
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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2009, 19:31:02 pm »

Hi Richie,

Is that a black magic? and what whas wrong?
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« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2009, 19:58:35 pm »

Cool Cool
T-bars as in trackbars or tractionbars?( dare i say get si**ybars Grin )
I just hate clutch problems,is that a 5135 or 5191?

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« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2009, 20:08:02 pm »

very cool,

seems fast as well. what time(s) did you run recently. and was the bits and pieces picture in another tread after that?


oh and good to see you go (kinda) straight once in a while.  Grin
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« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2009, 20:11:09 pm »

Who cool to see him going straight now.
Ok it seems you are missing something on the clutch Wink
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« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2009, 20:15:04 pm »

SICK!!!!! Grin
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« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2009, 21:01:03 pm »

  Are you getting any closer to being over these sky high wheelies? I wish you'd get some wheelie bars and get that thing out of the hole.

  Oh....  and Cheers.

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« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2009, 21:02:49 pm »

You will run slower if you use your T bars as a plough  Grin
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« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2009, 21:22:21 pm »

You should make new T-bars of Ti or Magnesium and race Thu nights at Irwindale,that should light up the place  Grin
You will run slower if you use your T bars as a plough  Grin
Its the right time of the year for that Smiley
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« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2009, 21:29:50 pm »



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« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2009, 23:05:37 pm »

Cool Cool
I just hate clutch problems,is that a 5135 or 5191?



No markings on it,just the mcleod cloverleaf so not sure

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« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2009, 23:07:47 pm »

  Are you getting any closer to being over these sky high wheelies? I wish you'd get some wheelie bars and get that thing out of the hole.

  Oh....  and Cheers.

 Jason

jason,it had actually been behaving,I think some of the broken clutch disc got caught up causing it to bind and hit too hard,clutch was set soft to slip a little,hopefully I will find out this weekend if it works ok or not Smiley

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« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2009, 23:08:53 pm »





Or i could drive like a girl and launch like you do Shocked Roll Eyes Tongue Cheesy

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« Reply #15 on: March 10, 2009, 23:54:15 pm »

Wheelie dont win races Tongue Cheesy Grin
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« Reply #16 on: March 11, 2009, 00:10:16 am »

 Shocked
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« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2009, 05:56:06 am »

Wheelie dont win races Tongue Cheesy Grin
Not that you would know anything about that! Grin Kiss
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« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2009, 07:25:46 am »

Wheelie dont win races Tongue Cheesy Grin
Not that you would know anything about that! Grin Kiss

but he does know about not winning races!!! Wink Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2009, 08:54:15 am »

Who the hell cares about winning races?

It`s all about having fun and winning the audience.
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« Reply #20 on: March 11, 2009, 12:09:44 pm »

Wheelie dont win races Tongue Cheesy Grin
Not that you would know anything about that! Grin Kiss

LMAO!
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« Reply #21 on: March 11, 2009, 12:12:51 pm »

As a race car Richie's cabrio is a piece of shit, it's overweight, aerodynamically flawed, has way to little finesse in the suspension department and too much power by a long way. Yet in all of that equation there's not one element Richie doesn't know how to improve on, it's just that he choses not to. It's great.

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Better still, this year there are a bunch more monkeys in the barrel. Shocked
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« Reply #22 on: March 11, 2009, 18:42:49 pm »

Cool Cool
I just hate clutch problems,is that a 5135 or 5191?



No markings on it,just the mcleod cloverleaf so not sure

cheers richie

Looking at Mcleods homepage it seems like the 8" ironsinter is only availible in "HCF= HIGH COFFICENCY OF FRICTION".
My friend Paolo who drives a Topdoorslammer/Promod          http://www.protruck.se/   prefers the Crower ones over the Mcleod ones.
I bought mine at RLR and thats a Crower 5135.
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« Reply #23 on: March 11, 2009, 20:31:15 pm »

As a race car Richie's cabrio is a piece of shit, it's overweight, aerodynamically flawed, has way to little finesse in the suspension department and too much power by a long way. Yet in all of that equation there's not one element Richie doesn't know how to improve on, it's just that he choses not to. It's great.

Smiley

Better still, this year there are a bunch more monkeys in the barrel. Shocked

very true. why change a part if the original still holds up? great filosophy. i have tried to learn something from it. don't know what, but i tried, must be something about eating meat again or so...
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« Reply #24 on: March 11, 2009, 21:32:27 pm »

Wheelie dont win races Tongue Cheesy Grin
Neither does having a year out ,get of the internet and get the car ready .
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« Reply #25 on: March 11, 2009, 22:05:38 pm »

Very cool!  Grin

Is this with the new 4" bore engine?
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« Reply #26 on: March 11, 2009, 23:35:47 pm »

Very cool!  Grin

Is this with the new 4" bore engine?

No not yet,this is a different 2332 Wink
just trying soemthing a little different

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« Reply #27 on: March 11, 2009, 23:36:39 pm »

Cool Cool
I just hate clutch problems,is that a 5135 or 5191?



No markings on it,just the mcleod cloverleaf so not sure

cheers richie

Looking at Mcleods homepage it seems like the 8" ironsinter is only availible in "HCF= HIGH COFFICENCY OF FRICTION".
My friend Paolo who drives a Topdoorslammer/Promod          http://www.protruck.se/   prefers the Crower ones over the Mcleod ones.
I bought mine at RLR and thats a Crower 5135.

The one I put in now has 5135 on it,see what happens next Roll Eyes

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« Reply #28 on: March 11, 2009, 23:37:49 pm »

Wheelie dont win races Tongue Cheesy Grin
Neither does having a year out ,get of the internet and get the car ready .
 Kiss Grin



He has his mate sorting it for him this year,maybe you met him?

Bob Hope I think it is Wink


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« Reply #29 on: March 13, 2009, 21:19:38 pm »

couple of pics from the track photographers
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