roadster weights ?

[promachine]

Hey Stan, Al builds a great car, sounds like he got yours right on.
See ya on the dirt (5 more weeks).

[SPDRACR]

roadster943, Our roadster runs El mirage at about 3200# and is straight as a arrow. took awhile for that to happen. Right to left with fluids and driver ,you want an even balance,front to back , 55%on the rear and 45% on the front,with all of the weight between the axles ,and below the axle center line.The car was originally completed at 2600#, no lead bebbes,(nice thought)just lead.With a B motor on nitrous we went 217.000 at El Mirage and received the DIRTY 2 CLUB rookie of the year. Have fun and make sure the little wheels get  to the timing traps first.  V/R Eric Eyres   #832

[promachine]

spdracr, if you ran a B engine on nitrous, you are certainly not in the
street roadster class and the B/FR record is quite a bit higher than
217. I am not sure how that got you in the club. Forgive me if I am
overlooking somthing.

[jimmy six]

Sorry John you've been here for a while but this is one you apparently missed you. Being the Dirty 2 Club "rookie of the year" is well known but not what anyone really wants.....It's the guy who consistanty drives over 200 but doesn't quite make it into the club by setting a record.

Knowing the Eyres bunch as I do, as much as Eric liked the accolades, a few more miles an hour and a Dirty 2 hat would have brought a much bigger smile. Go Eric and Russ...J.D.

[promachine]

Now I get it, went threw the same thing myself trying to get in the club.
On the D/BGR record I made several runs in the 196-199 range.
Finally in Nov. with good conditions made a 203 run.
Two years latter Cook jr. took it to 211.
Good luck spdracr and crew, all these C & B records are pretty stout.

[jimmy six]

That would have made you a member of the dirty 199 club along with the Barbees.........J.D.

[promachine]

Yea, we used to hand towels to each other every Sun. afternoon.

[SPDRACR]

Thanks PROMACHINE and JD, Hey 4.5 mph to go and I hope to erase one of those W&W records. NOW I'M thinking of that fastest normally aspirated roadster record,Heck whats another 10-11 mph.

[promachine]

We tryed to hit that 227 all year last year. That is why I am interested
in the weight of the cars.
Once again, Nov. looked to be the best conditions. I poured in 100%
and the car went pretty straight. The rear tires were going 235, but the
fronte tires were only going 221.
It won`t be easy, but I don`t plan on giving up.

[Dynoroom]

We tryed to hit that 227 all year last year. That is why I am interested
in the weight of the cars.
Once again, Nov. looked to be the best conditions. I poured in 100%
and the car went pretty straight. The rear tires were going 235, but the
fronte tires were only going 221.
It won`t be easy, but I don`t plan on giving up.

Hey John if the rear tires go through the lights first do ya think that 'el do?
 

Given a good course you guys will "get 'er done"

[promachine]

Thanks Mike, Well at the dirt drags I don`t know how good the coarse will get.
But I can tell you that when Cook Jr. took my D/BGR record, he spun
threw the lights, It seems that high boy roadsters are much more
aerodynamic backwards. Maybe we will give it a shot....NOT.  

[promachine]

I like all this roadster talk, maybe we should have our own forum on
 this sight. I can hear the crickets now. Chirp chirp chirp.

[desotoman]

How many of you run a spool in the rear end of your Roadster?  

[jimmy six]

not me...J.D

[Roadster943]

Thanks all good info. Yes Stan Back I did get the measage. I made it out to S W 04. I ended up with 550 # of shot in the frame rails, 30 # in the front crossmember, 100 # behind the seat and 18 # LR to even it out side to side.                               Ended up with 3000 # wet with diver, 1800 rear 1200 front even side to side and all but 100 between the f & r axels. I can get more on the front and some off the rear if that ends up being what it wants.The results you ask. First get it through tech. The car was under the tent with the panels off when Billy tells us to go to the drivers meeting and rookie meeting! Oh great. That was a long 1 1/2 + hours thinking my car is being picked apart without me being able to say Ya but ! First thing out of Billys mouth on our return was "who did the tin work on this car? " Gulp,  ah I did.  Well he compliments us, says it looks great, hands me my log book and tells us to have fun. First  pass,  131 mph , most fun I have ever had in a car.  D license O yea, man this is fun! Second pass,  2 mile marker,  150 mph, # 7 rod takes out the side of the block, ah crap, pull the chute, go left, (short course) stop, get out (quickly) assure saftey personel I'm ok. Well now what did I learn? Check oil filter after every pass, if somthing does not feel right get out of it and go right before there are a bunch of expencive parts on the course and you have to go left and let everyone know you screwed up. Well what did that 5 miles cost me in broken parts?  $1500 per mile. Still fun? Oh yea! I dont know how much of this kind of fun I can afford but I will keep at it. Second year you ask? Well I tell people I had too much horsepower, yea I know, there is no such thing but with the rear axel mounted solid it is more or less true.   I am not complaining about the course and I would like to say Thank You to everyone that did all they could to give us a course to run on.
  Yes I have a spool in the rear. No problem yet, just that pesky rod.
  Well I hope I provided a little entertainment. I will see you all on the salt in August.