How You Doing In 2008

[JGRacing]

Most dirt tracks in this area only run 8 to 10 laps for semi/b main races for all classes.     

[justfreaky]

Nice looking car Grant!

Thanks for posting the pic Jeff!!!


Steve

[djracing]

I haven't had to time to upload any videos from this past Saturday but for those that want to watch, my little brother recorded most of these. I just uploaded them.

http://www.youtube.com/djrossracing

[justfreaky]

Hehehe!
I should have thought to turn down my sound just a bit!

Thanks for posting!

Thanks for the video Ethan!

Steve

[Bando 9]

That dirt racing looks fun nice job 

Chance 

[VMS Motorsports]

Hey...great video...too bad I'm in it...Thats me spinning right at the start of the video after getting hit (3rd time that night), then tearing up the infield all pissed off and coming back on the track after you came by again in 4! 

[Bando 9]

I won both of my heats then i won the feacher this was a great day 

Chance

[Openwheeler37]

Saturday wasn't to bad......qualified in for the show so that pleased me and I was running well with the middle of the pack in the a-main.....that was until I lost the bead on the right rear tire...again...1st DNF in over 2 1/2 years!!! Guess its time for new tires!

[VMS Motorsports]

no, it's time for more air pressure...or bead-locks (Hey Darrell Krentz...you reading this?!?!?!) I lost my right rear also...3rd time this year, second time since I bought fresh rubber...you probably hit the crater in the middle of 3. I took 2nd in my heat and was battling for 2nd when me and another car got together and I bent the steering rack bracket...car was a handful after that, until I lost the right rear on lap 18...finished 15th.     drove around on 3 tires for 2 laps hoping someone else would pull off but nobody did.

[Openwheeler37]

Thought it might be an air pressure problem, but jeff and I run the same set up and he doesnt have any problems.
We also dimpled the rim. The tires ae rock hard anyays and after running 2 laps with it just hanging on the rim, im sure the tire is damaged too.

[Racinjj]

We are running 11psi in the RR which shouldnt be in issue.  I ran 9psi earlier this year without a problem but didnt feel safe and changed to 11.  Since I got new tires and dimpled the the RR rim I havent had any issues and I really hammer on my RR.

As far as an update, Saturday went well at the WoO show, finished 2nd in my heat.  In the feature started 3rd row outside and got into the lead on the 2nd lap and lead 10 or 11 laps before our 2 top masters caught and passed me.  i was able to hang with them and on a late restart pulled along side of second place but he came up and I jumped his RR and lost a little momentum.  Ended up 3rd, I am very happy with that being my highest finish at Charter.

[VMS Motorsports]

I usually run 9 in the RR, but bumped it to 10 after seeing the track open up in 3 throughout the night...guess I should go higher...still trying to decide what to do with the rim...dimple, weld, cross-hatch, or screw....hmmmmmmm
Did you do Luxemburg this year? Be prepared, it was very rough on equipment...people were running 15 on the right side and still losing tires and bottoming out so hard at least 3 guys got black flagged in their heats for having the bumpers ripped off by the ruts in the track!

[Racinjj]

Yeah, I was at Luxemburg.  I was running 9psi in my RR, I dont know how that stayed on.  I am very tempted to do the screw trick but cant bring myself to drilling holes in my new wheels.  We may end up doing that to Grants wheels but will give the dimple a try with his new tire since it works good with my new tires.

[VMS Motorsports]

I had 12 PSI RR for the heat and lost the tire...still finished ahead of 3 other cars who fared worse! They say that the track isnt normally that rough...See you there

[justfreaky]

Do you think there would be any benefit to using an innertube?