[GCOSENTINO]

Hi All,
Been browsing the site for a day or so and just want to say I really like what I see. Looks like most everybody here is into some form of racing. I started NASA HPDE in 2002 and moved up the ranks fairly quick into Time Trials when it first got introduced back in 2003. I ran as often as I could afford to until priorities changed at the end of 2006 season. I am just getting back into Time trials again this season. I know there aren't to many first gen f-body racers here but hell I really cant find many anywhere except for VARA and I'm too modified to join them.
Here are a few pic's from a test and tune I was doing at Buttonwillow. Ran consistent 2:10's my last session with a best 2:10.125 13CW configuration. I had just lowered the rear another 1 1/2" and my rear tires were hitting my inner quarter panels and tail pipes, heating up my tires, and creating a loose condition. I have since installed a Fays2 watts link and will be back to Buttonwillow sometime after May to see if I can knock my times down any further.


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[trackbird]

That Tiger cage scares me. Essentially multi piece backstays and bolted connections in the middle (that are also bent). Also, those look to be "slip on" clamps and not something that's bushed and bolted through the cage. In a hard impact the clamps could wind up virtually anywhere and there is little to keep them from rotating around the tube (providing very little rigidity). But it does have pretty exposed tig welds (paraphrasing the ad copy). And it's made of stainless steel? Odd...

Anyway, back to your regularly scheduled new guy thread.

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[Chris Ronson Jr]

That Tiger cage scares me. Essentially multi piece backstays and bolted connections in the middle (that are also bent). Also, those look to be "slip on" clamps and not something that's bushed and bolted through the cage. In a hard impact the clamps could wind up virtually anywhere and there is little to keep them from rotating around the tube (providing very little rigidity). But it does have pretty exposed tig welds (paraphrasing the ad copy). And it's made of stainless steel? Odd...

Anyway, back to your regularly scheduled new guy thread.

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Completely agreed




PS, I'm also SIK02SS on other forums (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)