Today Chris came over and pulled our Mark Williams left axle to check for spline twist and he also installed new A-Arm bump stops in the front end. The axle is in good shape after some BIG wheelstands the last time we had it out. Thanks for all the help son! And thanks to Pam for keeping us in coffee and the outstanding cinnamon rolls!
We’re looking to get the ’57 back out to the strip next year, during the 2025 season, with Chris again behind the wheel at a few select races. – Roger Young
Mark Williams left axle inspection. Chris Young photo
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The track prep at PR is TOO aggressive for stick-shift cars. At the last race with our ’57 we couldn’t keep the car on the ground and Scott Nation smoked his clutch attempting to soften his launch. You want a bit of tire spin on the launch. Our clutch has too much base-pressure for that track.
The tight track also causes problems for the big-tire, high-horsepower cars. If they go to a test & tune at PR, the tight track prevents tire spin and causes low driveshaft speeds at launch pulling the engine down. If they use that tight track for testing it is worthless for launch settings compared to a looser track at the Divisional races!
It appears the current track prep at PR is for small radial tire cars.