Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Bad dog!

 I haven't done anything with the car yet, but I'm starting to think about the gear set replacements.  Looking through the spare sets, they all really need to be replaced.  I would need 3rd, 4th and 5th.  I only use 1st to leave the pits and 2nd would be on slow tight turns.
The dog on this gear has very little wear.

The dog on the corner is well rounded.  This was a new gear a couple of years ago, but I use for all the tracks I race on(4th gear).  This was the one that was giving me trouble at Canada back in June.

A new dog ring on a gear.  They all should look like that.

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Back to antique trucking

Just finished converting the race hauler back to a antique hauler.

I've removed the winch and all the wiring.
I'm going to use the truck just for the antique business.  No more race car hauling.  

Friday, August 22, 2014

Interesting

I follow a couple of forums on other web sites and found this bit of information some-what interesting.
Every once in-awhile they check engine size(know as engine pump).  I think the last time for the F5000 group was back at Watkins Glen in 2009. All was ok.  This was done again at the last event at Road America, below the findings.  The maximum size is 305cid for the F5000 engines.

"I pumped a number of group 6 motors this year at the Hawk as well as six F/5000 motors. Only one F/5000 was over at 320cid. I won't say who it was but he is one of your B/Sedan guys!" 

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Long Beach, CA 1975

This is from the Los Angeles Times newspaper dated September 29, 1975.  Reporting on the F5000 Long  Beach Grand Prix race.  The whitish car in the center of the photo is the JB Lola T192.  
Another Long Beach race report this time from the Independent