Most insane wheelstand I have ever seen!!

[naynay]

Lmao

http://www.maliburacing.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=116828

A lot of small tire classes prohibit wheelie bars. I have mixed feelings about the bars, in that I've seen a lot of cars hit the bars too hard, which in turns breaks the rear end loose.

so im not the only one who knows of this phenomenon

[46Tbird]

Sure, Ricky Bobby out at Cedar Creek might have some issues with his sewer pipe and caster wheel setup. But a properly engineered and dialed-in wheelie bar rig is WAY safer than letting the car come up on the bumper. You just can't convince me otherwise.

[naynay]

a quote from the corral:

the thing with these smaller tired cars that are wheel standing is that they are anticipating an amount of wheel spin. they plan to get the weight transfered and maybe carry the wheels, but not stand the car up. the issues come when the track is either inconsistent from day to day or it becomes really really sticky during eliminations. the cars hook, some times alot more than expected and the front just goes up hard. letting out isn't an option because they know if they do the car slams to earth and breaks parts, so they have to ride it out and hope when it comes down they are still looking toward the finish line.

the problem i have with setting a minimum height for wheelie bars is that if the car hooks with the kind of horse power these cars are making and they hit the bars hard they could lose traction and being on the wheelie bars an spinning is just as bad if not worse than dragging the bumper.

personally, and it's easy for me to say this cause i'm not racing in any of these classes currently. leave the wheelie bars off. if you have to use them in the off season to tune the chassis and get it right where you want it then take them off and pay attention to track conditions and things like that. i just don't see the NMRA giving them wheelie bars after saying no for so long.

found in this thread http://forums.corral.net/forums/drag...rs-yes-no.html

[naynay]

Sure, Ricky Bobby out at Cedar Creek might have some issues with his sewer pipe and caster wheel setup. But a properly engineered and dialed-in wheelie bar rig is WAY safer than letting the car come up on the bumper. You just can't convince me otherwise.

well none of the small tire classes allow them so its now a moot point right? i know SSRRR is old and came up when 33x14.5s were the thing but i've only been around since 28x10 was the norm and the tires are just getting smaller and the power is just getting more insane.

and i agree if i had pat musi out there setting up my chassis, or even my coworker leo longoria from longoria race cars in san antonio (yes he's a union pipefitter ) to help out i'd run them for a bit. but otherwise i'm rodney bobby and i bolted them on make a hit and put my car in the wall im taking the shit back off! i'll be back, theres only about 4% of the internet that agrees with me, but i am finding more data

[46Tbird]

Most important comment in that quote: "...the problem i have with setting a minimum height for wheelie bars..."

So the sanctioning body isn't allowing a proper wheelie bar configuration for small-tire cars. That would be a problem.

[naynay]

from what i know about suspensions, and i admit i know more about suspension than anything else on a car.. front end limiting straps would be more effective than a wheelie bar with out the consequences of making the bar your fulcrum or putting it on the bumper.. with limited transfer you're not gonna load the tires nearly as much and thus save all those expensive front end parts.

[SS Junk]

http://www.maliburacing.com/forum/vi...p?f=2&t=116828



so im not the only one who knows of this phenomenon

You are a moron.

[naynay]

Most important comment in that quote: "...the problem i have with setting a minimum height for wheelie bars..."

So the sanctioning body isn't allowing a proper wheelie bar configuration for small-tire cars. That would be a problem.

and like i said earlier if you dont like the rules dont race the class.. jere ethridge dont mind, so its a wash. my physics lesson is over

[naynay]

I am a mormon.

ftfy

[46Tbird]

from what i know about suspensions, and i admit i know more about suspension than anything else on a car.. front end limiting straps would be more effective than a wheelie bar with out the consequences of making the bar your fulcrum or putting it on the bumper.. with limited transfer you're not gonna load the tires nearly as much and thus save all those expensive front end parts.

Yeah, they would work up to a point. But with progressive nitrous and boost controllers, if the power really starts coming on with the front end already unloaded, those straps are just along for the ride.

I'm going to stop talking now, since I really don't know shit about the science of suspension action, but maybe I can learn from someone that does. I still think it's safer to run a car with bars than without.

[naynay]

this is texas... nut up!

lol jk, diff strokes for diff folks. im still in to street cars so seeing a car on the street with a parachute i think "awww sheeeeeiitt" but when i see a car with a wheelie bar, i think he must be going to a car show.

[46Tbird]

dude i totally agree


must be headed to a show


i bet that shit slow


oh

[CWO]

valet mode obv

[naynay]

the car in the original post is from either outlaw 10.5 or radial vs. the world ( i cant remember. and again we are talking about a 6 second car (larson) vs. a high 7 second car (etheridge).

[naynay]

and after seeing larsons car in person with the crabon fiber dash with the sony/jbl sound system i would totally call it a show car.. that just happens to run 6.9xx the lenco makes it full on race car on board with feldmans vette to me