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Mansoon11, See my post above regarding my conversation with Roger Krause and our collective decision to move to a different tire/wheel size. The conclusion to move to a different size tire was made based on several areas of consideration with two of those being available power and weight; wheel selection simply followed suit based on tire choice. I'm now putting 425 HP (500 at the crank) and 425 torque to the rear wheels; last year’s number were 370 and 360 respectively to the wheels. My car, with me in it (track ready with fuel and aero) weighs in at just under 1900 lbs. (around 1650 empty), not 1400-1500 lbs. :ack: Roger Kraus Racing has years of experience with chassis setup, proper tire choice, etc. Simply put, when coming out of turns with the amount of power and torque my car now has, I'm not going to be able to utilize the full potential of the smaller slicks I was currently running; even the 370rwhp required a somewhat judicious use of the throttle when coming out of turns. The 16" tire was chosen because Avon had the closest size and compound (A11) for what Roger and I felt would best suit my car and its potential. With the new tire/wheel combo, I’m hoping to decrease slip angle through the corner as well as to be able to apply power sooner, and a bit less conservatively, coming out of turns. But, actually getting the car on the track and putting all this to the test will reveal whether or not this was truly a step in the right direction with regard to getting ‘newly added’ available power to the ground. As for the driver . . . well :rofl: . . . that's a completely different matter. :cheers:

Yep. :leaving:

Now that's what I'm talking about!

Tom, Looks awesome. Look forward to seeing it this July. How about posting a full-car shot with the new cage.

R.I.P. What a great play on words . . . ah . . . acronyms. Appearance alone is ominously intimidating . . . and definitely gonna' leave a mark. :jester: I think I've got M.I.P. covered with my Judge: :flag: http://www.taurususa.com/gun-search.cfm

Socal_S1, Welcome aboard!! :seeya: Great looking car. I think you'll enjoy this forum; great group and very knowledgeable.

The word 'bullet' may used for getting a 'point' across, as long as the point isn't being made at 'point' blank range. :smilielol5: . . . . :flag:

s2K7, Your dream is deserving of a photo of just exactly how others in your run group would more than likely see you . . . :jester:

Tom, When you open the PDF file, the info pertaining to Hans is located on the first page in the LH column under Shoulder Spacing (see photo below).

The birth of Point-of-View . . . . . :iamwithstupid:

Tom, Click on the link in my post just before you'res and look at page one. There is a reference for recommended shoulder spacing with respect to using a Hans.

Received the April 2014 issue of Grassroots Motorsports today. On page 107 is an article titled Strap In (subtitled Is Your Racing Harness Safe). The article is essentially a harness-install checklist published by HMS Motorsport, the U.S. distributor for Schroth. The checklist can be viewed here: http://www.hmsmotorsport.com/docs/Schroth_Installation_Checklist.pdf If you don't already have the April issue in hand, worth grabbing a copy for the article. Fits well with this thread. :cheers:

DeanG, If you have a chance, you may want to add Eureka Springs, AR in the mix. :seeya:

Yep, hard to beat a good read. :smilielol5:

Well, now I know . . . . attempting to post emoticons from my mobile devises is all for naught . . . sort of LIKE THIS THREAD!!!!! :deadhorse::deadhorse: . . . . . and on a more important note . . . .

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Hey, guys, I'd like to through a question in the mix for discussion; what are the pros/cons (personal and/or professional) with a camlock harness vs. latch and link harness (both are G-Force termonology)? :rofl: Here's a G-Force link for reference: http://www.gforce.com/products/harness.php

Yep . . . . that's me! :smilielol5: I should have some (hopefully, good ) data after March 22; doing a track day at Cresson. I'll let you know how it goes. This is going to be my trial run prior to NJMP.

Yeah, but Croc, you have to consider the source here; to overuse the old cliche, I can tear up a steal ball with a rubber hammer. If blundering simple sync/video integration between Replay and Traqmate can be done . . . I'm the guy. :deadhorse::smash::banghead: . . . . :smilielol5:

After I purchased my car back from Sharkey, I decided to replace both the driver and passenger harnesses with new units. After watching the following video, I quickly became convinced that I needed to revisit the harness mounting points on my car as well to insure that they were installed as per the harness manufacturer’s recommendations. The link posted just below the video is my harness install file. During the install, I followed, to the letter, G-Force's installation recommendations which resulted is an installation that ended up being much safer and extremely more comfortable for both driver and passenger: http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=21959

I pulled the trigger on a second Replay last week. Gonna' see just how bad I can mess up syncing and data logging with two Replays and a Traqmate. :svengo:

Daniel, I didn't/don't know Terry, and while I didn't always agree with what he said, I did respect his right to post here. Terry had some differing opinions about the various brands represented on the forum as well as some concerns about the hijacking of threads he had started. Several forum members hated to see him leave; I was one of those. Again, while I didn't always agree with what he said, I could respectfully agree to disagree. Every time a forum member leaves, that's one less member we have in an already small community. But you are correct, this is (overall) a great group and this is a fun and very informative forum.

DeanG, When you get up in that part of Arkansas, it's a different world. In that area, you've got the Ouachita National Forest and Albert Pike recreational area. Hot Springs, AR is a great place to visit with a great walking area downtown; lots of shops and mom and pop restaurants. Lake Hamilton is located in Hot Springs. There's the Little Missouri river for trout fishing, but it's only stocked at certain times of the year, and only just below the dam in Nashville, AR. And if you are going to be there in a 7, the roads in that area are '7' Heaven; Google the Pig Trail (hwy 23). Old Washington Historic National Park is close by; James Black, a local blacksmith, back in the day, is credited with making the original Bowie knife. Old Washington was also the Confederate Capital of Arkansas for a couple of years during the Civil War. Williams Tavern Restaurant is also there, if you like the taste of home cooking. If you get up to Petit Jean Mountain, the Museum of Automobiles would be worth a visit. This will get you started.

That's food for thought! :ack: