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Originally Posted by Cadpro18
Dad, Are you saying that if you had a 6-axis Romer portable CMM, running DezignWorks reverse engineering software inside of SolidWorks, that you would reverse engineer a new Henchcraft, run motion analysis on it, then re-design it? Yeah, I would never do that.  And, Bobby Michnowich isn't kicking their asses out in California (when his motor doesn't blow up) with my re-designed Hench either. 
Again, I have no chain issues per sa. We have that figured out. The new DLX car handles the rough so well that you can run right through it... and that is a problem... way more tire than a bike... locked down with a wing... running wide open... through holes, etc. The shock loads far exceed the original design parameters of the powertrain.
Whereas the DuraTec motor is designed for a 3000 lb vehicle, not a 400 lb bike...with proven reliability in dessert racing (no failures in 5000 mi).
Honestly, I'm just glad that a few people are open minded enough to develop something like this. Not to mention their willingness to invest their time and money without any guaranty that it can run somewhere.
Me... I'd park the mini sprint and pick something else to race, ride, or drive... maybe motocross  |
Yeh, you got it right "The angle of the dangle is equal to the heat of the meat providing the mass of the arse remains constant"
You ride with the best and you limp like the rest.
I take it you race a DLX chassis. Isn't that a tripple x chassis that has been cut up to allow one to install a motorcycle engine in sideways for chain drive.
Best I can recall the tripple X was a reverse engineered (Knock Off) of Spike chassis. I think they were produced off shore to beat the cost of one of John Godfrey's Spike's. They are good cars. We ran second to one a Tulsa a few years ago. We race a FSC chassis built by AJ Felker.
SOO since you already have a midget chassis all you would need would be a motor plate, motor and drive train and you would be ready to go race Focus knock off ,or you could probably run with some forward thinking minisprint groups. I would love to race with your car and if it was cheaper you can bet I would try to get one also.
Stock motorcycle motors have no problems with reliability. I have raced zx10r motors since 2005. I blew up my 2008 because the thermostat stuck and the shower injectors were shut down with a cleaning plug we forgot and left on. Then like a dumby we installed the original 2005 motor with the same stuck thermostat.
Honest Dad himself
