Indiana Open Wheel - View Single Post - Does anyone scale their midget

jonboat15 (Offline)
#7 10/12/21 3:41 PM

Originally Posted by HDbill:
Steve Smith has book MIDGET CHASIS TECHNOLOGY. The answers to all of your questions are in the book. Great way to bypass opinions of well intended people that have not run a midget successfully in years, if ever. $30 on AMAZON. But I bet you probably know someone that is racing that has a copy that you can borrow. Read it twice. But I would suggest that you spring for your own copy so that you can go back to it from time to time. Well worth the price. Racing a midget on dirt or pavement is like the difference between dating a busty redhead that likes to be bad or a skinny one from a ballet school. They both will take all your money. But you will have so much fun with one; you might think it was worth it. And the other one will NEVER be seen at the Chili Bowl. There is a reason Emmit is so successful.

Bought a Steve Smith book about micros when I was racing, it was a valuable resource. Back in my hot rod days I bought a Holley Carb book and it too proved to be valuable reading. BTW I scaled my micro for weekly maintenance just to see if any springs may have changed, but really just to make sure things were consistent from previous week. I am a firm believer that races are won in the shops, well before getting to the track. If you are out to lunch hire someone that can get you in the ballpark the rest is up to you

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