Mike Minarik Titanium Midget

hoosierdaddy · 12/1/11, 7:26 AM

rules? lol. Olson ran in a t-shirt with an open-faced helmet. Dumbest thing ever. i can see letting guys use their imagination on their cars for this one time a year event but someone needs to keep up on safety at some point.

Didn't they make Murdock change a bunch of stuff on his "dragster cage" last year or the year before?

s.chrisman25 · 12/1/11, 3:09 PM

what evryone not no;s is i made first of kind in my shop i did. i make sprint frame not race it. all you would call me crazy and i cnat stop all my secrets from leaving my shop.

REALDEAL · 12/10/11, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by s.chrisman25

what evryone not no;s is i made first of kind in my shop i did. i make sprint frame not race it. all you would call me crazy and i cnat stop all my secrets from leaving my shop.

waht?

ummmmm...ok...i not no;s

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Originally Posted by wobbler

I wonder if the powers to be will let this car actually run? I believe there is talk they will not allow the NZ built V8 Synergy engine back? Perhaps they are starting to introduce some rules to this race??

How much does one of these engines cost?

ImissAscot · 12/11/11, 9:00 PM

I can't wait to see this car all done in Tulsa real soon ! !

SETracing · 1/12/12, 11:26 PM

So did it ever make it to the Chili Bowl?

Matt Schuck
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gio_momma · 1/17/12, 9:11 AM

There was a DOHC Honda and 7 EFI Esslingers at this year's CB, including 2 of the top 4 qualifiers (K, Swindell and Kruseman).

I'm not sure that it's a matter of them being "afraid" of the RRE motors, as much as trying to keep some sort of parity. The spec series cars have a whole week to battle each other.

brian26 · 11/30/12, 6:04 AM

Was told that the Conze Special was titanium, but a sprinter.

DAD · 11/30/12, 9:18 AM

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Originally Posted by brian26

Was told that the Conze Special was titanium, but a sprinter.

Bet that was the #1 very first down tube car. Kind of dates it self with the old Offy and suicide front end. Probably early 50's or so? But a beautiful race car.

More pics. please!!

Honest Dad himself

opnwhlmnd · 11/30/12, 11:03 AM

Stevie Smith tried a titanium sprint car frame years ago and never could keep it from cracking just away from the welds. He abandoned the idea after a few races.

Maybe welding technology is better now than when he tried it.

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Midget 89 · 12/1/12, 5:59 PM

Is this car actually going to be at the Chili Bowl? Not much talk about the car since last year.

11/30/12, 11:03 AM	#49 Re: Mike Minarik Titanium Midget
opnwhlmnd Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,424	Stevie Smith tried a titanium sprint car frame years ago and never could keep it from cracking just away from the welds. He abandoned the idea after a few races. Maybe welding technology is better now than when he tried it. . __________________ Find a purpose in life ..... Be a bad example

12/1/11, 3:09 PM	#42 Re: Mike Minarik Titanium Midget
s.chrisman25 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 27	what evryone not no;s is i made first of kind in my shop i did. i make sprint frame not race it. all you would call me crazy and i cnat stop all my secrets from leaving my shop.

12/11/11, 9:00 PM	#44 Re: Mike Minarik Titanium Midget
ImissAscot Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 126	I can't wait to see this car all done in Tulsa real soon ! !

1/17/12, 9:11 AM	#46 Re: Mike Minarik Titanium Midget
gio_momma Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 12	There was a DOHC Honda and 7 EFI Esslingers at this year's CB, including 2 of the top 4 qualifiers (K, Swindell and Kruseman). I'm not sure that it's a matter of them being "afraid" of the RRE motors, as much as trying to keep some sort of parity. The spec series cars have a whole week to battle each other.

12/1/12, 5:59 PM	#50 Re: Mike Minarik Titanium Midget
Midget 89 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,022	Is this car actually going to be at the Chili Bowl? Not much talk about the car since last year.