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Old 06-16-2011, 02:01 AM
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What are you guys up to now with the latest Champ Car / IRL situation?
Sorry I missed this question -- we are spending our efforts elsewhere these days. The indycar 'selection' has resulted in a lot of the work leaving this country, so very sad.
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Bumping this one - just retrieved some old and not so old images of brake cooling examples





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Rebuilt and dyno'd, ready for the next day. This was for a Road America test
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Cut-A-Way gbx project I put together in 2001











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Old 06-16-2011, 02:13 AM
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This is before the cut-a-way project

Pardon the nitwit in the picture doing a ratio change














Happy mechanic, got my setup sheet
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On the grid at Surfers Paradise -- love that place

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Pre Grid Mid-Ohio




The reason for the Mid-Ohio DNF

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A brand new car amongst the other more 'experienced' racecars

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Interesting, nice pictures, keep'em coming!
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You have the coolest job! I'm jealous!
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Love the turbo hidden in the bellhousing. Now that's a packaging solution!
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Pure **** (sorry Chris not you) !
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Thanks for posting! If my income had one or two more zeros before the decimal point, I'd be vintage racing a turbo Indy car.
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