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RE: Question for Jacques Villeneuve
Anyone know what the 440's are doing there? Just curious?
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Petawawarace
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11/18/08 02:06pm |
Ovals & Enduros
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RE: Champ sled on ebay
That is the Ski-doo chassis. It's the same basic Chassis that JV is using (I say basic because he more than likely has quite a few changes done to his.) There are still a few guys running this style chassis out there.
The Ski-doo Chassis is a tube frame front end with a sheet metal tunnel. A-arm front suspension with inboard mounted shocks (they use a pivot to change the direction of the shock pressure) This has some advantages and disadvantages. It also uses a set of dual outboard shocks as you can see in the pics.
The Wahl Chassis is also a tube frame front end with a sheet metal tunnel, but it has outboard mounted shocks (same as a traditional a-arm sled.) The rear shock is a single unit in the rear skid.
A Hooper sled (basically a Modified Cat ZR front clip) is a fabricated aluminum front end with an aluminum tunnel. It has the outboard front shocks like the Wahl and the same inboard Rear shock as the Wahl.
There are also some differnces in spindle design and geometry and many other things.
That is one of Jason Smiths old sleds. I'm not sure if he won his semi-pro title on that sled (I thought it was on his Hooper Chassis but I could be wrong) Maybe he could let you know.
It would be a decent sled to get into Champ. Hard to tell what kind of shape it is actually in without seeing it in person. You would need someone to make most of the parts for one of those nowadays. A Wahl chassis you can basically order them right off the shelf.
Hope this helps
Jeff
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Petawawarace
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11/17/08 02:17pm |
Ovals & Enduros
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RE: Safety feature on stock 440's
Do they sell the handle bar tassles separate too?...and the wicker basket?
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Petawawarace
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11/12/08 09:55am |
Ovals & Enduros
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Safety feature on stock 440's
Stumbled across this on dootalk.com. Should we make this mandatory for oval racing? Its only $19.99
http://www.dootalk.com/forums/uploads/monthly_11_2008/post-7492-1226440788.jpg
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Petawawarace
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11/12/08 07:51am |
Ovals & Enduros
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RE: Randy "Rambo" Moore is turning 50!!!
Cyndie, Beausejour is the following weekend. I should be able to make it.
Jeff
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Petawawarace
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11/10/08 01:41pm |
Ovals & Enduros
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RE: The Future of the Champ Class?
My thoughts are we can keep people racing with there 440 motors at no extra cost.( the money has already been spent ) and at the same time let the 600 mod motors ( with the single pipe ) merge into the Champ class.
The one thing that I can see being a problem with merging the two together in the Champ class is if the 440 package ends up being a better one than the 600. we have to make sure that the 600 package is as good or better than the 440's. If they are not, everyone will still stick with the 440's and the whole thing will be a waste of time. Either that, or let it be know a year or two in advance that the 440's will no longer be allowed. That way everyone has lots of time to get a 600 ready and even test.
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Petawawarace
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11/05/08 02:59pm |
Ovals & Enduros
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RE: The Future of the Champ Class?
The idea of a stock motor sounds nice, but in reality its got some complications.
#1- Tech. Right now tech inspection on a champ sled is very easy to do. (Bore and Stroke)You can do whatever you want inside the motor basically. Imagine the hassles if you were not allowed to touch the ports or any bottom-end work. The tech guy would spend hours in everyones trailer tearing them down. The current system works so well right now, I think thats one thing our sport has going for it.
#2- Spy-guy hit it dead on. The ingenuity that your allowed to express in the current champ 440 class is very hard to find in any other forms of racing. The engine builder has alot more room to work than anywhere else. If you start going to everyone running the exact same engines the class might get boring. Champ 440 (or 600 or whatever) is meant to be the elite class, not some cookie cutter class.
If you think running race gas is such a big deal and would rather run on pump gas, put in a compression ratio rule. I know with the Legends cars that my old man races, 180psi max. It takes no time at all to test and is very easy to control.
I personally think that the open 600 running on racegas with a stock wye, and an open single pipe makes the most sense. Carb size can be determined to be 34-38 whatever as long as its the same for everyone. Sorry to get long winded.
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Petawawarace
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11/05/08 07:10am |
Ovals & Enduros
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RE: Pro-Ice Scoring and Points Change?
SCM's point structure:
2 Heats and a Final
Heat races:
1st 8 points
2nd 7 points
3rd 6 points
and so on
Final:
1st 20 points
2nd 16 points
3rd 14 points
4th 12 points
5th 10 points
6th 9 points
7th 8 points
and so on.
Points from the heat races decide the starting of the final.
This system rewards the winner of the final more for winning it. But if you don't award any points for heat races you will have guys sitting them out. Say you break in the first heat, and you think hey theres no points for the second heat we can just take our time fixing it and be none the worse. Or bad track conditions. Next thing you know, there are no racers out for the heat races. Heat races need to have a points system to them!!!
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Petawawarace
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11/04/08 02:12pm |
Ovals & Enduros
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RE: Happy Birthday Mr. Villeneuve
Happy B-day JV
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Petawawarace
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11/04/08 06:32am |
Ovals & Enduros
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Millenium Tech and V-force challenge???
Has there been anything announced for the challenge this year? We will be at 3 of the 4 events and maybe its worth going to the other one if there is some money up for grabs. Anyone have any details?
Jeff
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Petawawarace
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11/03/08 09:55am |
Ovals & Enduros
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RE: Leatt Brace Question's?????
Nick. I will not race without mine. and No i don't notice it whatsoever. I went the extra mile and had my vest and jacket modified so that the brace sits down right on my shoulders where it should be. I was instructed to try and get it as close to my body as possible. (Obviously with some thin shirt of something on) This gives you as much clearance for your helmet as possible too. You'll have to open up the neck opening on your vest and your race jacket. I put the brace on, then the vest, elbow pads ect. then my jacket.
One other thing too. I have seen a new Leatt brace out there for 199. It doesn't look like the adjustable one though. The front and back on mine and most of them moves up and down.(mine is set all the way down and is still safe) Just the cheaper one may not be adjustable at all and may not give you as much clearance.
If you have any other questions, call me after 530 at 613-401-5901 leave a msg if I don't answer as cell coverage up here sucks. chow
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Petawawarace
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10/30/08 07:40am |
Ovals & Enduros
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RE: 2009 Champ 440 Newcomer of the Year
I'm not sure if he is planning on it at all. He is on here occasionally.
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Petawawarace
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10/29/08 12:21pm |
Ovals & Enduros
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RE: 2009 Champ 440 Newcomer of the Year
On the Eastern side, Nick Lagoy is driving Champ this year on a Ski-doo powered Wahl sled.
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Petawawarace
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10/29/08 09:08am |
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RE: Whats the best way to cut track lugs
I'm not trying to be rude, but you are kind of asking a few different things. You say that you want to be competitive, but then you say later you want to only do it a few times. I would be very impressed if you were able to be competitive and only run a few times a year. It takes a serious amount of dedication to run up front in any stock class, let alone the stock classes now. They are swapping out the 121" ers for 116" tracks and skids. Testing on a track by yourself may seem fast, but getting out and running against other guys may be a different story.
Is there a Trail-stock class around where you are? We have one here in the east that I think you would have alot of fun in and be more competitive. Stock sled 600 or 800 classes. Trail studs only (no ice picks) and a set of unsharpened trail carbides and go. You don't need a racerated track and its still alot of fun.
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Petawawarace
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10/23/08 12:47pm |
Ovals & Enduros
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RE: Whats the best way to cut track lugs
144? theres your problem right there. You won't get that thing to turn even if you were to get a track to fit it. I know they had a hard time with the 128" Cats although they did not bad. Your track is way too long. No mani will make a racerated track that is that long.
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Petawawarace
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10/22/08 12:37pm |
Ovals & Enduros
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RE: 2009 Champ 440 Questions
You don't need a rule to have a consensus among racers....lets all agree to run the dual tail light in champ and open...lets not wait to be regulated...lets regulate our selves
Great Idea... I really don't think anyone dissagrees that this is a bad idea, just some technicalities about writing it in the rules.
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Petawawarace
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10/16/08 06:57am |
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RE: 2009 Champ 440 Questions
Its such an easy change to make I don't see why anyone would not do it. Regardless of the rules or not. If you run anykind of Data system on your sled you already have the battery and its not a big deal. We have a big battery for the Mychron and other electronics and we just make sure to plug it in basically everynight for a couple of hours.
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Petawawarace
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10/15/08 09:11am |
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RE: 2009 Champ 440 Questions
From the East:
We will be there with the #16 Gifford Bros. Machine and the retro paint scheme for Ski-doo's 50th
Samson racing will be there with Aaron Fellows aboard for the full season.
Jason Smith should be there with his new chassis
JV im assuming should be there again.
I would think the Weatheril's would be making the trip with Jason Lavallee on.
Anyone else from the East going? Tony? are you guys going with the new equipment?
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Petawawarace
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10/14/08 09:51am |
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RE: EPT's New Junior Class
When I was running the F-500 I was clocked in Eganville at 85mph...Right now there is no class in the east between the 120's and the F-500 except the junior fan class and those machines are very expensive. Even 80 mph is too fast for a kid. No offense meant here, but the test track and racing against other kids are two totally different things. These rules were made up with some current racers who have kids they would like to see racing this class. I think it will take off very well in the East.
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Petawawarace
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10/08/08 08:53am |
Ovals & Enduros
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RE: Beausejour
I'm not even going to dignify that with a response.
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Petawawarace
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10/07/08 02:14pm |
Ovals & Enduros
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