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Post by x31tempel on Jan 18, 2019 13:20:27 GMT -5
Dont know if this has been said but as a rookie two years ago i broke my stick without being told to and i found out later that i could have taken third if i didnt break my stick so my number one advice for a rook IS NEVER BREAK YOUR STICK UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO BREAK IT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2019 18:45:31 GMT -5
Dont know if this has been said but as a rookie two years ago i broke my stick without being told to and i found out later that i could have taken third if i didnt break my stick so my number one advice for a rook IS NEVER BREAK YOUR STICK UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO BREAK IT Make them come out and break it,unless someone is being a d!ck and continuously hitting you
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Post by Landshark007 on Jan 18, 2019 20:45:05 GMT -5
I say let them hit me start my time over lol
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Post by Landshark007 on Jan 18, 2019 20:49:40 GMT -5
About 10 years ago my car wouldn't start I put it in 1st wired starter wires together an got couple more hits out of it
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Post by fallinskiestwice on Jan 26, 2019 21:24:57 GMT -5
So I've been bored and looking through old pics and thinking back and thought i'd share- there's 4 of us that derby together and build together. When we first got into it 10+ years ago we ran 10+ cars a year and brought as many as possible to a show. This turned into buying anything cheap and slapping it together to get as many cars as possible running together. Weird.... stupid stuff always took us out. 5-6 years ago we (my buddy) figured out quality>>>>>quantity. We started building better cars and not even bothering with rusty cars. It's nuts the amount of time you'll spend stripping/ building a rusty car just to junk it in 10 minutes. Last few years, instead of building 10 cars that last 1-2 shows, we take time and build 1-2 cars that last 1-2 years and have a lot more success. Moral of the story is take your time and go through all the little stuff that you usually say f it, it'll be fine. Idk how much this helps, but wish someone gave me this advice when i first started running. Derbying is all about fun but it's a lot more fun when you're down to the last few and not pissed off afterwards thinking "i knew i should have done this thing that takes 5 minutes".
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Post by grabbie on Sept 14, 2019 10:01:29 GMT -5
Got a 1980 Chevy chevette 1.6 stock engine and transmission car can take hits like no other but engine continues to fail me itll run great going in but after I get hit like twice it will stall and wont fire back up in the 30sec they give us. What can I do to keep it running when i get hit?
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Post by Landshark007 on Sept 14, 2019 10:14:34 GMT -5
Set floats a little lower
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Post by demoboy333 on Sept 14, 2019 12:08:41 GMT -5
Got a 1980 Chevy chevette 1.6 stock engine and transmission car can take hits like no other but engine continues to fail me itll run great going in but after I get hit like twice it will stall and wont fire back up in the 30sec they give us. What can I do to keep it running when i get hit? You running the stock carb or a 4 Barrel Edelbrock? Have you tried to idle it up some?
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Post by tsh71x on Apr 23, 2020 2:23:22 GMT -5
I’ve got a question about what kind of car to run. So it’s very possible/likely I will be running in a bone stock derby at my local county fair. We can run any fwd car that has a 4-cylinder or 6-cylinder engine, the best candidates right now are a 2003ish dodge neon or a 2002ish Chevy cavalier (both are a 4-door). The neon has some rust on the body, underneath has some bad rust (mostly under the doors) the the front and rear sub frames are mostly clean, but it runs and drives. The cavalier has some body rust (I have not seen underneath the car) also I don’t know if it runs, but I’ve heard that it would be decent derby car strength wise. Which would be a better choice to run?
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Post by ADDICTEDtoIMPACT on Apr 23, 2020 6:27:34 GMT -5
I’ve got a question about what kind of car to run. So it’s very possible/likely I will be running in a bone stock derby at my local county fair. We can run any fwd car that has a 4-cylinder or 6-cylinder engine, the best candidates right now are a 2003ish dodge neon or a 2002ish Chevy cavalier (both are a 4-door). The neon has some rust on the body, underneath has some bad rust (mostly under the doors) the the front and rear sub frames are mostly clean, but it runs and drives. The cavalier has some body rust (I have not seen underneath the car) also I don’t know if it runs, but I’ve heard that it would be decent derby car strength wise. Which would be a better choice to run? cavalier! neons are junk! Ppl say cavalisrs are junk but they are not you just have to know how to build them I have won 6 derbys with a cavalier.
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Post by ethanchild45 on May 14, 2020 19:32:48 GMT -5
What heat should you start with as a rookie driver? I'm driving at a county fair in my town. We have small cars, full size cars and trucks.
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Post by Landshark007 on May 14, 2020 19:37:45 GMT -5
Anything stock. Don’t jump in promod or what ever they call it in your Area
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Post by ethanchild45 on May 14, 2020 19:45:34 GMT -5
Ok, do you think compacts or large cars whould be better?
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Post by smashford on May 14, 2020 20:16:22 GMT -5
I started with big cars because that's what I like and seems more serious here locally
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Post by Underbuilt on May 14, 2020 21:36:24 GMT -5
Start with what you’re comfortable with. If you’re wanting to run full size in the future do that, but on a stock level. Try and find a older guy around you that could take you under his wing to help you with the basics. Odds are if you’re honest, not wanting to know all the tricks, and accept the fact you don’t know everything, most people will be willing to help you out!
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