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BTW, I usually found that 10 hours between replacements was too long. I usually replaced at about 7 hours because that’s when I would start to find evidence of the baffle being scorched.
Charles
Sheldon,
I’ve had this problem. I used external snap ring pliers to pull the baffle out as far as possible. It usually stops with about 1/8″ of the baffle sticking out of the pipe. Then take a pair of vice grips and latch them onto the exposed edge of the baffle. You can then use a hammer or mallet to tap on the vice grips, which will pull the baffle out. Spray some lubricant on the end of the pipe and baffle before you try this.
Charles
Jim,
What is the weight for Spec Shifter Master going to be? The Track rule book says 420 lbs, but halfway through last season, the weight was lowered to 410. The SKUSA rule book says 405 for S4. I don’t mind if we stick with heavier weights 🙂
Thanks,
CharlesGayle,
I was very sad to hear of Rich’s passing. I will miss him. He was fun to be with and he liked to keep things stirred up here on the forum.
Several of my friends from out of state met Rich, either by visiting me in Colorado or by racing with him at the Grand Nationals, and they have asked me to pass along their condolences.
Our thoughts our with you and your family.
Charles
I think you have Jim Clark mixed up with John Surtees. Surtees was the first person to win World Chamionships on motorcycles as well as cars.
Clark was amazingly quick. His record for the most pole positions stood for decades.
Charles
Hey Curt, sounds good to me. The more the merrier. I’m keeping up my exercise program and am already working on my kart to get it ready for next season.
Charles
Chris,
Excellent. I look forward to racing with you. I’ve heard about some others joining Spec Shifter Heavy also, so that’s all good.
Charles
I started going to SCCA races with my parents in California in the 50s. The first race I saw was at Paramount Ranch in 1957. My dad had an Austin Healey and we all piled in there (my brother and I were a lot smaller then!) and went to the races on the weekends. Eventually my dad got more involved with Cal Club (the S. Cal. SCCA region) and got a photographer’s pass for the races. I immediately loved racing and my early heroes included Ken Miles, Dave McDonald, Bill Krause, and Bob Drake. I still have a lot of my dad’s photos from various amateur and pro races from the early 1960s and am scanning them to preserve them. I never had a kart, but started running slaloms in 1971 with my Cortina, bought an old Formula Vee in 1973 when I was still in college and started racing in 1975 soon after graduating. My dad helped me out by being my pit crew on a couple of occasions, most notably when I went to the SCCA Runoffs at Road Atlanta in 1978. He was retired by then and had enough time to be able to travel to the race. He had done a lot of work on cars over the years and taught me some mechanical basics. I still have some of his tools, including a Model T water pump wrench!
Charles
Gayle,
Rich has had a tough summer, but he’s made progress. We’re pulling for him to get over this setback as well. We’re always thinking of Rich, you, and your family and hoping for his recovery.
Charles
