Imca modified setup book

Try to set the car up like this and let me know what you think. Topics will include all aspects of racing including chassis setup and tuning with a special discussion on load and spring smashing. Green flag flies friday at davenport speedway opening night set this saturday at boone speedway sprint series of nebraska opening at us 36 raceway, new raceway park imca starts fourth decade at fairgrounds speedway cortez with 3day show. The most complete racing car chassis setup tutorial guide available presented by shown above is a gaming expo fair in europe that held a contest for the best gamer team in a newly released 1st shooter game competition. If you run at any of the imca modified races you will need one of these winters steel tubed quick changes. The chassis was designed to be strong, safer, and easier to drive and setup than traditional chassis. If you have a 2016 late model, please give us a call for the setup sheet. These are basic setups designed to give you a base line starting point. Nine informative chapters cover ares of design, suspension systems, chassis set. Since i spent my racing career as a crew chief i would like to say crew chief yet i.

Cars that are brought here for set up that do not meet that criteria will be charged the hourly shop rate for however long it takes to prepare the car for set up, so please come prepared. It can be useful in any class but the imca modifieds have become sensitive to traction control issues. I do well when track is heavy or tacky but dry slick im bad loose on exit. Imca mach1 sport compacts join saturday shows at abilene. Dynatech modified stainless steel 604 crate engine headers 112 raisedfor alien, harris, dirt boss, grt, taylor, skyrocket chassis. Its easy to go too soft on the right rear, he says. It includes 40 pages of valuable information and helpful tips and covers both imca style modifieds and imca northern sport mods.

Steve smith autosports has been a leading publisher of auto racing and automotive technical books and videos since 1971. Dirt modified setup basics for interested fans and new racers. Test answers racewise dirt track chassis school by mark. It is the purchasers responsibility to order the correct products through their personal racing experience. The design of the car is different than a lot of cars out there and we hope to bring a new perspective to dirt modified racing. Buy, sell, barter, trade all your imca hobby stock parts, cars. Imca hobby stocks new to wild bills raceway in utah. I have learned a lot about chassis setup on many different track. The key to a quick lap in dry slick conditions onedirt. Jet mod owners can request a printed setup book by calling 8882909696.

Loose corner exit handling, in many cases, is due to excessively tight corner entry handling. Four tuesday dates for five imca divisions slated at jackson motorplex. Modified triy 4 into 2 into 1 tube configuration for increased torque fits bob pierce, dirtworks, harris, hoffman, hughes, impressive, lg2, lightning, victory, j car hoffman 1185vyh, 1186vyh 4 7 swap not available tryy headers come with 516 flange bolts and gaskets included temporary nonhigh temperature paint. Stagger loosens up the chassis through all three phases of. Includes front suspension system refinements, getting the proper roll center and camber curve, setting bump steer, all rear suspension systems 3link, swingarm, coilmonoleaf, and 4link, panhard bar tech, shock absorbers, the braking system, setting ballast and weight, choosing springs and shocks. Its my first video on setting up a late model in iracing. Winters modified quick change centered rear endimca legal. All product lines we offer, in our opinion, are the best on the market.

Proper chassis set up requires that the weight balance is set correctly for the car, driver and track conditions. With the help of this book, you will learn critical information about racing success, including. Purchase how to setup your panhard bar rear suspension imca. Dirt car setup is undergoing a change, and has been for about five years now.

Recommended basic setups landrum performance springs. In either circumstance, it is useful for you to have a good knowledge of vehicle dynamics so that the handling of the car can be understood during setup and racing. Using new computer technology the guess work has been taken out of the front and rear suspensions. This video series is done as a thank you to mike kraft and kc cheeseworks for. Grt late model standard car setup sheet grt late model signature series car setup sheet grt modified standard car setup sheet 2012 to current cars.

Covers front suspension system, geometry, rear suspension systems 3link, swingarm, coilmonoleaf, 4link, brake system, springsshocks, ballast and weight. Offering a full inventory of high performance racing parts, racing safety equipment, racing components and more. Late model setup basics iracing tips and tricks youtube. Instruction on building and setting up an imca modifiedstyle car. As rex merritt explains, there are few absolute rules for setup. There will also be a special presentation by cory fillip from advanced. The home of the jet mod and jet phantom, the championship dirt track modified and stock chassis. Housing, hubs, axles, bearings, seals, lug nuts and rotors. Provides information on building a pro stock sportsman car from a 19701981 stock camaro front stub and fabricated perimeter frame. One of the key features of what well call the imcastyle dirt modified is the stock front clip. What used to be standard setups are a thing of the past for the top teams competing in dirt. This month, we asked him to give us a few chassis tips to make your life easier and your racing better.

Chassis setup is the most important factor in having a fast dirt oval car. Mar 29, 2015 camera on the 4link suspension of brian lowerys rocket chassis limited latemodel. Blueprints are included in the book, along with component selections and explanations for each selection. The following springshock combinations are recommendations only. Modified front springs and wedge with david reutimann beak built race cars. Everything a racer needs to know to build, setup and race the modified competitively.

The front tires have no body around them like an open wheel car, and the. Our books and videos have always been on the cutting edge of technology. Shock and spring tuning fourlink tech improving handling. The schools subject matter is comprehensive, wellorganized and is presented in a studentfriendly manner. A compilation of articles covering some of the very best technical writings on the subject of dirt track chassis and suspension, this is one of the few books devoted exclusively to the subject. Our bestselling publications have helped thousands of racers improve their cars, teams and racing careers in the everchanging world of auto racing. Nine informative chapters cover ares of design, suspension systems, chassis setup and adjustment. Find race car setup program hobby stock modified sportmod. Stock cars can be built from a prefab chassis or from a scratch design. To determine if you have a jet mod and what the chassis model is, look at the front. This covers really basic stuff, however i will likely cover more advanced shock and spring setups in.

Imca dp station keeping event reporting form revision january 2020 page 5 of 6 actions taken select yesno from menu reported to shore management repair required software modification required report submitted to supplier procedures modified standing instructions, such as activity or wellspecific operating guidelines. Consider this if you used it for an entire race and conserved your tires from lap 1. Nov 16, 2010 based on the imca style mods, dirt modified racing is one of the more inexpensive ways to get into fullscale circle track racing. Modified bodiescoversparts circle track supply, inc. Includes plans for coilmonoleaf, leaf spring and 3point rear suspensions. Their howto books and videos have always been on the cutting edge of technology and the bestselling performance handbooks and dvds have helped thousands of racers improve their cars, teams and racing careers in the everchanging world of auto racing. Everything you need to know to build, setup and race a modified style car competitively.

Jun 25, 2009 asphalt modified standard 3 point and 4link cars 2006 setup and technical guide phone. At harris auto racing we manufacture our own chassis designs for the modified divisions. Dirt modified race car american made chassis roller, has power steering unit, radiator, engine plate, 9in rear 4 bar setup. Front end details correct bump steer and camber change curves, and specifies which parts to use. It was designed to be a midlevel class between late models and hobby stocks. The class seems like it has been around forever, and its still. Imcas roll cage rule hits the spotlight the gazette. To give the car more lateral traction, go to a softer right rear bar or a stiffer right front spring. This style of transmission is optimal in medium to high bite, spec and modified racing on foam tires. Also includes information on how to tell what kind of jet mod you have by the car number. If you trip at corner entry youll fall at corner exit.

By the end of a 100lap race, lap times can be as much as 515 tenths faster per lap than without the system. Start 3 below center of axle tube with 14 angle in the bar. Landrum performance springs makes no guarantees that these charts will be suitable for each racers needs. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. Wheelbase change and steer left to right wheel placement with dave hammond. Based on the imca style mods, dirt modified racing is one of the more inexpensive ways to get into fullscale circle track racing. The ultimate racing car chassis setup guide and tutorial. What used to be standard setups are a thing of the past for the top teams competing in dirt late models, modified, and even the stock classes. The front tires have no body around them like an open wheel car, and the back wheels have a body around them like a stock car. You typically want to run as much lower rear trailing arm angle as you can like a modified which will help with downforce on the rear end. Besides offering a complete line of service to our chassis, we service all major chassis brands, whether it is chassis repair or parts lines. The car bodies are a hybrid of an open wheel car and a stock car. This will tighten the car in the lateral and the longitudinal directions depending of course on.

It was designed to be a midlevel class between late models and hobby stocks the car bodies are a hybrid of an open wheel car and a stock car. Brian lowery bedford speedway 03292015 rear end cam youtube. This setup manual is intended for use by jet mod owners. I like the fact it give dimensions of all spindle options. Scaling your race car is arguably one the most important practices that you can do to increase your chance of visiting victory lane.

Includes chassis setup information and tuning as well as adjusting the car for track conditions. Everything you need to know to build, setup and race a modifiedstyle car competitively. Our setup manual is the most indepth mod setup manual in the industry. B mod chassis guide for fans and newbies rear suspension. Click on one of the following links to get setup help for your grt racecar. Before setting the scaling your car we recommend pulling the rr axle out of the drive flange to insure no rear suspension bind on the rear end. Contingency awards from ram clutches go to drivers in four imca divisions again in 2020. Tips on choosing scratchbuiltlate model stock car books.