3 sets of HT5's for sale.....

All tires are sold, paid for and shipped.

Brian

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Ga maxxis race

Went fishing.....

Fished a section of water today that we have never been on before....The bottom section of it anyway....Getting to that proved to be the hardest hike of the day.....We had a good trip and caught a fish or two.....Took a few pics.







Brian

I guess I should watch what I ask for.....

The Maxxis race at Carnesville was rained out today....It would have been the first time Devin raced without me at the track in 7 years.....I hoped it would rain it out....It did. Daddy came thru and drove the van and trailer....I stayed home with Jennifer....She is doing well after back surgery Monday, but still needs some help getting up out of bed.

Brian

Dawgwood from above.....

Not sure when the the viewing stand in turn 4 came down but it's still up in this pic.

Rebel Fabricators Ultimate Bead Breaker

Call Griffin @ 706-618-9801 for pricing....


Rebel Fabricators Ultimate Bead Breaker from Brian Wheeler on Vimeo.

Stocklite win at Dawgwood....3-16-08

Had the wrong front gear on up until right before Mid round practice....Tried about everything on the tires but figured out what worked by the Stocklite feature.....Turned a 11.81 FT and that was with 3 race old Maxxis....The other 4 karts had on RS Firestones.....The 99 kart that Devin passed for the lead had sticker Stones....I don't know what they had in them we have never had a set of Stones.....Griffin says they are atleast 2 tenths faster than Maxxis....That 2 tenths would have put us alot closer to the front runners in med. Hit the tires coming off 4 in med was running pretty good but not a threat for a win.....Got some great advice from Griffin and made a change or two for lite and it paid off....Devin should have The Rebel Fabricators Ultimate bead breaker video done this week....I'll post a page here on our blog to the info about it...It's really the best I have ever seen.

Below is the raw footage...I'll make a shorter version and post it as the main video when I have time, but I'll keep a link to this one in the same post.

Brian


Dawgwood Speedway----Stocklite win. from Brian Wheeler on Vimeo.

How we purge our animal motor.....

Step by step....

1. Drain the bowl and disconnect the fuel line from the tank.

2. Take the sparkplug out and turn the motor over until all the alky is out of the fuel lines.

3. Run the fuel line U just took off the tank and put it in the gallon of premixed gas and Marvel Mystery Oil, with the sparkplug still out turn the motor over again until the mixture reaches the carb.

4. Put the sparkplug back in and crank the motor.....Let it run for about 30 seconds or until it starts to smoke.

5. Drain the gas from the carb and fuel lines, then take the sparkplug back out and squirt some of the oil U run in the motor down the hole.....Turn the motor over a few times and put the plug back in....Turn the motor over by hand till it's on the compression stroke....Your done. Don't forget to put the drainplug back in the bowl of the carb.

It works for us and should for Ya'll as well.

PS.....Always turn your animal over by hand until it's on compression stroke every time U run it....It's best if the valves stay in the closed position unless it's running.



Brian

Well....There is a first time for everything.

Today we were snowed-out at the track....We have had plenty of rainouts over the years but this was the first time the water came down as snow....Funny part is at we are 3 for 4 at this track with wash-outs. Maybe we will get to run at Peachstate atleast one of the 3 remaining Ga State Maxxis series races before the year is over.

Brian

Don't forget the sides.....

It looks like it's gonna be a cold one....Highs only in the 40's....We will need the sides to the EZ-up so we can try to stay warm.

It may be muddy so we need to pick up a bail of hay.

Get some offset keyways at the track if anybody has any.

We had a real good day.....

Spent the day over at Mark's new shop and found some more HP in the Animal....We made a ton of pulls on two different motors....Backed some stuff up we have already learned and have more stuff to try, just ran out of time....We should be good to go on HP at the next Maxxis Ga State race on Mar. 8th at Peachstate.

Brian

On the scales....

2008 Falcon dirt kart racing chassis...... from Brian Wheeler on Vimeo.

Maxxis Ga State series....First race.

We had a good run....Qualified 6th out of 18 with a 14.643....He stayed with the lead pack for the first 4 or 5 laps of the race and then fell back and lost the draft, as he was falling back Dee Paschal was catching him....It took Dee a few laps to get around him and he did it cleanly....I think when Dee passed him that put him in 7th....Some of the bunch upfront got into each other and 3 ended up spinning on the last lap or two and that put us in 4th....We had good tires thanx to Xtreme Cuts....Mr. York really knows his tires....Looks like we are gonna have to learn this prep game....We are looking forward to the next one at Peachstate on Mar. 8th.

Below is the top 5 in each class after this race.....(Click it to enlarge)



The pits....



Zach's kart....


The Yorks....


There was a good crowd...






Qualifying Animal Med...


Maxxis trailer...


Southern Express pits....



Here's your sign...


"Tear down that wall...." It's gone....




Brian

Kartfest 2008.....

Well there was a few empty booths but not near as many as some have made it out to be.

The word I got today at Kartfest is that the Ridley's did infact send money for the banquet. I owe them an apology.

The winners at the Ga Series will still get there jackets...Nice trophy and plaques were handed out along with some door prizes.

I would like to thank those at WKA that handled the banquet expecially Marie.

I think the sniffer is gone and U will have to race the tires U qualify on....It looks like prep is back in.....I hope they still brand tires first thing in the morning....If not I don't think we will run anymore Nationals...I just can't afford 2 or 3 sets prepped different ways sitting in the trailer waiting to be pulled out after figuring out which prep works best works best.

Here are some pics...They didn't turn out to good.

Brian

We made the list....Kartfest 2008

WKA Seminar Schedule
In conjunction with KartFest 2008
Last updated: 01.17.2008




NOTE:
• Both 4-Cycle Technical Seminars require reservations.
• Space is limited for all Seminars and will be on a first come, first serve basis.



Friday, January 26, 2008
4-Cycle Technical Seminar:
Steve Vermeer, Bobby Gettys, Josh Schiffler
(No Certification – Certificate of Attendance only)
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Meeting Room E
**WKA Membership required to attend
Contact: Marie Borsuk 704.455.1606 x11 - Email Marie
[download registration form]

Getting the most from your MyChron:
Mike McKnight of Aim Sports
12:00 pm –1:30 pm - Meeting Room H

Tire Prep Round Table discussion:
Rick Dresang & Van Gilder
3:00 pm –4:00 pm – Meeting Room F


Saturday, January 27, 2008
4-Cycle Technical Seminar:
Steve Vermeer, Bobby Gettys, Josh Schiffler
(Includes SFI Exam and 2-year Certification)
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Meeting Room E
**WKA Membership required to attend
Contact: Marie Borsuk 704.455.1606 x11 - Email Marie
[download registration form]

Insuring Your Trailer Contents:
Michael Davis of Michael L Davis Insurance
12:00pm–1:00 pm – Meeting Room F

GA Dirt Divisional Year-end Presentation: <------ We made it.
12:00pm–1:30 pm – Meeting Room G

WKA Master Track Benefits:
Michael Davis & Marie Borsuk
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm - Board Room

Q & A with Briggs & Stratton:
Dave Klaus of Briggs & Stratton
2:00 pm –3:00 pm – Meeting Room F

Speedway Dirt Series Track Promoters Meeting:
Buddy Long & Sissy Mendenhall
2:00 pm -3:00 pm - Meeting Room G

Affordable Health Insurance:
Michael Davis of Michael L Davis Insurance
3:00 pm -4:00 pm - Meeting Room H

Getting the most from your MyChron:
Mike McKnight of Aim Sports
4:00 pm –5:00 pm - Meeting Room G

Speedway Pavement Series Track Promoters Meeting:
Randy Kugler & Buddy Long
3:30 pm –4:30 pm – Meeting Room H

Volusia & WKA.....................................?

It seems that both are taking alot of heat at 4cycle...WKA for the whole tire prep issue and low kart counts and Volusia for the ruff track and low kart counts....It seems I pissed off someone at 4cycle and Bob deleted there account....I could be wrong but the guy posted about the low kart count at this years WKA Dirt Nationals and posted a link to mylaps for the races....He had posted the links to the Volusia money races and I let him know he was wrong about the kart count...Next thing I know his account is deleted and Bob was posting in his place to let him know he was banned....Anyway that got me to thinking and I started to post this in that post at 4cycle but decided to just post it here.....Here is my take on the ruff track issue.....Mike will have to guarentee the karters a good track or he would give the parking fees back....It was ruff this year....Prolly the ruffest track we have ever been on in 7 years of racing....But was super smooth the year before....I know the weather didn't coperate and he had been having problems with the track for about 2 months before the National....Not sure if he needs new dirt or what but he has to fix it if WKA goes back.....JMO

Brian

Some pics from this years WKA Dirt Nationals....