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05-20-2013, 05:56 AM
So, I know this has come up before, but just wanted some opinions...
My track has no weight rule. We run a steel block, 600 hp engine as compared to the 7-800 hp the big shots have.
Last year, we weighed 2320, but with a Saginaw transmission, mostly heavy wheels and other heavy stuff, and 75 pounds of ballast.
Now, with no ballast, and after switching to a Bert, me losing 15 pounds, and lightweight wheels etc, we weigh 2100. Our percentages are:
54% left
51.2% rear
50.2% cross
75 lbs of bite
If I add the 75 lbs spread directly across the back (I have two weights at 38 each), I get to just over 53% rear.
We are just trying to keep up and compete at the middle to the back of the pack. Last year we could keep up but never go fast enough to really race...
Would the ballast help handling sufficiently to offset the added overall weight? What would I expect by being that light in the rear? My setup sheets call for 54% rear.
Thanks
My track has no weight rule. We run a steel block, 600 hp engine as compared to the 7-800 hp the big shots have.
Last year, we weighed 2320, but with a Saginaw transmission, mostly heavy wheels and other heavy stuff, and 75 pounds of ballast.
Now, with no ballast, and after switching to a Bert, me losing 15 pounds, and lightweight wheels etc, we weigh 2100. Our percentages are:
54% left
51.2% rear
50.2% cross
75 lbs of bite
If I add the 75 lbs spread directly across the back (I have two weights at 38 each), I get to just over 53% rear.
We are just trying to keep up and compete at the middle to the back of the pack. Last year we could keep up but never go fast enough to really race...
Would the ballast help handling sufficiently to offset the added overall weight? What would I expect by being that light in the rear? My setup sheets call for 54% rear.
Thanks