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Punisher88
01-27-2023, 04:07 PM
How has it not been mentioned yet. Do we think it was by design or a happy accident? Lol. If it is something super trick he has the best shot of anyone in the longhorn camp with keeping it hidden the longest since he is on his own island with penske.

JimBo
01-27-2023, 04:27 PM
Yes, I noticed that. In fact, it stuck out like a sore thumb. Anybody have any details, guesses?

KTMLew
01-27-2023, 05:26 PM
You talking about the LR tire being so far under the drivers seat it should be smoking?

MasterSbilt_Racer
01-27-2023, 06:24 PM
I think they mean where it got stuck in the up position.

BigDaddy84
01-27-2023, 06:29 PM
I commented on a Facebook post last night about it. It looks illegal but must have passed tech.

Punisher88
01-27-2023, 06:45 PM
I'm talking about it holding posture during the entire caution period without settling. Reminds me of a birdcage that's over indexed and locked up.

MasterSbilt_Racer
01-27-2023, 07:16 PM
I'm talking about it holding posture during the entire caution period without settling. Reminds me of a birdcage that's over indexed and locked up.

That's what I meant.

Highside Hustler25
01-27-2023, 07:24 PM
I commented on a Facebook post last night about it. It looks illegal but must have passed tech.

I thought it might get flagged in tech but then thought, can you penalize the hometown favorite? Probably not. I also thought it looked like the LR was shoved forward.

Punisher88
01-27-2023, 07:42 PM
That's what I meant.I was responding to the other guy, but to highline. I also was interested to see how tech would go, but he seemed to be fine. I believe it likely helps on restarts as well. Already having the car st attitude and driving forward l, rather than trying to get the car to go as well as gain loft. It's already through the travel and driving forward.

zyoung25
01-27-2023, 08:22 PM
There is a pic of the car floating around of them teching the with a dollar general tape measure before the race yesterday, you can't see the reading though. I don't know enough about it to know exactly what it's doing, I'm going to guess it's definitely doing by design.

Drop Shock
01-27-2023, 09:18 PM
He’s just super soft on the right sides

MasterSbilt_Racer
01-28-2023, 08:35 AM
Something holds it in place, with any motion of the car at all.

Raceready
01-28-2023, 08:44 AM
There is a pic of the car floating around of them teching the with a dollar general tape measure before the race yesterday, you can't see the reading though. I don't know enough about it to know exactly what it's doing, I'm going to guess it's definitely doing by design.Dollar General, eh ? Is that is a step up from using a Harbor Freight unit ?

cjsracing
01-28-2023, 09:40 AM
Something holds it in place, with any motion of the car at all.

I wouldn't surprised if it is just a bit over indexed to lock it in.

There's a modified builder out there that has perfected this. It over indexes just enough to lock it when it's out racing and then can wiggle the car when he wants to unlock it.

dirty-white-boy
01-30-2023, 09:01 AM
How has it not been mentioned yet. Do we think it was by design or a happy accident? Lol. If it is something super trick he has the best shot of anyone in the longhorn camp with keeping it hidden the longest since he is on his own island with penske.

If you mean on the broadcast is there anyone there would actually see such a thing?

MasterSbilt_Racer
01-30-2023, 09:56 AM
I wouldn't surprised if it is just a bit over indexed to lock it in.

There's a modified builder out there that has perfected this. It over indexes just enough to lock it when it's out racing and then can wiggle the car when he wants to unlock it.

I don't think he'd be that fast with a solid suspension.

Punisher88
01-30-2023, 10:49 AM
I don't think he'd be that fast with a solid suspension.I thought the same. I've seen a few mentions if over indexing on purpose, but that would only be positively effective in my opinion, if you were qualifying on a super smooth fast race track.

Sanders46
01-31-2023, 01:14 PM
He also seemed to be Getting more hike than the other cars. Seemed to have found a way to get a little more even with the droop rule, definitely has something going on with the left rear.

MasterSbilt_Racer
01-31-2023, 01:40 PM
He also seemed to be Getting more hike than the other cars. Seemed to have found a way to get a little more even with the droop rule, definitely has something going on with the left rear.

Yes, he has a lot more on-track droop. The new Rockets were built to screw you on the droop rule, not sure why Mark did that to his customers. But, he has way more on-track droop than other Longhorns as well. The change on how it is measured, compared to last year, as allowed for that. The new way they measure, makes the rule almost worthless, if you think a little and are willing to change some things.

cjsracing
01-31-2023, 02:04 PM
Yes, he has a lot more on-track droop. The new Rockets were built to screw you on the droop rule, not sure why Mark did that to his customers. But, he has way more on-track droop than other Longhorns as well. The change on how it is measured, compared to last year, as allowed for that. The new way they measure, makes the rule almost worthless, if you think a little and are willing to change some things.

What's the new way to measure? The rules still have the way from last year on how to measure.

billetbirdcage
01-31-2023, 02:15 PM
What's the new way to measure? The rules still have the way from last year on how to measure.

RR no longer has to be off ground when checking

Drop Shock
01-31-2023, 07:17 PM
So what now, you can put a super long rr shock on and let that tire stay on the ground? What’s the point in even having the rule anymore? Dumb

Kryptonite17
01-31-2023, 10:20 PM
To me it looks like he’s got the car set up tighter than a drum as most do now. Using a lot of rear steer (axle lead) to help get the car turning. As for the LR it was way up there at GIS. Didn’t notice it as much at Bubba.

Rajflyboy
02-01-2023, 06:26 PM
Big Sexy might be back

dirtcrazy4u
02-01-2023, 06:36 PM
To early to tell

foxfire2dirtracing
02-01-2023, 06:37 PM
He never left!

dirtcrazy4u
02-01-2023, 06:44 PM
Hummm 3 words

dirtcrazy4u
02-01-2023, 06:44 PM
Good racer

dirty-white-boy
02-02-2023, 08:41 AM
Chaz did a video with it showing just how far forward is LR was compared to others on the track.

Highside Hustler25
02-02-2023, 11:14 AM
Chaz did a video with it showing just how far forward is LR was compared to others on the track.

Glad I wasn't seeing things. First thing I noticed when it hit the track.

KTMLew
02-02-2023, 02:04 PM
Glad I wasn't seeing things. First thing I noticed when it hit the track.

What I said at beginning of thread but was told I missed the boat. I DIDN'T see the car sitting static at full droop though. I'm such an internet addict I tend to turn the race on and only look at it if something big happens. My bad.