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  • EDERDS
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 338

    #1

    JD is tough on a track with a cushion.

    On a side note, that is one more ugly car he has. Absolutely no imagination at all on the color scheme, but that ugly car is going to find victory lane a lot this year.
  • SLIDING SIDEWAYS
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2013
    • 7658

    #2
    Originally posted by EDERDS View Post
    On a side note, that is one more ugly car he has. Absolutely no imagination at all on the color scheme, but that ugly car is going to find victory lane a lot this year.
    I agree 100% but looks dnt win race too. No fan of his color choice on that one. I think they wanted a clean look is why they went w it.
    THE REAL SLIDING SIDEWAYS!

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    • super_latemodel_fan
      Member
      • Feb 2017
      • 46

      #3
      Speaking of ugly cars - pretty much every car out there looks like it is bent - The driver side of these cars looks rounded and the passanger side is straight until you get to the snout and it appears to be turning to the right going straight. If you ask me they all look very odd these days ! whats up with the right front tire being out at least a foot from the right rear ?

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      • james777777
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2015
        • 115

        #4
        I think the 49 scheme is a breath of fresh air!

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        • Tireguy17
          Senior Member
          • Mar 2008
          • 1156

          #5
          Originally posted by super_latemodel_fan View Post
          Speaking of ugly cars - pretty much every car out there looks like it is bent - The driver side of these cars looks rounded and the passanger side is straight until you get to the snout and it appears to be turning to the right going straight. If you ask me they all look very odd these days ! whats up with the right front tire being out at least a foot from the right rear ?
          Its hard to get in the way of technology and innovation, but today's late model setup package is all but eliminating the "little guy" in the sport being able to regularly stand a chance versus the Super Teams (1R, 1B, 116, 49, 0, etc). I've been out of the sport for 8 years after working on a modified for 21 years, and the stuff I'm hearing these LM teams doing with shocks and springs goes right over my head. It's become far too technical and I don't know why they don't curb it and the aerodynamics that have been built into the bodies when the XR1 came into play. Maybe the shock and spring thing is too hard to tech without going to a spec shock? But the aero stuff would be much easier to stop. Start there but JMO. Obviously that Racing Council isn't concerned with it all.

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          • super_latemodel_fan
            Member
            • Feb 2017
            • 46

            #6
            Originally posted by Tireguy17 View Post
            Its hard to get in the way of technology and innovation, but today's late model setup package is all but eliminating the "little guy" in the sport being able to regularly stand a chance versus the Super Teams (1R, 1B, 116, 49, 0, etc). I've been out of the sport for 8 years after working on a modified for 21 years, and the stuff I'm hearing these LM teams doing with shocks and springs goes right over my head. It's become far too technical and I don't know why they don't curb it and the aerodynamics that have been built into the bodies when the XR1 came into play. Maybe the shock and spring thing is too hard to tech without going to a spec shock? But the aero stuff would be much easier to stop. Start there but JMO. Obviously that Racing Council isn't concerned with it all.
            TG I couldn't agree more on putting the little guy out these day's - It's sad and almost comical looking at these Supers on TV at GIS and East Bay at just how crooked or bent the body look's - I know NASCAR bodies are hung on a skew to the left but these Super's look even more funny than that these day's. I don't even know how the teams get the specs to build these odd looking machines but apparently they all got the same memo cause for the most part they all look bent in the same direction or at least on TV that's how they look I bet when I get a chance to look at one in person it will be even more noticeable.

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            • Jking24
              Senior Member
              • Oct 2017
              • 1512

              #7
              Originally posted by Tireguy17 View Post
              Its hard to get in the way of technology and innovation, but today's late model setup package is all but eliminating the "little guy" in the sport being able to regularly stand a chance versus the Super Teams (1R, 1B, 116, 49, 0, etc). I've been out of the sport for 8 years after working on a modified for 21 years, and the stuff I'm hearing these LM teams doing with shocks and springs goes right over my head. It's become far too technical and I don't know why they don't curb it and the aerodynamics that have been built into the bodies when the XR1 came into play. Maybe the shock and spring thing is too hard to tech without going to a spec shock? But the aero stuff would be much easier to stop. Start there but JMO. Obviously that Racing Council isn't concerned with it all.
              I think the biggest thing people forget is this is super late model. It's supposed to be pretty much open. I do think the bodies are getting a little out their though but i feel like the xr1 is the tamer if the bunch. It seems to be the long horns that the body is really jacked around on especially in the front

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              • minthess
                Senior Member
                • Apr 2009
                • 178

                #8
                Ford and JD. The perfect fit. A big ol canted valve Ford on the cushion with a guy with the guts to run er always wins. Chev guys like it slick on the bottom for a reason. If they allow the cars to get any bigger and improve traction any more, a small block chevy will be obsolete.........if not already.

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                • huskerdirt
                  Senior Member
                  • Mar 2011
                  • 5620

                  #9
                  I think the colors and the scheme the 49 group is sporting are pretty bad ass.

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                  • Illtsate32
                    Senior Member
                    • Jun 2015
                    • 3079

                    #10
                    Beating a dead horse but they may as well let em take the rf fender/nose piece off it would look no worse than it does now having two feet of clearance from the tire...goofy looking

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                    • SLIDING SIDEWAYS
                      Senior Member
                      • Mar 2013
                      • 7658

                      #11
                      Originally posted by minthess View Post
                      Ford and JD. The perfect fit. A big ol canted valve Ford on the cushion with a guy with the guts to run er always wins. Chev guys like it slick on the bottom for a reason. If they allow the cars to get any bigger and improve traction any more, a small block chevy will be obsolete.........if not already.
                      Jd has ran chevys in the past. Remember 2015 that was a chevy.
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                      • Highside Hustler25
                        Senior Member
                        • Nov 2009
                        • 12920

                        #12
                        Originally posted by minthess View Post
                        Ford and JD. The perfect fit. A big ol canted valve Ford on the cushion with a guy with the guts to run er always wins. Chev guys like it slick on the bottom for a reason. If they allow the cars to get any bigger and improve traction any more, a small block chevy will be obsolete.........if not already.
                        But, but, but most knowledgeable 4M'ers KNOW that running the cushion is for sissys and guys that, that, that can't run the middle of the track. I read it right here.
                        8/13/16

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                        • minthess
                          Senior Member
                          • Apr 2009
                          • 178

                          #13
                          You know its bad when even true late model fans are finally saying the cars are crazy looking. The rule book couldn't be better except for how rediculous the 10 foot wide crooked front end looks.

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                          • SFrancisFan15
                            Senior Member
                            • Nov 2009
                            • 955

                            #14
                            Originally posted by huskerdirt View Post
                            I think the colors and the scheme the 49 group is sporting are pretty bad ass.
                            I agree I think it looks good I like the clean look
                            www.stevefrancisracing.com

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                            • minthess
                              Senior Member
                              • Apr 2009
                              • 178

                              #15
                              I like it too

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