Old Late Models

[Clayton_Wetters]

Wayne Brooks

[Clayton_Wetters]

Chris (cheesy mustache) Patterson

[CIRF]

[CIRF]

Hewitt at 86 World, notice the silver crown fuel tank. I believe they wanted to try and run the 100 laps on methanol (people would qualify on methanol and switch to gas for the feature, it held a lot of fuel.

The Silver Crown tail tanks generally have a fuel capacity of 75 gallons which was the case with the tail tank Bob Hampshire mounted on the late model in the picture. That amount of methanol is generally sufficient to race 100 laps on a 1 mile dirt track, as is the distance of the Silver Crown races at Springfield, Du Quoin, etc. Since the dirt late models run engines that are larger in regards to displacement (Silver Crown rules limit displacement to 358 c.i.), are carbureted and weigh between 675 and 700 lbs. heavier than the Silver Crown cars Hamp figured that even with the added fuel consumption of the late model 75 gallons would be sufficient for his race car to run the 100 laps given the fact that Eldora is just shy of 1/2 mile in length. As the large fuel load burns off naturally the handling characteristics of the late model would change quite a bit, just as it does with a Silver Crown car on the mile tracks. This makes driver tire management an essential aspect of both type of race cars going 100 laps. Hamp figured Hewitt, being the master of tire management on the miles, he'd do just fine with that aspect of the late model at Eldora. He figured right.

[EvelB7]

Ray Godsey and I believe Paul Crockett on the front row of the 1984 World 100....

[Clayton_Wetters]

Hewitt at 86 World, notice the silver crown fuel tank. I believe they wanted to try and run the 100 laps on methanol (people would qualify on methanol and switch to gas for the feature, it held a lot of fuel.)

Was that really a SC fuel cell or was that just a sprint car rear body section for show, since Jack was a spring car driver? I thought I remembered the announcer saying something about it. I remember seeing that car in the pits.

[Clayton_Wetters]

How do I get the pic to appear without clicking on the attachment? Thanks.

If you are taking that picture from your pictures on your computer, you could turnaround and right click on the attachment so that the picture opens, then right click on the picture, then left click on "copy image address". Then you would do the following.

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?att...7&d=1587008819

[img]paste image address here[/img]



Hope this helps without being too confusing.

[BloomerWon]

[img]file:///storage/emulated/0/Download/rs%3Dw_776%2Ch_388%2Ccg_true.webp[/img]

[BloomerWon]

I give up! Lol

[Clayton_Wetters]

BW you must have the address down wrong. Where did you come up with it?

[BloomerWon]

I'll just have to do this and you all can go from there.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://mikethewelder.com/arnie-the-geneva-fox&ved=2ahUKEwj0q9S7j_DoAhWEZM0KHc5nCd8QFjAAegQIBRAC&usg=AOvVaw2d5VLAv2ZWIzPn8zGG2pdP

[Clayton_Wetters]

Okay

https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/ea4cb42b-5dcc-4e82-8dc7-08279c9faa4a/45affbef-56d7-47f7-bcb8-78f673565abb.jpg/:/rs=w:582,h:291,cg:true,m/cr=w:582,h:291

Right click on any picture and then click on copy image address Just add [img] before and [/img] after the above address.

[BloomerWon]

Okay

https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/ea4cb42b-5dcc-4e82-8dc7-08279c9faa4a/45affbef-56d7-47f7-bcb8-78f673565abb.jpg/:/rs=w:582,h:291,cg:true,m/cr=w:582,h:291

Right click on any picture and then click on copy image address Just add [img] before and [/img] after the above address.

Android phone has a right click? I'll try it at home later...

Thanks!!

[BloomerWon]

[BloomerWon]

Got it lol.....