Anyone here driven a bunch of different chassis?

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  • hjr2
    Banned
    • Aug 2015
    • 121

    #1

    Anyone here driven a bunch of different chassis?

    Just watching the cars it looks like Bloomquist chassis drivers don't get as sideways in the corners as Rockets and Mastersbilts kindof lift the front left more than anyone else. Is there a big difference in driving technique across the different cars?
  • MasterSbilt_Racer
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 14303

    #2
    Originally posted by hjr2 View Post
    Just watching the cars it looks like Bloomquist chassis drivers don't get as sideways in the corners as Rockets and Mastersbilts kindof lift the front left more than anyone else. Is there a big difference in driving technique across the different cars?
    All the cars have some different tendencies. But, an experienced driver will make the car work for him, or get a different one, for the most part. You don't approach them like a totally different animal. I've seen people try.
    Modern Day Spec Wedge Racing

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    • Rajflyboy
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2020
      • 5907

      #3
      Bloomer has always ran with a more flat in appearance setup in the corners

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      • weatherman85
        Senior Member
        • Jun 2012
        • 805

        #4
        I’ve always heard bloomer preferred his cars to run pretty straight so that’d line up with what you see. I’ve heard Michael Page say the same thing and he runs a Stinger chassis. Remember him giving an interview shortly after getting that brand and stating that was one of the main things he looks for in a car. I’d imagine Stingers are a bit cheaper then bloomquist chassis.

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        • MasterSbilt_Racer
          Senior Member
          • May 2007
          • 14303

          #5
          Originally posted by Rajflyboy View Post
          Bloomer has always ran with a more flat in appearance setup in the corners
          In the front, yes. He was the hike king last season. Thus, the droop rule struggling.
          Modern Day Spec Wedge Racing

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          • Hustle2win
            Junior Member
            • Mar 2020
            • 22

            #6
            Chase king "stinger chassis"worked for Scott for many years building chassis.Then chase & his dad mark king opened stinger.I would almost guarantee those 2 chassis are just about the same.Key words "just about".

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            • grt74
              Senior Member
              • Jul 2009
              • 1380

              #7
              Originally posted by hjr2 View Post
              Just watching the cars it looks like Bloomquist chassis drivers don't get as sideways in the corners as Rockets and Mastersbilts kindof lift the front left more than anyone else. Is there a big difference in driving technique across the different cars?
              ole jimmy o is driving that rocket pretty dang straight, never thought i would see that in a rocket

              he has found something he likes, thats for sure

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              • hjr2
                Banned
                • Aug 2015
                • 121

                #8
                Yeah, Jimmy Owens car looks a lot like Bloomquists used to, wonder if it's cause of Cody.

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                • Rajflyboy
                  Senior Member
                  • Feb 2020
                  • 5907

                  #9
                  Originally posted by MasterSbilt_Racer View Post
                  In the front, yes. He was the hike king last season. Thus, the droop rule struggling.
                  Gotcha 👍. I only saw him at Cherokee and he didn’t do well that night.

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                  • GottaGoFast
                    Senior Member
                    • Nov 2019
                    • 131

                    #10
                    It is 100% because of Cody. Like him or not but the guy is money in the bank!
                    If you ain't fast, you're running last!

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                    • Rajflyboy
                      Senior Member
                      • Feb 2020
                      • 5907

                      #11
                      Originally posted by hjr2 View Post
                      Yeah, Jimmy Owens car looks a lot like Bloomquists used to, wonder if it's cause of Cody.
                      Come to think of it jimmy does look smooth and relatively level in the turns. Good on the bottom

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                      • hjr2
                        Banned
                        • Aug 2015
                        • 121

                        #12
                        I heard Bloomquist chassis are stiffer and that the new Rockets are stiffer as well. Does that help it steer into the corners?

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                        • Jking24
                          Senior Member
                          • Oct 2017
                          • 1512

                          #13
                          Bloomquist has been the "hike master "for quite some time he just learned how to manipulate his body as to not appear to have as much hike before others did. His left door and quarter were dragging the ground in the pits five years ago before anyone was manipulating ride heights to get Around deck height rules.

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                          • King1
                            Senior Member
                            • Jan 2012
                            • 354

                            #14
                            I’ve driven a bunch of copies of stuff. Had a TNT that was smack down car. Had a car of Josh Mcguires when he was building cars which was a genX and now I have a bloomquist car. It definitely wants to be driven straight but it’s not like you have to try to, it gets side bite so fast that you don’t think about how straight it is, it has more forward drive than anything I’ve driven. If you get it too sideways it doesn’t like it, but you can move the birdcages around to fix that. The front end is twitchy even with a 3 3/4 rack on it

                            The car of josh’s was good and won a bunch of races with it and was so pleased with how positive it would steer

                            But that old TNT car, boy that thing would do things on 1600’s that no other car could do on 1200’s. It was special and would have Tony build me another tomorrow just like it if he could. It has traction, but got bless America did it rotate.

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                            • grt74
                              Senior Member
                              • Jul 2009
                              • 1380

                              #15
                              i would agree that tnt doesn't get enough credit, they build a nice piece

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