Is this cost saving?

[davis2902]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmQHJLKUkAAp7xU.jpg:large

[GRT24]

Scott is definitely smart none the less. I'm not sure what all exactly he is doing right here. Maybe someone can enlighten us

[MI Dirt Fan]

Maybe some kind of a chassis dyno? He is a chassis builder and that is a work shop.

Is it cost saving when Longhorns are built on CAD through an engineering program? Guys just aren't buying tubing and a bender anymore and welding it

I'd be more interested in finding out who took this photo and how it got "leaked".

[Necrosis]

Yes, this is cost saving, for Scott anyhow. When he starts winning 75% of the races, you could certainly believe that it put money back in his pocket. You have to realize the work ethic he puts in... As it was, extra time for any team is hard to come by, and add this in, well, forget what sleep was like. Most people will bltch about privilege, but this is just more proof that sew=reap, and he and the team work harder than anyone else.

[Hovlane]

Yep that's a Pull Down rig. I Bet he's isn't going to be happy about that little leak. It simulates what the chassis is doing while under race conditions.

[dirty bert]

JMO but I think ole Bloomer messing with some people's head,yall know he ant going to let a picture get out that shows anything that really matters

[Hovlane]

Those have been around racing for a long time just not in the dirt late model world. Nascar teams and Indy car and such have been using them for years. This is what happens when you make the BOX smaller. Teams spend more money to find speed within the smaller box. Smaller box never ever means controlling cost.

That looks like one of the less cheaper models. Only a select few of the nascar teams have the really highend ones and they rent time on them. Price about 800k. that one in the picture not sure maybe 20K for a used one, just a guess on my part.

[MI Dirt Fan]

NASCAR ones are called 7 posts. Those use actual downloaded data from a tracks racing surface by running laps on them to collect grip levels, bumps etc. Drawing a blank at the moment though on who first came up with it. He was doing broadcasting on ESPN. Obviously they are way more accurate than a dirt racing surface that can change each race or even each lap.

[Hovlane]

MI Dirt Fan, Yep that about sums it up....

[old fan]

http://www.mittlerbros.com/Pull-Down-Rig

[huskerdirt]

The picture surfaced last night on social media. IMO, it's probably atleast a year old pic and somebody put it out there to get a rise out of people.

Moving along....

[MI Dirt Fan]

The picture surfaced last night on social media. IMO, it's probably atleast a year old pic and somebody put it out there to get a rise out of people.

Moving along....

Same thing I was thinking. Making something out of nothing. I guess that's what happens when you win 3 Lucas events in a row and $30k from the WoO boys last week.

[Hovlane]

After thinking about it, Bloomquist probably had someone put it out there to stir some people up. lol Most of the teams with bigger budogets where already aware that these are being used by some of the guys. Of course it's a good way change the topic of conversation... hahah

[Wonder]

Does this mean that modern day chassis builders need to know that three little lines past 14 is actually 14.1875? LOL!

[Dirtfan04]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmQHJLKUkAAp7xU.jpg:large

It is a pull down rig that also happens to be sitting on top of a machined surface plate. Both are very expensive when purchased new. Price varies considerably on the used market.