We've had the same Kodiak problem at last year's RunOffs- flat tire before the first turn on the first lap. Lucky me, I pulled out of harm's way due to a little engine problem or I may have been tempted to go a little further.
Now that you've repaired them, I'll make a point of staying away from you should it rain. See ya at the Sprints, Charlie From: "Phil Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 16:33:21 -0400 > Subject: [F500] Kodiak Wheels - Warning > > > Went to Gingerman this past Wednesday for a test day > to get myself and > the car a bit more ready for my re-debut at the June > Sprints after a > 2-year hiatus. Came in after the second session > with a severe push in > RH turns. LF tire was down to about 5-6 PSI, that > explains the push! > > Now where's the leak? My Kodiak wheel cracked at > the center flange. > About a 4-5 inch long crack along the last bend > going from the > inner-half to the mounting flange. > > I called Daryle last night, and he was full of > excuses that the loads in > F500 have increased so much in the past couple years > that the wheels > just weren't designed for this. These wheels have > less than 8 races on > them TOTAL! He offered to sell me inner shells at > wholesale, but I > think I'll pass. I'll relegate the Kodiaks only to > rain wheels. Sad > that these nice wheels that are built for our cars > just aren't built for > our cars! > > I know of one other (un-named????) driver at the > Runoffs last year with > a very similar failure. Anyone else? > > > Phil > > > From: "Jay Novak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 18:19:09 -0400 > Subject: RE: [F500] Kodiak Wheels - Warning > > Phil, sorry to here of your wheel failure. > Obviously this is the same > failure as on our car at the Runoffs. Forget about > the higher F500 loads > that is not the issue. The old Kodiak wheels used a > sharp edge on the tool > where the flange goes into the wheel drop. Darryl > has made new tooling with > a 1/2" radius there & is remaking our entire run of > 75 wheels. We should > (hopefully) have them soon. > > > Thanks ... Jay Novak > > Runoffs last year with > a very similar failure. Anyone else? > > > Phil > > > > > > From: "Phil Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 19:30:42 -0400 > Subject: RE: [F500] Kodiak Wheels - Warning > > Yep, it's a very sharp bend / edge there. Like > almost a zero radius! > Found my receipt for tires that I bought the day > after I assembled the > wheels. May 2003. I didn't run the car at all for > the 2nd half of 2004 > or at all in '05. These wheels had very little time > on them. Daryle > offered to sell me some "newer" shells, but was not > even entertaining > the idea of replacing them. The shells were > replaced once already > previously, that's why I had new ones in 2003. The > original ones were > like trying to mount tires on aluminum foil. From > what I remember, they > weren't made properly from the original supplier. > > First "failure" is understandable. Second one, > shame on me. I have > welded and reassembled the wheel, and will only use > these for rains now, > as I can't see the high side loads in the wet. > Guess I'm going back to > the old reliable Douglas. > > Hopefully you have better luck with them Jay. I > surely won't deal with > him again. > > > Phil > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Jay > Novak > Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 6:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [F500] Kodiak Wheels - Warning > > > Phil, sorry to here of your wheel failure. > Obviously this is the same > failure as on our car at the Runoffs. Forget about > the higher F500 > loads that is not the issue. The old Kodiak wheels > used a sharp edge on > the tool where the flange goes into the wheel drop. > Darryl has made new > tooling with a 1/2" radius there & is remaking our > entire run of 75 > wheels. We should > (hopefully) have them soon. > > > Thanks ... Jay Novak > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of > Phil Green > Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 3:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [F500] Kodiak Wheels - Warning > > > Went to Gingerman this past Wednesday for a test day > to get myself and > the car a bit more ready for my re-debut at the June > Sprints after a > 2-year hiatus. Came in after the second session > with a severe push in > RH turns. LF tire was down to about 5-6 PSI, that > explains the push! > > Now where's the leak? My Kodiak wheel cracked at > the center flange. > About a 4-5 inch long crack along the last bend > going from the > inner-half to the mounting flange. > > I called Daryle last night, and he was full of > excuses that the loads in > F500 have increased so much in the past couple years > that the wheels > just weren't designed for this. These wheels have > less than 8 races on > them TOTAL! He offered to sell me inner shells at > wholesale, but I > think I'll pass. I'll relegate the Kodiaks only to > rain wheels. Sad > that these nice wheels that are built for our cars > just aren't built for > our cars! > > I know of one other (un-named????) driver at the > Runoffs last year with > a very similar failure. Anyone else? > > > Phil > > > _______________________________________________ > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the > mailing list! *** > > > _______________________________________________ > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the > mailing list! *** > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:16:51 -0400 > Subject: Re: [F500] cylinder RPM problem > > It sounds as if the right cylinder is getting extra > air either through > the pulse pump port in the crankcase or a leaking > crankshaft seal. > > John Ryall > > On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 14:28:00 -0700 (PDT) Frank > Varano > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I have a kawaski 440 engine that wont idle. > Whenever I fire the > > engine, the cylinder to driver's right takes off > to 5 or 6K. I > > tried two different fuel pumps and also switched > the carbs with no > > improvement. I'm also running an aftermarket > electric pump ( tried > > putting stock pulse pump back on and didn't help). > I haven't had > > time to check the compression, but I will on > monday. > > > From: "Chuck McAbee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: > To: "F500" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:39:11 -0400 > Subject: [F500] Solo National - Letter from Roger > Johnson > > SCCA Solo Nationals > > It is getting closer to the 2006 Tire Rack SCCA Solo > Nationals - which > starting this year will be held at Heartland Park > Topeka (HPT) race track. > Because it is a new venue and because it is very > different from past Solo > Nationals sites, there seems to be much speculation > and many wild claims > flying around the internet and Solo events around > the nation. I hope to > address some of these speculations and claims in > this article. > > I should probably also mention that Karen Babb and > Kevin Youngers, arguably > two of the nation's best Solo course designers, have > been assigned as the > Course Designers for the 2006 Solo Nationals. All of > us arrived a day prior > to the 2006 SCCA National Convention to visit the > site for mapping and > planning purposes. > > The following is taken from some excellent > corre¬spondence recently received > from Karen Babb, and I wholly agree with her > observations and comments: "I > have never seen this good of a blacktop surface > anywhere. Very close to > flat, very smooth. > "The HPT site is logistically completely different > from Forbes, > "New-Salina", or "Old-Salina" in that the courses > will in essence be side-by > side with a "buffer zone" between them, making it > somewhat conceptually akin > to a typical Pro Solo layout, but rather larger. > "Yes, the overall square footage available to each > course is not what it was > at Forbes, particularly in compari¬son to > Forbes-North. However, it must be > remembered that only a fraction of the Forbes area > was actually usable. > Typically layouts had to tiptoe among the land > mines, trying to use the best > (or least bad) of the available surface. Routes were > constrained, as were in > most cases widths and directions. The actual usable > square footage was > probably less than 25% of the total area at the > North end. The need for > overlap and separation had to be dealt with as the > surface allowed. "At HPT > there are no such issues. No grates, poles, peaks, > valleys, holes, frost > heaves, snakes, etc. So the course can be routed > wherever it needs to as the > desired elements and separation requirements > dictate, not as the sur¬face > dictates. This offers considerable freedom in what > ele¬ments can be used, > how they can be connected, and how they can be > oriented, even within the > constraints of needing the Start and Finish on a > particular end of the > available area. This type of openness makes possible > the use of a variety of > space-saving methods that can if necessary > compensate for a somewhat smaller > overall area. > > "The route length on my 2003 South course was > approximately 3650 feet; > available route lengths in prelimi¬nary sketches on > the left side of the HPT > pad have yielded lengths of 3500-4000 feet. It's > largely a matter of being > able to make the best use of the available space. > Many details (e.g. Grid > locations and ingress/egress points) have yet to be > finalized, but it looks > pretty good at this point. > "It should be remembered that a very big complaint > year after year from > members at the Town Meeting was about the > deteriorating Forbes surface. The > move to HPT was largely driven by this input. It > seems counter-productive > for members to assume the worst about getting > something they asked for, even > before they see the actual hands-on results of the > change. > > "At this point I'd just ask that people stay tuned > and have a little faith > in the event Chairman, the course design¬ers, the > Nationals event officials > team, and the National Staff to provide a Solo > Nationals that won't beat > their car to death, and will offer improvements they > can all appreciate. > Yes, it will be different. No, it won't be perfect. > Yes, it will evolve. > That's all fine with me." - Karen Babb > I would like to add to her comments that holding the > Solo Nationals at a > purpose built race facility, instead of a location > designed and meant for > other uses, really makes a positive impression. > Everything at the site is > about racing and competition. This means that HPT > has erected buildings > designed solely to function for the needs of > automotive com¬petition. For > example, the scales are permanently mounted and > located inside tech/impound > building - out of the weath¬er. There are real > toilets (flushies!), a > paddock wide public address system, garages for > rent, a registration > building/park¬ing lot that is on the way in. There > is also a beautiful track > that surrounds the paddock and Solo course area. Who > knows - there may even > be cars running the track while we are there! All of > this adds greatly to > the overall competitive feeling and gives > credibility to what we do. It > only seems fit¬ting that the Solo Nationals be held > in a purpose built race > facility instead of a parking lot - a place where > the Nation's best will > compete for a chance to earn their 2006 Solo > National Championships. > > If I may steal a line from Karen's correspondence > above, I think it is worth > repeating: "Yes, it will be different. No, it won't > be perfect. Yes, it will > evolve. That's all fine with me." > > See you at the 2006 Solo Nationals > > Roger H. Johnson (Houston, TX) Solo Nationals Event > Chairperson > > > > > > > > > > Chuck McAbee > SEDIV #16 > > The above letter was scaned from Washington DC > Region 'Straighpipe" > > > > > From: "Chuck Voboril" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 22:38:58 -0700 > Subject: RE: [F500] Solo National - Letter from > Roger Johnson > > With all kindness to Roger, Howard, Karen, Kevin, > and others who are trying > hard to do a good job, this letter from Roger says > exactly nothing that > warms up my registration form. > > I do love the part where Roger says: "who knows, > there may even be cars > running the track while we are there! " > > According to Gary, the road racers who lose it will > shower the Solo pad with > sand. > Wow, what a feature ! > And if they stay outa the sandbox, they will just be > a noisy distraction to > our course workers trying to hear control on the > radios. > > > Chuck > > > > > > >From: "Chuck McAbee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: "F500" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [F500] Solo National - Letter from Roger > Johnson > >Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:39:11 -0400 > > > >SCCA Solo Nationals > > > >It is getting closer to the 2006 Tire Rack SCCA > Solo Nationals - which > >starting this year will be held at Heartland Park > Topeka (HPT) race track. > >Because it is a new venue and because it is very > different from past Solo > >Nationals sites, there seems to be much speculation > and many wild claims > >flying around the internet and Solo events around > the nation. I hope to > >address some of these speculations and claims in > this article. > > > >I should probably also mention that Karen Babb and > Kevin Youngers, arguably > >two of the nation's best Solo course designers, > have been assigned as the > >Course Designers for the 2006 Solo Nationals. All > of us arrived a day prior > >to the 2006 SCCA National Convention to visit the > site for mapping and > >planning purposes. > > > >The following is taken from some excellent > corre¬spondence recently > >received > >from Karen Babb, and I wholly agree with her > observations and comments: "I > >have never seen this good of a blacktop surface > anywhere. Very close to > >flat, very smooth. > >"The HPT site is logistically completely different > from Forbes, > >"New-Salina", or "Old-Salina" in that the courses > will in essence be > >side-by > >side with a "buffer zone" between them, making it > somewhat conceptually > >akin > >to a typical Pro Solo layout, but rather larger. > >"Yes, the overall square footage available to each > course is not what it > >was > >at Forbes, particularly in compari¬son to > Forbes-North. However, it must > >be > >remembered that only a fraction of the Forbes area > was actually usable. > >Typically layouts had to tiptoe among the land > mines, trying to use the > >best > >(or least bad) of the available surface. Routes > were constrained, as were > >in > >most cases widths and directions. The actual usable > square footage was > >probably less than 25% of the total area at the > North end. The need for > >overlap and separation had to be dealt with as the > surface allowed. "At HPT > >there are no such issues. No grates, poles, peaks, > valleys, holes, frost > >heaves, snakes, etc. So the course can be routed > wherever it needs to as > >the > >desired elements and separation requirements > dictate, not as the sur¬face > >dictates. This offers considerable freedom in what > ele¬ments can be used, > >how they can be connected, and how they can be > oriented, even within the > >constraints of needing the Start and Finish on a > particular end of the > >available area. This type of openness makes > possible the use of a variety > >of > >space-saving methods that can if necessary > compensate for a somewhat > >smaller > >overall area. > > > >"The route length on my 2003 South course was > approximately 3650 feet; > >available route lengths in prelimi¬nary sketches on > the left side of the > >HPT > >pad have yielded lengths of 3500-4000 feet. It's > largely a matter of being > >able to make the best use of the available space. > Many details (e.g. Grid > >locations and ingress/egress points) have yet to be > finalized, but it looks > >pretty good at this point. > >"It should be remembered that a very big complaint > year after year from > >members at the Town Meeting was about the > deteriorating Forbes surface. The > >move to HPT was largely driven by this input. It > seems counter-productive > >for members to assume the worst about getting > something they asked for, > >even > >before they see the actual hands-on results of the > change. > > > >"At this point I'd just ask that people stay tuned > and have a little faith > >in the event Chairman, the course design¬ers, the > Nationals event officials > >team, and the National Staff to provide a Solo > Nationals that won't beat > >their car to death, and will offer improvements > they can all appreciate. > >Yes, it will be different. No, it won't be perfect. > Yes, it will evolve. > >That's all fine with me." - Karen Babb > >I would like to add to her comments that holding > the Solo Nationals at a > >purpose built race facility, instead of a location > designed and meant for > >other uses, really makes a positive impression. > Everything at the site is > >about racing and competition. This means that HPT > has erected buildings > >designed solely to function for the needs of > automotive com¬petition. For > >example, the scales are permanently mounted and > located inside tech/impound > >building - out of the weath¬er. There are real > toilets (flushies!), a > >paddock wide public address system, garages for > rent, a registration > >building/park¬ing lot that is on the way in. There > is also a beautiful > >track > >that surrounds the paddock and Solo course area. > Who knows - there may even > >be cars running the track while we are there! All > of this adds greatly to > >the overall competitive feeling and gives > credibility to what we do. It > >only seems fit¬ting that the Solo Nationals be held > in a purpose built race > >facility instead of a parking lot - a place where > the Nation's best will > >compete for a chance to earn their 2006 Solo > National Championships. > > > >If I may steal a line from Karen's correspondence > above, I think it is > >worth > >repeating: "Yes, it will be different. No, it won't > be perfect. Yes, it > >will > >evolve. That's all fine with me." > > > >See you at the 2006 Solo Nationals > > > >Roger H. Johnson (Houston, TX) Solo Nationals Event > Chairperson > > > > > > > > > > > > > === message truncated ===> > _______________________________________________ > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the > mailing list! *** > > _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
