I have seen it three times in person. Pretty, but not where my money is going. Thirteen inch wheels are common and are available in pretty patterns as well...but that is just me beating a horse. I apologize. jim
----- Original Message ---- From: Charlie Schlismann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 4:37:45 PM Subject: [F500] Kodiak Wheels - Warning-Phil fixed his wheels 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! *** _______________________________________________ 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! ***
