Although I am a fat man on a kart (yeah..it looks as funny as it sounds), I have found one of the greatest things I could have done was to take boxing lessons.

When I was thinking how I could better my abilities both in karting and anything else I do, I figured a boxer is the most compelte athlete you can find. In one two hour class you hit endurance training, explosive strength training, maximal strength training and a heavy focus on core. I might have still been fat, but I felt so much better in a kart.

Also, a great website with free advice and a fantastic forum is www.rosstraining.com. That guy knows his stuff.

One would also assume that racing tires are made of different compounds then street tires?

This could also be a factor.

Haha thanks.

Heres me first skinning attempt with LFS.

To me unfortuantly the car looks a little bare. Also I haven't put anything on the hood or the roof as of yet

Thoughts? Opinions? Just plaster more decals on it?

No harm no foul.

I do currently run a 4 stroke kart, just looking to branch out. I just know when it comes to an actual stock car, I get lost in some of the terminology.

But thanks for the help thus far folks! You have all been great and what not

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Sorry to be harsh, but if you don't know the names of components you won't be any help tuning a car to a track. Unless of course it's a really REALLY shit series, in which case what's the point.

I suspect the former. In a few years you might know enough to just about sort very vague handling problems, but nothing special.

I guess I was unclear. Initially they want me onboard to just help out with the team. Performing simple tasks (checkin pressures, tempurates, perform presession checks, what have you). I never stated they were signing me up to start tweaking te car.

And yeah I am fairly new, although not entirely oblivious. We all have to start somewhere. Just trying to find a good place to start

Thanks for the suggestions thus far guys. I really appreciate it!

And when I say 'Sportsman'...I dont think we are thinking the same thing Christoper. The cars in the 'Sportsman' class around here are tube chassied vehicles. I guess similar to what the U.S. ranks would call 'Late Models' only less power. Fully tweakable and te like.

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Those are the rules, the class he runs in is the 'Martin's Home Heating Sportsman' division.

He already has the car built and has been racing for a year and a half.

As I am coming on as a helping hand, I am just trying to learn the general landscape of names of components, how to actually make the chassis do what you want it to do.

Light reading to bring me up to speed and what not

We run in a 1/3 mile short oval up here in Atlantic Canada. Its a "Sportsman" division car...which I know means very different things to very differet people. But essentially your plain ol North American vehicle.

I guess I am just looking for articles or literature as to how they are to set up, what to look for. Possibly a broken down view of components and what not.

Anything I can get really..love this stuff

Hello folks!

I have been asked to help a buddy of mine who is going to be racing a local short track.

I know this is primarily a road racing forum, but for the few circle track fans, would anyone have resources pertaining to the anatomy of a stock car, or some set up tips and what not?

Kinda vague I know, but any information at all would be swell!

I love how Rubb and Sis are speeding off they almost smoke a parked car, then run a stop sign.

I am going to be Sugaring some gas tanks if anyone in my town is caught with one of those :P

I think it is something to do with my wheel. Because it was doing the same thing when I ran Nascar Racing '03

Hey folks

Tried searching and ethier I suck, or..well...I suck

Anywho, for a while this wheel worked, but now it seems to have very poor reaction time. For example I could turn the wheel and it could be a good second before it registers. Or I could hold the wheel through a turn, but it registers it as jerking back and forth and other such various scenarios

Does anyone know a fix? I think it may be the wheel as this is the second computer I have tried it on and the same thing is occuring

And no, I cant buy a G25 :P