[TPR] 2012 SSCC

Wed Jul 20 09:47:25 PDT 2011

All great advice MD. And Asa, don't forget to check with Budly as I believe
he ran SS last year with 15" Ford Rally wheels off of one of the many Fords
he has sitting around & bought some relativly inexpensive rubber that teched
OK in his class. He spent a LOT of time coming up with a solution to his
wheel & tire quandry for last years" race, so pick his mind before you do
anything........! I know he'll be more than willing to try & help you.  :o))

Rowdy Bob

On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Mad Dog Antenucci
<teampantera at yahoo.com>wrote:

>   Sorry for delay....leaving Friday o'dark hours...See my comments below
> after <<<<<<<<<
>
> *Mad Dawg Antenucci
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> *From:* Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> *To:* tpr at teampanteraracing.com
> *Sent:* Monday, July 18, 2011 8:33 PM
> *Subject:* [TPR] 2012 SSCC
>
> For those who have been following my saga...
>
> My schedule for 2012 has me uncommitted (for work that is) during the
> Silver State Classic Challenge.  That means I can once again try to give
> it a shot.  To do that, I'm going to need to get a few things together
> and I better start now.
> <<<<<<<<<<Once again try to get vacation? You just need to do the same
> thing everyone else does at work. Make it clear there is a block of days you
> will be on vacation and will not be available......its goof for bosses to
> know there are some things that they can not affect. in a employees
> life.....the farther you make it out the harder it will be for you to come
> up with excuses why you didn't make it.
>
> Here is my short punch list:
> - New coil-over shocks:  Aldan, Koni or QA1 (figuring $800 at the low
> all the way to $1400 at the top end depending on source)
> - New wheels:  17" or 18" or a combination of both.  Trouble is, you
> just about have to go to a 20" rim to get a 27" tire anymore.
>  Sheesh!
> <<<<<<<<<<Not true.....you have some options on tires....Continental and
> BFG KDW and I believe Dunlap and Pirelli all over 285/40/18's for rear but I
> believe on BFG and Conti's offer the fronts in 40 aspect high....others
> offer front tires that are 45 aspect high and it looks much worse then
> having a 19 or 20" wheelon the back.....Personally you really dod NOT NEED a
> 19-20 wheel and you would have more options with 26" tires that are 18
> rears....then again I would consider finding out WHO has after market wheels
> and who made them.....(Kim Kucura and several others did solo/single buys
> and as I recall prices were not that bad.
>
>
>
> All four same width would be fine, 8" preferred if all four same,
> otherwise 8" front, 10" rear or even 9" front 11" rear.  I should
> probably go with 8's or 9's all around and save the staggered width for
> show wheels, like from Marino at Pantera East.  (I'm figuring anywhere
> from about $600 at the cheap end all the way up to about $2,000 on the
> high end.  I'm all for inexpensive right now.)
> - New Tires.  duh... (probably $200 each if not more, egad the price of
> rubber these days)
> <<<<<<<<<<<<YOU need to decide which wheels 1st knowing if you wait a year
> to buy tires they may not be available...chose carefully grasshopper...yea
> cheaper if sturday is better.,......you ain't gonna be running 165-180 so
> why do you need 27" tires?   26" tire at 140 is plenty fast fpr SS and 100
> for SORC is WAAAAY fast.....I drove close to my limit at SORC at 120.
>
>
> Other things further down the list are:
> - New race harness, drivers side.  This one, although in good shape will
> be beyond the expiration date required by SSCC.  ($150, shoot that's one
> tank of gas, I just need to NOT DRIVE for a week).
> - New tie rod ends for the steering rack, (probably from Wikinson, $23
> each or something like that)
> - Remove the radiator and figure out where the leak is; have it
> repaired.  (Aluminum Fluidyne rad about 10 years old)
> - New brake pads (Porterfield)
> - Electronic ignition.  Looking to do a quick fix with a Pertronix
> unit.  Inexpensive and easy to drop in.  We're not shooting for max RPM
> or any speed records here.  MSD probably next choice, distributor, box,
> the full meal deal.
> - Fix the roll cage so I can get it installed; powder coat and install
> - New mirror since the roll cage won't allow the stock one.
>
> I need to start lining all this up now in order to make next year
> happen.  If anyone can help in any way, like with vendor
> recommendations, discount pricing, stuff you've got laying around the
> garage you've been meaning to take to the dump.....  please let me know.
>
> Oh, and wish me luck, like no more surgeries for Sam on a moments
> notice.  :)
> Asa Jay
> <<<<<<<<<<<<You have 13+ months to get ready!!! I wish I was so lucky ;-)
> Of course if you are not ready in Sept 2012 you will never hear the end of
> it......don't forget to line up a truck and trailer.....its too far to go
> and then break.
> I used to rent my trailers from Uhaul...great double axle trailers....and
> would borrow a truck....thats what I did years 98-99 before I bought a new
> truck in 2000 and a new trailer in 2003......
>
> --
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> &  Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
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