We've just started allowing these at our track and find them less chattery but a little more fragile than the precious three-piece unit.
Anyone else out there in cyber-slotland racing these regularly? Liking them?
Why are the pans so soft?
JK F1 JK251171 chassis
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, Mar 02 2016 05:38 AM
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Posted 02 March 2016 - 05:38 AM
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Posted 02 March 2016 - 08:18 AM
We have been racing the JK Indy for over 10 years on a150 ft. four-lane club track. When the new JK Cheetah 21 #251171 came out they were not allowed, but after some testing we found that the new chassis didn't seem to have anything over the older chassis #25117. If it had been faster that would have caused our racers to buy new cars to be competitive but since we found little difference between the two, now both are allowed.
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Posted 02 March 2016 - 11:28 AM
Where are they bending? FYI the ...171 is the narrow pan indy and the ...172 is the wide pan indy. Both share the same center section. I can see where they might bend at the narrow point of the front of the outer pan. They stainless pans seem sturdy enough, but the aluminum is always fragile.
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Posted 02 March 2016 - 12:34 PM
I can see the center section bending easily, where it narrows, just in front of the motor. Do you allow bracing there?
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Posted 02 March 2016 - 01:36 PM
It's the pans that have the problem, bending at the crossmember at the front, seems quite a soft pliable stainless. Easy to reset but easy to wreck...
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