As a driver Randy, would you pull the chutes or try to correct in a situation like that? Or brake? I know it’s hard under the split second but now we have crew chiefs with remote switches that could actuate the chutes if that’s possible . Or put a yaw sensor in the cars that throw the laundry when they get too crossed up at a certain speed?Not riding the center line out of the grove under power would help.
Always throw the laundryAs a driver Randy, would you pull the chutes or try to correct in a situation like that? Or brake? I know it’s hard under the split second but now we have crew chiefs with remote switches that could actuate the chutes if that’s possible . Or put a yaw sensor in the cars that throw the laundry when they get too crossed up at a certain speed?
Randy are you racing anymore?Early on in testing at Sonoma about 3 years ago I was driving my Rick Jones Camaro pictured in my avatar. It was on a mid to low 6.60 run. The run was generally unremarkable until about 1,000' where it suddenly felt like I was on black ice with the back end swinging in a hammock. Car went from great to feeling like it was trying to do whatever. I hit the chute button and stepped off the gas. Coasting through it ran a 6.72 at 192 miles per hour.
I have a lot of runs from the old days when I drove my TA/FC over a second quicker and it never got so stupid so fast that far down track, and I felt like it wasn't going to end well. A cross wind had picked up that afternoon but I really didn't think much of it at the time. You really need to stay 10 feet ahead of these things as a driver.
On a side note, Rickie at Rick Jones worked with me on adding downforce and rake in the car which really helped. BTW my car was built by them for JR Carr for Mountain Motor Pro Stock and was a great car. The amount of work that goes into building these things is stunning. Seeing someone wad theirs up is heartbreaking.
Randy are you racing anymore?
Almost every race, one of those cars crash. Sure seems to me there would be a better way to throw your money away.
Wow, I thought you may have sold the TS car but obviously didn't know why. Sorry to hear you were forced to quit, but you sure have a helluva racing career to look back on. I loved all of your cars, but you know I have a special place in my heart for that Arias powered, low slung A/A!
You could have put a blower on it, added some nitro and........ It doesn't look like the car had much down force. What were the best times with it? I always thought the Arias engine was a great piece. I remember some T/F teams running in the 5's back then with this engine.