Help for Newbies and Veterans Alike.

[blueskyracer]

Lets get this back on track..How about some folks with the big boy toys like DSH, D mod E mod FEH that have won some big races..

[crfabbro2F]

How about Pater, Ross, or Bahl giving some csr wisdom!

[joejohn44]

How about Pater, Ross, or Bahl giving some csr wisdom!

I got a hundred bucks says Pater doesn't say squat...

[ronronx]

Driver Weight

not sure on the weight your saying i was 385 in mine and i know i weight 25more pounds than you...more like 40 pounds what do you weight 140 soaking wet...so maybe drop that atleast to 345 but good info..

Based on throwing distances achieved at Cullaby during the John Peeters Toss-A-Thon I would estimate 140# soaking wet to be relatively accurate.

Winning toss: 6 meters or roughly 20' in the US.

Third place contestant overheard grumbling after the competition saying he could have won this thing if he could have kept the plexiglass aero attachment from falling off Gueedo's head.

Carb up everyone as next years projectile promises to be much larger in stature. Possibly someone out of DSH.

Cheers everyone.

[propnuts]

With all due respect

You are out of your ever loving mind if you think I'm giving away for free what cost me plenty. You want to know how to go fast, test. What works for my boat, motor, prop and driver may not be even close to what works for your setup. You want to know how to test, I might help you. You ask me for help at a race and I like you I might give you a couple tips. If you're new I'll give you all the help you ask for. I always tell guys I'm helping "I might help you learn how to go fast and beat other guys, beating me is up to you". If this makes me a bad person for not wanting to share my secrets, then I am a bad person, and I can live with that.

PS perhaps when Pater chimes in I may change my mind

[crfabbro2F]

Way too serious Mr. Grapes take a chill!

[dsprint2000]

No specs from Yodamato Racing - we're in between switch over from 102 to 302, so we have homework to do ourselves. However, we will share anything, anytime once we get there. We'd rather beat you on the water anyway. Just makes my driver get up on the wheel more. :-)

Well.... that and maybe he won't do his ****ed Bill Muncey start.... ARGH!!!!

David

[Danny Pigott]

Really there no secrets in racing, anything you think of, has already been tried time an again in the pass on the boat, motor ,prop. It's getting it all to work together that counts, I have felt that when you and the boat feel as one you are on the right track, if not you are fighting each other and this will not work. I have only heard one other driver say this, and that was Bill Giles.

[Dave M]

Tip

Nail the start and take the first turn. The rest is luck.

[modracer7b]

Agree

Really there no secrets in racing, anything you think of, has already been tried time an again in the pass on the boat, motor ,prop. It's getting it all to work together that counts, I have felt that when you and the boat feel as one you are on the right track, if not you are fighting each other and this will not work. I have only heard one other driver say this, and that was Bill Giles.

When setting up my equipment, Sean's equipment, some of Ken's equipment and Mike Boon's equipment among others, this was the most important thing. We won with many setups that never even had a speedometer put on them. Everything had to feel and look right. The first year Ken won the BMH nationals, I told him that rig would win the nationals without even knowing how fast he was going. One year at Wakefield, I tweeked Jon Lester's rig to adjust the ride that did not look right and he won the CMH nationals that year. The tweak gained acceleration and corner speed.

Bill Rosado

[Dennis Crews]

Nail the start and take the first turn. The rest is luck.

Dave, any idea how many hours you and your dad have spent testing over the years improving your "luck"?

[CSR15]

No specs from Yodamato Racing - we're in between switch over from 102 to 302, so we have homework to do ourselves. However, we will share anything, anytime once we get there. We'd rather beat you on the water anyway. Just makes my driver get up on the wheel more. :-)

Well.... that and maybe he won't do his ****ed Bill Muncey start.... ARGH!!!!

David

Awww... Running lane one all the time is like having a nine to five job.

[Dave M]

Tipping The Odds

Dave, any idea how many hours you and your dad have spent testing over the years improving your "luck"?

Testing props is tipping the odds. It is still a lot of luck to be in the right spot at the right time. The tip is to learn to be at that spot and learn to vary you methods. It also depends on course size too. Big long courses over a mile turn racing into riding and a cubic dollar competition. Just my opinion, I know there are many who think otherwise.

But if you ever stop trying to improve your game, your luck will run out.