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My car gets forty rods to the hogshead, and that’s the way I likes it

Here are some videos from my event yesterday:

I have made some adjustments to the front geometry. I lengthened the upper control arms by 10mm each side. This has reduced the static camber and also has the side effect of reducing the length difference between the upper and lower control arms which will decrease the camber gain mid corner. It wil...

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try and track down a copy.

To date I have been working from Carroll Smith - Tune to win. Considering where/when I started I am fairly happy with the progress.

Just coming back to this forum to see what was happening. Great to see you are getting some outings in the car! It seems a bit twitchy in some of the videos; maybe needs a slightly longer wheelbase? Also in one of the still photos, 169a, the rear RH spring looks to be just about "coil bound", so if...

I was signed up to attend. But I had to withdraw as my car is unregistered and they are asking for a copy of my CTP. It was a bit late for me to organise any way around it. I am disappointed as I enjoyed the event last year. But at the same time it is my wife's birthday and she wasn't totally happy ...

It's generally good practice to have more than one contactor anyway, though not really a rule as such. Interesting. I assume the two would need to be in series? Otherwise a failure on one would not be compensated by the other. Also would you be able to just have the Precharge resistor across one co...

Zeva bms checks for earth leak. There are others too. Thanks, yes that is the system I have. As you say it does provide a warning and it would probably disconnect the contactor if a leak is detected but the precharge resistor would still complete the circuit. So it really depends how they write the...

Thanks Bryce, Yes that is one of my goals, to make people realise the shift to EVs does not spell the end of grass roots motorsport. Not much resistance. Some people just lack interest, and just walk past without more than a glance. Some are very interested. Some would even follow the same path but ...

I attended the Noosa Hillclimb on the weekend. Here are a few of my in car videos:

Here are some videos from Saturday:

In theory yes. Unfortunately I don't have regen in my system.

Absolutely. It is a hoot. Even after shoving my nose in the nuts I cam away smiling. It might not have been the case if there was damage. Keeping the cost low and having fun are my main two objectives. Times and results are a secondary consideration. I would love to attend Mt Cotton more frequently ...

I had a great day at the Mt Cotton hill climb. I only managed a 52 second lap which isn't too impressive but not too bad for a first attempt. I need to learn the track and get brave to achieve better times. But the main issue was brake bias. I need more brake power in the back. I had to brake way to...

Hi all, I will be competing at the Mt Cotton Hill climb tomorrow. It is an informal day but should still prove interesting with the torque of the Batt mobile. I haven't had much track time at Mt Cotton and it has been quite a few years. I will go on record as saying the following: A sub 50 second ru...

Thanks. The torque is great for motorkhana as it is for other standing start forms of motor sport. I have struggled to strike a good suspension setup though. It is starting to come good. My design is a bit of a compromise as I am not willing to give up hill climbs and khanacross in order to be outri...

and here are a few in the higher speed configuration

Here are some recent pics

Its been a while since I last posted here. To be honest there really wasn't that much interest from this group. But anyway I figure it is probably time to post an update as a lot has changed. I ditched the old chassis as I was losing too much acceleration through front wheel drive wheel spin. I have...

Thanks I will call you soon. I have noted the number if you feel like taking it back down from the forum for privacy.

Hi again, It seems my PM is not getting through. I'm not sure why. I am super keen on the car. Could you try sending me a PM with you're Email and or phone number.

Thanks Greg

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Thanks Greg

The motorkhana i've competed in in australia reverse is not allowed, if you engage reverse, you get the slowest time plus a penalty. All you need is a suitably scrutineered car, long sleeve cotton clothing and helmet. It would be ideal for EVs. And i reckon you'd have a fair chance of doing all rig...

I have lined up a new controller. I am going for the 1000amp variant. I believe I will be able to easily double the power compared to how it was performing before. It will be about a month before I will have it all installed

Yes, other than the extra expense I am not too upset. Luckily the failure on this event was on the last run. At the event we did two attempts at each test and the best time from each pair counted. So I really didn't lose much. The past two events have been motorkhanas. The car is unlikely to ever be...