Mad 70s; In action!!

[Mickey Dunlap]

The extra 2" is well worth the time to do it. Glad to here you scored a 73.

I'm not sure I want to make it longer for the little track with the go cart wheels all the way around. And I can't buy a motor until you tell me 190 is way too much! LOL Then I'll buy one anyway. LOL

[Daddio]

That 190 is just a little big for me, but you may be able to make it work for you. I think Turbo has something in that size range.
Now you can go out and buy your motor!!!
Most of Turbo's are spray bombed. By the time you're done racing it will be dirty, dusty and mud splattered anyway.

[Daddio]

Here are some more pictures. I think Jean Ann took a picture every time we made a lap around the track.




I still have more, plus another movie. You should see what it's like with 8 or 10 of us out there.

[Mickey Dunlap]

Here are some more pictures. I think Jean Ann took a picture every time we made a lap around the track.




I still have more, plus another movie. You should see what it's like with 8 or 10 of us out there.

Might need bumpers and body armor

[turbo1168]

mickey about making them longer i dont like it i did them 1to3 inch 3inch real tail wippy size of motor will tell you how to set it up stager offset length tire size and compond if you want to have fun build your big one then build one in the 125 range ride all day wont wear you out eblow to elbow racing big motor big speed not the bump and grind racing that i like

[Mickey Dunlap]

mickey about making them longer i dont like it i did them 1to3 inch 3inch real tail wippy size of motor will tell you how to set it up stager offset length tire size and compond if you want to have fun build your big one then build one in the 125 range ride all day wont wear you out eblow to elbow racing big motor big speed not the bump and grind racing that i like

I am listening,but it's hard for a horse power junkie not to go with the big fix! I know I have a problem,I admit I have a problem,just can't take the next step!

[Daddio]

I am listening,but it's hard for a horse power junkie not to go with the big fix! I know I have a problem,I admit I have a problem,just can't take the next step!

I think a lot of us suffer from that same problem, however what Turbo said is true. On these small tracks a 125 or 140 would work best. The Piranha 140 is probably the most trouble free engine out there when it comes to the Chinese engines. On this particular track, you are traveling between 330 feet and around just shy of 400 feet depending on the line you are running. If you watch the vids, check the time on the bottom. We are turning 8 to 9 second laps. There is a lot of things happening in those few seconds. If you have a built stock engine like my son has you really have to work the machine to turn good lap times. He weighs 125, so he has a slight advantage there. If you have too much engine the machine works you really hard trying to hang on for dear life and keep it on the track. A big engine is definitely a thrill out there but you won't be able to go as many laps, without a rest, as you would with a 140. For me a 140 is almost too much. A 125 is probably perfect. It's all up to what you want though.

[Daddio]

Last video from last week!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWb_5...2pAie8hlpGgdKA

[Mickey Dunlap]

I think a lot of us suffer from that same problem, however what Turbo said is true. On these small tracks a 125 or 140 would work best. The Piranha 140 is probably the most trouble free engine out there when it comes to the Chinese engines. On this particular track, you are traveling between 330 feet and around just shy of 400 feet depending on the line you are running. If you watch the vids, check the time on the bottom. We are turning 8 to 9 second laps. There is a lot of things happening in those few seconds. If you have a built stock engine like my son has you really have to work the machine to turn good lap times. He weighs 125, so he has a slight advantage there. If you have too much engine the machine works you really hard trying to hang on for dear life and keep it on the track. A big engine is definitely a thrill out there but you won't be able to go as many laps, without a rest, as you would with a 140. For me a 140 is almost too much. A 125 is probably perfect. It's all up to what you want though.

Yea I think for this track the 190 would work against me,set up is more important.

So with that said what do I buy for tires? What size,brand,compound? There are a lot of used wheels and tires on ebay,but with out the machine here it's hard to tell what size to go with,and then what gearing for a 140? I need to stat getting this stuff in.

[Mickey Dunlap]

Last video from last week!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWb_5...2pAie8hlpGgdKA

LOL I learned a new 3 wheel riding style. I think the guy on the blue one rides quads,he's always got his right leg sticking out there like a 4 wheel. I have never seen that riding style before,does he wear a steel shoe too? lol

This is the kind of fun I grew up doing. We had a short track on our land too,it was a little bigger,but not as nice of surface. In Washington state where I lived you have more rocks then dirt. We had to rake the whole track every week after riding all week.

Too much fun! lol

[John jr]

Mickey, If you notice the height of his right foot sticking out in the corners, Its the same height of the rear grab bar. That's how you make room in the corners when your coming thru.

[Race Demon]

The tires we use are normally used street tires we get from cart racers are here [harder the better] , size can be made about anything you want due to the rim the width the tire is on 10- 10.5 6 6 and 11-11.5 ? 6 , we buy about everything tire wise we can get from them and switch them around till we find something that works for us for that trike, we also play with the width of the rear end and offset of each tire till it suits that trike and rider , oh and by the way at 6' 1" 245 lbs with me on one, its like 10 pounds of poo in a 5 pound bag, whatever works to get me around the track

[big specht]

And thats alot safer than hitting the other guys inside tire and wheeling over

[Daddio]

LOL I learned a new 3 wheel riding style. I think the guy on the blue one rides quads,he's always got his right leg sticking out there like a 4 wheel. I have never seen that riding style before,does he wear a steel shoe too? lol

This is the kind of fun I grew up doing. We had a short track on our land too,it was a little bigger,but not as nice of surface. In Washington state where I lived you have more rocks then dirt. We had to rake the whole track every week after riding all week.

Too much fun! lol

Actually, I think Dan kicked up a rock and it hit Turbo in the knee. That's probably why he was riding funny. He was complaining about his knee hurting for a while.

There is no shortage of rocks around here. We still pick a few out whenever we are out there. I think that Gibby brought in a few loads of clay to make this track as nice as it is. That and the time everyone spends watering when needed and dragging it. A few years ago he even put a few drains in it to help out after a big rain. This track has been there for quite some time and is pretty well groomed by now. When there is a bunch of us out there on the track we put an awesome blue groove down.

[Daddio]

Yea I think for this track the 190 would work against me,set up is more important.

So with that said what do I buy for tires? What size,brand,compound? There are a lot of used wheels and tires on ebay,but with out the machine here it's hard to tell what size to go with,and then what gearing for a 140? I need to stat getting this stuff in.

Dan knows more about tire size etc. than I do.
I just went and checked the tires on the one in the basement. It has a CIK 4.5-10-5 on the inside and a Burris 11-7-5 on the outside. The inside wheel is centered and the outside is really off-set to the outside. I'm guessing 3 to 7 off-set. Then to fine tune it for the track conditions, that day, you just adjust the air pressure one way or the other.