How Not to Fail Tech + Pyrotect Changes

Started by BigMike, February 24, 2011, 08:37:20 AM

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BigMike

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NEW EQUIPMENT IN PYROTECT LeMONS KITS
Here's the bad news: Some prices on LeMons-rate driver gear (the ones in the online LeMons store) have gone up. The good news is, that's because Pyrotect has upgraded a lot of the stuff for us:

1. All "Everything" kits now include lightweight carbon/Kevlar SA2010 helmets and the required-for-2011 fire-resistant socks.
2. The "Marginally Better" kit has become the "Significantly Better" kit, swapping the old multilayer Nomex/Proban suit for a new multilayer all-Nomex suit.
3. Okay, I may or may not have also added a few bucks for the maintenance on my 25th Anniversary Countach. (I mean, have you ever priced out the 10K service on a Quattrovalvole V12? It's ridiculous.)

Cheers, Nick
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Sirdeuce

QuoteSince illiterates are already welcome in NASCAR

Help me! I've fallen on the floor laughing, and I crapped myself!
"I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on wakening; I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a virgin in the morning."

BigMike

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BigMike

Hey, did you look at page 4 of the PDF file? http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/usercontent/lemons/Handbook/Handbook_PrintFriendly.pdf

The passengers side door bars are OPTIONAL! as well as a few others. What do you say we completely skip those to save as much weight as legal?
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Sirdeuce

Take into consideration the balance of the car. Add weight to the already heavy driver side without adding the same to the passenger side? I realize the engine is a decent weight on the passenger side, but it doesn't come close to countering the weight of the driver. Not even our light weight, Bryan.
"I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on wakening; I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a virgin in the morning."

BigMike

We need to take the car somewhere and get it corner weighed, that would be really good to know how balanced it is
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Sirdeuce

"I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on wakening; I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a virgin in the morning."