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No whining in racing! By Tami Eggleston (c) - www.DrivingSecrets.com In the movie "A League of their Own," Tom Hanks playing a coach says to his softball players, "There is no crying in baseball!" Well, the same thing applies to all sports in my opinion. I am not saying that sometimes really bad things happen in sports, there is bad weather, there are bad officials, there are annoying

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10 Early Season Performance Tips By Don Terrill (c) - www.RacingSecrets.com It's your first time out this year and you're not happy with the results - Your car feels short on power. At this point most racers will go on a witch hunt to find the one item causing the entire shortfall. Rarely is this the case, more often it's 10 little things adding up to one big problem. Here are 10 I see over

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Building Your Own Headers - Part 3 By O'Darrell Poole (c) In our first two articles (1) (2) we discussed the characteristics of a properly designed and tuned header. In this month's article we will discuss some theory on the gas flow in a tube and also the difference between mandrel bent and welded headers. Tube Bending So that a piece of tubing can be bent and maintain consistent wall

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Racing Sponsorship - Fast Tips Vol.4 By Don Terrill (c) - www.RacingSecrets.com (1) Prove it Telling someone you can help their business is one thing, but being able to prove it is another - The latter infinitely more powerful at persuading potential sponsors. Ask your current sponsors for testimonials and then build a "proof portfolio" by tracking and documenting all of your marketing efforts

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Building your Own Headers - Part 2 By O'Darrell Poole (c) As we discussed in our first column the design characteristics of our headers fall into 4 distinct categories. To recap they are as follows 1) Primary Pipe Diameter 2) Primary pipe Length 3) Collector Diameter 4) Collector Length While the diameter and the length of both the primary and collector pipes are of extreme

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Mental Tool Box! By Tami Eggleston (c) - www.DrivingSecrets.com Every year I conduct a workshop at the Drag News Magazine Expo. In January, 2008 I did a workshop called, "the Mental Tool Box." We all have a tool box we take to the race track full of tools we need to work on the race car, but we also need to make sure our mental tool box has the right tools. At the Expo I asked the racers who

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Last Minute Power By Don Terrill (c) - www.RacingSecrets.com Ok, you're almost finished with your new engine - all the machine work is done and you're ready to assemble. But, you're starting to worry about power - it won't be enough. Now what? Well, this is no time to fiddle with cubic inches, compression or new cylinder heads, but there are still things you can do to help power that won't

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Take on the "Big Guys" By Don Terrill (c) - www.RacingSecrets.com This will go against how society has taught us to think, but I believe it's dangerous to assume someone else is better or smarter just because of their position or title. I'll even go one step further and say it's dangerous to think that way about anyone, at anytime, on any topic. Use this as your default until you see proof to

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2007's Top Engine Building Posts By Don Terrill (c) - www.RacingSecrets.com Fatal Mistakes.... Indexing spark plugs ?? Micrometer choices???? old school vs modern, can it be done PUMP GAS When does a firing order swap on a SBC become an advantage?? Cam profile in relation to airflow curve Interesting flat tappet pre break-in treatment. power pulses and rpm Rotating weight.....crankshaft....

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Plan Your Work & Work Your Plan By Milt Gedo (c) - www.sponsorship-101.com What are your goals and plans for this new year and new racing season? Besides the obvious goal of winning more races, what are your goals regarding sponsorship for 2008? Are you seeking a primary sponsor, or looking to add an associate sponsor to your team? Will you improve existing programs and relationships?

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Choosing the Best Cylinder Heads By Don Terrill (c) - www.RacingSecrets.com What needs to be decided and in what order: Head Design - It's been a long time since factory 23 degree Chevy heads were your best choice. If cost and rules won't stop you, get wild. Port Size - Manufacturers only advertise the Intake Port volume (cc), but the critical dimension is the area at the short turn - which is

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The Car - It's a Drag By Don Terrill (c) - www.RacingSecrets.com We focus on making more power, but we should also look at what's keeping the power from becoming speed. Frictional Losses caused by Tires: Rolling Friction = Cr * M * G Cr = coefficient of rolling resistance M = total mass of the vehicle with driver G = acceleration due to gravity As you can see

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Building Your Own Headers By O'Darrell Poole (c) Over the years I have had many people ask me about building their own headers. Specifically what size and length of the primary tubes as well as the size and length of our collectors. In this article we will discuss the 4 most important design aspects of headers as well as explain some important points to remember. As stated there are 4

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Time to celebrate, think and refresh! By Tami Eggleston (c) - www.DrivingSecrets.com Doesn't it just seem like the world keeps going faster and faster (and I am not talking about the race cars!)....With so much to do and so little time to do it, sometimes it seems like the world just won't slow down. I constantly hear people say that they need more hours in the day! Well, guess what, we won't

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Avoiding YIPS, flinches, and jerks! By Tami Eggleston (c) - www.DrivingSecrets.com I was recently working with a bowler and she explained that sometimes at the last second right before she releases the bowling ball she will sort of hold on or flinch at the last second. She says she does this if her gut instinct is telling her to do something right before she bowls (like move to the left, etc.)

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AVOID Catastrophic Engine Failure By Don Terrill (c) - www.RacingSecrets.com Have you ever noticed there are racers who have engine failures, one right after another? Then on the other hand, there are racers who never have any trouble, ever? Do you think it's luck? Not hardly! Here's how to be a member of group two: (1) Mock-Up I'm amazed how few people test fit engine parts before assembly

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Racing Sponsorship - Fast Tips Vol.3 By Don Terrill (c) - www.RacingSecrets.com (1) Ask for Help You'll be surprised how often you get what you want when you ask for it - Ask racers, who are successful at getting sponsors, how they do it? Then ask them if they'll help you. What's the worst that can happen, they say no? (2) Think Big You don't have to stop chasing the $1,000 a year sponsors,

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Airflow and Overlap By Don Terrill (c) - www.RacingSecrets.com "I pick up the .300, .400, .500 numbers and the car goes 1 tenth quicker!!!!!!!!!!! and the experts say no!" I received this email from a racer who has spent his entire adult life trying to prove that mid-lift flow is the most important. What I want to know is who is he arguing with? Who ever said picking up mid flow doesn't help

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Popular Racing Threads from the Past By Don Terrill - www.RacingSecrets.com Quench "flame channels" in piston vs. head quench Port Vanes? HONING procedure DYNO Tails two ring piston experience? Valve/Rocker/Pushrod Geometry Area under the curve Guys I need some advise on bearings How to tell if headers are too small? Discussion: "Porting by Numbers" Darin Morgan Widmer Terms Merged Carb

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20/20 Driving Secrets By Tami Eggleston (c) - www.DrivingSecrets.com In March, the www.tuffpaw.com and www.racingsecrets.com Dragster landed in the winner's circle by getting runner-up at the Gateway Super Comp Open. A close 8.88 to a 8.89 led to double brake-out loss, but it was still a GREAT way to start the season. It always feels good to start off the season on the right foot. Once you get

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Get your Priorities Straight to Keep your Head on Straight! By Tami Eggleston (c) - www.DrivingSecrets.com So the Tuff Paw Dragster started off the season HOT and we hit quite a few races in April and May, but then life just got in the way. Mike started to get really busy with the Tuff Paw Aluminum Products. And I got really busy with teaching at McKendree College, presenting at a psychology

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Crankshaft Torsion and Dampers By William C. Sisco - Retired Damper Engineer from Metaldyne Inc. Table of Contents: 1. Torsion - the hidden problem with the crank system – and why it needs a damper 2. Damper characteristics 3. Crank Variables 4. Other Rotating Group Parts 5. The damper – crank nose connection 6. Damper vs. Engine Application 7. Aftermarket R & D 8.

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Time to Play Ball! By Tami Eggleston (c) - www.DrivingSecrets.com I love auto racing...but I also love other sports. I like to see the skill, the passion, the competition, and the lessons that can be learned from other sports...here is what I have learned from watching college basketball and how I think it applies to auto racing: Don't ever, and I mean ever, think you know who is going to win!

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Racing Kool-Aid By Don Terrill (c) - www.RacingSecrets.com Kool-Aid Drinkers - The term was coined in 1978 when 913 members of the People's Temple cult committed mass suicide on the direction of one man - Jim Jones. Today the term is used to describe anyone so committed to a position that they senselessly ignore the facts or any other viewpoint. Areas where racers tend to drink the Kool-Aid:

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What's Your Dream?? By Tami Eggleston - www.DrivingSecrets.com Here are a few questons to wake you up and get you thinking! Race season has started for some of the lucky racers who live in warm temperatures and it is just around the corner for many of us. So here are some questions to get you thinking..... 1.) If you could wake up tomorrow morning and things could be different for you in terms

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