The shocks are Koni steel-bodied, single adjustable - nothing fancy. Don't spend big money on shocks for a 342, they really don't make much performance difference. I recently set the Vintage FF lap record at Roebling with a busted LR shock. The 342 is a bit handicapped at Road America as it doesn't have the best aero. I had the pace for a podium but made one or two mistakes that shuffled me back a couple of places.

Thanks. Glad we put on a good show.

She's a Drag queen: "Well, I'm not dumb, but I can't understand Why she walks like a woman and talks like a man Oh, my Lola" - The Kinks

Thanks. I can polish this up a bit. I'll have the feature race up soon and it should be a better product.

Thanks, but... you do you. My results speak for themselves - track records at Roebling, Summit Point, PittRace and Road Atlanta. VIR is the only track I regularly race where I don't have the track record. Not saying that anyone else should shuffle steer but it works for me. Before video, I could not have told you what my hands were doing - literally not a conscious action so it's 100% natural for me.

@@douglasmeis7482 Please don't get me wrong... its just a remark on what is common practice when racing " hold those hands " . Of course you have your style and if that brings good results.. why not.... Happy racing no hard feelings ok

Didn't mean to sound overly defensive and I wouldn't recommend that anyone try to copy my technique. I laugh at myself when I watch my own videos. @@D3Sshooter

The 'signal' or 'point-by' is a courtesy to say "I see you". It's not a matter of "letting" 2 cars pass, they were going to pass and I am telling them I see them and will give them racing room. I don't play the blocking game in vintage racing. If someone pulls out of the draft to make a pass, I give them a point by and then try to do it to them to get the position back.

@@douglasmeis7482 wow. Thank you so much for the reply. Btw love your channel all the things I wish I’d done. I will watch again with the insight. Good luck and take care of you.

Thanks Blake!

Thanks, Jim! The competition was top notch so I was super pleased to get the W.

I know, I beat Scott freakin' Fairchild! 😉🤣

@@douglasmeis7482 the duel continues in Road Atlanta 😉

@@scottfairchild5668 That will be fun and interesting since we've not run together there. I might have to bring the "aero tail"

Didn't bother me - I knew I was not going to get alongside before T3 and he was just making sure I didn't try anything silly.

@@douglasmeis7482 I was talking about the car in front of Tim swerving between 3 and 4 ;)

@@scottfairchild5668 That would be Stefan and it didn't work, Tim forced the issue at T4 anyway which I thought was pretty bold. At that point, I was ready to settle in behind them with some popcorn and enjoy the show.

It's just this race organization that has the "4 off" rule. other organizations that I run with would allow you to continue. And the spinner also had to report to black flag station.

I don't really see it but I'm always willing to listen, examine and re-evaluate my driving. Can you point out an example on the video (corner and time marker on the vid.)?

The short answer is - Your mileage may vary. Depends on how hard you are pushing. Guys in the back half of the field might get 10-12 weekends on a set. Up at the pointy end, it's more like 4-6 weekends. Also depends on the track as some are more abrasive than others. This set was also about 3 years old and that may have degraded them as well.

I'm guessing you've never driven Formula Ford. "Grand Prix" is a great movie but it's still a movie and not real life and not FF. I might as well watch Talladega Nights and yell "Shake and Bake, baby!". If you watch a few of my other videos, you'll see a lot more drafting and passing. In this race, being at the tail of a four car train is a lot like current F1 cars where the car in front gets DRS, making it impossible for the following car, also with DRS, to make the pass. Same principle. Also, this was the most competitive field of FFs seen in years with a starting field of over 70 cars. Along with the other guys that placed in the top ten, I actually know what I'm doing. Thanks for watching.

@@douglasmeis7482 During a Super National at Watkin's Glen while in sixth place in a field of 64 cars, I drafted and slipstreamed the four cars in front of me. Sixth to second in one pass. The championship winning Dan Gurney Eagle, the two factory Van Diemans, and one other car. Oh and, I did it in a Skip Barber Race Series Car!!! You most certainly can draft and slipstream in a Formula Ford.

@@douglasmeis7482 James Garner explained perfectly how to do it. Most drivers don't lift in the draft so when they pull out, they have no extra power to work with so they get stuck next to the car.

@@JB91710 Congrats. I'd love to see your video. As I mentioned, you can see a lot of successful drafting, passing and race winning moves in my other videos. I do know how to draft in FF.

@@JB91710 Again, I love the movie but if you're telling me I did it wrong by not lifting and I would have gone faster by lifting... um, sure. "Shake and Bake, baby!" LOL!

No where to go in that section!

Thanks. It was great fun.

Thanks!

Predictive lap time. Fun to watch!

unit is a Solo II AIM data logger. display is showing predictive lap time.

I am a newb and trying to learn more as my track time is limited. You video and others has taught me to check/change my gear to better utilize the motor/rpm. I love when I get telemetry to show gear/rpm/speed to help me understand the correct way to drive these cars. Thanks to you and others for sharing!!!

Thanks, Craig!

I went back and looked at Scott's vid. It wasn't a "point-by", his hands don't move off of the wheel. Also, you can see that he was using the brakes there on every lap while I wasn't braking there at all. I guarantee he won't be using brakes there next time he comes to Savannah and I very much doubt I will be able to drive away from him again.

You're right, that was just a shift... he actually waved you by at turn 1 but never "let" you by until later :)

Thanks, he's a good guy to race with.

yes, we get to 4th before the last corner and if track and tires are good, it's flat. I don't think my car is tail happy. In fact, I'm considering a beefier rear bar b/c I have too much push in the slower corners.