What Is Your Other Main Hobby Besides Audio?

Raced against Team Associated numerous times when running 1/8 Gas. I raced a Delta car which was their main competitor when I was racing from 1975 to 1980. They won some and Delta won some, they did beat us in the 24 hour race we ran in.

This is really going to date me. I remember when I first started racing the rear brake was a pad that pushed on the clutch bell to slow the car down. Then disc brakes were developed. We were running solid rear axle cars then. Then diffs were developed which lead to a big change as how the car handled. Right after I got out of it was when 4 wheel independent suspensions became popular.

As far as engines when I started the K&B was very popular, then OPS and then Pico. We ran a tuned pipe and there were tricks you did to loosen up the motor. The manufacturing wasn't near as good as it is now so you keep your old piston and sleeves when the piston got too loose in the sleeve. You would then find a tighter sleeve and match the piston from a previous larger sleeve with it. I would lap the piston into the sleeve for a snug fit. I would also lighten the piston a little bit and polish the crank were it would spin better in the case. You also had to set the head clearance in relation to the piston so it wouldn't cause issues when running nitro in the model airplane fuel.