Recent content by CaptainWho

OK, so this is only indirectly related to racing, but, well, just how small and light could you make a rechargeable battery pack with 6 amp-hour capacity?

After some "issues" got in the way, the podium pages of NutDriver's 2007 ARRC gallery are finally up. The link for them is http://nutdriver.org/ARRC07/index.shtml I'll be getting shots from practice, qualifying, and race sessions added to the gallery later.

Howdy, folks, I've been going through my photographic archives. In doing that, I've found that my photo gallery from the 2006 ARRC is available (http://NutDriver.org/ARRC06/index.html). I've also found that I have some photos from earlier incarnations of the ARRC. I'm thinking of building up...

Now that "Strictly German" in Braselton seems to have closed up shop, can anyone offer a good place for used E36 parts? Particularly places in the metro-Atlanta area? In particular, I need a manual trans for a '96 318ti.

Hi guys, we had a sort of a strange brake failure this weekend at Kershaw, and I thought I'd see what you folks thought about it. For background, I replaced the pads on all four corners, and the bearings and rotors on the front at the beginning of this season. At the end of March, we ran two...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/...70510093248.htm Sounds pretty interesting, but I'm a computer geek, not an engine designer.

Howdy, folks, I'm trying to locate the driver and/or owner of the ITS #70 from the 2005 ARRC. It was a dark blue FC RX-7 with "Flatout Motorsports" decals. I have a photo sequence they might find interesting. If you know who that is, please ask them to contact me by email at DougF (at)...

In the view of all threads in a particular forum, the folder icons are color-coded and such to let you know whether there are unread messages, for example. Most of these icons are displayed along with their meaning in the lower left of the thread list. But I keep seeing one that's not, which...

Howdy, folks, Well, this isn't for an IT car, just my daily driver, but I hope you will help anyway. :-) I recently bought a used '96 318ti. The recent cold snap here in Atlanta has shown the thermostat needs replacing (it's stuck wide open). I got the replacement unit, and started looking...

When I renewed my tags back in August, I found out that my tow vehicle is exempt from emissions requirements in our area due to its GVWR or something. So, I'm wondering just how far I can go in increasing its towing performance that's still reversible if the Powers That Be change the emissions...

Well, we're in a bit of a pickle over here. We need to replace the master cylinder on the ITA RX-7. As far as the previous owner knew, the brakes in the 1980 tub had been swapped out for brakes from a 1983 to get the discs in the rear. So I get a 1983 master cylinder. And it's different than...

I was reading the protest thread a few minutes ago, and it was somewhat illuminating. But not enough. Here's a situation I'd like you folks to evaulate and relate how you would handle it. The time is long past where I could have lodged a protest, if I had standing at all, so this is a...

Hi guys, I was shooting the podium photos for the 'Steering Wheel' (Atlanta Region newsletter). I've got to get approval from them before posting anything, but I'll let you know if I'm able to post them separately from the ATL Region web site and 'Steering Wheel' newsletter. On Saturday, I...

So, how was the event at Atlanta Motor Speedway over Labor Day weekend? ------------------ Doug "Lefty" Franklin NutDriver Racing

My Miata was lightly hit from behind, but it bent the trunk hinges. I've got a new hinge assembly (brackets, hinges, torsion bars) and tried to replace it earlier today. There are two nuts on each end of the hinge assembly that are easy to get at and easy to remove. But the assembly wouldn't...