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by David Leikvold
Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:03 am
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: FEET FORWARD AG1350
Replies: 73
Views: 518089

Re: FEET FORWARD AG1350

Harky,
Sorry for messing up your thread.

Cheers
Dave
by David Leikvold
Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:00 am
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: FEET FORWARD AG1350
Replies: 73
Views: 518089

Re: FEET FORWARD AG1350

If that rider (I never knew his name) comes back this year he'd better have a stronger bike and leathers that actually fit. Or have lost 20 kg. Animal did have a word to them but as the bike was dead there was no point to any card being issued. If I'd been running a track this year I would have rela...
by David Leikvold
Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:06 pm
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: FEET FORWARD AG1350
Replies: 73
Views: 518089

Re: FEET FORWARD AG1350

Don't worry, the rookies will be a doddle. Most of them will be as nervous as a tomcat at the vet, so they will do anything you tell them. If any of them complain about waiting remind them that Track 2 can manage about 28 runs an hour if NOTHING goes wrong so they won't have to wait very long. If th...
by David Leikvold
Thu Mar 08, 2018 1:58 am
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: FEET FORWARD AG1350
Replies: 73
Views: 518089

Re: FEET FORWARD AG1350

Harky, I just noticed this thread. Have you had a good look at "Hoofhearted's" lay down side car from Bonneville. Bill Anderson is his name. He has his handlebars down low, but there's no obvious reason why they couldn't be a bit higher. Here's a link to a world of thought: https://www.goo...
by David Leikvold
Sun Feb 11, 2018 10:38 am
Forum: Chassis, Suspension and Saftey
Topic: Rookie Questions
Replies: 6
Views: 15521

Re: Rookie Questions

Derek, What I forgot to mention is that wire wheels hate salt. And salt hates any metal. It gets into everything, most worryingly into both ends of the spokes and will rust out the rim and the hub ends where you can't see it unless you strip the wheels after every event and keep them completely clea...
by David Leikvold
Sat Feb 10, 2018 11:46 pm
Forum: Chassis, Suspension and Saftey
Topic: Rookie Questions
Replies: 6
Views: 15521

Re: Rookie Questions

Derek, You may have trouble getting old wire wheels through tech inspection. Get new ones, or better still, just use new steel wheels and Moon discs, that way you can use tyres without needing to use tubes and rust bands (the rubber sleeve that stops the spokes puncturing the tube). V or Z speed rat...
by David Leikvold
Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:28 am
Forum: Australian Event News
Topic: How to be a Good Starter
Replies: 6
Views: 10293

Re: How to be a Good Starter

Well, here we are again, getting excited about another Speedweek. It's only about six weeks away and nobody has put their hand up to be the Chief Starter yet. If you've been there before you'll have a pretty good idea what the job involves and if you aren't competing this year you really should seri...
by David Leikvold
Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:28 am
Forum: Build Diaries
Topic: APS/G 250
Replies: 301
Views: 1266399

Re: APS/G 250

I'm excited and I won't even be going this year :( !

Cheers
Ex Starter Dave :mrgreen:
by David Leikvold
Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:40 am
Forum: Queensland Timing Association
Topic: 28/1/18 QLD BIKE TECH
Replies: 2
Views: 11085

Re: 28/1/18 QLD BIKE TECH

Wouldn't miss it for quids :D ! I will also be looking for people to help run the start lines properly. I don't know who will be the starters this year but we need people who can run the show just a half a day at a time. The job is easy. See you on Sunday.

Cheers
Ex Starter Dave :mrgreen:
by David Leikvold
Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:21 am
Forum: Australian Event News
Topic: Car Entrants
Replies: 3
Views: 6927

Re: Car Entrants

Thanks Chris, that makes sense. If I can ever afford the J/BFS I have planned I'll make sure it includes such enhancements. I'll also need to clear out the shed again!

Dave :mrgreen:
by David Leikvold
Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:45 am
Forum: Australian Event News
Topic: Car Entrants
Replies: 3
Views: 6927

Re: Car Entrants

What are "Fire doors in Special Construction vehicles"? I don't remember reading anything about these in the rule book.

Dave :mrgreen:
by David Leikvold
Mon Oct 16, 2017 6:41 pm
Forum: Australian Event News
Topic: DLRA Speed Week 2018 Volunteers
Replies: 12
Views: 23593

Re: DLRA Speed Week 2018 Volunteers

Actually Paul, we are looking for replacement starters for both tracks, Pete and I have given it away. We're looking for enough good volunteers to be able to have both the jobs shared so that our replacements don't have to do the whole week without a break. As I said earlier, one of the reasons we w...
by David Leikvold
Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:53 am
Forum: Australian Event News
Topic: DLRA Speed Week 2018 Volunteers
Replies: 12
Views: 23593

Re: DLRA Speed Week 2018 Volunteers

Tony, Some days I think I'd like to be coming back next year, others not so much. We're over camping in abject squalor, I need the Lotto pixies to smile upon me so I can get a luxurious caravan and a Silverado to tow it! Pete likes to joke that he'd have to be flown right to the lake in a King Air t...
by David Leikvold
Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:35 am
Forum: Australian Event News
Topic: DLRA Speed Week 2018 Volunteers
Replies: 12
Views: 23593

Re: DLRA Speed Week 2018 Volunteers

Cookey, The build quality of your lakester is exemplary, and I presume the engine is also bulletproof, so it would be unkind of me to suggest you run one of the start lines after the engine blows up! Maybe you could take a morning or afternoon off once you've done a personal best and feel you can sp...
by David Leikvold
Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:04 pm
Forum: Australian Event News
Topic: DLRA Speed Week 2018 Volunteers
Replies: 12
Views: 23593

Re: DLRA Speed Week 2018 Volunteers

One of the reasons Pete and I have relinquished our start line jobs is the toll it takes on our health. By the end of the week we are absolutely wrecked and it takes a week or more for us to feel right again after we get home. We are both 60 something now and we feel it would be dangerous for us to ...