Thread: Electrathon - A Different Kind of "Hotrod"

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Kurt - Thank you for the kind words and compliments. I think my car would win an appearance contest pretty easily, but, as we all know in any kind of racing, looks don't make it go. It was nice meeting you. We always have pre-concieved ideas of what someone is like until we meet face-to-face. Actually, I guess you could call me a part-time biker. I have a motorcycle and I have all the appropriate clothing and leathers for biker events... Here's a pic of me and "the ol' lady" (biker talk for my wife of 38 years) preparing to head to bikeweek a couple of years ago.

Steve, Resto, & Evolvo - Yes, I know what the problem was and it was entirely my own fault. I am using double-wall rims on the front of this car. Getting tires on & off of double-wall rims is a real wrestling match and is further complicated by the rubber boot or rim strip. The spokes & nipples are recessed down inside holes in the second wall of the rim and I figured, since they are sort of out of the way, I could run with no boots on the rims... WRONG!! It was the edges of the holes in that second wall that was slicing through the tubes. Unfortunately, I went to Tampa and left the boots lying on my desk at school. My only recourse was the duct tape in my tool box. As we now know, it's not heavy enough.

The season is over now, so I have a few months to fix all the "bugs" and get ready for the next one. The good news is, we stood the car on its nose on the scales today; it weighs 102 pounds complete minus batteries.

ok Jim I'll bite...what's the attached photo from?