Tabla de contenidos para November 2017 en Circle Track

Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s, impending retirement has the racing world aflutter. While he still may end up in front of the cameras on race day, for many, it just won’t be the same as having him on the track. I often wondered why is Dale, Jr., so popular? Is it because of his success on the track? Is it because of his past partnerships with popular brands like Budweiser and Mountain Dew? Is it because he is the son of one of the most beloved NASCAR racers of all time? It could be a combination of all these things. But, in my eyes there is one reason Dale, Jr., is as popular as he is. He seems real. Sure, he’s marketable and shows up on a bunch of commercials, but he…

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PRESENTED BY BEST VALUE IN SAFETY SINCE 1975 Order Online at www.racequip.com All Star Circuit of Champions www.allstarsprint.com Winged 410 Sprint Cars Aug. 17 Grandview Speedway (Bechtelsville, PA) Aug. 18 Williams Grove Speedway (Mechanicsburg, PA) Aug. 19 Lincoln Speedway (Abbotstown, PA) Aug. 20 Susquehanna Speedway Park (Newberrytown, PA) Aug. 25-26 Atomic Speedway (Chillicothe, OH) Sept. 2 Attica (OH) Raceeway Park) Sept. 3 Wayne County Speedway (Orrville, OH) American Modified Series www.americanmodifiedseries.com Modifieds—Dirt Sept. 1 Farmer City (IL) Speedway Sept. 2 Fairbury’s (IL) American Legion Speedway Sept. 3 Fayette County Speedway (Brownstown, IL) American Canadian Tour (ACT) www.acttour.com Late Models Aug. 19 White Mountain (N. Woodstock, NH) Sept. 3 Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl (Barre, VT) ARCA (Automobile Race Club of America) www.arcaracing.com Full Bodied Stock Cars Aug. 20 Illinois State Fairgrounds…

Well, it has been a month since we posted comments on a couple of not-so-good incidences of track safety. The readers’ response has been huge. We have learned there are strong feelings about this topic, and mostly that there are a lot of tracks doing the right thing. In the comments portion of the posted follow-up we ran on our website, we heard from racers saying things like: • “It’s a shame this happened. I have been following this, and I am disappointed the series has not provided an answer, other than that we are investigating it. How hard is it to ask what happened in this case? I am thinking there is more to the story.” • “It’s pretty sad this driver or when any driver, has to put…

PRESENTED BY REGIONAL NEWS, INDUSTRY UPDATES & ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY 1 KNOXVILLE RACEWAY SELECTS 2017 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS Knoxville, Iowa—Knoxville Raceway has announced its 2017 Hall of Fame inductees. Danny Lasoski (Driver) Jeff Woodruff (Crew Chief and Owner), Craig Johnson (Track Official), and Jim Roush are the 2017 class of Inductees honored during a ceremony in June. Lasoski is the most decorated driver in Knoxville Raceway history with 111 career wins at Knoxville, four Knoxville Nationals wins, and 11 track Championships. He is also the first active driver to be inducted into the Knoxville Hall of Fame. Woodruff has been a long-time crew chief and an occasional car owner. He has won 50 features, five 410 Track Championships, and one 360 championship at Knoxville Raceway…

Valve timing can be adjusted (via camshaft design), whereby short intake manifold passages can be matched to higher-rpm valve timing, even to the point of ending up with valve and spark timing as if the engine was two V-4s.. At best, it is generally accepted a multi-cylinder engine involves a number of compromises when it comes to optimizing the power for each cylinder. If we were dealing with a single-cylinder engine, these compromises would not be nearly as prevalent because we would not be faced with how other cylinders (in a multi-cylinder engine) would be influencing each other. But we’re not discussing a single-cylinder engine. So, how do we decide on areas to consider to minimize the compromises? Let’s begin with an open-header exhaust system From time to time in…

It’s been a little while since we last checked in with our Project Dirt Modified engine, but that doesn’t mean the progress has stopped. Thanks to Baril Engine Rebuilding, our engine is nearing completion and getting closer to firing for the first time. The last time we saw our engine, it was assembled— although not completely—in the dry-assembly phase. Baril took that opportunity to do a final check of all the clearances for the crankshaft, camshaft, and rods, and pistons. After a satisfactory dry assembly, the engine was taken apart and the block was given a final washing. Now, we were ready to begin the process of assembly on the short block. In this portion of the assembly, we take care of the crankshaft, camshaft, rods, pistons, and dampener. Everything…