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Sorry guys....Actually there is too much going on at home this weekend...won't be there.
Now don't slack off on me though (ha ha)


400racer....I went out and me and my son have a race course set up on my property. It starts out in the field and ends up in the woods (modeled after the courses you guys race).
The trails were originally cut for his MXU150. I have widened them here and there. But I was racing against him on our 300. I could keep him at bay on it because it is fast and nimble.
Then I fired up the 500 and went out and tried to race the same way....NOT....the 500 beast I have is definitley not a racer..way too heavy with those big tires. I won't be racing with all that stuff (winch,big tires, racks).
I really need to have two - one racer and one 4WD mud machine.

Oh well.....I can appreciate why you guys try to get the weight down and use smaller tires more...

Hey Jordan....I won't be making it to Steele Creek (Although I would love to be there). That weekend is my birthday (I'll be turning 26...ok.....36.....huh...ok....keep going...... ) and I have some other plans.

Do you think it will be as muddy and tough as it was here at Washington, GA.?
That place was like how it is where I ride at BroadRiver (wet/muddy/treacherous trails, etc)....I can imagine how it was out there in the race...

JR Motorsports (who posted up above) is the dealer I bought my Kymco's from....he (Jon) has been after me to come out and race my 500. I am thinking about it.....

Not sure about speed or the other channels, but it will be on my digital camcorder.
I will be there to get what I can on tape and camera.

So,  I was reading where they were going to do away with the barcode scanners at the scoring checkpoints and go to a transponder system.

Racers....can you comment on this? (what do you think, is this better for you, etc.)

Yeah.....thats the part I am talking about. The main clutch, which is behind the primary (behind the drive pully and rollers) . Looks like there are 9 bolts that hold on the clutch housing and the centrifical clutch is behind it.
The service manual does not go into any detail about the springs and weights (although it shows them in an exploded view) only inspects the clutch shoes for wear.

Be nice to get inside there and play around with the weights and springs. I don't have the expertise to dive into that area (ok I am chicken)....maybe one of you guys will
I wonder if EPI has weights and springs for the main clutch ( I have only seen roller weights and torque springs).

I got to ride good bit this weekend (finally). The Orange spring is really a great improvement over stock. It is not a night or day switch but if this really is a great setup now..
I got a tell you, my 500 seems to get faster and quicker everytime I ride it . It was really responsive on the trails and really poured on in the open. The thing seemed to really be making horsepower today. I let my son ride the 500 around a little in the parking lot and he would just start rolling and he would punch the throttle just a little it and he would spin the tires and sling the back end  a round. It really looked powerful when he was doing that. Those 26" XTR's are no problem to turn!
Man , that AC pipe sounded like a race car too...eeks..I didn't know it sounded that loud from behind. Sounded bad a%% for sure though

I still want to try the White spring though just so I will know how it does...not sure when I'll get to it though.
Ken...you said the white spring was too stiff for you....what is the effect on the track? Loses top end?

He told me he wanted to give you other guys a better chance of keeping up with him... said he didn't want to have to wait so long at the podium , waiting on you guys to finish or something like that...ha ha....just kidding of course

Guys.....are any of you running any WPSA races this year?