We went down to Cedar Falls, IA to wrap up the 2010 racing season today. After returning from Samoa I made some changes to my car based on some of the things Guzzi was doing. I replaced my 29.5 X 11.5 Phoenix slicks with some smaller 10 X 29 Goodyears, the smaller circumference gives about 4% more RPM at the end of the track. I moved the inlet for the air box around my carburetors to the inner headlight on the drivers side of the car (by way of a corregated tube) instead of through the cowl vents. I also lowered the rear of the car about 1 1/2" with lowering blocks. Finally I made the nice 62 Valiant grille that Mark gave me fit, and I have a grille again for the first time since I crashed my car in 1999.

The air today wasn't nearly as good as we had at Samoa, 2,000' versus 500' density altitude but the starting line was much better prepared at Cedar Falls, about as good as I have ever raced on. There was a cross wind at Cedar Falls and somewhat of a head wind at Samoa. Anyway everthing worked really well and I got my best ever times of 11.363 at 114.47 MPH, the eighth mile was 7.103 and my best 60' was 1.472. I only made three runs because I could not imagine that there was anything left in it today. Very encouraging numbers to mull over this winter and try to improve on next year.

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WOW!! Very good times Seymour... Very impressive.
I will do a couple things to my car over the winter also....just 1 more race also here.
Andrew/Kidd

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You really got that thing cooking Seymour!

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Way to go!! I hope that air intake does look like a cocoon.

Mark

Sounds like your getting it dialed in way to go

Way to go Seymour!! Its always good to end the year right. I posted some personal best times today also. Later
Ryan

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FANTASTIC.I thought there was more in it.Guess I can forget about going for that 11.48 record.Guzzi Mark

Very impressive gains, Seymour. Congrats!

Lou

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Thats smokin hot Seymour!!!
Frank

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"Very encouraging numbers to mull over this winter and try to improve on next year."

Don't we all!!

Nice runs! I need to work on my 60 to catch up to you!

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