Dumbo The Flying Elephant

Larry Hill · 07-13-2023, 04:31 PM

Dumbo is starting to act like a well behaved race car sometimes. FI is a lot like having a child. A child will let you know that they are not happy and want something to make it happy.
We lost in round one of eliminations but we ran dead on with a 3.

Larry Hill · 07-14-2023, 11:13 AM

Dumbo ain’t exactly printing tickets but it’s at least in the same Area Code.

Larry Hill · 07-16-2023, 09:38 PM

Working on the stuff under the hood to make more power. We made more power and now we have to figure out how to hook it consistently. We will be busy until Indy and beyond. We are not ready to complain about the track we have work to do. We have to be the one going down the track and our opponent might have traction issues.

Larry Hill · 07-21-2023, 07:14 AM

Very slow week for me. I had cancers removed from my nose. Next day one eye swollen shut and the other one was only a slit. Chris had to drive me to Jerry Newsome’s house to help load the Jerry’s Challenger. Both eyes are open now. Doing breaks and bearings on trailer before next race.

Larry Hill · 07-24-2023, 05:02 PM

I feel kind of foolish having to do this to Dumbo, I found out that I was breaking the rules on fuel check. After a run I would dip the cup in the tank to get a fuel sample. Travis told me that the sample had to be taken from under the hood. It will be fixed tomorrow now that I have my new valve and an adapter to mount the valve and fuel pressure sender in the fuel system. Also we will be moving some weight around to try to get the car to leave and not spin when it crosses the bald spots.

Larry Hill · 07-28-2023, 08:16 AM

Four wheel scale day.

B Parker · 07-29-2023, 09:15 PM

Larry, FI cars have the rule of sixty. If your older than sixty you shouldn't be trying to figure it out. Can you put a carb on it? See you Labor Day weekend. BP

07-13-2023, 04:31 PM	#1
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,670 Likes: 1,984 Liked 10,906 Times in 2,255 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Dumbo is starting to act like a well behaved race car sometimes. FI is a lot like having a child. A child will let you know that they are not happy and want something to make it happy. We lost in round one of eliminations but we ran dead on with a 3. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

07-14-2023, 11:13 AM	#2
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,670 Likes: 1,984 Liked 10,906 Times in 2,255 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Dumbo ain’t exactly printing tickets but it’s at least in the same Area Code. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

07-16-2023, 09:38 PM	#3
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,670 Likes: 1,984 Liked 10,906 Times in 2,255 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Working on the stuff under the hood to make more power. We made more power and now we have to figure out how to hook it consistently. We will be busy until Indy and beyond. We are not ready to complain about the track we have work to do. We have to be the one going down the track and our opponent might have traction issues. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

07-21-2023, 07:14 AM	#4
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,670 Likes: 1,984 Liked 10,906 Times in 2,255 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Very slow week for me. I had cancers removed from my nose. Next day one eye swollen shut and the other one was only a slit. Chris had to drive me to Jerry Newsome’s house to help load the Jerry’s Challenger. Both eyes are open now. Doing breaks and bearings on trailer before next race. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817 Last edited by Larry Hill; 07-21-2023 at 12:01 PM.

07-24-2023, 05:02 PM	#5
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,670 Likes: 1,984 Liked 10,906 Times in 2,255 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant I feel kind of foolish having to do this to Dumbo, I found out that I was breaking the rules on fuel check. After a run I would dip the cup in the tank to get a fuel sample. Travis told me that the sample had to be taken from under the hood. It will be fixed tomorrow now that I have my new valve and an adapter to mount the valve and fuel pressure sender in the fuel system. Also we will be moving some weight around to try to get the car to leave and not spin when it crosses the bald spots. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

07-28-2023, 08:16 AM	#6
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,670 Likes: 1,984 Liked 10,906 Times in 2,255 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Four wheel scale day. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

07-29-2023, 09:15 PM	#7
B Parker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 852 Likes: 991 Liked 2,343 Times in 465 Posts	Re: Dumbo The Flying Elephant Larry, FI cars have the rule of sixty. If your older than sixty you shouldn't be trying to figure it out. Can you put a carb on it? See you Labor Day weekend. BP

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