Dime Rocket- DNQ

Mark Yacavone · 03-27-2017, 01:16 PM

I just realized I haven't updated this thread on ol' Monte Haul in about a year.

We really didn't do much with it last year, between work commitments, and yours truly doing some traveling.

Brian Smith (Ryan Smith's dad ) installed the manual rack while I was gone, and it did help a bit.

We went to the first AZSSA race in Tucson in January We did qualify no.1 @ 1.44 under in CF/S but only managed a 1st round runner -up.
At the Phoenix Divisional, again the no.1 spot, and a loss in the 3rd round. The original radiator expired ,right before the first hit. Not a big problem ,with Autozone only a few miles away. That's a good point for building one of the more modern and popular cars out here.

Race #2 of the association turned out considerably better last week end
We decided to turn the wick down a bit and run it that way, thinking it might be easier on the tires off the line. That seemed to a better plan.
1st round , dead on, 9
2nd round , 1 over.
3rd rd. win
Bye in the semi's
Final round ..Alex had the light working ,but came up short on the dial in and finish line by .013. Always a crap shoot at Tucson in the afternoon.
There is a video out there on Facebook. Look for Matt Hawk, Arizona

Race #3 , second round runner-up,..but we might be about 3rd in the season points.

Anyway, I just wanted to point this out.
You can win some money and have some fun with these Dime Rockets. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
We built this car originally, in 4 mos. time, with two of us working part-time on it .
Get these cars built and out there to support your local racing associations.

03-27-2017, 01:16 PM	#34
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,819 Likes: 2,910 Liked 5,127 Times in 1,955 Posts	Re: Dime Rocket- DNQ I just realized I haven't updated this thread on ol' Monte Haul in about a year. We really didn't do much with it last year, between work commitments, and yours truly doing some traveling. Brian Smith (Ryan Smith's dad ) installed the manual rack while I was gone, and it did help a bit. We went to the first AZSSA race in Tucson in January We did qualify no.1 @ 1.44 under in CF/S but only managed a 1st round runner -up. At the Phoenix Divisional, again the no.1 spot, and a loss in the 3rd round. The original radiator expired ,right before the first hit. Not a big problem ,with Autozone only a few miles away. That's a good point for building one of the more modern and popular cars out here. Race #2 of the association turned out considerably better last week end We decided to turn the wick down a bit and run it that way, thinking it might be easier on the tires off the line. That seemed to a better plan. 1st round , dead on, 9 2nd round , 1 over. 3rd rd. win Bye in the semi's Final round ..Alex had the light working ,but came up short on the dial in and finish line by .013. Always a crap shoot at Tucson in the afternoon. There is a video out there on Facebook. Look for Matt Hawk, Arizona Race #3 , second round runner-up,..but we might be about 3rd in the season points. Anyway, I just wanted to point this out. You can win some money and have some fun with these Dime Rockets. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. We built this car originally, in 4 mos. time, with two of us working part-time on it . Get these cars built and out there to support your local racing associations. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers Last edited by Mark Yacavone; 03-28-2017 at 12:14 PM.