Where is it legal to add ballast? - Page 3

older racer · 01-28-2022, 12:13 AM

at end of track? woodburn?? lol

SSDiv6 · 01-28-2022, 09:32 AM

There are two narratives to adding weight to a racer car:

You add or remove weight to just change classes without caring about the effect on the suspension and percentage of rise.
You add or remove weight to change classes, from specific locations, knowing how it will affect the suspension and percentage of rise.

As others stated, if you ever have an opportunity, scale the car and check the instant center and variations by placing weight for different classes at various locations and document your findings.

garyc · 01-28-2022, 09:36 AM

building my b-body mopar stocker, now under wight, will add wight under rear seat, wight in class guide is less driver??? 170 lbs for driver over scales ??
gary

west coast · 01-28-2022, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

West Coast do you race a Camaro with a water leak?

No but I was there for it and the woodburn one also

bry-war · 02-01-2022, 01:00 AM

I acquired some large 4x8x.125 sheets of lead and I thought it could be converted to race weight. First and not legal thought was to fit it under the entire floor pan under the carpet. It's dead soft but maybe still deadly, especially if you chew on it.

Rsmith38 · 02-01-2022, 09:30 AM

You can fold it into blocks and then bolt it.

01-28-2022, 12:13 AM	#21
older racer Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 212 Likes: 13 Liked 68 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Where is it legal to add ballast? at end of track? woodburn?? lol

01-28-2022, 09:32 AM	#22
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,045 Likes: 712 Liked 1,604 Times in 583 Posts	Re: Where is it legal to add ballast? There are two narratives to adding weight to a racer car: You add or remove weight to just change classes without caring about the effect on the suspension and percentage of rise. You add or remove weight to change classes, from specific locations, knowing how it will affect the suspension and percentage of rise. As others stated, if you ever have an opportunity, scale the car and check the instant center and variations by placing weight for different classes at various locations and document your findings.

01-28-2022, 09:36 AM	#23
garyc Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 124 Likes: 0 Liked 51 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Where is it legal to add ballast? building my b-body mopar stocker, now under wight, will add wight under rear seat, wight in class guide is less driver??? 170 lbs for driver over scales ?? gary

02-01-2022, 01:00 AM	#25
bry-war Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 22 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Where is it legal to add ballast? I acquired some large 4x8x.125 sheets of lead and I thought it could be converted to race weight. First and not legal thought was to fit it under the entire floor pan under the carpet. It's dead soft but maybe still deadly, especially if you chew on it.

02-01-2022, 09:30 AM	#26
Rsmith38 Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 186 Likes: 0 Liked 28 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Where is it legal to add ballast? You can fold it into blocks and then bolt it.