Ohio Buggy Enduro Race in October

Odyknuck · **Posted:** Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:32 am

mudd mutt wrote:

Odyknuck wrote:

I have a few more details on the race. The race will now be 1 Hour because of you old folks (that includes me). Helments, Goggles, long sleeve shirt and a side net is required for driver and/or passenger. Gary says for the net(s) we can use the orange plastic snow fence with tie wraps or rope to hold it on. So far 5 of us are going that ride Wellsville. So come on guys lets have some fun, DVs,Steve, Madmike, Dean, Hillaholic, Jegg, Greg?[/quote

Who me?

Yes you. Are you coming? While your at it get Dallas off his butt too. :roll:

Odyknuck · **Posted:** Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:39 am

The race is in 2 days so lets get a roll call for who is attending and when you are getting there.

plumberbill · **Posted:** Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:36 pm

just got back from the race,it started out well with me,buggyb (brian) and odyknuck in 1st,2nd,3rd. ody had tire problems then d.n.f.ed. me and brian battled back and forth for first. unfortunatly my radiator leaked and i ended up baking a motor. brian took 1st overall. despite the problems it was a great time and i would definitely do it again . i'll post pics later.

(note to self:install large dummy light with new motor)

Stevo · **Posted:** Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:47 pm

Sounds like a good time. Maybe i can make it next year. How hot was the motor? Is it ok? What caused the leak? Sorry so many questions, just want to learn from some of our problems. You know since we only been running subys for a couple of years compared to ac motors.

plumberbill · **Posted:** Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:43 pm

radiator mounts were good enough for wellsville, not good enough to race. to many hard hits caused the lower brackets to fail which took out the core. me not paying attention to the temp gauge is why the engine fried,when i did realize, it was at 350deg and way to late. motor still cranks but the oil smells like r2d2 took a shit.

Stevo · **Posted:** Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:20 pm

plumberbill wrote:

radiator mounts were good enough for wellsville, not good enough to race. to many hard hits caused the lower brackets to fail which took out the core. me not paying attention to the temp gauge is why the engine fried,when i did realize, it was at 350deg and way to late. motor still cranks but the oil smells like r2d2 took a shit.

I think your right about the idiot light, I never noticed the the temp when my upper hose came off. Being that we sit in front of rad we cant smell the coolant until its to late. I talked to a guy about welding an bungs to the rad and upper hose barb to run an lines instead of hose clamps. Thats what came loose on mine. Do you think it took out the head gaskets? I hope it isnt to bad. keep us posted.

plumberbill · **Posted:** Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:06 am

gonna pull the motor apart this week and see if its worth rebuilding :cry:

RaceBugg1098 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:13 pm

So, did it get you hooked? That was about all it took for me, and I was ready to build my first race car

I would have loved to be there, but I had a family member pass, and a funeral. I will try to make one next year!

plumberbill · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:26 pm

always have been hooked on enduro/harescrambles with a dirtbike, now i can add buggys. been tossing around the idea of a single seat subi project. for right now i will pay the stupid tax, lick my wounds and put my existing buggy back together. just ordered a jdm motor and a new radiator today. odyknuck is paying some stupid tax to, he had more problems then i knew about.

buggyb · **Joined:** Mon May 14, 2007 10:14 am **Posts:** 24

hey bill i won the night race also but broke 2 shocks and bent a lower trailing arm but it was a blast and did you find that tire repair stuff and so i take it your motor is fried they are having another race on the 25th and 26th of oct

RaceBugg1098 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:40 am

is anyone going to try to make the 25 and 26th?

buggyb · **Joined:** Mon May 14, 2007 10:14 am **Posts:** 24

yea we should be there we are only doing the wheel to wheel this time since we did not get to last time had motor issue but things change ya never know

plumberbill · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:22 pm

buggyb wrote:

hey bill i won the night race also but broke 2 shocks and bent a lower trailing arm but it was a blast and did you find that tire repair stuff and so i take it your motor is fried they are having another race on the 25th and 26th of oct

congrats on the win! at least you kept the expenses down. yea the motor is nothing more than a paper weight now. heres the link to my orignal post on woods buggy this should have all the info you need. cant rember what i paid it might be in the post or just call them any questions just hit me up ------ viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1293

RaceBugg1098 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:18 am

I've got a "200k" enduro this sunday, if everything holds up..... I will try to make that race :mrgreen:

JeffClay · **Posted:** Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:16 am

congrats brian! does anyone have any pictures from this event? id like to see some!

Odyknuck · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:12 pm

buggyb wrote:

hey bill i won the night race also but broke 2 shocks and bent a lower trailing arm but it was a blast and did you find that tire repair stuff and so i take it your motor is fried they are having another race on the 25th and 26th of oct

Brian Congradualations. Too bad i was not there to spray you with some more dirt and rocks :lol:

Did they run the trucks with the Buggys again? If so Bad move on the sponsers part again.

plumberbill · **Posted:** Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:57 am

repairing the damage on odyknucks buggy after getting t-boned by a truck. the frame rail took a good hit

plumberbill · **Posted:** Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:01 am

damage to my motor

rockrockets1 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:24 am

Damn Ody who ran you over did you get a tag # :shock:

Odyknuck · **Posted:** Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:19 pm

rockrockets1 wrote:

Damn Ody who ran you over did you get a tag # :shock:

I actually got "T" boned by a pick up truck. They raced both the trucks and Buggys at the same time. I really thought it was a bad decision on the sponcers part however I was there and I raced any way. Trust me when i say trucks are heavyer than a Buggy! He lifted me up on 2 wheels. I was cooking along at a good click running about 8# of boost at the time. Story has it the Buggys were not on the track and the truck was! Personally I dont think he wanted me to pass him. When I was passing him the next thing I know hes turning right into me and the rest is history. We straighten the frame and made a tree bar patch. I still have to paint it yet.

Stevo · **Posted:** Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:16 pm

plumberbill wrote:

damage to my motor

What melted it? your muffler to close?

RaceBugg1098 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:45 am

Motor looks fried!! We had a sweet race last weekend! 17 buggies in my class!... and some big names. For the short course heat races, I finished 1st, 2nd, and 5th, giving me a first over-all, and sunday we had the "200k" enduro. Somehow I managed to pull a first over-all again!! The buggy gods must be pleased with me :mrgreen:

plumberbill · **Posted:** Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:59 am

RaceBugg1098 wrote:

Motor looks fried!! We had a sweet race last weekend! 17 buggies in my class!... and some big names. For the short course heat races, I finished 1st, 2nd, and 5th, giving me a first over-all, and sunday we had the "200k" enduro. Somehow I managed to pull a first over-all again!! The buggy gods must be pleased with me :mrgreen:

outstanding job!............i think i'm done racing with my buggy its just not set-up for the beating that it takes. still tossing around the thought of a single seater with subi power.

Firebug · **Posted:** Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:15 am

You still had more fun than Idid,,,I would have liked to been there. It looks like there are gonna be some stadium type events in Tn , Ky, and Al. coming up soon .

DVS1 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:41 am

RaceBugg1098 wrote:

Motor looks fried!! We had a sweet race last weekend! 17 buggies in my class!... and some big names. For the short course heat races, I finished 1st, 2nd, and 5th, giving me a first over-all, and sunday we had the "200k" enduro. Somehow I managed to pull a first over-all again!! The buggy gods must be pleased with me :mrgreen:

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

Ohio Buggy Enduro Race in October

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