Topic: Solved - Speeding in the Paddock

Set the idle to 1,500 rpm and just idle through the pits in 1st.

Re: Solved - Speeding in the Paddock

Or... team administered corporal punishment.

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Re: Solved - Speeding in the Paddock

We tend to blow our car up really early in the weekend.  Paddock speed problem, solved.

Re: Solved - Speeding in the Paddock

Unless you have a real engine, that actually produces torque at 1500. I idle at 30mph brah......

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Re: Solved - Speeding in the Paddock

I say about the Paddock what I say to my students on the taxiway. Any faster than a brisk walk is too fast. The race happens on the track. Next time, show up earlier on Thursday.

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Re: Solved - Speeding in the Paddock

gtopat wrote:

Unless you have a real engine, that actually produces torque at 1500. I idle at 30mph brah......

We've got nothing until 3000 rpm.

Re: Solved - Speeding in the Paddock

m610 wrote:
gtopat wrote:

Unless you have a real engine, that actually produces torque at 1500. I idle at 30mph brah......

We've got nothing until 3000 rpm.

We've got nothing after 3000 RPM

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Re: Solved - Speeding in the Paddock

We've just got nothing.

Everybody grab your brooms, it's shenanigans!

Re: Solved - Speeding in the Paddock

When someone on our team does something boneheaded like speed in the pits, their punishment is to wear something completely humiliating.

We got this as part of our S&M theme and it stuck from there.  Dumb ass black flag, gets 15 minutes in public wearing "The Accommodator".  Some wear it as designed, others prefer to put it on their forehead for the "penicorn" look. 

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Re: Solved - Speeding in the Paddock

Sonic wrote:

When someone on our team does something boneheaded like speed in the pits, their punishment is to wear something completely humiliating.

We got this as part of our S&M theme and it stuck from there.  Dumb ass black flag, gets 15 minutes in public wearing "The Accommodator".  Some wear it as designed, others prefer to put it on their forehead for the "penicorn" look. 

https://www.amazon.com/CalExoticsthe-Ac … B002JINP1C

Chris,

Given the TPM theme history, your amazon "recommended for you" service must be an amazing parade of weird!!!

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Re: Solved - Speeding in the Paddock

rmcdaniels wrote:

We've just got nothing.

You've got excellent beer, and that's not nothing!

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Re: Solved - Speeding in the Paddock

m610 wrote:

Set the idle to 1,500 rpm and just idle through the pits in 1st.


Meh, ours idles at exactly 9 mph in D. Of course, since the throttle was replaced by a "finely hand crafted" item bashed together on my bench, it doesn't play nice at speeds between idle and 30 mph.

Which is a real issue when you are in 20 minutes of full course yellow in a train led by a reality TV star who doesn't get that yellow doesn't mean slow the entire field down to 18 mph for a VERY leisurely tour of the track. :0

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Re: Solved - Speeding in the Paddock

Yeah... that link is going to stay blue, thank you very much.

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