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Topic: How many differant sprint car chassis manufactures are out there? Email this topic to a friend | Subscribe to this TopicReport this Topic to Moderator
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cubicdollars
December 05, 2010 at 02:25:05 PM
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This message was edited on December 05, 2010 at 02:27:29 PM by cubicdollars
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Posted By: L.O.G on December 04 2010 at 09:52:29 PM
Regardless of where there built ,there probably the safest car out there and WAY better welded than the most popular chassis brand ,,maybe not as good as JNJ or wolfweld but a whole lot cheaper ,just keep doing what a hundred other people have already told ,pound away on your Chinese computer go hang out in front of ur Taiwan tv on your foreign couch n keep preaching what a great American supporter you are ,


American chassis builders could get close to TripleX prices just by using chinese tubing and none of them will even do that.Why? Because most of them have toyed with it and it is inconsistent junk. The 50 cents an hour child labor doesn't save them as much as you think when you consider they have to ship entire chassis half way around the world at substantial cost to utilize it.


 

 

 

They don't even know how to spell sprint car much less chromoly...http://www.ycmco.com


origopnwhlr
December 05, 2010 at 05:57:46 PM
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Same song

Second verse

Could get better

But will probably get worse.

Brought to you by CUBIC/21...your Bologna import specialists


TSA...It's not a GROPE...it's a Freedom Pat!

L.O.G
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Posted By: HoldenCaulfield on December 05 2010 at 11:32:52 AM

If that bullshit was true, then the top teams wouldn't still be running the popular chasis brands. Chinese manufacturing quality is not on par with US, Japan, Canada or Germany; nowhere close. Maybe when the US loses a few million more jobs or maybe when you're job gets shipped to China then you'll get a clue. Screw XXX and screw China- what are they doing to help diiffuse the North Korea situatiuon?



Have seen the welding on the most popular car out there or seen them break in 5 spots after a bad crash ,if you think there put together better than x cars ,you've been drinking way to much bong water ,there not even close ,,I don't have a Chinese car or work on one ,just stating a fact there safe and welded quite well , if I owned a car it probably wouldn't be a xxx ,something nice like a A.R.T or last years JEI , if it was my money buying it ide end up with well used gambler or cheaper


IcemanZ
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Posted By: wingtree on December 01 2010 at 06:24:14 PM

Some I don't think I've seen mentioned.... These are both past & present:

Rocket, Mach 1, Shaw, Avenger, JB (John Boy), Shores, Comp Welding, Stealth, Trevis Craft, Nygaard, Trostle, Gambler, Jenkins, Nance

 



Since you mentioned old ones, can't forget Challenger, and American Challenge built buy Bob Thompson in Des Moines. Both great chassis.Also Leonard McCarl built several chassis in the same area



W2Motorsports
August 09, 2017 at 10:36:07 AM
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Posted By: IcemanZ on August 09 2017 at 09:35:01 AM

Since you mentioned old ones, can't forget Challenger, and American Challenge built buy Bob Thompson in Des Moines. Both great chassis.Also Leonard McCarl built several chassis in the same area



Better late than never right? 6 1/2 years isn't really that long ago.

 

Thanks,

Jeff.



cmpvideo2go
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August 09, 2017 at 11:13:25 AM
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Stinger Chassis









turtle4156
August 09, 2017 at 08:30:41 PM
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how about spike chassis



alum.427
August 09, 2017 at 09:30:21 PM
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To many...



ilikeposse
August 09, 2017 at 11:06:07 PM
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Why is thread alive 7 years later???????????????????????????




SprintFan19
August 10, 2017 at 08:50:26 AM
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Because nobody mentioned the Beabers in Gibsonburg 



minthess
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August 10, 2017 at 09:16:31 AM
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Posted By: sprinter25 on December 01 2010 at 05:13:20 PM

THis should be required reading for cubic, and others, before they bash XXX. I can't say that I've seen ANY other chassis maufacturer be as transparent with their testing data as XXX....

http://www.xxxraceco.com/chassis%20metal%20test%20results.htm

 



The lifelong local racer/chassis builder and fellow American down the street doesn't have to promote testing data.


Luna's Ford engine style that won 2 WoO titles and 3 
Kings Royals before a weight rule against the best EVER
in their prime and now DOMINATES super dirt late model
racing is no longer allowed/wanted in a WoO sprint
car.... Was Luna a miracle worker?

minthess
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August 10, 2017 at 09:22:03 AM
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Posted By: L.O.G on December 05 2010 at 10:04:36 PM
Have seen the welding on the most popular car out there or seen them break in 5 spots after a bad crash ,if you think there put together better than x cars ,you've been drinking way to much bong water ,there not even close ,,I don't have a Chinese car or work on one ,just stating a fact there safe and welded quite well , if I owned a car it probably wouldn't be a xxx ,something nice like a A.R.T or last years JEI , if it was my money buying it ide end up with well used gambler or cheaper


More and more Korean Hyundais and Kias in dirt track parking lots all the time as well.  I guess the people like the way Koreans are acting these days.


Luna's Ford engine style that won 2 WoO titles and 3 
Kings Royals before a weight rule against the best EVER
in their prime and now DOMINATES super dirt late model
racing is no longer allowed/wanted in a WoO sprint
car.... Was Luna a miracle worker?


MDT
August 10, 2017 at 09:49:47 PM
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Old :  Mitchell, Stapp, Stanton and Race Ready.    New:  CS9



Muddy99
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The larger chassis manufacturers ( those who sell nationally ) produce about 500-575 per year.  Then it drops off from there when it comes to the lesser known, and regional or local manufacturers.  The ones who specialize in non wing cars are all in the smaller quantity category.  This is accurate, as I once worked for a major supplier to most of the builders and these were valid numbers until the time I retired several years ago.  Don't underestimate the smaller builders.  They often pay  much greater attention to detail,  like Doug Wolfgang, or Ron Trevis ( who retired earlier this year ), due to the fact they are not assembly line type builders. The big guys sell the most cars because they chalk up more wins due to so many cars in the marketplace.  They get more notoriety due to lots of wins, especially major races.  Of the builders who have gone by the wayside in the last 15-20 years, Gambler would have been in the 500 plus range.  Today, there are 3  that I can think of who make 500 or a bit more.



sprintdan15
August 11, 2017 at 10:09:29 AM
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Oldy but definitely a goody, RAM Chassis, late '60s thru the mid '80s. Jerry Day built some great cars, driven by some of the great drivers across the country.




alum.427
August 11, 2017 at 03:36:30 PM
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What I think is most amazing is that many drivers of years gone by were guys that could bend and weld there own chassis and take them to the track. Most were better than the assembly line cars. Here in Pennsylvania you had guys like Bobbie Allen, Ben Cook,   Buckley, Tobias, Henchcraft,   and a few others that built quality cars.  Each of these guys I believe had superior cars but lacked the production line mentality. They were small and wanted to stay that way, and the quality of the product showed that. 



raidersam67
August 12, 2017 at 12:13:00 AM
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Tim Green in the #71 Duke McMillan chassis at 1983 nationals

 

Jimmy Sills in the ICONIC bailey Bros 01 Chuck Delu Chassis at the 1982 nationals

 


“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science 
gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” 

cmpvideo2go
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Ralph Jennings - Jennings Chassis









Dryslick Willie
August 12, 2017 at 08:26:44 AM
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Posted By: minthess on August 10 2017 at 09:22:03 AM

More and more Korean Hyundais and Kias in dirt track parking lots all the time as well.  I guess the people like the way Koreans are acting these days.



Because there's not an American manufacturer that can match their quality on front wheel drive cars...





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