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Nor Cal Track Night in the 340 Dart #2301509 05/09/17 12:57 AM 05/09/17 12:57 AM
Joined: May 2015 Posts: 37 Sacramento norcal-fjo OP member
norcal-fjo OP member Joined: May 2015 Posts: 37 Sacramento	I did an SCCA Track Night event last Friday at Thunderhill. My car is a 70 Dart Swinger 340,727,3:23sg 17x8. Here is the link to a quick video if anyone is interested. https://youtu.be/hANYuAgqz28

Re: Nor Cal Track Night in the 340 Dart [Re: norcal-fjo] #2301515 05/09/17 01:07 AM 05/09/17 01:07 AM
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amxautox Still Retired. Still Posting on Moparts. A Lot. Joined: May 2003 Posts: 96,649 On The Boat, On The Lake, Wa. ...	Looks like fun while the tires are reaching their limit of adhesion. Tom "Everyone should believe in something; I believe I'll go fishing." -Henry David Thoreau Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths author unknown

Re: Nor Cal Track Night in the 340 Dart [Re: norcal-fjo] #2301534 05/09/17 01:35 AM 05/09/17 01:35 AM
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NV69B7RR master Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,005 Reno, Nevada	Cool video, thanks for sharing! Looks like your Dart does pretty well. 72 Demon 340 71 Duster 340 Resto https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...part=1&vc=1

Re: Nor Cal Track Night in the 340 Dart [Re: norcal-fjo] #2302753 05/11/17 09:21 AM 05/11/17 09:21 AM
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Mattax top fuel Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,645 Phila. Pa.	Awsome. Glad you made it. I'll check out the video tonight. There's a Tracknite at NJMP today but not going to make it. Autox on Sat right in town and won't make that either.

Re: Nor Cal Track Night in the 340 Dart [Re: norcal-fjo] #2303700 05/13/17 02:58 AM 05/13/17 02:58 AM
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Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,112 Bend,OR USA	Where is that track? I was under the impression that Sears point, Infineon, was the only sport car track in northern and central ,CA Last edited by Cab_Burge; 05/13/17 02:58 AM. Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Nor Cal Track Night in the 340 Dart [Re: Cab_Burge] #2303702 05/13/17 03:06 AM 05/13/17 03:06 AM
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69charger440_6pa pro stock 6 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,523 Oakley CA	Originally Posted By Cab_Burge Where is that track? I was under the impression that Sears point, Infineon, was the only sport car track in northern and central ,CA Willows Ca. Awesome track. The 5 mile arrangement is amazing 1969 Charger R/T under construction 2014 Ram 3500 Cummins 2006 Corvette Z06 2015 Corvette Z06 2014 BMW M5

Re: Nor Cal Track Night in the 340 Dart [Re: Cab_Burge] #2305297 05/16/17 01:32 AM 05/16/17 01:32 AM
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norcal-fjo OP member Joined: May 2015 Posts: 37 Sacramento	Sears Point in Sonoma, Thunderhill in Willows, and Laguna Seca in Monterey.

Re: Nor Cal Track Night in the 340 Dart [Re: norcal-fjo] #2306672 05/18/17 01:06 PM 05/18/17 01:06 PM
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dart4forte I Live Here D Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 16,131 Mesa, Arizona	South of Redding, CA “So if it’s on the internet it must be true” Abe Lincoln

Re: Nor Cal Track Night in the 340 Dart [Re: norcal-fjo] #2333508 07/08/17 11:02 AM 07/08/17 11:02 AM
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67SATisfaction The member whose name is actually Art Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,538 Albany, NY	Very cool, looks like a good and fast track - thanks for sharing - a couple questions for you... - The rapid knocking sound in hard left corners (listen at the 1:14, 2:24, and 3:15 marks, the last turn before the straight) - what is that coming from? - What rims are you using? Cheers, - Art 65 Satellite hardtop 361/4bbl console 727 2.76 67 Satellite convert 383/2bbl column 727 3.23 67 Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 Zagato. Alloy body, 1.3L V4 DOHC 4-spd 67 Lancia Fulvia Rallye 1.3. Alloy panel, 1.3L V4 DOHC 4-spd 71 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1300 Zagato, 1.3L 4cyl DOHC hemi 5-spd 82 Alfa Romeo GTV6 2.5L SOHC hemi V6 5-spd transaxle 75 Maserati Bora US spec 4.9L DOHC hemi V8 5-spd ZF 77 Maserati Khamsin Euro spec 4.9L DOHC hemi V8 5-spd ZF 07 Aston Martin DB9 6.0L DOHC V12 6spd transaxle

Re: Nor Cal Track Night in the 340 Dart [Re: 67SATisfaction] #2336751 07/14/17 01:06 AM 07/14/17 01:06 AM
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norcal-fjo OP member Joined: May 2015 Posts: 37 Sacramento	My rear sway links are too close to my mufflers, so in hard corners, they bump into each other. No real prob, but a bit annoying (lower on the list of things to do).Thanks for watching and commenting. I will be at the track next weekend again, this time for an SCCA Autocross event. Should be fun, and I'll try to get some on board video from that. Cheers!

Re: Nor Cal Track Night in the 340 Dart [Re: 67SATisfaction] #2336756 07/14/17 01:13 AM 07/14/17 01:13 AM
Joined: May 2015 Posts: 37 Sacramento norcal-fjo OP member
norcal-fjo OP member Joined: May 2015 Posts: 37 Sacramento	Sorry, forgot wheel info; mine are 17x8 Bullits. 5.7 backspace spaced to 5.5. Tires=245/45 Dunlops (three seasons old) 2015 season=2nd place SCCA Sac CAM-T, 2016= 1st CAM-t, and 2017 two autocrosses plus the track day.

Re: Nor Cal Track Night in the 340 Dart [Re: norcal-fjo] #2338151 07/17/17 01:21 AM 07/17/17 01:21 AM
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72Swinger master Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 4,302 Nebraska	You can ditch the rear links for heims, way more compact and work better to. Mopar to the bone!!!

Re: Nor Cal Track Night in the 340 Dart [Re: norcal-fjo] #2338170 07/17/17 01:59 AM 07/17/17 01:59 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,695 Bitopia J jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds..
jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds.. J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,695 Bitopia	Is that night in Ca? Your tires were "talking" with authority , you looked smooth Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.

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