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  • Sept. 12, 2011 2:48 p.m. D_Eclipse9916 None

    As an avid reader of Grassroot Motorsports for years and participation in the Ultimate Track Car Challenge I cannot deny the love for GRM. They also recently supported NASA Nationals! I havent submitted my contingency, but I figured GRM would love a 1st place National Championship based on a grassroots approach to fixing their race car!

    Destroyed my alumalite splitter on Thursday, had to get some good front aero for the rest of the event (friday/sat/sun), so a trip to home depot was in order...The pictures tell most the story...

  • Appleseed

    Sept. 12, 2011 2:50 p.m. Appleseed SuperDork

    It's organic. That'll shut the tree huggers up.

  • alfadriver

    Sept. 12, 2011 2:57 p.m. alfadriver SuperDork

    Appleseed wrote:

    It's organic. That'll shut the tree huggers up.

    It's also carbon fiber. Should shut the ricers up.

  • AutoXR

    Sept. 12, 2011 3:08 p.m. AutoXR Reader

    Realtime racing uses wood too - as do many other teams...

  • Rufledt

    Sept. 12, 2011 3:11 p.m. Rufledt HalfDork

    Have you been taking lessons from this guy? :

    Don't forget, plywood is affordable, so it'll shut the bean counters up.

  • N Sperlo

    Sept. 12, 2011 3:17 p.m. N Sperlo Dork

    Wood floats too...

  • Rufledt

    Sept. 12, 2011 3:22 p.m. Rufledt HalfDork

    In reply to N Sperlo:

    That is by far the most successful combination of Ferrari F-50, watercraft, cowboy hat, and pine cubboards I have ever seen!

  • N Sperlo

    Sept. 12, 2011 3:27 p.m. N Sperlo Dork

    Rufledt wrote:

    In reply to N Sperlo:

    That is by far the most successful combination of Ferrari F-50, watercraft, cowboy hat, and pine cubboards I have ever seen!

    So a whole bunch of win?

  • Rufledt

    Sept. 12, 2011 3:30 p.m. Rufledt HalfDork

    I thought of posting this: but then remembered we already have one thread hijacked by hotlinking...

    Oh, wait

    Serious question- What other uses for plywood are teams currently using? I remember there was an article recently about that, but I don't know where I put that issue.

  • T.J.

    Sept. 12, 2011 3:31 p.m. T.J. SuperDork

    In reply to N Sperlo:

    Is that Chuck Norris driving that Floatarri?

  • Giant Purple Snorklewacker

    Sept. 12, 2011 3:39 p.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

    Rufledt wrote:

    Serious question- What other uses for plywood are teams currently using?

    I'm going with the whole roll cage and chassis myself. What could go wrong?

  • Sept. 12, 2011 3:45 p.m. TRoglodyte HalfDork

    I didn't know adults could enter the Pinewood Derby.

  • N Sperlo

    Sept. 12, 2011 3:52 p.m. N Sperlo Dork

    Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:

    Rufledt wrote:

    Serious question- What other uses for plywood are teams currently using?

    I'm going with the whole roll cage and chassis myself. What could go wrong?

    I remember a game involving parts made of wood. I never won.

  • ClemSparks

    Sept. 12, 2011 4:54 p.m. ClemSparks SuperDork

    N Sperlo wrote:

    Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:

    Rufledt wrote:

    Serious question- What other uses for plywood are teams currently using?

    I'm going with the whole roll cage and chassis myself. What could go wrong?

    I remember a game involving parts made of wood. I never won.

    Yes...but it was better when your kids named "E36M3," "Berkelyer," "Shinyhappyperson" etc. died...so you could see their names in print.

    Clem

  • nderwater

    Sept. 12, 2011 9:09 p.m. nderwater Dork

    OP - Welcome! Excellent first post.

  • Toyman01

    Sept. 12, 2011 9:13 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork

    Great, now I've got to take up carpentry.

    If that isn't grassroots then what is. Very cool.

  • N Sperlo

    Sept. 12, 2011 9:17 p.m. N Sperlo Dork

    On a more related note, I have been thinking of making splitters out of plywood and I'm glad others are as interested.

  • Rob_Mopar

    Sept. 12, 2011 9:48 p.m. Rob_Mopar Dork

    Since everybody else covered the plywood part, I need to ask, you cast your original splitter out of Alumalite?

    D_Eclipse9916 said:
  • porksboy

    Sept. 12, 2011 11:25 p.m. porksboy SuperDork

    What is alumalite? Google doesnt anwer me. I see trailers and muzle brakes, But no gooey two part liquid goodness.

  • former520

    Sept. 13, 2011 12:17 a.m. former520 New Reader

    Alumalite is similar to the corrugated plastic political signs, but Aluminum. Available for order from many sign shops at around $100 a 4x8 sheet. I was just looking at it to replace my missing under tray.

  • Rob_Mopar

    Sept. 13, 2011 8:02 p.m. Rob_Mopar Dork

    Alumilite is also the name of a 2-part casting resin, usually used in smaller scale stuff. Like casting model car parts, but it can be used to make full scale stuff too. Would be pretty expensive to make a splitter out of it. Probably heavy too.

    Alumilite Resin

  • DoctorBlade

    Sept. 13, 2011 10:29 p.m. DoctorBlade Dork

    It's easy to replace, too.

  • poopshovel

    Sept. 13, 2011 10:37 p.m. poopshovel SuperDork

    Sperlo and clem have me crying.

  • porksboy

    Sept. 14, 2011 12:26 a.m. porksboy SuperDork

    O have two abandoned road signs. They are aluminum with some sort ofmcomposit in between. Is that alumilite?

  • Sept. 14, 2011 8:32 a.m. D_Eclipse9916 New Reader

    Yes,

    Alumalite is 2 thin sheetes of aluminum with a honeycomb composite in the middle to provide strength. I have since ordered sheets of dibond, which are two thing sheets of aluminum with a solid composite in the middle. Slightly stronger, slightly more weight. Great splitter/air dam material.

 
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