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Post by Stephen McLaine on Jul 10, 2018 7:22:01 GMT 10
Hi All,
I have had a couple of competitors let me know that they received damage to their rear bars at Morgan Park, one actually had a hole in the bar, from the genuine towing eyes that we run on the front of our cars. We all know it is very easy to give the car in front a tap with no malice intended, especially in the wet conditions we had in the final race on Sunday. Should we rethink the towing eyes in preference of a towing strap to minimise damage? Thoughts please??
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Post by Scott O'Hara on Jul 10, 2018 15:01:04 GMT 10
We agree with the idea of tow straps. We run a strap on the front and a solid one on the rear. We suffered a fair bit of damage at the last round, and a lot of that I suspect was from the tow hooks. I should clarify that the tow hooks probably wouldn't have prevented a lot of the damage, but parts of the guard and doors were opened up like a can opener - guessing it was from the tow hook (or hooks in this case) from the other car. Do you think we should only run 1 tow hook on the front?
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Post by Stephen McLaine on Jul 10, 2018 16:31:59 GMT 10
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Post by Dani Cashion on Jul 10, 2018 19:38:13 GMT 10
I totally agree in moving away from the factory tow hooks if possible. I currently have two on the front and I would be interested in exploring a less than lethal alternative I think one on the rear isn't so much of an issue as it is concealed somewhat. But the one(s) on the front have the real potential to cause major damage/cost from a simple unintended tap from the person behind you. The difference bing a bit of a buff out compared to major bumper repairs or replacement! Thoughts??
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Post by Dani Cashion on Jul 10, 2018 19:47:14 GMT 10
Thoughts on something similar to this? Maybe get some shafts similar to the last image turned up at the right length and add you own strap to the end???
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Post by Dani Cashion on Jul 10, 2018 20:07:45 GMT 10
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Post by AB on Jul 12, 2018 6:37:12 GMT 10
Not true Steve, i was in front of both you and Ric at Morgan Park in the wet race. AB
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Post by Dani Cashion on Jul 12, 2018 6:58:17 GMT 10
Not true Steve, i was in front of both you and Ric at Morgan Park in the wet race. AB Ill just go and get my popcorn
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