* Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans in Business and Society * 2004 & 2005 O'Reilly Southern All Stars Series Chassis gas. Here at Kryptonite Racecars we pride ourselves on offering highly competitive racecars, components and personalized support. We made big spring changes and big wedge changes. Having enough front weight is critical on high-speed, high-traction racetracks. He said if I wanted I could fix the car, do whatever I wanted with it, but he was done putting any more money into it. Occasionally cars go faster by adding sizeable amounts of weight, but that indicates a problem somewhere else in the chassis. The general design of the cars was figured out at Holman and Moody, and they really didn't change for years after that. Barry Wright's house car is a custom-built vehicle with a Chevrolet engine. And, of course, we also couldn't resist asking their opinions on how racing has changed since then. It was so pleasing and humbling for him When NASCAR changed the wheelbase from 115 inches to 110, that's when things really started to change. rock less," said McGee. (January for the World of Outlaws Case Construction Late Model Series It takes horsepower and traction to move weight, so bolting lead on the cars means we need more of both factors to maintain the same speed. The costs of fuel and travel in general have gone up. Swindell: Most of the time we only had one car, and we counted ourselves lucky if we had a second motor. They provide blacksmithing, welding, metal fabrication and more. It takes horsepower and traction to move weight, so bolting lead on the cars means we need more of both factors to maintain the same speed. Zack Mitchell - $5,000 Carolina Clash Series After rolling off from the inside of a whopping $25,000 winner's check was on the line at the Brunswick, start of his $5,000 to win main event. Each car and driver are different and need different setups to beat the competition. at the Ellisville, Florida speedplant. (February Built with tub frame chassis and aluminum bodies, their engines are based on the big power plants from Ford, Chevy and MOPAR, either crate engines are specially designed engines. On some tracks being fastest in the early laps is best because passing is more difficult later on. third and final transfer spot through his stacked heat race. So, if you tore up a car, you had to go to somebody and fix it the next day or so. off-season, the Barry Wright Race Cars #ICON House Car team In many cases, when moving these heavy components to the left they also have to be mounted higher to produce the same amount of side-bite. Georgia-area speedplant. (February 17, 2023) Tonight's $12,000 In most cases increasing the degree of banking reduces the amount of body roll we can expect. Some other honors and awards he has received include: Dirt Series qualifying before finishing seventh in his heat starting the 40-lap feature event from the inside of the third My father had really worked hard on that car, it was beautiful. Hess: Back when I was driving for myself, once I had my car built and I didn't tear it up, my costs were basically four tires. For example, if a driver calls in complaining that the car is tight
Weight rules in the Late Model division have come down, but we still try to run with as little added weight in the car as possible. While this can work, it is a double-edged sword. area at the Tampa-area facility to do battle for the $12,000 In some situations racers find themselves moving weight behind the rear axle to compensate for hard tires or very low traction conditions. Weight rules force most cars to carry some amount of add-on weight, but the racers who understand and use that weight to their advantage will do better on the track. 16 talking about this. I got to seeing that every time they drove my car I left the track with a handful of money in my pocket. Do it the WRIGHT way! and the 'DIRTcar Nationals' will conclude on Saturday with a ------------------------------------------------, Winternationals cells | winners | merch garage, Royce McGee, head wrench for Mike Skinners #31 Lowes Home Improvement
One of the most outstanding races was in 1995 when his "House Car" won the $100,000 to win 'Dream 100' at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Moving weight should be used as a fine-tuning tool to get the car working as best it can for the track conditions. * 1993, 1994, & 1995 Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series Chassis The amount of leverage exerted by the weight moment arm (see Diagram 3) increases as the weight is moved to the right. We mount the engine in our Hav-A-Tampa dirt Late Model a little to the left and have developed that position over many years of racing and trying different locations. 864-463-4711, EMAIL 47th Annual 'Winternationals' at East Bay Raceway Park took While all this is going on enough weight must remain on the front wheels so the car steers predictably. Myself and two other guys took the truck to Watkins Glen, Ron hopped in and we sat on the pole and won the race against the big guys. a top ten showing before winding up thirteenth at the unfurling * Barry Wright is a 2002 National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee term for wedge is cross-sway or diagonal. As a general rule, high-speed, high-traction racetracks like less rear weight than low-speed, low-traction tracks. And there's also a broad representation of both dirt and asphalt. You've got to be able to do more than just weld up a good chassis. The first step is following the chassis builder's recommendations because they developed specific component locations to work with their design. That can be similar to bolting additional weight on the left side down near the floorboards, which definitely affects how a race car handles. Then coming out of the corner the centrifugal forces decrease and the weight settles back to the left side to drive the car off the corner harder. And finally, Barry Wright has been a major player in the Dirt Late Model gameboth as a chassis builder and a car ownerfor decades. So you've got to have good sponsorship and be smart with your money if you are going to make it work. to nab a strong tenth place effort. We may have to concentrate some of the additional weight in a different place to get the car to work like mine does. Concentrate on what your car and driver are telling you and learn to manipulate the weight to make your car handle as best it can. Other tracks require the car to handle best at the end of the event to win. DIRT LATE MODEL SETUP SHEETS 1999-2000 & Earlier Warrior 4-Bar - Page 1 2001 Warrior 4-Bar / Z-Link - Page 1 If the track is a little more wet or more dry the amount of traction will change, and the standard setup could be the opposite of what the car really needs. en route to a strong eighth place performance. Our team runs Barry Wright race cars, and over the years we have spent a lot of time working to find the best placement for the components in the all the chassis he sells. groups tonight, as triple 20-lap features were on the racing Now in his 46th year of race car design and manufacturing, Quote Tweet Penske Racing Shocks @PenskeShocks Nov 11, 2022 Brakes from the aftermarket only came onto the scene in dirt racing in '80 or '81. Tour Car Builder "If the driver says that the car is loose in the gas exiting the corner, well
So, of course, they made a rule that the spoiler can't be any taller than 14 inches, and as a result Pop did exactly what we've done all these years. (February Mason Zeigler knocked down the third quickest As the car passes through the center of the turn the weight should roll back to the left and rear to accelerate out of the turn. A good example of when placing weight high on the right side will help a race car is when the track gets very slick and the car refuses to take a good set. to be recognized in this way. It is definitely tougher to operate a top-level race team. The right-side tire carrier usually makes
Eury Jr: I remember when we restored Pop's (Tony Eury Sr) old car, the 72. Knowing how to manage weight and its placement to make the car faster is what wins races. of the Year He has used this engine in several of his previous cars, and it has always been reliable. - Laurens County (SC) Speedway From laying the first chassis rail to installing the battery, every part bolted to a race car has an effect on handling. In 2007, he added on to the When I used to set up cars for racers, one of the first things I asked was how much they weigh. We also have to read the track, predict what the racing surface will do later in the event, and adjust weight percentages accordingly. Barry worked for several years as an automobile mechanic with To help accomplish this our cars are built so the fuel cell can be raised or lowered 4 inches. That's when front-steer cars really started to catch on in the Cup Series, and they got so popular that Banjo couldn't build all of them to keep up with demand. Warrior Race Cars produces high-quality Dirt Late Models to help you perform the best on the track. the metal. He opened his own race car manufacturing business Billy Hess: I used to work for Banjo Matthews building Cup cars before I opened my own shop. So, you would read through the book and if you found anything and the book didn't say it was illegal, you knew you could use it the whole racing season. center stage tonight in the Tampa area, as a $7,000 to win program Hess: Butch Miller came into my shop one day. check was on the line. Dirt Series presided over the competition and 44 entrants signed He qualified fifth out of 45 drivers and finished second in his heat race. 864-463-4711 EXT: 3 or EXT: 103 after 6:00pm, Judy Wright (accounts receivable/billing): The Chalk Hill, Pennsylvania Some racers get their cars so heavy during construction that adding weight to balance the chassis puts them way over the minimum regulated by their rules. - Lake View (SC) Motor Speedway Then if the car is still loose on entry we start moving the weight, at the new height, to the right. in April 1977. When Barry Wright sells a race car to a driver weighing 240 pounds we adjust the weight percentages to match what has been working for me at 185 pounds. 2023 Marks Our 46th Year Cars that are constructed lighter, but locate the major components correctly, require minimal ballast weight to achieve maximum performance. to the sport." We may have to concentrate some of the additional weight in a different place to get the car to work like mine does. A track that is very fast during qualifying often slows considerably by feature time, and may need completely different weight percentages to be fast. or tighter. I usually try to begin the longer races with the car just a little loose so handling improves as the laps go by; unless it is a track where you must lead the first lap, then it is important to be optimum early in the race. weight between the right-front and left-rear wheels," said McGee. They didn't rewrite that son of a b**** every week like they do now. Back then with those big wedge bodies it was basically whoever got out front first was the winner. The other thing that we do is we have a driver development deal, and that is exactly what we say it is. | about us | products Experience on the track under various conditions, and records of what we did and how it worked, are invaluable to getting the car as fast as possible the next time we race there. Even if you wanted to, it wasn't as easy without the technology you have now where you can text photos and stuff. from this race went to the Victory Junction Gang Camp for Children, lap in his group during the qualifying session prior to placing the fourth fastest time in his group during the qualifying session we are really proud of, we are now the oldest Dirt Late Model I was laid up in the hospital for a little while, which gives you time to think. If the car is too tight, we go to the right side of the car with the wedge
kept him out of the 50-lapper that was won by Ricky Thornton, adjust those two legs by adding a 1/8-inch shim underneath them, that table will
(Josh James Artwork). Weight placed very low in the chassis tends to loosen up the car on corner entry. After nabbing the second transfer If the car is built with its heavy components mounted at optimum heights for weight transfer and handling, additional ballast weight should be mounted in the center of the car at approximately chest height, then moved as needed to fine-tune the car to track conditions. Order ONLY Through BWRC: Call Judy at 864-463-4711 ext 1 to Order!-----SHIRTS and HOODIES are on order ~~ NEW DESIGNS! Owens was third in the main event of 50 laps, but was eliminated by suspension issues. The engine represents the heaviest single component in the car, and the height at which it is mounted affects weight transfer from left to right and front to rear. A driver that is considerably heavier than the driver around which the chassis is designed may have to install the engine and fuel cell higher to get the car to respond correctly. coating business. There isn't enough traction to resist the tires sliding across the surface to begin body roll, which transfers weight to the right-side tires. When you screw down
paycheck. But what does that really mean? Once my car sets as I want, we slowly lower left-side weight or raise left-side percentages to get off the corner better. Spartanburg, SC 29307. You had to know people, and you had to know different places you could go when you were on the road where you could get your car fixed. adjust those two legs by adding a 1/8-inch shim underneath them, that table will
an effect can it have on the handling of a race car? ADDRESS: Weight & Speed
BWRC SPECIAL EVENT WINNERS Another option is lightening a section of the car to increase the weight percentage on the opposite side. started by Kyle Petty in memory of his son Adam Petty. Winner - Lavonia (GA) Speedway When setting up the car for a high-banked track we may need less ballast on the left, and are usually able to run ballast higher in the race car than on a flat track. (September 5, 2022) The Barry Wright Race Cars team and Mason Zeigler entered a trio of United Late Model Series (ULMS) showdowns over the busy Labor Day holiday weekend. final finishing order. weight between the right-front and left-rear tires," says McGee. Barry Wright Race Cars Post Office Box 220 Cowpens, SC 29330 PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Barry Wright Race Cars 403 Battleground Road Cowpens, SC 29330 PHONE NUMBERS: Main Line: 864-463-4711 Parts: 864-463-4711 EXT: 4 or EXT: 104 after 6:00pm Barry Wright: 864-463-4711 EXT: 3 or EXT: 103 after 6:00pm Judy Wright (accounts receivable/billing): The idea is to develop enough weight transfer so the car takes a set on corner entry but still drives off the corner as hard as possible. As a starting point this can work, but there is no way to accurately predict how a dirt track will change every week. BarryWrightRaceCars @bwracecars Dec 24, 2022 From all of us at BWRC, we wish all of you a Merry Christmas! Racers must keep working with weight placement to find the location that makes the car handle best, then keep records of what worked best at each track you run. drivers in the country. We also have to read the track, predict what the racing surface will do later in the event, and adjust weight percentages accordingly. that was ultimately won by Ashton Winger. Zeigler stopped the clock fourth fastest in Group B during the ranks as one of the most satisfying wins in Barry's career since | classifieds ], Barry He built cars for many of the top dirt late model Then we have to learn how to move weight to get the most from the car under the wide range of track conditions found in dirt racing. You've got to keep it heated in the winter and cooled in the summer. Unfortunately, "Ziggy" Getting the car to turn with this much rear weight can be very difficult. the rain hit at the Barberville, Florida facility, Mason Zeigler ADDRESS: (February 13, 2023) The opening night Tommy Houston, Tommy Ellis, Bob Pressley, people like that who, if you followed the Busch Series back then, you've probably heard of.
Add weight of driver to seat (absolutely not the driver) 3. APA All Acronyms. Instead of building a car from a pile of tubing and flat sheet metal, you had to. Barry Wright: barry@barrywright.com the fifth row in the 50-lap main event, Mason fought hard for Then we cut the other frame rail out measuring off the new frame rail I had just put in. Somewhere in the middle will be fastest, but it may take some searching to fit your particular car and driving style and how the track surface affects those characteristics. Locating the weight directly over the rear axle will produce forward bite while helping to maintain steering control through the corner. McGee offers an example of how wedge works in relation to a piece of furniture. Don't worry about what other people are doing because if you try to keep up with the Jonses it will snowball on you. Cars that are constructed lighter, but locate the major components correctly, require minimal ballast weight to achieve maximum performance. "If you take a table on a level floor and shorten the right-front and the
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The point is we have to keep working with the weights to find the best setup for each track. Knowing how to manage weight and its placement to make the car faster is what wins races. In most cases, if I have a choice of taking the weight off the car or placing it where I think it needs to be to make the car handle, I will take it out. As weight is placed farther behind the rear axle, front-wheel weight decreases and steering control is reduced. Anything you did, you had to do big to be able to feel any difference in the car. Back then there weren't all the parts available that you could simply buy like you can now. Walking through the pits and asking other drivers what percentages they run won't help if their major components are mounted differently than yours. (February 6, 2023) The 47th edition of The idea is to develop enough weight transfer so the car takes a set on corner entry but still drives off the corner as hard as possible. With this adjustment the
(February 16, 2023) The World of Outlaws Dirt racers generally mount the major components quite a bit higher and more centered than asphalt racers to help promote side-bite. stopped the clock third quickest in Group A during the qualifying All of Barry's race car frames are powder coated The total weight between the
By 1971, he had built his first race car. Bowl of Racing' was held tonight at Golden Isles Speedway and (February 15, 2023) The talented 'DIRTcar MAILING 2021 BWRC SPECIAL EVENT WINNERS Dennis Franklin - $5,000 Ultimate Series Winner - Lancaster (SC) Speedway Cla Knight - $4,000 Ultimate Series Winner - Lancaster (SC) Speedway Dustin Mitchell - $5,000 Ultimate Series Winner - Lake View (SC) Motor Speedway Dustin Mitchell - $4,000 Carolina Clash Series Winner - County Line (NC) Raceway | house car | fuel Lawson Photography). 864-463-4711 EXT: 2 or EXT: 102 after 6:00pm, Lance Wright (technical support/laser Black Diamond Race Team. The car will be a little loose on corner entry but as fuel burns off handling will improve. We sometimes add weight before a 100-lap race to replace weight lost by the amount of fuel burned off, but this depends on how we expect the track to change throughout the race. round to free or tighten up the car. be done to make it better. Week at East Bay Raceway Park twitter.com/bwracecars, [ home Yes, the track has gotten older, but we'll go down there and run a 15.9 lap. Theres usually about 45-48 percent of the total
I still raced some, but I really concentrated on working toward getting out of the seat and building more cars for other people. The ability to move the heavy chassis components is especially important when the overall weight of the car gets high enough that adding ballast weight makes the car considerably heavier than the competition. After starting the 30-lap feature from the inside of the ninth The trick is to get the left-side percentages low enough so you can run into the corner as hard as you feel comfortable without the car sliding out from under you and going in to a four-wheel drift. About. Championship title with driver Jonathan Davenport behind the has picked the brains of a couple of really good crew chiefs in the Winston Cup
The $15,000 to The powder To start things off in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series time Florida oval. If the car is built with its heavy components mounted at optimum heights for weight transfer and handling, additional ballast weight should be mounted in the center of the car at approximately chest height, then moved as needed to fine-tune the car to track conditions. running a car de-wedged. 'DIRTcar Nationals' was held in front of a large crowd tonight So boom! The cars are faster now because of all the engineering involved, but as we've squeezed every last bit of speed we can find out of them, it's become more of a fine line. Somewhere in the middle will be fastest, but it may take some searching to fit your particular car and driving style and how the track surface affects those characteristics. Cla Knight - $4,000 Ultimate Series Winner All of the proceeds Limit your help to volunteers that just love racing. Jimmy Owens is another driver to have a Barry Wright Race Car. contest and was ultimately paid for a thirtieth place showing. The trick is to get the left-side percentages low enough so you can run into the corner as hard as you feel comfortable without the car sliding out from under you and going in to a four-wheel drift. Fixing that problem rather than adding weight would have produced more speed. Increasing the height of the weight increases the leverage (see Diagram 2) applied to it. Wedge adjustments are usually made in half and full turn increments during pit
fastest lap in Group B during the time trial session and later (February 10, 2023) The penultimate event Gibsonton, Florida. 57 BWRC house car of Zack Mitchell (Photo: BWRC press release) In an announcement made on Friday, it was made known that Zack Mitchell will take the wheel of the Barry Wright Race Cars house car during the upcoming 2021 Dirt Late Model season. Dirt racers often mount fuel cells in the center of the chassis, but some move them slightly to the left. the third and final transfer spot through his stacked heat race. If the engine and fuel cell are mounted very low in the car you will not be able to run as much left-side weight as a car with those components mounted 3 inches higher. In most cases increasing the degree of banking reduces the amount of body roll we can expect. Bloomquist: I think you can still make a living in racing as a small team, but it's tough. 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