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Our mission at the RaceWise Dirt Track Chassis School is simple: help racers of late model, modified, and street stock-type dirt racecars improve their racing program. We provide help through education. There is no substitute for a lack of racing technology given today’s level of competition. Winning takes making the right decisions in the shop and at the racetrack, no matter how good one’s equipment might be. RaceWise provides the technical understanding of suspension and tire performance that racers must have in order to make “no guesswork” decisions regarding chassis setup, handling analysis and adjustments.
The RaceWise philosophy is simple: We believe you can’t fix or improve something (including racecars) unless you know how it works first. At the RaceWise Dirt Track Chassis School, students learn how suspensions actually work and how tires make side and forward bite. This foundation of knowledge enables students to learn not only WHAT to do to improve handling and tire performance, but, more importantly, they come to understand WHY! The knowledge we provide takes the mysteries out of chassis set-up and tuning and eliminates guesswork and misunderstandings that are so common for most racers.
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The 2008 RaceWise Program
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All critical aspects of chassis set-ups, tuning and tires are covered in an easy-to-learn, step-by-step, organized, racer-friendly manner.
Late Models - IMCA Modifieds - Street Stocks
• Three days classroom: 8:30am to 5:00pm
• One night open panel discussions featuring notable chassis / engine builders, drivers, crew chiefs and / or other Dirt Track
• experts that share their knowledge and answer your questions.
• One night chassis set-up demonstration by an expert in the field.
• Note: Nightly activities may vary. Check "Dates & Locations - Special Activities" for particulars of each school.
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Main Focus
As previously stated, the RaceWise program is based on a simple philosophy: You can't fix or improve something until you know how it works.
RaceWise students learn:
1. How tires and chassis actually work
2. What actually determines how a race car handles
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• What adjustments to make
• When to make adjustments
• How much adjustment to make
• Why the adjustments affect handling
• What set-ups and suspensions work best on various track conditions types and why
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4. Proper driving techniques for various track conditions and how to analyze driver performance.
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Subject Matter
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The school’s subject matter is comprehensive, well-organized and is presented in a student-friendly manner. Students follow the Racewise Chassis School Manual, over 145 pages of illustrations, guides, diagrams and chassis tuning tips that many consider “The Bible” of dirt track racing. Note-taking is minimal, so students can watch, listen and learn with their full attention. Some of the topics covered in the school include:
• Driver / crew communications
• Driver types / evaluation
• Tire performance / selection / modifications
• Weight distribution / ballast location / wedge adjustments
• Weight transfer / body roll
• Spring selection and tuning
• Shock selection and tuning
• Spring and shock positioning
• Front to rear track alignment
• Rear suspension analysis / tuning (all types with heavy emphasis on 4-link, Z-link and swing arm types):
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Roll steer, drive angles, birdcage indexing / effects, trailing arm toe, panhard devices, lift and pull bars, 6th coils, damper shocks, stacked, 2 step and double spring arrangements, 5th coils and shocks, leaf springs,
3-link, and much more
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• Roll center locations / tuning
• Front suspension setup and tuning
• Latest tuning tips, setups and parts
• Maintenance and set-up procedures
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Students
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Thousands of students, including drivers, crew members, chassis builders, sponsors and others involved in various dirt track businesses have used the Racewise Dirt Track Chassis School to take their program to the next level. Some notable Racewise students include Donny Moran, Bill Frye, Brian Burkhofer, Matt Miller, Josh Richards, Kelly Boen, Randy Korte, Jon Allen, Ricky Weeks, Jeff & Peyton Taylor, Jerod Landers, Ryan Aho, Kyle Berke, Steve Kosiski, Steve Drake, Kelly Shryock, Al Purkey, Steve Arpin and many more. It is not unusual for students to go on to win their first feature, track championship or series championship after taking the Racewise class.
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Teaching
Aids
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The RaceWise program is continually fine-tuned to provide students at all learning levels with the latest information. Information is presented in a manner that enables easy learning and retention. Some of the teaching aids used to help students learn include:
• Over 100
overhead projections
• Special
fixtures and simulators
• Actual suspensions
• Various
chassis components
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PLUS: The Bible of Dirt Track Racing
Students follow classroom instructions using the latest RaceWise
class handbook & tuning manual
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• Over 145 pages
• Includes diagrams, illustrations, charts and
• tuning guides
• Developed for class and race track use
• Minimizes note taking
• Improves retention / attention levels
• Covers all class subjects
• Available to current RaceWise students only
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NEW For 2008
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| • Latest tire information (Hoosier & American Racer)
• Expanded shock tech including: Gas/ Twin tube usage for different track conditions
- New shocks for 2008
- LR ahead / behind shock setups
• New suspension tech
- New rear suspension components / set-ups for improved traction, including LR suspension limiters and pull bars for
- modifieds.
- Latest 4-link, swing arm & watts link combinations & adjustments
• Expanded modified tech
• Expanded street stock tech
• Introduction of new RaceWise software programs
- Front suspension program (3D). Find your roll center and analyze your front end geometry (static and dynamic).
- Dirt Track rear suspension program. Analyze and modify almost any Dirt Track rear suspension (3D).
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