I only had 8 days to build it, plus i didn't have an automatic transmission for it. Yes the rules are pretty strict, but not strictly enforced. Running a manual was smart because I could be push started if my battery went dead.
I had planned on putting in a cage, but run out of time. I finished most of my work like 30 minutes before the derby. I plan on doing A LOT more work on my derby vehicles from now on.
Steven Smith I have a friend who does figure 8 in a 72 Monte Carlo and he has the same setup. His name is wulfy so I just said to myself "look he's got the wulfy tactic"
There was nothing wrong with the transmission that I know of. I was just nervous and kept messing with the shifter. Something to do with the clutch broke making it unable to shift easy.
Ha! You'd really cry then if you seen my plastic gas tank. Most derby drivers up here don't have cages, we have small tracks that are usually wet down quite a bit. The drivers here are mostly first time drivers and don't know what to do or don't have time for it. Both of those were my case.
The pickup I was running was a 1985 Ford F-150, how it came is how I ran it. Didn't have much time to build it. It didn't come with a tailgate, but my brother had an extra Ford Bronco tailgate that I chained up to it.
Sell the fancy camera and build a safe truck. I'm not saying this in a harsh way because I don't want to hear of another person getting hurt in this sport. If this truck is built to the rules. DON'T EVER RUN AT THIS SHOW AGAIN. I don't call out build because i think i know everything, because i dont. I get questioned on my methods. But for safety, get a strong battery box and gas tank and mound them so they dont move or bend, put in a 4 pt cage with a loop and kickers, and weld the doors shut.
