Self-Sufficiency In Your Race Program 

That rant you want on about Chinese parts I think we all were ready to nominate you for president

Fuck. We need Tim videos once a week. Good shit!

I always tell my students that knowing "HOW" to do something is great but the real knowledge is in knowing "WHY" you are doing it or why you are doing it that way. Changing a 4 link bar takes 5 minutes to learn, but the real knowledge is in knowing Why you are changing it and why you are putting it where you are.

Experience is a major part of any kind of success racing included. Relating and relying is wisdom it is earded. Next Next ? My favorite saying in customers coming in ..Next.

Look at Stevie Fast he tunes and knows the car and that’s why he wins, I’ve watched all of your videos and I Thank you for all. The info

Great video Tim, reminds me of trying to help a friend when we were drag racing bikes back in the 90's, I'd ask him questions about the run and it was like pulling teeth and the look of the Victrola dog. A data recorder just wasn't going to happen but I improvised by using tiny cassette dictation recorder in a zip lock bag under the seat suspended from the frame rails and the mic with the remote on off switch strapped to the frame behind the engine out of the wind blast, while staging I would turn the recorder on, it was eye opening to say the least. What I'd do is play the run back and with a stop watch and match the run to the time slip, from this point forward rapid progress was made mainly for a point you made, it allowed the rider to discuss the run at playback, not only did we dial the bike in but it helped the rider too.

Fuckin brutal honesty and RIGHT on point 👍🏼

Can’t imagine having enough money to pay someone to do everything for me

"They don't know what the f*ck just happened" I'm having a tough day and that just made me laugh out loud, thanks Tim for the laughs.

I think learning about and tuning my car is half the fun of racing. Thanks Tim for sharing your knowledge with us. I've learned a lot from you

Knowing how everything works let's you harness every possible advantage to be a dominant driver/racer

Wanted to thank Tim for giving so much knowledge through these videos. Just finished the chassis on my car building the whole thing by myself. Thanks again

This is why we spend our money with Tim

Best Channel on RU-vid

Pretty sure Tim that this will hit a few nerves when passed around..........Hopefully in a good way for ALL. Thanks for all that you do here!!

Great advice Tim. Similar to my program when my son and I used to race. We did everything in-house and solved our own problems. We asked fellow racers questions but ultimately we did the work ourselves. Lots of side work in my earlier years to purchase welders, lathe, milling machine, and fully equip our shop but it paid off in the long run. Great videos. Mike

Another great video from Tim. Sage wisdom. And just plain common sense.

Shooo Buddy yes sir! Mr McAmis, you just became the voice in my head.....

I understand Lizzy Musi will be in the seat of one of your already build cars for Pro Nitrous if I heard correctly, Congrats to their program.

I bet he has some pretty amazing kids! Could you imagine having someone that resourceful and imaginative around while you grew up? It's probably a given that they'd take up a pretty big interest in cars and racing, but outside of all that.. Having a strong foundation means so much to a youngster these days, having a sure footed , successful example to help guide you is an advantage that few kids today can claim! Well done Tim McAmis!

This applies to every form of racing!

Finally, someone saying how it is. I’m amazed how many "upper guys" don’t really know much and they just keep doing the trial an error thing. That’s fine to a point, just not if you want to win…

You know what’s funny, ever since I seen your wheelie bar video, I always laugh at the guy trying to adjust at the wheelie bars because like you said half the time they don’t what their doing and it shows!

Couple winters ago ran off the road. While going thru the ditch it pulled the linkage off the tranny. Ten minutes and couple zip ties back on the road. Running the late model unhooking the 4s to not over power the track. Tricks of the trade!

Love all the videos, learned so much from you.

desde argentina .... te sigo siempre tengos tus print !!! exelent

Seent lotsa comments here and on other vids sayin Tims "Brutally honest" or whatever. I dont see it as brutal. Seems folks put too much emphasis on being cordial and friendly and not offending, TO THE DETRIMENT OF ISSUE. If i paid a gentleman like Mr McAmis for his services,or anybody else for a technical service, im paying for their experience, skill, and capacity. Not for their charming rapport. Im a 20 year mechanic/electrician. I believe it is being professional to be cordial but NOT WASTE THE CUSTOMERS TIME SUGARCOATIN PROBLEMS! Time is money and no box on my work orders is designated for "hours spent figurin out sensitivity of customer". Analyze the issue, relay that to the customer, and follow up. I think we can be more efficient and savin time bullshitttun seems to be a simple fix....THANKS FOR GETTIN TO THE POINT MR McAmis!

I've learned a lot from your videos, appreciate that you take the time to show how to set up your car!

right on Tim, and you know guys getting themselves more involved have got nothing to loose, only upside

Just a hobbyist perspective here, the key is knowledge and the willingness share it with the quest for more. If the sport is to grow and survive we need to pass on this wisdom like Tim does here on this channel. You shouldn't be signing autographs, you should be helping lift others in the sport. Been put off by too many pricks that just want to look down their collective noses at you.

Echos over to the dirt track world too… good video dude👊

All I have is a turbo Buick Regal but I do everything on my car except transmission I do know the ratios and stuff but I don’t rebuild it rossler does that which is the best trans out there. Wanna give a shout out to forced inductions rossler Holley efi qa1 quartermax strange afr dart blocks and weld wheels and Finally thank you for all your videos Tim you are a true legend and the information you give is gold.

Outstanding video....real life lesson.. only on this rock for a few years, learn everything you can.....that is fantastic!!

Learn always be open to suggestions crazy shit works

Good info Tim! The more you know is the more you know

Don't be afraid to learn and be man enough to know when to ask or pay for help

Great information that can be applied to any walk of life. You don’t have to be the smartest guy in the room but you should know when you’re being bs’d.

What you said applies to all types of racing. Well done and we’ll said.

Thank you for all the info in the videos! Run a over the top pro street that I built from the ground up the info you put out is priceless. 30 years of building and tuning my own shit at the track. Can’t learn enough! Shut your mouth open your ears and eyes I run a clutch and Jeffco old school 64 Fairlane 598 Kaase two foggers don’t have the money to race a lot but all this stuff applies to stupid fast street stuff also again thank you

Thanks Tim. Always enjoyable.

I started building drag cars about 30 years ago and I know exactly what you mean.

thanks Tim for another great video! I love the no B.S. WAY YOU DO YOUR VIDEOS PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING!!!!

Thanks for the video

3:50 4:05 The driver needs to run in a slower car for a while so they can get themselves up to speed. Run tons of laps in a wobbly 13 or 14 second car so you know what problems feel like. Skip Barber, a road racer with a racing school , said it best at the end of his " Going Faster " video from the 90's. " You will learn much more driving a slow car 20 hours a year than riding a bullet for an hour and a half. " From watching these vids, I get the strong impression that too many PM level cars are being bought with someone that has a few $ in their pocket and thinks because they did a burn out in their disco era Corvette they are a race driver. There are " race car drivers " and there are those that " drive race cars " . I've seen this kind of thing in road racing where someone gets a Formula Continental / Formula Atlantic because it has wings making it look like an Indy car. Then in a mixed class race, guys in Formula Ford or Club Ford are eating them up.

reminds me of the time we got the dart together , she kept hearing this thump from the back of the only on the return road checked every thing on all was tight made anther hit and the same sound happen , i said ok cole trickle let me make a run .......it was the pinon snuber hitting the floor

I don't care what kind of machine you are operating. The more you know and understand the machine, the better operator you can be.

Love listening to Tim and just cracks me up talkin bout some these guys lmao

Racing is life

Damn right yours are better! I've learned some much from your channel. Some of it I don't even need to know.

Thanks that was Tim telling it how it is.

Thank you for the input.

As always good content Tim. Thanks.

Great info Tim! Thank you

Live for these videos, thank you sir

Thanks Tim

100% agree! Great video

I've been that guy! Great video and it hits home

McAmis 2024!

I wonder about the 2 people that gave this video a thumbs down 🤔. Not really, they are who Tim is talking about

I always kind of liked the "checkbook" racers... they buy and buy useless junk and can only hope to get lucky on a combo... I am not much good on door slammers (yet) but rigid chassis fuel cars are pretty bare bones simple... I am learning about the chassis on these things with springs and shocks... air pressure/fuel/clutch is so much simpler :)

Please do a radio communication video...PLEASE

@ 3:11 he just describe John Force.. But as long as you run XXX BBC four link bar kit that car going rounds

Well said and if anyone needs proof just look at Stevie fast Jackson. He not only tunes his but he's done cars he ran against 😆

Straight shooter as always

Know what the changes actually accomplish.

I need a job in a high end racecar

Self sufficient old school

Take a look at Justin Swanstrom... 23 yr. old kid that was raised in drag racing and he knows tons about it. With the help of his dad of course but I am still impressed !

Reminds me of Days of Thunder.... Cole admitting he doesn’t know dick about cars....lol

That's crazy to me that there's actually people like that lol.

Beat you at the light after awhile I beat you as soon as you see my rig pull in. Knowing you gotta be on your shit if you wanna beat me! Shocks suspension setup. Raising the rear of the hood by half inch gained 10mph 78 corvette Bonneville Salt flats. Built for speed

Impossible to know or be an expert at it all these days!

I wish I was Tim’s neighbor and he needed IT help to barter

I remember when I followed F1 news as a youngster. F1 drivers were notorious for being complete dummies incapable of giving feedback. Guys like Hill and Prost were outliers. Now some were so fast and on the right team so it never mattered.

A little bit of knowledge can save your ass. A basic function check is a safety item also. Being able to visually check the major items and realize if something is way off or missing is mandatory in my book. You have to be 10% smarter than the item your using.

I don't know how many times I've been to the track and the guy driving a $185,000.00 car doesn't know how to check the air in the tires.🤪🤪🤪 is the look you get from them....

If someone on the crew gets the shits the driver should at least be dangerous at filling in

McAmis for president. Run with Trump.

Nobody knows anything anymore. You buy everything, have someone assemble it, and drive it (usually poorly) The acid test to detect a dipshit is asking what pinion angle they have in it or how much caster they run.

Blow up your shit and figure it out it on your own than throw money at someone else if your going to do this long term

For Christ's sake Tim, quit holding back. Tell us what you really think.

Some people work for NASA Some decide to build awesome race cars.Both are jewels to this country.👍🏻