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Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

Vintage Racer — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:38:41 EDT

@bennetpullen:
Actually, the driver went off on the back side in the turn 5 complex. Happens to be the only place on the back side that the bank is fairly close to the track.... oh well...

Vintage Racer

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

dohcspit — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:52:06 EDT

Painting the lower half of your car duct tape color shows remarkable foresight :P

dohcspit

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

Krautwagen — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:32:25 EDT

Sweet... I had a set of those BWAs on my last 2002, with a fat set of Yoko A509s. I think they look great on the 510, too...

Krautwagen

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

NovaloadMissesPolar — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:43:59 EDT

I taped my cheap-ass plastic bumper cover back on the Camry. If I'd been a real pro, I would have sought out the matching color duct tape instead of the silver...but silver seemed more butch.

NovaloadMissesPolar

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

Slantsick goes hybrid: Burns Oil and Rubber — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:47:54 EDT

And, duct tape is all that's needed to turn a K-car into a paddleboat, according to a certain Canadian documentary series...

Slantsick goes hybrid: Burns Oil and Rubber

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

bennetpullen — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:13:17 EDT

The corner where the car is shown on the track is the only place I've ever had trouble at Pacific raceways. I don't know if that's where he went off but that place is like polished pebbles in the dry, in the snow...

bennetpullen

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

theholymac — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:10:29 EDT

Ah, 3M Speed Tape. The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project knows it well.

theholymac

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

Vintage Racer — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:09:39 EDT

@Turboner:
We run vintage with SOVREN in the Seattle area, the occasional SCCA vintage grid, and with VRCBC in British Columbia.
@Spasticteapot: Suffice it to say, a bunch....
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Vintage Racer

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

Spasticteapot — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:04:58 EDT

Sweet car.

What modifications have you made?

Spasticteapot

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

Turboner — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:46:09 EDT

@Vintage Racer: I'm guessing the smell of fresh duct tape adhesive brings a pleasant smile to your face, that's an awesome job. Do you race in ICSCC at all?

Turboner

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

TexanIdiot25: Flavor enhanced with A.D.D. — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:51:00 EDT

NASCAR-style.

TexanIdiot25: Flavor enhanced with A.D.D.

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

Vintage Racer — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:18:18 EDT

@Vintage Racer:
that would be previous owner.....

Vintage Racer

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

Vintage Racer — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:17:52 EDT

@dculberson:
Yeah... previous smacked it when he had it back in autocrossing days about 10-12 years ago. We've run it hard for 6 years (going into our 7th season), and this is the first time we've damaged the body. We'll have it back together middle of next week.

Vintage Racer

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

pryndyl has gone Welsh — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:10:36 EDT

@dculberson: No that is very, very thick, pink base coat. A very sweet car though, around here we stopped seeing them in junk yards 10 years ago.

pryndyl has gone Welsh

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

pryndyl has gone Welsh — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:08:35 EDT

@Dr. Spaceman: That would be 200 mph tape, which refers to airspeeds it will hold to.

pryndyl has gone Welsh

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

dculberson — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:05:15 EDT

My keen vision is detecting some pre-existing bondo on that fender.. Looks like this isn't the first 'adventure' the little guy has been on!

Sweet car, though. Keep enjoying it!

dculberson

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

Dr. Spaceman, Esq. — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:58:54 EDT

Um, it's caller "racer tape" when it goes on a car.

Dr. Spaceman, Esq.

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

cyclopticgaze — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:42:10 EDT

Shoulda just gone with a 2002. The rust would just cause the fender to fall right off the car in a James Bond style defensive maneuver.

cyclopticgaze

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

Isetta — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:40:06 EDT

Datsun's dent is doctored by daring driver that digs duct tape.

Isetta

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

vwminispeedster — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:30:03 EDT

sweet "bluebird" logo

vwminispeedster

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

Vintage Racer — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:24:04 EDT

@FreeMan:
Track started out as damp, and the Toyo R888 is a good intermediate tire, and the driver made the call on that one.... Hey, if I'd known the snow was going to start falling halfway through practice, I'd have overridden that decision (save me a bunch of work!)

Vintage Racer

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

FЯeeMan — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:18:41 EDT

Um, yes, based on that last picture, I'd go with "wrong tire choice" for $500, Alex.

FЯeeMan

Duct Tape Saves The Day For Vintage Racer's Datsun 510

skyln95 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:11:42 EDT

cool story. y'all need more grassroots racing stories like this.

skyln95