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Mark Flounders
22nd December 2008, 11:09
New news for the pickups in 2009, head over to www.smithmotorsport.co.uk (http://www.smithmotorsport.co.uk) and go to the news page to check the updates
Abo
26th December 2008, 21:30
Is there going to be a limit on the amount of ballast a truck can carry?
Chigley
27th December 2008, 22:08
Is there going to be a limit on the amount of ballast a truck can carry?

If it's for Gavin 200kg !!!

:rotflmao:
Mark Flounders
28th December 2008, 09:22
As far as i am aware it is 90Kg, Not sure how that will work as you only get 30kg added for a win but i will get confirmation later today and update it here
Mark Flounders
28th December 2008, 18:54
Clarification on this, A truck can carry a maximum of 9 plates (90Kg), So if for instance a truck gets 2 first's at one meeting he will go into race 2 with 30kg but because he won the second race he will start at the next meeting with 60Kg and so on until he reaches 90Kg or finishes out of the top 3 and loses 10kg each time he finishes outside of it. Hope this helps.
Abo
29th December 2008, 07:48
Clarification on this, A truck can carry a maximum of 9 plates (90Kg), So if for instance a truck gets 2 first's at one meeting he will go into race 2 with 30kg but because he won the second race he will start at the next meeting with 60Kg and so on until he reaches 90Kg or finishes out of the top 3 and loses 10kg each time he finishes outside of it. Hope this helps.

Things should get interesting between races then as teams play around on the scales etc. to try and get the weight distribution back. No more sitting around drinking tea if you finish in the top 3 lol
LessThanSte
2nd January 2009, 22:54
Wouldnt adding weight, if put in the right place, actually make the truck faster on an oval (perhaps for example sticking it all at the back and making the truck looser), assuming its not so loose as to send you into the fence every corner?!?
Mark Flounders
4th January 2009, 19:09
The weight is to be placed in a designated area which is where the passenger seat would be on the right hand side and cannot be moved. Hope this clears things up a bit :)
LessThanSte
6th January 2009, 14:38
Ha, there we go then! Thanks :)