Dave Morgan gives a good class on door slammers. I went couple years ago, gonna go this spring again. Helps in ladder bar an 4 link. Go to bottom to see if class near you GOOD BOYS AND GIRLS CAN NOW GO TO DAVE MORGAN'S SEMINAR Ask Santa for a seminar gift certificate. Orders placed before December 14 will arrive before Christmas! * New workbook aimed at Shoot-out 10-wide racers: take the self test near the end of this announcement * Revised course; outline below * This is the best time of year to learn the chassis-tuning secrets that no one else shares * Easy registration: info at end of this announcement NOTE NEW PHONE NUMBER For the twelfth year, chassis-tuner and tech writer Dave Morgan will be presenting chassis-tuning seminars to drag racers. All seminars will be held on a Saturday. "Ever since I was baptized five years ago, I've been looking for a way to condense the seminar presentation so I would not have to give the Advanced Course on Sunday, which is God's day." Morgan said. "I still intend to keep it full of usable content, in fact, while I will be dropping some topics, I will be adding new ones. Additionally, I plan to provide a new workbook that will support the new course and be a better reference for students and racers after they've attended the seminar." Morgan has taken his seminar tour to Europe and Canada, along with hundreds of American cities over the last 12 years. He's also helped hundreds of racers with on-track test sessions where he worked on a various types of drag cars. TESTIMONIALS "It was an honor to have Dave in the same room as me. It was quite a thrill to have the opportunity to talk with him. He gave me a rekindled inspiration to correct my car." John Carter Grand Bend, Canada "Dave Morgan is years ahead of his time because he's so willing to help racers with their suspension problems. I honestly believe that he is the best at what he does." Gary Reese, Chassis Builder from Sheffield Lake, Ohio "Before I went to Dave's seminar, I was afraid to even touch my ladder bar rear suspension. Since then, I have gone through the car and picked up two-tenths in the quarter, improved my 60-foot times and my reaction times are killer. I am no longer afraid to tune on my suspension and I'm bringing home a lot more round money." John Wooley Reynolds, Ga. "I had a pretty violent Altered that I ran at Beaver Springs Dragway. Not only did Dave show me how to calm the car down and go straight, I learned a ton about fourlinks. After that, I was voted 'Most Improved Driver' at Beaver Springs." Scott Richenbach Lebanon, Pa. "I had a pretty unique combination and I think going to Dave's seminar shortened the time it took to sort out the car. He has a unique ability to draw pictures in your mind, and then make them move. I think he's the best teacher in drag racing." Tony Melvedt, Concord, NC Ask Yourself These Questions to Determine if YOU Need This Seminar ... * Where are the most common areas of chassis flex? * How can inspecting the tin work help you locate flex? * What is frame rail shift? Which frame rail goes where? * How can you locate frame rail shift? * How can you determine if your car is twisted? * What can you do to fix a twisted chassis? * What is the advantage of storing energy in a suspension spring? * How can you store energy in a suspension spring? * How can you tell if the shocks are valved too light for a car? * How can you tell if the shocks are valved too stiff? * What does adjusting the shock extension rate do to a suspension? * What does adjusting the shock compression rate do to a suspension? * How do you install and set-up a ladder bar suspension? * How do you install and set-up a four-link suspension? * How do you tune with shocks? * What is the Rear Roll Center and how does it differ with the various locating devices? * Which locating device is best for your car? * What effect does your Center of Gravity (CG) location have on your rear suspension? * What is the actual difference between a ladder bar and four-link suspension? * How do you determine the CG location in a car? * What is a linear shock curve? * What is a digressive shock curve? * How can you determine if your problems are related to the frequency of the suspension springs? COURSE OUTLINES The goal of this course is to teach drag racers how to balance their suspension combination. Some racers don't know if they are hitting the slicks too hard or not hard enough. At this seminar, they will learn how to find this out. I. Historical trends in suspension technology A. Tires B. Engine combinations C. Shocks D. Transmissions and torque converters E. Chassis setups F. How to watch a drag car launch II. Chassis Structures A. Cage structures 1. Plane of the main hoop 2. Rear diagonal braces 3. Roof structure 4. Forward struts and door braces B. Frames 1. Chassis centerline 2. Perpendicular line C. Differential housings III. Shocks and Springs A. Storing energy in the springs 1. Advantages of a light spring B. Sprung/Un-sprung weight 1. Catalogs and the mistakes in them C. Leverage ratios 1. Motion ratios D. Calculating spring rates E. Leaf springs F. Shock absorber mechanics 1. Twin tube 2. Mono-tube G. Reading a shock graph (force/displacement and force/speed) H. Spring frequencies IV. Rear Suspension A. Stock suspensions B. Ladder bars C. Four-links D. Lateral locating devices V. Kinematics (The study of links) A. How to us it to plant the tires harder B. How to get more chassis separation C. Problems to avoid 1. Pinion angle change 2. Roll steer VI. Instant Centers A. How they work B. How to map them C. How to tune with them VII. Center of Gravity A. Definitions B. How to locate the Center of Gravity To Register ... Call Dave Morgan at (567) 242-9779 or e-mail him at staaytuned@aol.com. The price is $85/person and includes the workbook. There will be a one-hour lunch break (not included in the tuition) and short breaks will be taken every hour. The seminar will run from 9am to 6pm. Visa and Master Card accepted. Please order by event #. Registration closes on the Wednesday before each event. Event # Date Location Rich 1/5 January 5 Richmond, Va. Spr 1/12 January 12 Springfield, Mo. Kal 1/19 January 19 Kalamazoo, Mich. Pitt 1/26 January 26 Pittsburgh, Pa. Atl 2/2 February 2 Atlanta, Ga. Chi 2/9 February 9 Chicago, Ill. Sac 2/16 February 16 Sacramento, Ca. Kan 2/23 February 23 Kansas City, Ks Pue 3/1 March 1 Pueblo, Co. Bak 2/8 March 8 Bakersfield, Ca. Col 3/15 March 15 Columbus, Oh. Lim 3/22 March 22 Lima, Oh. Buf 3/29 March 29 Buffalo, NY Sea 4/5 April 5 Seattle, Wa Hou 4/12 April 12 Houston, TX FtW 4/19 April 19 Ft. Worth/Dallas, TX
glad there's not one near phoenix. now i don't have to make any excuses since i'm sure most of it will be over my head.
Ok, couple years ago Dave said they were or was going to put a Maverick together. Must have fell through
Crap. The Houston course is the same weekend as the Atlanta FFW race. Oh well. I went two years ago and it was well worth the money.
We went to this seminar today. It was deep. Lots of good information. It came at a perfect time with some of our projects. I definitely recommend it, but it is not a walk in the park. It makes you think and he is very helpful on whatever your set-up consists of.
