by slothead » Wed Nov 28, 2018 8:18 pm
I knew guys who used tape on the bottom of a Womp chassis because they liked how the car handled as the foam rear tires wore down reducing track clearance, but didn't want the chassis to short out the braid if it dragged on the track.
And waay, you could take a Dremel to a Womp chassis and after some alterations end up with a nice 'custom' chassis. A beloved old timer (Norm Barger) who worked behind the counter at a commercial track I used to race at took a new Womp chassis, cut it up, lengthened it with piano wire, added a drop arm, and gave it to me for the price of a stock Womp chassis. When outfitted with good running gear it outdid the brass custom chassis in the class and finished first in points. It handled like a dream, without tape on the bottom.