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"roflcopter" (roflroflroflcopter) 09/14/2015 at 14:32 • Filed to: None

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Taking photos at car events has really made me start to appreciate all the little things about each and every car there. If you can’t find something that catches your eye, you aren’t looking hard enough.

bob and john > roflcopter 09/14/2015 at 14:34

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...battery terminals?

roflcopter > bob and john 09/14/2015 at 14:36

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Yep. Battery terminals. Because who doesn’t need a late 60’s Mustang that can move down the track?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > roflcopter 09/14/2015 at 14:40

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Series Landies have 12V taps on the dash supposedly for a light or something. The two plugs on the upper left. What’s the because racecar rationale for ones on the back?

roflcopter > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/14/2015 at 15:13

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Typically they are used to start the cars, as a lot of higher level racing cars don’t actually have batteries in them to save weight. Basically easy jump starting every time. Most drag cars will have the battery(really just alternator) kill switch on the rear as well so they can easily get to it on the line if something goes wrong.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > roflcopter 09/14/2015 at 15:14

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I see.

McMike > roflcopter 09/16/2015 at 20:41

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I think they do have batteries, but they are only good for a single start that they would rather save for that stall after that lap four spin.

But they are tiny - to (as you said) to save weight.

roflcopter > McMike 09/16/2015 at 20:56

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Depends what kind of racing it is, I know plenty of drag cars that won’t have anything besides an alternator. But any which way, external battery posts are cool.