Goodbye to our Dear Friend
It is with a lot of sadness that I pass on the news of Rocco Marciano’s passing on Monday, January 31, 2011 after a short battle with cancer.
Visitation will be on Friday at Devlin Funeral Home in Pittsburgh and a memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 4th. Information can be found at the following website:
http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/home/home.cfm?fh_id=13061
Rocco was a great friend to many people and will be missed very much but never forgotten.
Cheryl
New Contemporary Funny Car Body Kits
www.hotlapsracin.com/dragracingho.htm
Many kit bodies to choose from. Just add your chassis and… drag race.
H.O.D.R.A. Approved.
Secrets of the Pancake Commutator Plate
Last month we shared a conversation with you all regarding the certain evolution in the ”next generation” of pancake armatures (rotors & plates) with winding guru Daniel Cardinale. Dan has developed a new generation of commutator plates. This technology dosn’t come without research and development. Looking at the past can assist with developing the future….so here is a summary of the analysis of the great ones (and not so great ones) from the past.
* LaGanke Silver Comm plate – this is actually a good quality nickel
plating over copper. Fairly common in the PCB world.
* Model Motoring Silver Comm plate – this is a poor quality nickel
plating over copper. Very porous.
* JL Silver Comm plate – this is a silver immersion coating over
copper. Typical on PCB’s. Used to prevent copper tarnishing
after soldering. Useless coating in our application.
* Original Aurora Silver Comm plate – this is the closest to real
silver plating over copper. Also why it wore off fast.
What’s next for 2010 and the future of pancake drag racing? Stay tuned for a full H.O.D.R.A. report.
