tpatterson 0 #1 July 23, 2002 I was hoping to hear from other's who free-fly Racer and Racer Elite rigs.. I was thinking of getting new velcro on mine from Jump Shack soon and doing some free-flying with my Racer Elite. From what Jump Shack told me there are quite a few people in DeLand that free-fly them, and I've also seen people at Spaceland and Skydive Dallas that also free-fly them.. I've attempted to "sit" with my Racer a handfull of times, and most have went ok. Except for once when I tumbled around a bit and my sides came open releasing my toggles (the reason I'm getting new velcro..), and when I deployed the main the toggles had twisted together in my burbble and it took me a couple of minutes to untwist them so I could steer.. That was the first time I thought I was gonna have to cut away, d'oh.. I had also thought that maybe I could have some small tuck tabs installed on either side to help with this after I get the new velcro, just in case. Has anyone had a modification like this done? I'd be interested to hear if anyone knows. I plan to, in the future, move up to a Javelin rig. But for now I'd like to get some more time out of the Racer before I blow even more ca$h on equipment. This past 13 months has amounted to quite a few bucks so far.. :) Thanks in advance for any constructive input! --TIM http://www.rocketry.org/~tim/skydiving/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #2 July 23, 2002 I'm sure with new velcro you will be fine for a while. Make sure to watch when you are packing, make sure the velcor is mated correctly, watch it and replace it...HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefalle 0 #3 July 23, 2002 I have a racer container and Im pretty happy with it. I bought it used and got a really good deal on it. Although, in its standard form its not ideal for free flying. You have a couple of options for modifications though, You can have "tuck Tabs" installed but I think thats pretty expensive your other option is to have "Ghee Flaps" I think I spelled that right. Basically they are flaps that are installed which completely cover the risers doing away with that exposed area. I had ghee flaps installed on mine and I had new velcro put on at the same time I think it cost me 50.00 give or take. Take a look at jump shacks web site I think they have some good information on there or give Anne or Suzy a call they are both very helpful Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #4 July 23, 2002 My wife has a Racer Elite NOS and does sit flying almost exclusively. She simply keeps a close eye on the velcro on her riser covers and gets it replaced as needed. She has had no problems whatever with the riser covers opening; but she also checks them and makes sure the velcro is mated to her satisfaction before each and every jump. We checked with Suzy at Jump Shack earlier this month and decided there was no reason to change her rig as long as she remains anal about keeping the velcro in tiptop shape. Jump Shack WILL redo the rig to tuck tabs if you demand, but they will only do it properly, and that means virtually tearing the rig apart and inserting new riser covers. This will cost a minimum of $300. Replacing the velcro once every 8-12 months at $35 a pop seems like a real bargain to us. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
