Which engines? Jay Novak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Engine availability is the issue. I do not care how many cc it is as long as it can turn the same lap times & is bullet proof. I am looking at a couple of engines that might work.
Thanks ... Jay Novak -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harrison Faulkner Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 1:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [F500] engines While i agree with the idea of a 4 stroke with a conventional gearbox, i do see one problem, and that is where our class would fit into the whole scheme of things. 600cc bike motors are already taken by formula SAE, i belive, and while thats kind of a exclusive college engineering thing, they do autocross them and to my untrained eye, they look very similar to our cars but have coilover supension. 1000cc motors are going to be taken by f1000, right? No need for another 1000cc class. Using a production 4 cylinder seems out of the question because of weight, but again, taken by formula ford. And going smaller, 125/250cc dirtbike motors are/belong on a kart chassis. So where do we actually stand in options? and how much further is this going to antiquate my 440cc kawi powered zink? I already cant road race, but a bigger engine option might put alot of fast rotax cars into the autocross world. Not that any of this really matters to me, ill still have my old car till i win the lottery or sell a kidney, but im still instrested. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Novak" To: Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 8:43 AM Subject: [F500] engines > I am starting this thread to simply start a dialog on the subject of > alternative drive trains, so do not send the assassins. > > I am of the opinion that we need a 4 stroke engine with a conventional > transmission for our class to survive. I would be happy with a 2 stroke > with a transmission but I do not think there is a production engine > available. > > I am not saying that we eliminate the 500cc w/CVT combination, but only that > we have a competitive alternative engine that has a conventional 6 speed > transmission. > > I say this because we need to generate lots of new interest in F500 or we > have a good chance of losing our national status in a few years. > > Thanks ... Jay Novak > > > > > ________________________________ > FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 > The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing > Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 > _________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** > ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** --------------------------------- Groups are talking. We´re listening. Check out the handy changes to Yahoo! Groups. ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
