> I've spoken to a few of you off the list, and wish I could have spoken > to more of you last week at the Nationals (wasn't there for the 1st > part of the week), but I'll take this opportunity to introduce myself > to the rest of the list. Currently I race a Lotus Elise in autox, and > while I don't want to quit autoxing, I'd like to get started in club > racing as well.
Chris - grab me at Boeing this Sunday if you want to talk about F500s on the track (and at Solo events). I'll be giving out the work assignments all morning, so I'll be pretty stationary. I have a pair of F5s: one that doensn't work for Autocross and another that doesn't work for Club Racing. Read the stuff that Chuck, Eric, Jim & Sean worte and memorize it. On Sunday I can tell you my experiences so you'll know everything you shouldn't do to start racing (or just re-read & memorize Chuck, Eric, and Sean's posts). You can definitely do both with one car cheaply & easily. You'll probably want to keep the Elise for Boeing & you'll want a muffler for Warminster, but otherwise you'll do OK. Steve Rosenberg is a big help in getting an Auto-X car set up - I can go 3 seconds faster at Ripken in his Raptor than in my own Red Devil. I just don't have the time to put into the Red Devil based on the amount of time I spend on the Road Race car (cf. doing everything the wrong way, but having fun doing it. It doesn't help when a F-First & F Vee team up to remove the right side of the Road Race car). Last Warminster event I ran pretty close times with my Road Race car (51 sec, I think) on old tires while trying to shake it down for Watkins Glen. Of course they called a couple of runs O/C because I intentionally ignored the slaloms, but it was the only way to really test the brakes. The NE F5 guys are great to run with on track & they're a very helpful bunch. A lap around the Glen in an F5 is about the most fun you can have (almost) lying down. If you can swing it financially, take the advice to rent from the Elders. In my experience the Florida schools are a little better run than the other schools. Lots of experience down there, lots of free time due to retirement. I also may have a line on a very fast, well sorted car that might go up for sale shortly (cheap, too). The owner - one of the nicest guys in the paddock - is contemplating an 'upgrade'. If you're serious I'll try & put you two in touch. -Ted ________________________________ 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! ***
