The point is Chuck, a well designed purpose built machine will most likely smoke, a well built, converted anything... The other issue is the rules that were penciled in included engine restrictions, Stohr-boy killed that also.... Have you looked at IMSA Lites? They're basically flat bottomed DSR cars, but have to be homologated chassis and engine packages, meaning you can't mess with the motors, only setup changes to the chassis basically. The Stohr that became the West Racing car has a chassis, also Radical and a couple of others... They run with ALMS on the same weekends, I saw they run at Lime Rock. CR
Chuck Voboril <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Gee Chris, that thing is so doggone ugly...obscene body-part looking, actually With the aero restrictions, I'm not so sure Stohr-boy has the class sewn up. It is a wide transverse engine setup and that does not have to be the way in F1000. I reckon there is still considerable room for improvement in F1000 design. Some of the carry-over from DSR/CSR may not be optimum, either. I know other well-backed SR Mfg are building an F1000 too. Chuck >From: Chris Reinhardt >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [F500] Faster Engines (maybe) >Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 11:17:48 -0800 (PST) > > That's OK Chuck, Lee killed the other 85%!!!! > > CR > >Chuck Voboril wrote: > Why stop there, Richard, maybe FX700 or FX1000? > >There is a beatiful new EFI 1000cc 2-stroke twin just introduced by Artic >Cat (Suzuki) > >IMHO, F1000 missed about another 15%+ growth potential by not allowing >2-strokes. Dumb da Dumb dum... > > > >Chuck > > > > > > >From: "Richard Schmidt" > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: > >Subject: [F500] Faster Engines (maybe) > >Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 18:02:32 -0600 > > > >OK Gang - how about this. > > > >I've been reading all the talk about engines and even trying to stir >things > >up a bit, but to me, it looks like the current engines will get us along > >for > >at least 5 years or more and then we can let our children, or for some of > >us, grandchildren, worry about it. > > > >Now I know that most, if not all of us owner/operator/drivers, have a bit > >of > >desire to do something just a little different. I have thought about this > >some and I think I have an idea the might work for those who want to >tinker > >with their engines or who just are not satisfied with running the same > >engine that grandma runs in her snowmobile. > > > >Introducing FX500 ! ! ! ! ! > > > >What it is - is our standard F500 car with the standard rules and safety > >requirements, BUT the engine can be ANY 2 cycle engine 500cc or less but > >must use CVT clutch system. Regional class only. > > > >Anything goes on the engine. Must use the same gas that we have to use >now. > > > >I can hardly wait to see what some people would drag to the race track. > > > >Richard > > > >--------------------------------- >Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and >get things done faster. --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. ________________________________ 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! ***
