I actually would have to agree with Chris here, i got out of f500 simply because i hated getting to a race and flipping a coin weather or not the motor would fire. As for bike motors, ive since gotten into legends cars, and every single car i went and looked at, even the ones kept outside and were in the worst shape you can imagine, fired first try. Ive also bought 2 complete fj1200 motors for 1400 dollars. Brand new shocks are 100 each. And if we didnt have a spec tire, theres alot more choices on a 13" rim. And they're 15k new. So why cant f500 add a 600cc bike motor and a adjustable shock/spring setup and not control costs? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Reinhardt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 8:28 PM Subject: Re: [F500] Official 2007 participation data
> Why would they not be as simple with bike motors? > There would no clutch to tune, no jets to monkey with, and if guessed wrong now, squeak!!!! > There's no temperamental 2 stroke.... > Sorry, the only logic that follows is that it may be more simple because people are used to the shuffle, and afraid of the unknown.... > > CR > > fmod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Because with a bike engine these cars will not be the simple formula car > that they are now. > If I wanted a car with a bike engine I would find a Formula Ford that needed > an engine and gearbox and put a bike motor in it! That would lower the cost > big time for driving a car like that. > But putting the bike engine in a F500 will bring out all the extra cost that > everyone forgets they get started on the car of their dreams. Before I > would put a ton of money into my 89 Zink I would take that hard earned money > and find one of the newer cars like Jay's or from Q! > > Also, there are places I have run in a Solo II (non SCCA events) were in the > average F440/F500 you always want both hands on the wheel. In Solo II not > shifting is the way to go in these cars! Every you shift you add fractions > of second which is the difference between winning and loosing! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Reinhardt" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:24 PM > Subject: Re: [F500] Official 2007 participation data > > > > Bob, not to be an ass, but why do you think the sowmobile 4 stroke cvt > > would be cheaper??? > > > > fmod wrote: John there is no one cheaper than me, but > > many of us went to F440/F500 not > > just for the 2 stroke engine, but the CVT! If I were a younger man and > > were > > going to me in this for another 20 years, I would push for the 4stroke > > snowmobile engine very hard! It will not be easy to come up with the > > correct size or engine to use, but by staying with the cvt concept it > > would > > still be a lot cheaper than going to a motorcyle engine! > > > > Bob Jordan > > #5 NER SCCA fmod > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Vriesinga" > > To: > > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 9:18 PM > > Subject: Re: [F500] Official 2007 participation data > > > > > >>> Wrong, the real starting point is considering which 4 stroke snowmoble > >>> engine with cvt that we or future F500 owners are going to want to > >>> use!!!!!!!!!!! > >> > >> I'm cheap. 8-) > >> > >> I figure it would be cheapest to get a motorbike engine, but a 4 stroke > >> snowmobile engine could be interesting. > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > TV dinner still cooling? > > Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. > > > > --------------------------------- > Finding fabulous fares is fun. > Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. ________________________________ 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! ***
