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Summit is a very secretive company in their workings as they are privately held. I did do some work with them about two decades ago and spent some time talking to key marketing people. They...

I am in new of a crew member for the VDCA vintage races at VIR on 29 March to 31 March 2024. Work will be very basic such as helping me will belts, managing jump battery and masters switch. Car...

Body work appears to be from an Altona formula vee. Built by Horst Kroll -approximately 3 cars built in about 1969. Shane Viccary used to run one in vintage racing - perhaps he can comment on ...

that is kind of like asking who invented the wheel.

Are you referring to Zero roll resistance rear suspension in general - or the specific implementation of a rear monoshock with push rods and...

If there is a kart track available in the area is provides a much better environment for involvement than autocross. Participants get more track time and they have the option of just running...

I think you will find that Garret Van Camp had raised the front beam on his Lynx B when he won the FV national championship in 1971. It does not get much earlier than that. Regarding lowered...

There are as many opinions on fan belts an generators as there are FV drivers. There are many ways to adjust tension in the belt and pulley system including belt length. Most are running 6v...

Yep, my mistake - some one had initially asked details on location and since the track was not initially listed I posted the VDCA web site with the schedule showing the track.

Didn't realize it...

Yes, it will be at Roebling Road - VDCA web site can be found here:

https://www.vintagedrive.com/

I will be running the VDCA vintage races on the weekend of November 11th and 12th. If anyone would like to attend the event I am in need of some basic assistance with the car. I can put you on my...

You have the following options

- Rear Carrera 3243 - now QA1 55 Series

- Rebuild the 80T-1669 this can be done by true sports or Koni themselves.

- Buy a specially valved Koni 80 2650...

The great thing about some of the home built cars / low runs is that they represent some of the unique ideas which occurred as Formula Vee was evolving. While it is tempting to buy a "known" car...

I would simply suggest covering and exposed rivet head which may contact the fuel cell bladder. I cover with gaffers tape - but it could be any time of tape with abrasion resistance.

I also try to...

It would be a waste for an experienced driver who will be fully using the motor to pull something off the shelf unknown and go run it full bore.

For an inexperienced driver or some one running...

I have also seen FV engines which have been pulled out of storage for many years and run quite well and reliably. - nothing wrong with trying as long as you are realistic about the risks.

Given the thickness of the lower frame tubes it must have been Thor's hammer and he must have been worthy.

You can just see the front edge of the frame scallops in this picture

http://www.apexspeed.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=447&pictureid=4369

picture of shifter

http://www.apexspeed.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=447&pictureid=4370

Jeff,

There are three things your can do to easily get drivers of up to 6'4" in a Lynx B

1) Drop floor 1"
2) Move rear attach points of upper frame stringers upward - this involves cutting the...

Really good job of Calvin understanding where leading really counts. He said explicitly in his post race interview that he had little interest in leading coming out of the infield where others...

Have had at least one female running in the VSCDA vintage formula vee series for the past 7 to 8 years.

The cross member is removable in every Lynx B and the fuel tank also has to be removed to remove the engine.

http://www.apexspeed.com/forums/album.php?albumid=449&pictureid=4253

Lynx B is a ladder frame design like most modern FV. As there is no roll resistance at the rear of a FV there is very little torsion carried through the frame.

Consequently upper frame...

Pictures of the my Lynx B frame fresh from powder coat can be found here

http://www.apexspeed.com/forums/album.php?u=1671

Note:

1) Main Hoop was replaced with newer extended...

Rory Byrne was the nominal designer of the RP21 - but the car appears to have some elements carried over from the RP3 and 16 which were designed by Bob Marston who came from Surtees. I just suspect...

I am not of the opinion that "zero roll" makes for a significantly faster car in vintage trim.

A z-bar if correctly set up will have zero roll resistance through a good section of rear suspension...

Below are the differences in declining level of importance

1) Rear tire diameter - monoposto legal vintage vees must run a 24" minimum diameter rear tire -this is substantially taller than the...

for the winter I have seeing some one put a vee on high stands sideways in the front of the garage and then was able to park the nose of the street car underneath. This is a car that was driven...

It was a large facility with tremendous overhead to cover.

There was no reason to build a 4.5 mile track - other than to be the largest in the US

The family is making a sound business choice...

6V generator is more that sufficient to run a 12 V charging system at racing speeds. It is best to think of the generators as low capacity and high capacity.

the 6V generator will charge a 6V...

Sorry Steve,

well aware of your history and knowledge of these vehicles. The Monoposto rules cling to the fan requirement - which is good as it tends to limit engine RPM and increase durability....

Steve,

Monoposto rules for vintage FV require a working VW fan and generator - either 12 V or 6V. There are plenty of stock 12V working generators on cars running on early zink cars in VSCDA and...

You are missing a piece in the generator assembly. as you have the picture now you have the fan flush with the forward edge of the fan shroud. there is actually a sheet metal piece that attaches to...

As the mychron picks up an inductive signal off a spark plug wire the dash could care less how many cylinders the engine has (as long as the signal is only getting picked up from one plug). The...

While the Lynx B is a great car there are many chassis that run well in vintage competition including Zink, Bobsy, Kellison, and Mc Namara, Beech to some extent. The Auto Dynamics MK4 / 5 would...

Per Mike Jackson, he was passing a lapped car when the contact occurred. He has not looked at the car as it was sent back to Florida and Mike is on his way to VIR for the VDCA race next weekend. ...

I think the concept is interesting and certainly formula first has blazed the way in addressing many of the part availability issues with present FV.

I would be somewhat concerned that the...

Actually if you run a ratchet strap from the trailing arm forward to the beam you can back the front bolt out completely and remove it - then release the strap while holding the trailing arm with...

I believe Terry Abbott owns Vector cars now. He will be at the FV birthday party.

Jim, I think some of the sentiment towards F440 started with the earlier cars. I think the first year for F440 was 78 or 79. The early cars had very crude suspension - while that was soon...

There is not a requirement that you start the race in your qualifying position. Those who are concerned can get to grid after the one minute warning and start from the back of the grid or from pit...

You are, of course, correct. But even with the IRS the only FSAE gear solution I saw was far from convincing.

Getting back to the gear drive issue. There was a FSAE car in 1991 that did use a gear instead of a chain drive. As I recall they also use one way clutches (two in total) instead of a dfferential...

In the past Jon has used a male mold (sometimes using old bodywork) with three 6 oz layers of cloth - then a mix of 410 Microlight and epoxy to fill the exposed weave.

I think the key here is...

These are good units for vintage cars which do not spend much time above 5000 rpm and have sufficient frame width to accomodate the filter. There is a special low profile john deere filter that...

I find that polarized sunglasses - especially if they have curved lenses - will cause an interference pattern when looking through a the curved visor. Thus I tend to wear a smoked or tinted visor....

No, it is an APAL formula vee. APAL was a (very) small scale automobile manufacturer who also produced a formula vee.

The car has a similar appearance to a Beach as did many european FV from...

This car first showed up on the Charlotte craigs list in September of 2009. The long since dead link was:

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/1363349113.html


The vintage racers in the SE...