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Out of curiosity, what is the schedule for FV this year at Brainerd? How many cars show up typically? Is this an SCCA or vintage class?

Thanks,
JS

What is impressive is how Scaler got up to speed, and ended up being fastest after missing 2 sessions. The time cards show a remarkable progression in lap times.
One has to wonder how much extra...

Congratulations on the win Calvin and Jay.

Looking at the car, and considering that you spent so much time focusing on CFD, one might ask why not have used a roll hoop fairing, even more on such a...

Follow whichever 2 car team is fastest until the last lap.

Driver's meeting on Tuesday it seems, fast forward to about 1min25: http://www.scca.com/videos/1972432

Bump drafting is allowed as long as done properly, between same class cars.

Without an ounce of antagonism I will correct this for you. Make this the regional F1200 championship.

There's several other provinces in Canada where people race FV as well. There's no Canadian...

Hi Brian:

Thank you for the heads up, I will take a look at the drums.

JS

Thanks for the replies.

Dietmar, I also have rocker shaft shims, they might come closer to the size required for the king pin? I will reshim the first one shown in the video.

So I gather a play...

Hi:

Here's a video that shows how much king pin play I have on my set of spindles. This is up and down play, no play side to side.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60y3Q-6b2Dw

The first one...

I have been using the Falkens for 6 seasons now, it was introduced with WCMA 7 seasons ago.
I have never raced with anything else on a FV (I did race with slicks in gokarts though).

I am globally...

Yes, but now the only part you can tinker with (bodywork) is a lesser addition to the total amount of drag (it's not just about frontal area, think of an airfoil which has a lesser drag coefficient...

Do radial tire tend to even out the field because of the handling, or because of the added aero drag? The first source of drag on a formula car is the wheels. If the drag of the wheel increases even...

The Manitoba region races under the Western Canada Motorsport Association (WCMA) rule set which adopted the CASC intake manifold rules (no blown allowed) in 2013.

JS

Hi Barry:

Thanks for the reply. By blowing off, I didn't mean the cylinders came out completely. I meant blowing fluid out of the cylinder. The issue seems to be happening with shoes I have been...

Hi:

Is it physically possible that either or both oversized drums or/and worn shoes can lead to blowing front wheel cylinders?

I have had front brake failures recently, on the same wheel. I...

Hi Scott:

Thank you for the reply. It's interesting that you are looking at oil pressure vs accelerations.
I thought checking against RPM was equally important, since there should be a direct...

Hi:

I just recently started logging oil pressure, and I'd like to see how this compare to what others get.
Would it be possible for one of you to post screenshots of the plots you get? Ideally...

For a couple of seasons I had similar issues. Under braking the car would vibrate a lot, and the steering wheel would rock left and right.
Moving the brake bias towards the rear helped reduce the...

Well, that seems quite courageous in such a lightweight frame.

JS

Would you ever plan to road race this car? If so with which group?

Hi there:

I have a Lynx B and have been racing it in Gimli. I'm available if you need local information about the class in the region. Just PM me (and enable your PMs as well).

JS

Greg: you are missing the point and once again turning this into a FV vs FST discussion.
My comment about FST vs the Australian version was merely to say the differences are there.

The point you...

Exactly it's not just about technically creating a new class.

This being said the tire and engine differences between a FST and an Australian FV are quite important. Ask an Australian FV driver...

With a population a 1/15th of North America, the Australian FV National Championship this past week-end could *only* fit 58 cars on the grid at Philip Island. And this, because the car occupation...

Ray those comments were hilarious as usual!

Commentator #1: "Look at the smoke coming out of that! Who is that!?
Ray: That's probably all of them

Love the comments as usual, hope to see you...

This is a poured in seat I just built for my lynx b. It fits fine with 1" thick of material under my butt and my back. I'm 5'11" and 160lbs.
...

Hi:

Thanks for the replies. I have to correct the initial post, I do see a bit of play in/out. I stoke a line between the edge of the drum and the back plate. I see play in/out of 1/16"? Most...

I've probably shimmed half a dozen axle tubes, but I can't seem to get this one right.

Whatever the number of shims from 0 to 2, I seem to get a "clonk" whenever I push/pull on the wheel. With 0...

Thanks for the reply Jerry. I guess there's still going to be some coating inside the tube that I won't be able to remove. I'm guessing the coating will not burn off from the heat of the welding...

I've got a set of headers that has that silver ceramic coating on it. I'd like to weld a bung on it to install a WBO2 sensor.
Any recommendations on how to prepare the headers? Steve L's post is...

How about installing a spare Silverbullet bodywork over the safari roof rack?

:)

Bill:

I read your race reports and watched the pictures with great interest but a crucial piece of information seems to be missing: did you improve your mileage while towing the Silverbullet FST...

Looking at the trends, it seems the decline was generalized for the top 3 classes until probably 2010. The recovery for FV doesn't seem as spectacular as what the other top 2 classes have seen.
...

Even though I do not think a removable floor in the cockpit area is the safest solution I do not think it is illegal.

Several cars have removable floors or undertrays between the axles...

It's difficult to see from the pictures, but what seems to appear here is that the rack seems awfully close to the back of the pedals, even more considering the pedals are currently pointing forward,...

Hi Jim:

Thanks for the reply. The ones I got have that clamp, not the screw type. I guess I could reuse the screw clamps that came with the old ones... I might just have to order the $10 models,...

Hi:

I noticed surface cracks on the swing axle boots of my transmission. So I ordered this replacement kit:
http://www.cip1.ca/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C24-111-598-021-A

I chose it...

My engine builder said he had swapped my engine (that he currently is rebuilding) into the car of one of his drivers for the last race of the day.

Kind of a weird feeling as I don't typically like...

Thanks for the replies.

Picture?



Thanks,
Jean

Hi:

Could somebody have a look at this video and tell if this play is normal and within maximum tolerated?

http://youtu.be/BXBUb5D7qbs

I never noticed it before.

I did find oil in the...

Thanks guys for the posts. Didn't realize there was a post on the FV forum, I don't visit it much anymore.

Based on the pictures on CIP I can't tell whether or not the older style has long stems....

Hi:

The last time I ordered this kit it came with retainer stems that were a bit too short to hold the brake shoes in place:

http://www.cip1.ca/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC-113-698-521
...

What is the consensus on the new CT liner? What do people who actually tested them think of it?

Regardless of the performance (whether the new ones are better or worse), a price increase of 30% on...

Seems like Sebastians always rise to the top :)

Loeb
Vettel
Ogier

And somehow
Bourdais
Buemi

Loved the #1 cheer at 13:45

You know, I feel sorry you are taking this personally. I am sure what you are experiencing has some truth, I do understand and respect it. And this might be true for your corner of the world.

We...

Greg:

Obviously your reality is different than ours. There's been discussions in the past where it was said the F1200 tracks seem to wear the tires differently, you see barely any wear at mosport...

Don't want to hack the thread but...



For the past 2-3 seasons I also thought the Falken had consistent performance, and they don't.

Proven last week-end: another racer and I had 9 heat...

How does the heim joint of the arm attaches to the back of the transmission (transmission cone?)? Is it just single shear on a metal plate?

Hi Bill:

Yes I'm referring to the trailing arms. How different are the original ones from the latest Jacer design?

Jean