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I thought he was living in Mexico?

It's only original once. We don't repaint the Mona Lisa or tweak David every ten years. History is about preserving the history as it is. I dislike over-restored cars built to modern standards that...

I've never had an issue at a municipal or uncontrolled airport. Secured airports - that's another issue.

Pro tip - if you act like you belong there and know what you are doing no one will hassle...

The world spins forward whether we go with it or not.

Yes, change is scary. Yes, there are challenges. Yet, it still happens. Part of that change is solving those challenges - and that's fun.
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I don't know what the PFM uses for a starter, but if it's a stock Rx8 starter there were two kinds for manual trans cars. The early S1 starters were lower KW but I don't recall what exactly (1.2kw...

Bruce Lindstrand in Darien, WI is a good call. He has a lot of experience with sports racers and FFs.

Look like Bilsteins to me.

I think the kit idea is a brilliant one. I toyed with something similar several years ago when approached to buy a bunch of older cars that were never completed.

This is well suited to where the...

Good eye! I didn't notice that. My guess is there must be curbing, or the driver was already trying very hard to slow down and locked the brakes up realizing they were going too fast. High centered...

I don't know Ben, but you could try Tim Kautz. He owns Euroquipe. I believe he is a BMW nut himself. If it's not up his alley, I would bet he can point you in the right direction. Euroquipe is in St....

Welcome to the group! Sorry I can't be of any help, I've never had that problem. But I'm interested in how the air is fed into the intake and it looks like the intake tube is rear facing.

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Nevermind.

Ditching the 6850rpm rev limit will be a huge difference. 13Bs don't normally make peak torque until around there, so there is a lot left on the top end. I'm not familiar with the rules enough to...

Thanks Steve - I know you've said that a lot and while true, and I agree a tube frame car can be "safe" - if I understand correctly that VD test was apple to apple. Meaning, the chassis were similar...

As been said, and another concern I had at the time was we are now making an FF chassis go FA speeds, weighing 1000 lbs against a carbon tub, carbon nose battering ram, 1400lbs 016. To me, that is...

Good luck. I don't mean that sarcastically.

When I was on the FSRAC, this was my number one concern (#2 being cost - raising the cost to play never brings out MORE people). The rebuttal was what...

Can you post a link? Maybe someone here will know the car's background.

Except the rule book lists all sorts of things that are prohibited. There are prohibited things in every section throughout the rule book.

If we are splitting hairs to the point of measuring...

Obviously not an FV guy, but if you want it to be deemed illegal, just it make it illegal. If that minute, nearly immeasurable amount of material constitutes removal, then every gear is illegal after...

Yup, sure can. (Below)



This guy. :thumbsup:

Great, another thread to give Lee an even bigger head. ;)

But really, Lee is the man. He's helped me over the phone and emails many times. He's a good human.

Well, except I was there. I was on every conference call. My version of events are not theory, they are fact. SCCA/FSRAC does not care any more about FA than it does FB, or any other class. Again, I...

Just to correct the record, the above is not accurate. FB was merged into FA because FB had insufficient numbers. The choice was between merging into FA, slowing them down and merging it into FC, or...

This thread reminds me of a Monty Python skit. FB is the bird....

And, I take no joy in that. I was strongly against the FA/FB merger. Now that the class is fractured between open FA SCCA rules,...

Damn that's purty. Very nice ride you made there. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Man, that's just lunacy! What a foreign concept. ;)

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Ok, how do you pronounce the name? What's with all the i's? Did the key on the keyboard get stuck? Significance?

Is it "Grih-ih-ih-p" or 'Grihhhp'? Two vowels go walking, first does the talking...

We should have a rule change where you can only bring your car to the track on a coolass single axle, open trailer. You get a larger head start for the race based on how overloaded your tow vehicle...

Wow. Just, wow.

That is just cool. Thank you for sharing.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the sanction is SCCA Pro, and not SCCA Club. If Club loses more classes to Pro sanctions to run with other for-profit series, it will siphon money from already strapped...

Around 2012, I think, SCCA sent out a survey and one of the large take-a-ways was that competitors wanted larger fields. Adding more classes only dilutes the concentration of cars per class. However,...

FA numbers were stronger, and it's easier to coax people into speeding cars up, than getting others to slow thier's down. So, FB into FA. Nothing nefarious.

From where I saw it, that was not the case. FA has become a bit of a catch all class, as is seen in F4 and F3 cars getting dumped in as spec lines which clearly have different performance levels. F3...

Sure! What would that be?

You're free to make your own if you feel that way and I encourage you to do so if it helps the conversation.

Again, those are simply the most obvious choices as I saw them. I had no intent to ...

Hi Daryl, yes, the forum allows that feature, but I felt it was better to be anonymous so people could place votes without fear of criticism. Just my feel at the time in the 30 seconds I took to make...

As hard as this might be for some, holding two thoughts at the same time is possible. Posting on apex is not a waste of time in my book as it can foster a 2-way, open discussion. At this time it does...

Hi Tim,
You're free to start your own. This was to get the ball rolling and foster discussion among stakeholders and prospective stakeholders.

The problem is too many classes with too few entries...

I meant in FB.

What was the change that occurred in 2010-2011? I see that as the beginning of the drop.

Just being curious here.

I fully agree with these posts. The letter writing process does have value, and I can assure you the letters are read from my experience when I was on the FSRAC. However, I agree it is a broken...

This guy. :thumbsup:

More for arguments sake...what route would you like to see FB go?

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Do you think the class would accept giving up the fancy shift systems, going back to stock engines, and restrictors? I'd be in favor of that as I think the cost is the main...

It's also, maybe more, based on Majors participation numbers. I was quoting Runoffs numbers because they are representative of Majors and easier for me to find. Year after year, the numbers are...

I like this guy. :thumbsup:

Thanks Steve! Good info. :thumbsup:

My safety concern is when the nose of a 1300lbs 016 meets the side of an FB. Would the added Kevlar be sufficient to stop that? If so, are we getting close to...

Phew, that's dark. ;)

Thinking about Thomas's post, one thing stood out. Separate series, again. We have two things happening, older cars (Ford powered FFs, Pinto FCs, VD conversion FBs) are...

Thanks again.

As to FC, don't be surprised if they are combined in the future. I won't be. It's the same scenario; low car counts and other classes with similar issues who are the same speed. FB...