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Google "Formula Race Car" and after 2 wikipedia links you get Formula Race Car Club of America (FRCCA). Google "Formula Car Racing" and they are 2nd. They have maintained these results for at least...

I first shared Mygale's 2013 newsletter (No 65) with this group in February 2014. This was the first substantial newsletter discussion of their F4 plans. At least the first to which I had taken...

What does this mean? Is this an official ruling of some type or a statement of personal opinion? Not trying to be contentious; just confused by the statement.

Noob entanglement expensive or new engine blowing up expensive?

Which elephant?

We have 01 Mygale FC. When i talked to Novarace a year ago (maybe longer) a conversion package for Mygale FC's had not been developed. If one is available now or can be developed cost effectively,...

I do not know Glen Cooper personally but I have read many Glen Cooper posts in the time I have been an Apex member. I found them to be detailed, well thought out, even handed and very supportive of...

Bill, Jason, Gregg, Andy and Ryan - that's 5 FC's so far. Anyone else?

The used tires we receive from John Berget generally have about 1/32" less tread on one side (inside?) than the other. Is it better to install these used tires with inside and outside reversed from...

Thanks John for another great weekend.

Looking forward to NJMP on Jul 30. Wing turnout should be good. Last year, if my memory serves me correctly, we had 3 F1000's (1 PM, 2 Stohr) plus 9 FCs....

I know that this thread is getting a bit heated but there has been some good information shared here that I definitely, and perhaps others, will benefit from. I would appreciate just one last...

Thank you Reid; very helpful.

Sid Smith

Just our second season of racing and tire degradation is something we are still attempting to properly appreciate. We also buy from John without thinking much about the exact number of cycles on the...

Ryan Smith will be there in 01 Mygale FC.

If I understand the shift reject ability correctly it appears that a form of auto down shifting is already enabled. While braking if the driver constantly request shifts he will automatically get...

Thomas, would you explain how it does this?

If a driver is breaking hard into a corner and wants to drop 3 gears during braking; can the driver quickly initiate the 3 downshifts at the start of...

Looks great John; definitely looking forward to it. For some reason the link did not work for me so I'm reposting it for others just in case.
www.formularacecarclubofamerica.com

Sid Smith

I agree with this definition of a sleeper when used to describe a car. The implication is that the car is built to look like nothing special and thereby uses deception to gain advantage. When we...

From the Geartronics website:

In summary: for any serious semi-auto shift system to work consistently & reliably, the GCU needs to measure as an absolute minimum the gearbox barrel position (not...

Is the Geartronics system being discussed the one whose closed loop operation is described at this link? http://www.geartronics.co.uk/closedloop.htm

Thanks for update Clyde. We've got some great momentum going in this group and you can see how each racers commitment to next years program is driving the excitement and cohesiveness of the group as...

This has been a great year and improved car counts certainly added to the excitement. A lot of the new guys in F/C including my son, Ryan, were just getting into cars and getting them sorted out so...

Good perspective, thanks

It’s difficult to not get excited about technology and innovation. Every opportunity to significantly impact performance is bound to engage the interest of any that are involved in or are seriously...

I don't doubt that Jonathon will be able to turn faster laps in this car. Very fast car with great driver. I'm not sure however that the above is a complete depiction of the circumstances impacting...

Thank you John and Sue for an absolutely great weekend at NJMP. No politics, friendly and helpful competitors, a boatload of racing excitement with a nice turnout and great driving, the chance to...

Ah, respect; that was so easy. Thank you Russ.

Now I'm going to get busy posting to see how quickly I can lose it.

I have question given my choice to use my favorite "go fast" toy as a user name. Will using my real name make a difference in the amount of respect I build on ApexSpeed.

Sid Smith

Alternatively you might consider running the following on Apexspeed:

Recently established racecar builder is looking to put together a world class team of proven designers and builders to pursue...

As others have indicated TDC at the end of a cylinder's compression stroke will be where both intake and exhaust valves are closed. Therefore with the other sparkplugs removed and the testing...

[quote=MiniFormulaIndy;262863] "but while I was turning laps in the second hour of practice I couldn't help thinking "I can't wait until those guys get word about this". Our body & wings aren't...

Ryan Smith (85 Reynard FC) will be there with FRCCA.

"Why would someone not recognize the order of things:
Birth, crawl, walk, run, tricycle, bicycle, minibike, you get the idea.
To be truly good you must first master and respect the order of things"...

I'm not sure the builder intends entry level to mean entry level into racing for a beginning racer but rather a lower cost class compliant racecar entry into the FB class for an appropriate driver. ...

It seems to me (background electronics not structural design so please excuse what may be a naive viewpoint) that a lot of the structural design that goes into building a racecar is to achieve an...

I'd love to be able to purchase a new entry level $16K FB particularly if the design facilitated an uggrade strategy that allowed the owner to make his car more competitive over time. In fact I'd...

Thanks for the comment on the bodywork. It is an '85 Reynard. I understand it was purchased new and used until last year at Bridgestone Racing Academy in Pontypool, Ontario. They run a mechanics...

I have not attached pics before. Hope this works.

After a lot of frustration in my search for good quality, affordable wheels to fit my 1985 Reynard Formula Continental I had the good fortune of finding Chris Cooke at Compomotive in the UK. He...