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Agreed.

I have always yielded to the FA cars if they have been following closely behind.

If there is contact between an FA and FB, the FA will win every time. Just the mass of the spinning...

Great write up. The key being "encourages growth"

That's about the time Geartronics really started to get a foothold in the perception you needed this technology to be competitive. I remember many people asking me questions about getting into or...

Just like that Stan!

What I think that might be important to see is the more recent historical participation trend of the P1 and P2 classes since the CSR-DSR rule change. P1 and P2 rules are...

If you are taking about knowing the FB/F1000 cars. I'm pretty sure my resume looks better than yours.

If you are talking about what is going on in the NAF 1000 series, you are correct I don't know...

I'm not to sure the other organizer of the NAF1000 series are going to be proud of this response. You didn't do the series any favors the way this comment was handled.

Let's look at P1 class technology vs P2 class technology and compare what class is growing the fastest. This may give us an answer for what direction FB should be heading.

Stan, I think this is a...

Congrats Gary,

It's great to see all your hard work pay off.

Based on the lap time shown on the dash of the FB car, the pace he was lapping is a good 10 seconds per lap from the FB track record. When I ran my FB at Blackhawk it was quite easy to pass a pack of...

I have Three seasons / 14 races on one engine I have. The spare has never been in the car.
The only time the spare was needed was when Nick, Alex, and Jerry, needed to borrow the throttle body for...

It is normal practice for us F1000 guys to lube the chains. Remember we typically run aluminum rear sprockets. These chains are under very high load and generate significant pressure to the sprocket...

Randy,

I think the power word in the statement is Consensus. We as participants in the class have not come to a majority on how we want to move forward regarding engine regulation. I give them...

And if you are trying to design a blown diffuser, it might work.[/QUOTE]


Providing it meets the exhaust height requirement in the rules.

Yes.

[QUOTE=Jnovak;493971]Just an interesting point to make. I am sure that many of you know that a car that I designed and built won the Runoffs at Daytona in F500. Now this car is powered by a 600cc...

What is the projected cost for these new multi-element restrictors? It looks like there will be a development war on what lead in/lead out transition will perform the best and a continual cost as...

So did I interpret this right?

Engines newer than 2008 are to be raced with the 37.5mm restrictor.

2007 and 2008 Suzuki are raced with 37.5mm restrictor.

All other 2007 and older...

Gary, I have my Novak conversion down to 811 lbs with a half gallon of fuel in the tank. I think I can still find about 5 lbs more to take out of it. These conversions can get very close to minimum...

It seems to me that implementation of restrictors could prevent something like this. They are cheap, fast, and easy to inspect after a session on track. The fastest cars could be checked in little...

Congrats to JR. Sounded like one heck of a week for the team. Excellent interview with Heyward too.

Is Coop running Jake's Stohr?

Jason Bell doing 169 mph. I think I can hear him with a sinister laugh every time he pulls out on a straight stretch all the way up here in Michigan. :D Very...

10 drivers were signed up for testing today.

Jason Bell
Rod Rice
Jason Slahor
Kevin Roggenbuck
Dr. Glen Cooper
John Labrie
Shane Prieto
Alex Mayer

Well it's about time you started engineering by the seat of your pants again. :thumbsup:

It's good to hear you are getting in the saddle again.

Great job on the weekend. It looks like you didn't have to look to far for that rear wheel kick-up. What are the chances of that thing getting captured in the rear suspension and not blowing out...

Nice work Mario. Do you have race 2 in the works also? That one should be fun to watch based on the race report.

I definitely would not want to take one of those rocks to the visor, or anywhere on the car. Looks like they need a rake to comb out some of those low flying meteors.

Wow, 20 entrants for F 1000 so far. :thumbsup:

Looks like all that prior experience lapping on the Beaver paid off today for Jeremy. Impressive times posted by he and JR. It should be a good race again tomorrow. I hope that the live video is...

I found this article that I thought was a decent write up.

http://www.stargazette.com/story/sports/motor/2015/07/03/colorado-racer-fast-glen-scca-qualifying-debut/29685715/


So how...

200 - 210 f.

You may want to add in the $5000 to $7000 shift system I've heard is needed to make the Kawasaki shift adequately.


I think there are a few people wanting to go faster in these cars but have not...

You should add in two more questions:

1. What is your current season budget:
$5,000-10,000
$10,000-20,000
$20,000-30,000
$30,000-50,000
$50,000-or more.

2. What level budget...

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The restrictors are a simple piece of.060 thick alum.......the same od as the throttle body with a 42mm id. It sits on the throttle body, and the velocity stack/air box sits down over them as it...

Doug,

Your formula works great in straight line acceleration. However it falls apart in parity for cornering and braking. Heavier cars now start behaving differently approaching and during the...

I'm not sure I understand the meaning of shaping it to any profile, but the definition specifies that "[t]he hole through which all air to the engine must pass shall be round." I'm no expert on this,...

Thanks David,

I found it and after reading it, can assume that the restrictor can be sized no larger than "X" (since there is no tolerance language) and can be shaped to any profile as long as...

The one thing that I have not seen published that needs to be looked at for compliance reasons are a definition of size tolerance and a measurement method for inspection. Just saying a restrictor has...

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Yes the rules should be the same if there becomes a pro series. It will benefit the class. But there is not a stand alone series at this time or your demographic model to support one. I am...

I think we need to take a closer look at the class demographics to say that F1000 racers have money. Those that got involved early were the people that believed in the class philosophy of near FA...

I must not understand the demographics. Please enlighten me. :confused:

My guess is the engine would not have made it the race distance.

This is going to be one heck of a race.

The non local guys have not had many laps to get dialed into the track due to the shortened qualifying sessions. They will get quicker. JR could check...

I guess I'll start the thread since no one else has yet. Any information about this years runoffs?

A new 2015 version of the RFR driven by JRO. Any sightings of this yet?

I know Runoffs...

How fat are you talking?

I did a lot of work to get my car down. Many items were included to shave weight. If I know how many pounds you are over I may be able to help you prioritize what you...

Greg,

Are these the fiberglass parts that you have on your website as "In Stock" if so you may want to change the inventory status to prevent future issues.

Nice job Mario. You and Mike should start up M&M Race Video Productions. :thumbsup: for both your efforts.

Really nice job so far. Looks like it is getting really close to the first outing. My only other comment is, my experience with these motors tells me you are going to need much more oil cooler than...

Don't forget Jeremy's car. He has the same system that we use and is Fast!

Jason,

I really like your new Avatar photo :thumbsup: