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yeah lol. the multiple holes are for different height drivers, not over-under belt routing! you are loading the top in shear. it's not designed for that. i guess that's a photo from a car for sale...

There are no bargains. Cheap car = needs work.

You should be more concerned about operating cost. These are Atlantic-class cars and while they certainly don't cost as much to run as a 4AGE...

oops, of course I meant FA > PFM > FB. Didn't correct the original since you already quoted it.



I mean, Star (Rodrigues) built over 100 cars I think, and there are so few running pro now...

FA < PFM < FB, speed wise.

They do not go for FE money ... FE is about what, $25k? I haven't seen a $40k FE for a long time. A $40k PFM isn't much car ... not including the one just posted from...

It can be, just not at the cost we will pay. I think it's GY but maybe Firestone, has an article about how they size tires for drag racers. At the top levels the car is tuned with the clutch and...

I hadn't. They seem pretty expensive, $75 for the smallest one. Have you used them with success? They do seem nice and the cost of the pin may be made up for by an easy installation. Only need a...

I have a car with what I guess is 2600 or 2700 series cam loc fasteners. It's a knurled stud head. It's functional with gloves, but the pin is retained on the cockpit surround -- it doesn't come...

I thought so but cannot find a manufacturer that makes that style of handle.

What is this pin mechanism?

Great exposure for the series and the drivers. I think a subtler message (Honda) would have been better but whatever. Precious little actual driving footage but I guess the racing is mostly strung...

read title: chuckle inside
watch video: lol

10/10 not disappointed

poor guy though, I hope he had a laugh about it

Well at least for muscle cars, they are not "collectible" in the sense that they don't have any inherent value. They were never rare or of real historical interest. So as memorabilia vs...

Wait, you think they will actually make the new, new date?

Something like this is worth what one pays for it.

If the car has a previous sale history, that's the basis to value it. If not, the sky's the limit.

That's only on pre-race weekends. Their normal test days that are interspersed throughout each month are open sessions all day.

Which, even if you can do it, is a waste of time.

The cars are too low and closing speeds too fast relative to the sedans that you are on track with. So you have to spend all your time patiently...

You're in my neighborhood (San Jose). PM me and come by my shop sometime, I can help you get on track for day 1 and you can go from there.

Do you have a racing license? You'll need one to get...

You better check your policy. Mine is pretty standard and my homeowners' does NOT cover the trailer and my trailer insurance does NOT cover any automobile (including a race car) inside the trailer....

Dash and sensors: $10k to start.

That's without engine. And even in 2016, sorry but you still get what you pay for. A $50k formula car is full of compromises. The point however is that there is a large field with the same car and...

Just what I predicted back in September. (approx $18k in entry fees for the year)

Shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that would actually go F4 racing.

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The general scheme of using a front man to represent your business (on paper) is one of the oldest (and most transparent)...

You are giving the man far too much benefit of the doubt. He's a scum, plain and simple.

1. The tribal agreement thing was not about taxes, it was about using tribal status to escape federal and...

It could reflect the higher entry fees vs FRP and higher tire costs. PWC GTS average entry fee for 2015 is $3600, that's with a full season discount. GTS is tier-2 for PWC and I could see F4...

For club racing I'm sure you could just buy a motor.

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Wow.

8/18/15: 14 cars sold.

I guess those are sold but not delivered. Sounds like these could be updated to the 240HP config. But that's a completely different proposition than "F4".

On...

What is an isolator cable?



Odd. I thought they were street car parts and therefore extra robust (and heavy).

To be fair, many of the problems sound like teething issues. But yeah, some of...

for the runoffs

There are somewhere between 8 and 12 FEs in norcal. Only 1 racing at this time. I think 4 (at least) are going to Daytona.

sure, of course. sorry, didn't mean to imply otherwise. I just overstated my case a bit.

Here in norcal (where Maris says the 2 cars landed), there are lots and lots of open test days at Sears. ...

it's a race car, not a street or show car. raw speed is the only thing that matters, isn't it? I buy a race car to go fast, not to look good standing next to it.

He isn't. He's just pointing out that sales of race cars that aren't racing don't upset the alphabet soup balance.

Of course anyone that says you can't buy more car for $60k ... that isn't racing...

It was (in part) a joke. It is well established in design language that comic sans is an abomination. 8 of the top 10 google results for 'comic sans' testify to that.

Although I was poking fun,...

Comic Sans font?!?!! Guess that isn't the car for me.

I saw that too. Does common engine mean the PFM will have a turbo? Can you extract 270HP (their stated target) from a naturally aspirated MZR? Also isn't the MZR dead since 2011/2012? I thought...

Fair enough.

What I really was contesting was the idea that it was an either/or contest. As a stepping stone, FRP seems to be undisputedly relevant *for F1600*. I won't argue whether or not that...

FRP leads nowhere.

USF2000 winner gets a scholarship to PFM.

So the pro minded US-based driver will find USF2000 attractive for all the 400 thousand reasons they find it attractive today. If...

Mind posting a pic of your setup?

Yes, but a private carrier may allow his customers to use his licensed frequencies. The guy you bought the radio from or take your radio to for programming should only program in frequencies that...

Can't do that without a repeater.

These guys may be cheaper than cabco.

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I'm not saying that the F1 restrictions are right or wrong, but ACO/LeMans is a completely different deal. They have "balance of performance" on competitors to ensure close racing. That ain't gonna...

http://starracecars.com/Resources/2009_Pro_Mazda_Update_Kit_Technical_Brief_V2.pdf

Last page.

The numbers for the front have some major errors. I don't know if the numbers for the rear are...

um, pretty sure I get it. downshifting is hard. geartronics does it well. what am i missing? AFAICT shiftec is also a closed loop pneumatic shifter that has their own strategy for up and down...

Interesting. I never considered left foot brake manual downshifting a problem. For certain corners (not too heavy on the lat g's), eg there's one at MMP, I'm even quite confident to downshift...

I'm sold, but ...

ok, but

You're claiming first that there isn't 200ms to be saved, and then go on to note how hard it is to complete an upshift (quickly, correctly) when there is inherent...

You sure that video isn't sped up? lol!

Nice work, too bad about the breadbox. Which is what we call the red curbs.

superb!

My favorite photo is something silly, the one with the dash mockup in place.