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The Formula Mazda and the Skip Barber RT2000 were very popular back in 2010-2014. They have been replaced by the FV and FF as the entry level formula cars. I remember the FM being very fun to race.

Reposting this here because it was pointed out that FV specific users may have missed it...

It saddens me to post. I don't have many details but Terry has passed away. Terry was a really great...

When my uncle moved from Michigan to Arizona 8 years ago, he left he FVs up here and bought an FF down there due to lack of a field.

Very true, I never realized it at first...

I kept track of time invested the last few years and calculated I put about 20-25 hours in off track for every 1 hour I spend on track. This includes all...

Yes, it should be easy to get issued a new log book. I am assuming you are trying to vintage race with VRG? Contact the organization and ask for a contact with a head of tech. Ask him what you need...

I thought it looked like a predator with side pods cut off, I had never heard of a scorpion before. Good work both Pete and Alex.
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Nope, I have already way overshot my time and money budget for the year racing, I'll be watching from home, talking myself into a Road America runoffs campaign vs tried and true vintage season

It is a great looking car, I love the paint job. I believe it was a lowly cheap scorpion he bought off here, put some work into it, changed the name to a Scaler and put in pole at indy a couples...

I am happy it appears everyone survived the test days, you can't know what caused all the yellows on race monitor.

You can also try https://www.facebook.com/CenDivSCCA/
Or email the race director robert.g.woolston@gmail.com

Blackhawk is closest. I will be there April 15-16 shaking down a rebuilt Ciation with a couple other vees. There is a Majors race April 29-30th after that and vintage FVs June 17-18.

Why do people continue to engage the troll?

I think the predator was a heavier car. Maybe the side pods could be remover and make it more a scorpion. See the car Alex scaler ran at the runoffs the last 2 years, or search for old scorpion for...

I think the biggest weight loss you can easily, cheaply get is with the battery. I saved 7.5 lbs with a Shorai, you might get another .5 - 1 lbs with yours. You will get another 4-5 lbs with the...

Yes, the bracket uses the front case bolt. The wrench can be ignored, it was an old picture. The Lynx B came to me that way and hasn't had a problem in 5 years, that I know of that is. The engine has...

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Congratulations to Brian, he ran a great race especially with tough track conditions and dangling suspension. Watching most the races, i saw there were dozens of top competitors that went off while...

I have raced FV in VSCDA for a few years and will try to speak to that.

The FV class gets its own race group, has about a 20 car field, and all the other, faster, formula cars are in another race...

What is the best and easiest way to check if backing plates are bent? Make a lathe adapter out of an axle retainer and measure runout seems to be the most accurate but tedious. Taking one off the...

Since the GCR permits and recommends the use of tethering devices, I am sure there are other ways to do it. I like the bolt thru spindle as the car is still controllable. I think ICP used to produce...

Agree with both above.

bevel the inside surface of the head to help it sit lower in the spindle hole,

Stand the bolt upright and cover it with the dust cap, place a larger socket on top of...

Other items from my checklists...

Between race weekends
- clean oil residue, check frame, mounts for cracks
-check all bolts and electrical connectors for tightness
-check all oil levels...

I made a video examining the use of easy and inexpensive modifications to FVs that will keep you on the track more often.

https://youtu.be/3EAyKd3NtTQ

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The car is in storage so I can't get a better picture, but you may be able to see that the frame rails are beveled in the hip...

Also, I thought it would be easier to reproduce the current cable instead of re-engineering the mount points and going to a push-pull cable, but at this point my assumption may have been wrong.

Thanks for all the help. I found pegasus had some of their custom cable pieces a la carte, so I was able to get the 2 threaded pieces I was looking for. I also found some rod stock to cut and drill...

I recently broke a throttle cable at the bulkhead fitting on the end of the 7mm housing. This piece had an m6 x 1.0 stud on it that held the housing against the fan cooling structure (vintage lynx...