Search:

Type: Posts; User: provamo

Page 1 of 2 1 2

Search: Search took 0.02 seconds; generated 55 minute(s) ago.

  1. Replies
    9
    Views
    1,852

    cutaway

    thanks kip
  2. Replies
    12
    Views
    2,050

    Steve is spot on, as usual.

    although I think the FM is wider and longer lol
  3. Replies
    9
    Views
    4,409

    it must be true

    i saw it on the internet
  4. Replies
    54
    Views
    5,637

    weight transfer?

    certainly you mean load transfer?
  5. Replies
    13
    Views
    2,455

    Doug Nye with Tony Rudd

    I recommend highly their series of books about B.R.M.

    to me eye the windscreen seems suspiciously not authentic
  6. Replies
    19
    Views
    3,040

    Tui ?

    No way!
  7. Replies
    7
    Views
    1,596

    enjoy!

    these guys have fun in the paddock; cooking,reading, and polishing
  8. please explain how tilting the engine ...

    "reduce the frontal area"
  9. tilted engine

    check out the Taylor Stewart FVs run in CASC events circa earlier seventies
  10. Replies
    6
    Views
    1,901

    thank you

    for your site!

    AND the Cooper book you sold to me ages ago
  11. Replies
    13
    Views
    2,575

    somedays

    i wish I was a millionaire
  12. Replies
    13
    Views
    1,878

    just do it

    have a buddy on hand<br><br>drink AFTERWARDS
  13. Replies
    13
    Views
    1,878

    just do it

    have a buddy on hand

    drink AFTERWARDS
  14. Replies
    12
    Views
    2,772

    when racing was..

    racing!
  15. Replies
    19
    Views
    2,497

    crazy

    that you have not just bought this
  16. Replies
    12
    Views
    2,899

    I am completely stumped..........

    NOT an early LOLA,
    might be a FF modified into a SV
  17. Replies
    9
    Views
    3,046

    cool

    ride
  18. Replies
    8
    Views
    3,702

    i worked on one back in the day...

    it had an alfa engine and a screwdriver handle for a shift lever lol
  19. Replies
    8
    Views
    10,750

    maybe

    TIG as large a diameter NUT as you dare onto then broken stud
  20. Replies
    8
    Views
    10,750

    (as a retired racing car fabricator)

    from this distance, I think you can repair this part

    then swap the arms side to side

    my two cents

    and as they say, YMMV
  21. Thread: First drive

    by provamo
    Replies
    17
    Views
    4,674

    cool!

    you had REAL fun
  22. Replies
    6
    Views
    2,018

    use

    a hammer?
  23. Replies
    12
    Views
    3,255

    if

    you fit in a 51 you should fit in a 61
  24. Replies
    5
    Views
    1,799

    why

    does a zero roll vehicle have an anti roll bar?
  25. Replies
    2
    Views
    1,185

    v

    cool
  26. Replies
    27
    Views
    12,714

    yessssssssssssss

    go for it.........................somebody!
  27. Replies
    6
    Views
    2,941

    just

    sell it
  28. Replies
    1
    Views
    3,142

    verrry

    kewl
  29. Replies
    23
    Views
    4,104

    if no one ever cheated...

    you would all be driving FORMCARS lol
  30. Replies
    25
    Views
    15,560

    too

    cool
  31. Thread: New 1997 DFV

    by provamo
    Replies
    7
    Views
    7,210

    who

    drove with this engine?
  32. Replies
    4
    Views
    2,312

    it was a German FV..............

    trailing the F2 car
  33. Replies
    3
    Views
    8,338

    yep

    nice guy, e-mailed with him today
  34. Replies
    3
    Views
    8,338

    Richie Ginther...

    ....Motor Racing's Free Thinker..................just read the book............recommended reading
  35. Thread: Lightened Rods

    by provamo
    Replies
    33
    Views
    6,543

    crower rods are legal?

    maybe i should READ the rules
  36. Replies
    313
    Views
    77,031

    the answer might be

    electric formula racers kept at solar friendly race tracks
  37. Replies
    12
    Views
    2,637

    Ron Nash Engineering

    on the Trans-Am team in 1986 we ran factory backed fuel injected systems and the GM engine techs said that SOME lites guys were

    offering $$$$ for a little more speed, apparently they could dial...
  38. Replies
    8
    Views
    6,151

    Greg

    coulda used this opportunity in 1967 !
  39. Replies
    22
    Views
    4,026

    Mosport

    Jim Hawes was incredible !, in a customer T-330 (maybe 332) towed on an open trailer behind some random Pontiac ? running fourth or fifth behind the likes of Mario, Redman, Hobbs , running close to...
  40. Replies
    22
    Views
    4,026

    Clay's ride..............

    looks like a T300 center cockpit (very high sides) but longer T330 nose (not short and squat like a T300)

    and yes T300 was based off the T240/2 tub!
  41. my initial thought was

    Austro Vau ?
  42. Replies
    22
    Views
    4,026

    weird engines

    Sandy Shepard ran a Yunick Pontiac in a T300

    John Cannon ran a BOP at Pocono in a March seven twenty something

    Freddy Van Buren (sp?) a Rolls Royce at Watkins Glen in a modified McLaren 10
  43. a real deal

    for a submarine
  44. Replies
    22
    Views
    4,026

    read Read READ

    Unfair Advantage

    also that list of engine weights shows a reference to a 30# heavier AMC

    additionally the reference does not tell us what was weighed ie complete ready for installation etc...
  45. Replies
    185
    Views
    48,275

    blah blah blah blah blah

    no horse in this race but "aspiring" drivers must be along the road to INDY, sorry
  46. Replies
    11
    Views
    3,574

    side note

    Pebble Beach has been C A N C E L L E D
  47. Thread: Old Vee Video

    by provamo
    Replies
    12
    Views
    3,983

    definitely.............

    a sixties video.............but COOL
  48. Thread: Old Vee Video

    by provamo
    Replies
    12
    Views
    3,983

    i think .....

    the OTHER track was Marlborough .

    i am pretty sure that Tex Hopkins was the suited cigar chomping starter lol
  49. Thread: Old Vee Video

    by provamo
    Replies
    12
    Views
    3,983

    Wow!

    thanks for posting this, never heard of the featured driver but it was cool to see Bill Scott again
  50. Replies
    9
    Views
    2,440

    there was an organization

    FVI (formula vee international) who put out an excellent monthly newsletter AGES ago!

    of course I threw all mine away in the late seventies

    VW, that evil company which produced all those...
Results 1 to 50 of 97
Page 1 of 2 1 2




About Us
Since 2000, ApexSpeed.com has been the go-to place for amateur road racing enthusiasts, bringing together a friendly community of racers, fans, and industry professionals. We're all about creating a space where people can connect, share knowledge, and exchange parts and vehicles, with a focus on specific race cars, classes, series, and events. Our community includes all major purpose-built road racing classes, like the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and various pro series across North America and beyond. At ApexSpeed, we're passionate about amateur motorsports and are dedicated to helping our community have fun and grow while creating lasting memories on and off the track.
Social