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I can't give you quantitative answer really but a qualitative one.


Open wheels vs closed wheels

The basic comparison to do is open wheel vs close wheels. Closed wheels are far less draggy. :)...

Yes, I've been following the 25h a couple of years. I want to tackle the problem...I have some ideas... :thumbsup:

A company is just starting to import CM's. Considering that the US equivalent are lighter single seaters and CM's have an aero advantage, I think that CM's might have a place in the US.
I've been...

hahaha hopefuly it does look better! :) Yes, regulations is num. 1 on my priority list.
What do you think about the concept!?

No autodoctor911, that's not mine, but my design is base on the same regulations...so yes, you could argue that it's "similar" :thumbsup:

At this point we have two options:

1- We can go for an expensive option in the $80K neighborhood.
2- We can go for a more cost effective option (cheaper).

Base on the information you all...

First things first! sorry guys for such a huge delay on my replay. The last couple of weeks have been hectic!




Thank you very much for sharing your view point connersportsracers. Money, if...

It's not just about importing cars. It's more about market opportunities.

Woooww!! that's a very very good analysis!! Thank you very much Tom!! what we are trying to do right now is gather all that information you have been talking about (competitors, prices, customers...)...

well...we already have a quiet similar car to the one I'm talking about. So..this one pretends to be a new version (an evolution if you want) following the same set of rules. We have been working in...

the motorsport equation is pretty easy (at least the most of the time): the more money you spend, the faster you go. The target price was set between $54,000-$67,500 but there's no limits when it...

yes, you're right. Unfortunately I'm just an employee, I don't have economical resources to undertake such a project (I wish...). So I depend on my boss.



Thank you Bob Melvin. Your information...

Off the top of my head, I can't think a better way of spending time with your son :thumbsup: Mastering the art of karting is really difficult! :)

Wooow!! :D interesting budget!! that means you're...

it's not that easy racerdad2, it doesn't depend just on me. I have to justify my decisions and prove somehow that we could at least recover the initial investment. I know, you can never be 100% sure...

Once again, thank you very much. Base on your number we've done our initial estimation and this is the results:
- 20 hours race season -> approx. $6,300-7,000
*Considering recommended life...

Thank you very much Daryl DeArman!! :thumbsup::thumbsup: just one more question, what's significantly more/less for you!?

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Thank you all for sharing your opinion. You all have been talking about income capabilities and people jumping to motorcycles racing due to the prohibited prices of car racing. Could you tell me...

used car prices:

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Very interesting racerdad2...

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there are some differences between UK and USA but seems to be very...

Cheers racerdad2!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

That sounds really good! reminds me UK. Here you can make almost anything street legal. The country is plenty of kit-cars and other real "weapons" (single seater, FWD converted to RWD, motorcycle...

Thank you racerdad2. We are focus primarily in endurance races because our products fit quiet well there. Probably you could used the car for other outings (that's what we are doing now, studying...

It's not a bad idea, the only problems I see about it:
1-Carbon fibre is quiet expensive. Repair a tub is not an easy task.
2-The average price for a 3 years Formula 3 is approx. $60,000 +...

Thank you very much for the info racerdad2, really useful. I'll keep you update! :thumbsup:



I see the point now, but been honest...I don't really get it unless we are talking about pro-drivers...

I agree with you, $32,000 is a very good target price, but it's almost impossible to achieve it. $47,000 sounds more realistic and for $57,000 we shouldn't have problems. Once again it depends on...

Yes, if it's like you are saying...it doesn't look as good as we expected and our market will be extremely small! :( This years looks better though (2 or 3 more cars in the fastest class):...

Thank you very much racerdad2!! it's very nice having your point of view. I didn't know the young people point of view towards the sport :S really worrying actually!!I can understand the economical...

Once again, thank you very much for your help. We really appreciate it! :thumbsup:
I completely agree with you, racing is in a clear decline (at least here in europe). For that reason we decided to...

Thank you very much for your input Ian Lenhart. That is exactly what we are trying to know, is the market large enough for this project? Being on the other side of the world makes everything more...

First things first, thank you very much for your opinion. It's fair enough, I understand your doubts. Of course I have an idea on how to build such a car, but unfortunately I'm not able to provide...

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Hello,

Endurance events are getting more and more interesting every year. It's simply impressive how events such as 25 hours of thunderhill is attracting more and more top competitors.
For that...

Hi!!!
I am doing a research to know how many people use a “race engineer” or something like that.
I don´t know if anyone offer something like this, but what do you think about off-site race...

This is something different. We can´t talk about a "Holy grail" of race car design, but the process is something like this (at least for me):

-weight distribution
-tyre
-uprights.....

I agree with you, the stiffer the better (at least often), but don´t forget the compromise between all the elements.

a car is composed by a lot of parts working together as one element. For this reason there isn´t a "Holy grail" about chassis rigidity. I mean to say that there should be a compromise between all...

there are any video of the geatronics workin on a FB car?

First at all, I am relatively new arround here, I am from another country, my english is not very good (sorry guys for all my mistakes) but I try to do my best (I am learning a lot here, about...

Thank you Jnovak, I am thinking about all the available options.

this kind of tube are allow in Fb suspension members?


Thank you

I am thinking in proshift Ps2

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Thank you DMac, do you know if they sell symmetrical streamline tube?

moreover, I would like to know if is possible to fit the formula steering wheel+proshift Ps2 paddles+steering wheel quick realise.

Thank you wren, I know that most people do it by themself and that is my first option, but i was on the web when I find that pic (it is just only an example) and think that, may be, in some where...

I was watching the evo 4 and I would like to know if it is easy to install on that kind of car, especially if it is easy to conect the ecu. In other way, I would like to know wich sensors are you...

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I would like to know where can I find that kind of tubes and adptors. I think that I can find the tubes easilly here in europe, but I am not sure about the streamline tube adaptors,...

sorry, do you know wich is the E.T of the wheel?


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I would like to know wich dash board and data adquisition are you using in your cars. More over I would like to know, in your opinion, wichs one have the best price/qualite balance.
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