F500 in NorthEast on craigslist looks cheap! Not mine

[mikehinkle]

http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/5120126215.html

[cory mcleod]

That is an early/mid 1990s Red Devil. Very optimistic asking price.

[captaineddie1975]

I sold my first F500 (actually an F440) to a gentleman in Maine who to the best of my knowledge hardly ever raced it. I raced it in 2005 and sold it at the end of the 2005 season to a Matt Smith in Maine. It was a 1993 Red Devil. This may or may not be the car. Mine was Kelly Green with the number 12.

[G.Rossman]

How bad does it look?

[Sully]

I talked to Matt Smith around 2011 about buying this car. It is a 93 Red Devil.

here are all the photos he sent me back then.


http://s98.photobucket.com/user/ntsu...20Matt%20Smith


Apparently its at a salvage yard.
http://brownsexit27salvage.com/

[cory mcleod]

I talked to Matt Smith around 2011 about buying this car. It is a 93 Red Devil.

here are all the photos he sent me back then.


http://s98.photobucket.com/user/ntsu...20Matt%20Smith


Apparently its at a salvage yard.
http://brownsexit27salvage.com/

Nick,

Do you remember if the roll bar on this car is compliant with the current rules for road racing? I can't remember when the rule changed, and that would be a key piece of info for anyone considering this car for anything other than autocross.

Cory

[Sully]

Nick,

Do you remember if the roll bar on this car is compliant with the current rules for road racing? I can't remember when the rule changed, and that would be a key piece of info for anyone considering this car for anything other than autocross.

Cory

From our correspondence:
As of my last SCCA tech in 2008 it was fully compliant with the earlier rules changes which required stronger chassis tubing and rollhoop tubes.

[captaineddie1975]

It definitely was my first F5 and you will find my name in the logbook. Good little car. If it still has the 440 engine would probably need a Rotax to be competitive. It passed roll bar inspection with me in the car and I am 6ft.
Ed Capullo