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whatever happened to just having fun!

parts of this discussion remind me why I HATED high school sports. The boosters seemed to take all the FUN away.

It was a business and folks dreams for...

Tom,
As for window regulators, the rule stating that if it doesnt say you can then you cant....I cannot remove window regulators or mechanisms or rear door glass etc.

At least that's based on the...

from my own story.

I have a car that I am having a hard time making weight legally.

Here is where we currently sit.
Take the car COMPLETELY apart to bare shell, bead blast to remove ALL sound...

I think we can get it within 150 pounds with little work. The next 150 pounds will take some creativity good thing we have a few months to figure that out :eclipsee_steering:

the challenge with the 850 will be making weight.

we have 300 pounds to go, I can easily see another 100-125 pounds. The other may come from creativity and choosing the right parts.

Or the...

so the 850 made it to the track and made novice race this weekend. We built the car for the owner in 4 weeks time and it passed tech with ease.

On 4 year old spent toyo RA1's, and a last minute...

The rules state that a panel has to be made to separate the cabin from the "trunk."

The intent I believe is to create a barrier betwixt the driver and any fuel. We have been building a Volvo 850...

btw...I've gotten two intelligent items through this thread.

One E85 would require larger injectors..ie it would require another change of the rules. That's key.

Next, I got a PM regarding...

our volvo's run 10.8:1 and 11.0:1 compression. I didnt think that was high.. :shrug: ..but it sure likes 97-100 octane. At least that is the octane at which MBT with the most power.

as for your...

shwah: I will consider your thoughts 2 posts up. Thanks.

As for your latest post. at NO point was I saying that the WHOLE sport should use E85. I guess I was hoping to understand why we haven't...

maybe you guys should go vintage racing with Sovren....where all the motorsports technology is 20-30 years old....:D

sounds like a bunch of folks resistant to any changes. I guess my question was...

the injectors I can totally understand. That makes sense.

hmm as for seals, I know we arnt talking about OLD cars here...but I have done several "E85 conversions" if you will to 1983 Volvo's...my...

this is so funny, I want to talk why its not in use, and how its good for the IMAGE of racing and some folks wanna talk about how its not green and its an inefficient source of fuel...

The funny...

anything?

thanks Peter,
I didnt see anything on the August Fastrack that is why I was inquiring.

hmm ITA. Our class leading car right now is an Opel manta and he would be 3 seconds off the pace of the ITA leading cars.

I understand that the mandate is not that EVERY car can be competitive. ...

Motorsports in the NW are taking a hit because of the environmental impact. Seems that E85 would help that image a bit.

My experience in my car is that the car makes 2-3hp less on 100 octane...

years ago I thought there was a maximum amount of ballast you could run, and for some reason I thought it was 150lbs.

I don't see that any longer. As for cage, we even went to a thicker wall...

Does anyone know if anyone has campaigned one of these? I would love to chat with anyone that has.

Thanks,
Jonathan

I keep hearing rumors that this might be coming since its weight is near the highest in the classes and is the largest car out there.

Most of us are having to run 150+ pounds of ballast to get a...