| Re: Open Wheel Build |
Subject: Re: Open Wheel Build by BillH on 2010/12/9 22:42:24 Yea, Wil, I agree about the crate engine thing. But these motors go to a builder that's contracted by SCCA Enterprises (the subsidiary of SCCA that handles race cars) so some builder is getting the business. And all the motors dyno within 3 hp. The nice thing about Formula E is it's a spec class, once you pay for the car, you can't throw money at it no shock upgrade, spec tires, etc. all you can add to the car is a radio and a bead seat. (I hate spec cars in Pro racing but for us amateurs, it helps the cash flow). BTW, the engine gets good life cause the rev limiter's set way low, soft cut starts at 6,300. Spec Miata is a whole different story, everybody said yea, a cheap class to race. Then the frontrunners got serious and started buying legal engines from Huffacre at Infineon for $7,500 each to be competitive. They now also have a Sealed Spec Miata class where you can't touch the engine. IMO, Spec Miata's suck, I've raced them in 25 hour endurance races and was bored as hell. |
