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PostPosted: January 6, 2012, 2:10 pm 
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Actually I was just about to post and then I noticed this ..

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but anyway, continuing;

These are F500 racers, known to some and not to others...

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I currently have a proposal in with a company that might see me undertaking a race formula car which would be pretty close to F500 cars with the exception that they would run a modern 600cc single engine with gears (including reverse) worth about 50hp. I think F500 is about a perfect race class but to be honest the sound of them sucks badly, I believe people want to change gears and I reckon 600cc Hyperbike engines are over the top and can be very expensive (relative).

Now unlike the thread above, I have a completely different idea about what low cost racing means and could easily put these on the market between $5 and $6 grand ready to go less tyres and seatbelts.

Is there an interest in such a vehicle and or class?


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PostPosted: January 6, 2012, 9:25 pm 
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The F600 or F6 class is a growing class and growing quickly. Have a look at a couple of videos on Youtube. They are quick and sound great with a 12000rpm bike motor screaming along. Good luck with the venture. Do you have a good supply of motors? Oh hang on, a 600 single with reverse :shock: . Haven't heard of that one. Who runs them? I have heard of a lot of the F500 getting swapped over to the 600 4 cylinder bike motors. :cheers:

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PostPosted: January 7, 2012, 5:25 am 
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Earley Motorsports wrote:
The F600 or F6 class is a growing class and growing quickly.


Thanks for your reply...

Maybe, but I'm talking about a different thing although it could be associated with it, Junior and Senior sort of thing.

Yes I have supply of engines and they have internal reverse (RN12345) ..

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While I am somewhat fascinated by affordable racing classes, I personally would rather have a set of rules to build a car to rather than a car that a set of rules are built around.

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PostPosted: January 11, 2012, 4:09 pm 
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Driven5 wrote:
While I am somewhat fascinated by affordable racing classes, I personally would rather have a set of rules to build a car to rather than a car that a set of rules are built around.


Most class rules are tailored over the years eventually to arrive at a specific formula, especially so called low cost classes.

Your enthusiasm for the F600 class in the other thread seems at odds with your response here?


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cheapracer wrote:
Your enthusiasm for the F600 class in the other thread seems at odds with your response here?
Not at all. The F600 proposal is still for a set of rules that anybody can design and build a car of their own interpretation to, rather than a single (spec?) car that it seems rules would later be specifically written around. It's a fine line, but a distinct one to me. If you were primarily developing a set of rules that appealed to me, which your car fell into but was certainly not specific to just your car, I would possibly be interested in learning more.

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PostPosted: February 2, 2012, 12:24 am 
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what about 450 dirt bike engines? would they not be cheaper! if its a spec class it could work ie look at what happend at formula vee you can buy a car for $2k but need a build race engine $7500. if you have a spec engine no mods, spec tires, spec chassis and spec aero it would be cool. a singal seat race car for a little over $5k


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