Roy Bleckert (Offline)
#2
9/14/11 6:56 PM
My first shot across the Bow is ....................
Start with the current USAC # 1050 & engine rules so you do not obsolete current equipment & let stock production car head & block engines 2.5 liter max run @ 1000 # like the Volkswagen is allowed
Lightning Sprint Chassis chain drive 1200 cc stock engine or 1000 cc with allowing one to modify which will yield about 200 Rear Wheel HP.
By my rough calculations this car should weigh about 850# to be competitive with a USAC Midget
Allow the Esslinger/RRE etc. spec engines in at a weight in between that makes them competitive also
This will allow for some innovation & give peeps a option of what they can afford, back yard engineer, buy used equipment or buy parts off the shelf
Then throw the Green Flag & Let Er Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiippppppppppppppp !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LocalYokel (Offline)
#3
9/14/11 9:36 PM
Open up the rules to allow more current OEM based engines to be competetive within reason.
No transmissions and no chain drives. By defination a midget is direct drive with a rear end gear. Some very old timers will argue that a long time ago some midgets were chain driven, those days are gone.
No claimers and no spec engines. Innovation can reduce the cost of these motors...
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Bradleyracing86 (Offline)
#4
9/14/11 9:50 PM
Do they Allow the aluminum mercruiser engines.. ?
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DAD (Offline)
#6
9/15/11 7:57 AM
I'm old school, raced gokarts back in the 50's. I'll never forget getting on a dual engine kart and steeping on the gas the first time, that was a kick in the pants. Since a midget must have a rear end and drive shaft, because that is the way we define them now and history doesn't count and we can't think outside the box god forbid and use a chain drive. Here is what I would do, first get two high tec jap1000cc motors, find some old school 3/4 midget machinist to cut off the transmishions bolt them to a motorplate with a drive shaft in the middle driven by timeing belts from each motor, lay the left motor over and stand the right motor straight up and drive through a drive shaft to the quick change rear end. We currently are getting about 225-245 horse power with these enginines now, double that equals 450 horse power, with a 1150 car and driver that would be about 2.5 horsepower to the pound. The driver would have to take careful aim before depressing the go button. It would also probably be hard on right rear tires.
buck2 (Offline)
#7
9/15/11 9:26 AM
Go get a new mid-price Esslinger @ $20K and race happily everafter. Take it to a USAC race where the rpm's are limited and be competitive with the best in the world. Take good care of it and race two seasons before you rebuild it. Problem solved!
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DAD (Offline)
#8
9/15/11 9:39 AM
My motors cost $4500.00 I can't afford $20,000.00. My motor's make more horsepower I can run for 5 or 6 years with my motors and then replace them with the newer and badder motor out of Japan. Eslinger is so low tec us kids don't get into low lec stuff. Do you drive to work in a Pinto?
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Buck we do have an arm guard sponsorship open. Would you be interested? About $12500.00 per year.
Bradleyracing86 (Offline)
#9
9/15/11 10:41 AM
Dad you should build a chili bowl special.
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