CraigHew Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Not wanting to cause any friction You didn't 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 You didn't Hey, friction is sometimes good ;-) Where would we be without clutch plates, brake pads and sticky tyres! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 I suspect they probably meant 630 kg, or there abouts, and it got lost in translation somewhere! Standard chassis are still available, though the spec will have changed a bit over the years, to include dropped floors etc and of course, standar also now means wide Was the blue car based on a regular or race chassis, Mick? I can't remember that much of the detail, now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Faulkner Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Let's not forget that a standard F20c engine is about 225bhp give or take abit and not 240. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethHD Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 Crikey guys, and I thought it was a simple enough question….. so does anyone have any idea what Dave Cleaver's car is in terms of weight and power to weight ratio? If that appeals then we can look at how it is achieved. but once again thanks very much for all the feedback, really appreciated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 BCF got the numbers right in the 2nd post There's a lot of carbon, some one-off stuff, and a home built stroker engine. Not sure what track days are like in France, but IMO that would be way too fast to enjoy on a track day. Even 400bhp/ton and a half decent driver in a kit car and you very rarely get a clear lap... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Everall Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 I echo what Adam says Big horsepower and lightweight cars are excellent for competitive sprinting but not a lot of fun as a track day machine which is why most speed series guys don't do track days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Morcom Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 I echo what Adam says Big horsepower and lightweight cars are excellent for competitive sprinting but not a lot of fun as a track day machine which is why most speed series guys don't do track days. I agree but most speed series guys are bored with going round in circles for much more than 1.75 laps on warm tyres when there is no clock ticking. Honda vtec CECs and Honda fireblade BECs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Everall Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 True Paul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy (Sycho) Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Mines 630kg with aero screen & full cage, full tank of fuel & about 240bhp on throttle bodies, so about 380 Bhp per ton. But I could supercharge it which would give me about 350bhp,so would give me about 585bhp per ton which I imagine would be mental!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Frankland (T3OMF) Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Mines 630kg with aero screen & full cage, full tank of fuel & about 640bhp on throttle bodies, so about 380 Bhp per ton. But I could supercharge it which would give me about 350bhp so would give me about 585bhp per ton which I imagine would be mental!!! So you get less bhp with a super charger, I wouldn't bother if that's the case lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Funny isn't it how all those little "mistakes" pop up when listing the cars weight or power 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy (Sycho) Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Everall Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 I only have about 200bhp from 1000cc bike engine................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurici Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 BCF got the numbers right in the 2nd post There's a lot of carbon, some one-off stuff, and a home built stroker engine. Not sure what track days are like in France, but IMO that would be way too fast to enjoy on a track day. Even 400bhp/ton and a half decent driver in a kit car and you very rarely get a clear lap... Sorry. 440bhp/ton... and an average bottom driver... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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