Terry Everall Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Well its a Westfield so I presume all classes are available subject to engine etc Is it roadgoing? If non road going you can go on slicks into class H if you have Bike engine more than 1150cc ( eg a 1300 busa ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky21 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 it is just about road legal yes and is still 1300 cc although supercharged? does that matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkm_dave Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 there is some merit in the lighter nimbler cars Totally agree here, I think I read somewhere (either a book about Ross Brawn or Jackie Stewarts autobiography) that cornering g-forces increase by the same % you reduce the car's weight. So reduce a car's weight by 20% (CEC to BEC) and you increase cornering G by ~20%. As we're not talking drag racing that's a fair bit of time in anyone's book. Not to mention shorter braking distances etc. If I was going to spec a car to be used only for sprints it would be BEC I'm sure. There's something very appealing about a sub 400kg car such as Barney's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Everall Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Supercharging requires a 1.4 multiplier so it becomes 1300cc x1.4 = 1820cc Non roadgoing is class H Roadgoing would be class F but you need 1B tyres and MOT ,insurance and tax Suggest H is best for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Everall Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 The SBD car is about 470 Kg and has 306bhp as well as a good torque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.anson Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Its easy to sort the licence, just apply to the MSA for a National B licence next year and your sorted. You will need to buy a race suit and helmet which are available from various suppliers including a Speed Series Sponsor. Check out the beginners guide in the speed series section of the boardroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky21 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Its easy to sort the licence, just apply to the MSA for a National B licence next year and your sorted. You will need to buy a race suit and helmet which are available from various suppliers including a Speed Series Sponsor. Check out the beginners guide in the speed series section of the boardroom. thank you for info will have a look into it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkm_dave Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 The SBD car is about 470 Kg and has 306bhp as well as a good torque Given it also has very good drivers it'll always be tough to compete with that without some serious wallet abuse Personally I'd settle for close over all times with a lighter BEC and a fraction of the investment. But even that's maybe dreaming a bit! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.anson Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 and find a light weight driver to pedal it!! dam.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 But your not comparing like with like to compare performance of a class G with a class H. What price a class G car with the Honda engine replaced by a Suzuki Hayabusa engine, running in class H? afaik there are no bike engined cars running in class H at the moment, and the right bike engined car might be a class (H) and championship winner? Cough! I know we've not been competitive this year(or last) but we did make up the numbers occasionally. "right bike engined car might be a class (H) and championship winner?" Yeeeeees, someone who thinks we might not be wasting our time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 My opinion is that bike engines are reasonably powerful but lack torque. Therefore their characteristics are better suited to a stripped out lightweight car which goes hand in hand with a slick shod non road going car stripped of all the unnecessary road legal junk. The opposite goes for a road going car where the greater torque of a car engine would suit the heavier car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidgh Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Yeeeeees, someone who thinks we might not be wasting our time. No, I'm afraid I do think that, Paul. See sense and come back to "E" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.anson Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 . Yeeeeees, someone who thinks we might not be wasting our time. You can get a s**t load more weight out of that car yet. Any buy some NEW tyres or else you really will be wasting your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Everall Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 You could buy my image wheels and slicks which have only done equivalent of three sprints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Jones Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 . Yeeeeees, someone who thinks we might not be wasting our time. You can get a s**t load more weight out of that car yet. Any buy some NEW tyres or else you really will be wasting your time. Mark, its always been on fresh rubber (<4 events old). You are right about weight but fixing that is the easier bit so (slow) progress is being made elsewhere first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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