http://www.americanlemans.com/primary1.php?cat=news|16255
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Sept. 17, 2011 8:07 p.m. fastEddie SuperDork
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Sept. 17, 2011 8:12 p.m. CanadianTercel Reader
Awesome. I'm so excited to see this idea take off!
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Sept. 17, 2011 8:16 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
Awesome cars, but nothing like Can Am if it is a spec series...
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Sept. 17, 2011 8:20 p.m. ST_ZX2 Reader
I agree. It would be cool if they have a number of bodies, and allow GM, Ford and Mopar engines (7+ liters)...even if they had a spec recipe for the motors.
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Sept. 17, 2011 8:58 p.m. 4eyes HalfDork
MR. Wayne......Your spec racer is ready.
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Sept. 17, 2011 9:27 p.m. mike Reader
Wow, sexy hot racecar there.
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Sept. 17, 2011 9:53 p.m. AndreGT6 Dork
$500,000.00
Shez.
A.
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Sept. 17, 2011 10:03 p.m. fasted58 Dork
I really like it, it's a good start even if a spec series. Better to have it than not ever try. Hopefully the series will expand to allow multi-brand engines and different body styles.
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Sept. 17, 2011 10:27 p.m. element6 New Reader
$500k? i'll take two.
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Sept. 18, 2011 3:39 a.m. turboswede SuperDork
Hopefully it will be better than Shelby's attempt.
Still, part of what made Can-Am so exciting was the variation in the cars anyhow each team/builder interpreted the rule set.
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Sept. 18, 2011 9:50 a.m. Strike_Zero HalfDork
Oh that's nice . . .
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Sept. 18, 2011 12:40 p.m. pres589 Dork
Not to be a wet blanket but $500k for spec racing? Sounds like NASCAR...
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Sept. 18, 2011 12:43 p.m. jimbob_racing Dork
If they cpuld do this for $50,000, they'd have me interested.
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Sept. 18, 2011 12:43 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
pres589 wrote:
Not to be a wet blanket but $500k for spec racing? Sounds like NASCAR...
About the same as an LMPC car... Similar situation, but looks way cooler.
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Sept. 18, 2011 12:44 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
jimbob_racing wrote:
If they cpuld do this for $50,000, they'd have me interested.
I'd bet you could build one in your garage for that... maybe...
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Sept. 19, 2011 10:28 a.m. Rusted_Busted_Spit SuperDork
I hope they run at the Mid Ohio race.
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Sept. 19, 2011 3:08 p.m. stroker HalfDork
Why not make the car spec and allow the teams to do whatever body they want? You do an homage to an unlimited series with a spec car? Unreal...
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Sept. 19, 2011 3:12 p.m. Per Schroeder Technical Editor/Advertising Director
It would be better (IMO) to spec a max displacement, max aero, minimum weight, flat bottom, slab sides, non-composite chassis, etc and let builders essentially come up with all of that on their own---and that's about what they'd build when all is said and done.
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Sept. 19, 2011 3:29 p.m. fasted58 Dork
Maroon92 wrote:
jimbob_racing wrote:
If they cpuld do this for $50,000, they'd have me interested.
I'd bet you could build one in your garage for that... maybe...
$50K might get ya a nice D Sports Racer
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Sept. 19, 2011 3:43 p.m. Per Schroeder Technical Editor/Advertising Director
Building one out of conventional aluminum/steel would cost way less than the CF stuff.
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Sept. 19, 2011 7:05 p.m. coll9947 Reader
Everybody's missed the point here... it has four-spoke wheels!
