Tim,
For Solo Vee, a good place to start would be the SVOA website.
http://www.geocities.com/svoa2000/
I assume there are sites dedicated to road race Vees as well.
Regards,
William Loring
www.tirerack.com
> From: "Timothy Stevens" <tim@consoledomain.com>
> Reply-To: "Timothy Stevens" <tim@consoledomain.com>
> Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 13:16:23 -0500
> To: "scott correa" <spektr99@hotmail.com>, <Mr53CSP@aol.com>,
> <autox@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: What's a good road racing car...
>
> Are there any good resources out there for learning about
> buying/driving/racing a formula vee? I'm specifically interested in what
> sort of startup and maintainance costs would there be...
>
> -tim
>
>> Get a FORMULA VEE........
>>
>> RWD
>> Low buck
>> Marketable on resale
>> cutthroat competition
>> STABLE RULES
>> Inertia Car rewards great driving and teaches it.
>> minimal spares requirements
>> There is a PRO series for it.
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: Mr53CSP@aol.com
>>> Reply-To: Mr53CSP@aol.com
>>> To: <autox@autox.team.net>
>>> Subject: What's a good road racing car...
>>> Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 11:18:02 EST
>>>
>>> Currently, i have a '90 Honda CRX HF for the autocrossing duty
>> and will be
>>> running it every so often on a road track. I'm looking for a
>> seperate road
>>> racing car though (since alignment settings and suspension
>> settings will be
>>> different)...Here's my requirements (sorry if they are really specific):
>>>
>>> 1. No domestic vehicles. I like being the underdog.
>>> 2. Cost of the vehicle is less than $5K.
>>> 3. I'd prefer RWD, but, i could settle for FWD if all else fails.
>>> Definitely no AWD (nothing against AWD).
>>> 4. No rx7s (i had one...)
>>> 5. parts should be somewhat cheap (including engines)
>>> Overall, something inexpensive, looks somewhat modern, and
>> relatively easy
>>> to work on.
>>>
>>> What I've had in mind was an older Corolla or Celica that was
>> RWD. I'm sure
>>> the engine can be replaced or rebuilt for pretty cheap. Parts on
>> it could
>>> be found in any junkyard.
>>> A 240z would be a nice too, but, i think power would be a
>> problem (i don't
>>> know of too many strong 240z's).
>>>
>>> then, i'm thinking about if i ever want to go professional...the
>> Corolla or
>>> 240z won't be eligible models (in some of the venues i wish to enter in.
>>> (ie. USTCC, NASA, etc)
>>>
>>> So, I've toyed with the idea of an EG Civic (92-95) hatchback. They are
>>> outrageously nimble and stay close to the CRX handling that i'm use to.
>>> Power might be a problem in the straights though. Plus i have a lot of
>>> experience working on them.
>>>
>>> I haven't really looked in the direction of European cars...just because
>>> they are quite costly and parts can be expensive. And i have very little
>>> knowledge regarding them...
>>>
>>>
>>> So, my question is...what other cars are out there that i'm just not
>>> looking at that are excellent cars to work with?!
>>>
>>> -Kam
>>> Las Vegas Region
>>> '90 CRX HF (53 CSP)
>>> 2K Maxima
>>
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