I like it. Could be done. Now how much interest is there?
John Beckett
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: "Beth Butters" <bbutters@dmi.net>; "'Keith Turk'" <kturk@ala.net>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>; "'John Beckett'" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 9:37 AM
Subject: Spec Roadster
>
>
> --- Beth Butters <bbutters@dmi.net> wrote:
> > Like with a Speedway track roadster
> > body and frame 2,0l production car motor.
> > Sounds like a winner to me
> >
> > ----------
> > From: John
> > Beckett[SMTP:landspeedracer@email.msn.com]
> > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 11:18 AM
> > To: Keith Turk; land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Youngsters
> >
> > What about a spec racer...in a Lakester or
> > Modified Roadster configuration?
> > Maybe with Pinto power?
> >
> > John Beckett
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> > To: "Hyatt Engineering Ltd."
> > <Hyatt-Engineering-Ltd@fuse.net>;
> > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2000 3:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: Youngsters
> >
> >
> > > I have brought up a similiar discussion
> > several times on this list.... the
> > > CHEAP ( I know there ain't nothing cheap
> > bout racing) land speed car...
> > > like the 130 club but one that had basic
> > limits on how much you could
> > spend
> > > and what kind of car it was....
> > >
> > > For example .... find something really
> > plentiful in the junk yards like
> > > the 82+ Camaro and set a displacement limit
> > of .060 over the stock 6
> > > cylinder motor. So that you could race the
> > thing till it blew up... and
> > > slip another one in that didn't cost a
> > fortune...... I love this idea....
> > > Just don't know how to make it happen and
> > keep it honest.
> > >
> > > Keith
> >
> >
> >
>
> Although it appears unlikely we could do this for
> youngsters, (The insurance discussions from
> yesterday) I think the Spec car concept could
> work real well for beginning and budget racers.
> The Speedway Roadster with Pinto power is a good
> idea. I know that you can't buy pieces of steel
> and junkyard parts and build any cheaper than you
> can buy that kit they offer. I'm going the
> junkyard route, and I'm sure I could be on the
> track already had I started with that kit. From
> what I read in the various kit car magazines I
> get, Speedway's is the most complete, budget kit
> available. I'm sure that if we started this
> concept, somebody like Morrison could be talked
> into making custom fit cages for that chassis.
> Speedway might even be willing to offer a special
> LSR priced kit. All of the local stock car
> racing associations, under national guidance,
> have mini-stock classes which are still dominated
> by Pinto power, and their rules make setting up
> the motor very budget oriented.
>
> =====
> .............................
> ..........Dick J.............
> ......(In East Texas)........
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