1). Chuck Voboril (AZ Region) has run his Zinc 440 twice at Nationals...
National Champion in 1996, 2nd (out by 0.3 sec) in 2000 (beaten by a very fast
Solo-Vee).
2). Why would you want to drive the HS if you've got an E-ticket/F-ticket
ride? ;-)
3). Check with Chuck.. I would expect cost/run to be favorable with other
faster classes (tire expense presumably dominates)
4). Depends on how well you drive.. see #1
5). I dunno.. Chuck certainly seems to have a good time with his car, though!
Dave Young
HEYWARD WAGNER wrote:
> I got to drive a F mod 440 that is for sale yesterday and now I am doing
> some real soul searching. "If it doesn't shift gears, I don't want to race
> it" has been replaced with "Holy sh*t that was fun!" With the news that
> the Stock class proposal is on hold I can still run the Civic In HS at pros
> and I *could* run the FMod car at national tours and Solo 1 events.
>
> here is the description of the car:
> 1986 Zink Z-19. New clutches, New Hoosier R-25's, New RacePak electronic
> guages, electric start, ORIGINAL FIBERGLASS BODY! Great paint, (red/white)
> polished wheels, Rejetted, 4:1 gearing and ready for Solo II. Spare tires,
> and belts.
>
> So here are some questions for the experts:
> 1) Can this car be a contender?
>
> 2) How damaging to my driving would it be to drive both cars in one season?
>
> 3) How expensive, and what does it entail to run a 440 in F mod (tires,
> rebuild, clutches, belts)?
>
> 4) Can a 440 be a competitive car in F mod, or would I need a 500?
>
> 5) Am I crazy?
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