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nebreitling
post May 23 2005, 08:59 PM
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just wondering. around the time i finish my phd, i'd like to get my race liscence and run a form-v car. competitive cars look to be in the $8-12k range, and it would seem that running costs are relatively low. in other words, a logical place to spend a couple years honing skills before moving onto bigger and badder things.

just looking for any experience, running costs, anecdotes, advice, etc.

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I raced Vees back in the early 70s and it is one of the toughest classes to run. at riverside you only shifted twice to third, the rest of the time you were wfo. if you lifted for any reason the rest of the field was long gone. try turn nine at 110 mph with no throttle left. it made me pucker. you will learn more car control in a good Kart or a spec class.

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nebreitling   NPC: Anyone here ever raced Formula Vee?   May 23 2005, 08:59 PM
Thorshammer   One of the highest injuries per 1000 entries. No ...   May 23 2005, 09:08 PM
Aaron Cox   do you weigh 100lbs and used to be a jockey? you ...   May 23 2005, 09:09 PM
john rogers   The Vintage Fromula Vee's I see at events like...   May 23 2005, 09:48 PM
lapuwali   From quite dim recollection... The classic Vees, ...   May 23 2005, 09:52 PM
Verruckt   Been forever since I was at an SCCA event, but are...   May 23 2005, 09:58 PM
Racer Chris   The most powerful legal F Vee engines built make n...   May 23 2005, 10:56 PM
Brett W   Don't waste your time. Talk about stepping ba...   May 23 2005, 11:05 PM
Jake Raby   The only one of those engines I ever built was 4 y...   May 23 2005, 11:36 PM
grantsfo   <...   May 23 2005, 11:39 PM
Dr. Roger   At Infineon, just over the crest of a long uphill,...   May 23 2005, 11:45 PM
nebreitling   thanks so much for the input guys. yeah, spec mia...   May 24 2005, 12:04 AM
trekkor   My friend that used to race Vee's told me a st...   May 24 2005, 12:15 AM
bernbomb914   I raced Vees back in the early 70s and it is one o...   May 24 2005, 12:40 AM
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