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It does look quite nice. Does he have the intention of running the National Series next year??
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With him lapping within 3 seconds of Randle at Phillip Island so early into the Development of the car then it looks promising.
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I heard Darren Hossack say he will be tsting his new Audi A4 in Feb/March 2007. Unlike the SAAB it will be a spaceframe not Monocoque.
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I was just emailled details of the Brennan Spec Chassis used in the NZ Super Sedans , by Tony Jack the Secretary. Here it is:
www.brennanracing.com/html/br2_chassis.html |
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31 Jan 2007, 11:27 (Ref:1830100) | #432 | ||
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Why do not more competitors go to sports sedans
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With the rules so open it is hard to build a base car capable of winning unless you put $200K of fruit in it. The new rules allow body upgrades easier so hopefully that will assist in settling that arguement, but the class needs to standardise frame measurements if one want to buy a developed 100% composite bodyshell. More work needs to be done over time. Not everyone that wants to race a sports sedan is a genius engineer with a bucket of money with the patience to develop a car over several years whilst being the SS equivalent driver of Jason Bright. We really need to look at making it easier and more fun. It can be done over time but it will upset some of the people who want to keep living in the past. |
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The Geoff Gillespie M3 is a masterpiece of engineering and a showcase of what can be done under SS regs. Sadly it won't race in 2007. After the late season fire the car has been stripped down into bits for cleaning and resotration. For budget reasons this won't be done quickly.
On the flipside - the Queensland Sports Sedan organisers have pulled a bit of a blinder for 2007. The entry regulations for the class have been relaxed and the Queensland Sports Sedan and Invitated Championship will be held over five rounds at Morgan Park in season '07. Already there have been some vehicles step forward to join what was admittedly a flagging class numbers-wise with some old touring cars and some 4WD Japanese machinery looking at running with the possibility of some German exotica as well. Class based structure based on capacity and construction was being mooted. I think the guys up here are to be applauded for thinking outside the box and already it's brought some people to racing that ordinarily might not be able to. The variety of vehicles should make for some very interesting racing. For a long time the CAMS class system has deliberately or ignorantly ignored one of the biggest sectors of the performance street car brigade, perhaps this can be a step in embracing these cars. |
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Still cars with the level of performance that national level Sport Sedans have will never be easy or cheap to build/maintain/race in my opinion. Just the engine, brake, suspension and driveline setup hardware for a quick car involves huge cost, let alone a chassis, body work, plumbing and all ther other small bits and pieces. Last edited by ASSA Member; 3 Feb 2007 at 01:23. |
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Sports Sedan Growth
What would you consider a fair price?
My observation is that some genuine purchasers consider up to $120K to be a fair price for a used sports sedan or Trans-am car. Some great sports sedans have sold for well below that (a fraction of replacement cost) but not too many takers for SS or TA over that at the moment. Originally Posted by Phast Phil Most existing cars need a full rebuild to be reliable, they are worn out and need a birthday. That should have read "most existing cars that come up for sale". Probably correct 50% of the time. |
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