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[quote=saa73][quote=TheFazz]
Im in the opinion that ariel atom isnt safe for road racing or any type of racing.
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whoah…that’s impressive…[/quote]
woi. you misquote me! but great isn’t it. i surely want one. what a blast… and standard honda vtec engines… easy parts. wanna drive this thing to work. lol!
Im in the opinion that ariel atom isnt safe for road racing or any type of racing.
I think that the body of the ariel atom is too exposed to be used in any type of racing. One option is to cover the chassis, and fiberglass comes to mind. But i would think this would significantly increase the cost. Unless of course, you would be able to mass produce this.
Another concern that i have is the height of the roll hoop. Since it is one of the main structure of the car, i dont think you can hack it and place a higher roll hoop as a replacement. Maybe you can install new roll hoop that is high enough to be legal in racing, but why?
As for affordable race series, my opinion is, to stick with what we have, which is road racing car like kancil/proton etc. Instead of creating something new, these road cars are more than enough for driver development.
[quote=Iskandar Zulkarnain]Y not join Formula ford’s festival? it’s a good way to reeeeaaaallly find out how big yur cojones are…[/quote]
scary.
[quote=mikko][quote]I dun think Ford or Renault will ever commit any money to a race series in this region.[/quote]
Go down to Sepang on the 13/14… there’s a bit of Renault involvement there:). of course it ain’t a cheap series, or a beginner series for that matter.[/quote]yep. so renault and bmw will be having a race series in asia as part of AFOS?
looks like the formula renault v6 is more powerful than the formula bmw. 370bhp and 3.5litre v6 it seems! the only names i recognise (and mentioned by the AFOS website) is marchy lee and karun chandok.
best bet alvin is to stay overnight somewhere in shah alam, subang jaya or pj. then get a taxi in the morning or if you are lucky enough, you can hitch a ride with somebody. if you are coming to race, then be there at 7:30am.
just to add on the IC3 team participation suspect list:
siemens
hp
shell
petronas
esso-mobil
bmw
lotus
proton
vw
toyota
honda
alfa romeo
fiat
daimler-chrysler
mbf
media prima (tv3, 8tv, ntv7, tv9, nstp etc)
the star
the sun
microsoft
intel
dell
pc net comm
ambank
maybank
panglobal
astro
maxis
tm / celcom / tmnet
digi
panasonic
pwc
kpmg
e&y
cimb
oracle
axon
technippls add more to the suspect list.
then we shall choose each how many we should prospect and sell a “team seat” for the first IC3 season. also may want to sell the opportunity for these companies to promote their products at the various events.
folks… pls help me build this list for the IC3 contact sheet. i have worked out some costing for the teams participation for a 6 race annual series using either one time used birel or swiss hutless chassis (anybody who knows karts will tell you that these are pretty good chassis). we can race at either elite or sepang. the total costs will not be too much more than the current mega enduro costs.
furthermore, we are not limited to numbers of karts. in fact the minimum team participation needed is 15 teams.
so far i have –
1. siemens
2. hp malaysia
3. shell[quote=OSFlanker]But if Proton/Petronas are willing to do use their engines in a single seater, it would even be easier to market the series! So Jules has a valid point.[/quote]
was thinking of a sub-1500cc engine bolted onto an appropriate chassis. perhaps the atom chassis can be used to “host” a proton 1500cc engine?
[quote=Iskandar Zulkarnain]It is possible for a series to be completely sponsor-funded, provided that the sponsors are not half-baked about their intentions. the existing racing teams , i think would not object to entering as long as the running costs are reasonable, but as to honing technical skills…I think Formula ford is a bit too simple for any real honing, and in any case, in all the major racing series this equation comes to mind:
More tech=more moolah
the “oldies but goodies” question? look at my-kart’s races and decide for yourself (jangan marahlah, i’m not saying you guys are old, just experienced). point is that, real racers, given an opportunity to race, will grab it by the balls and will never let go without tearing some tissue first.
Spectators? we gotta get a major tv deal and promote the heck out of it, maybe offer free bus ride for every ticket sold. and it never hurts to take a leaf out of champ car’s book and have a ‘long beach’ of our own, just so that the people don’t have to pay anything to watch a race at close quarters. good for PR.
Given that the sponsors will get airtime, i think they’ll jump on the bandwagon, especially when their adverts play when the live race is on commercial break.
I think some money will be required…maybe the drivers can be paid based on how many points they earn?? we can have a points system similar to my-kart’s, that way, even the worst(or the most unlucky) drivers have a chance at making…20 ringgit ke, per point. that way, the sponsors and/or the organisers can have a fixed “employee budget”.Man, i forgot how much fun it is to forum here.[/quote]
yo bro. us are not so much oldies. young thru and thru. he he he
[quote=sabelt]Darn, why did i choose motorsports as a hobby…[/quote]
if only there were more sponsors.
[quote=des_k]CHeck Out the website on 19th APril. There will be new updates on it.
I was told this time, the race minimum weight is 60kg.
Qualifying on 270cc 4 stroke karts.
Final 100c 2 stroke karts.Cheers
[/quote]alamak. 60kgs only ar? will they be adding weights to the karts?
[quote=Jules]Guys,
The 2nd round is this weekend at Elite as well……have a look! At Shah Alam – the AKOC & ROK Malaysia event will also run….
Cheers,
Jules[/quote]why laa two major karting events on the same weekend?? we do not really have a large pool of karters to start with.
