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95jersey said:
Another Hayabusa powered car! I love this motor. That is a mean P/W ratio. Let's see 35 BP, that is about $68k US (wow the dollar is so low). That's a decent price for what is a basicly a mini formula racer.
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95jersey said:
An alternative, you can pick up a 120hp Formula Ford for around $25k US and race it fairly cheaply. The forumla mazda's can also be bought around $70k, but cost more to maintain/run and weight about 1150lbs.
Feb 1, 2007 7:08:27 PM
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95jersey said:
An alternative, you can pick up a 120hp Formula Ford for around $25k US and race it fairly cheaply. The forumla mazda's can also be bought around $70k, but cost more to maintain/run and weight about 1150lbs.
I think this Danish speedster is much faster than the Formula Ford and maybe even faster than the Formula Mazda, but more importantly, it's the only street-legal offering. You can regsister a Caterham or Ariel Atom, but this car is just over half the weight and the tandem seating probably gives it a very different driving sensation...
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Decent price, but the motor will cost you $15k+ plus the sequential transmission. Also, they usually don't include brakes in the kits either. Engine rebuilds every 1-2 years...can you tell I have done lots of research on this. I once looked at buying a Radical, but the cost of the car without any warranty and inability to put insurance on the thing turned me off.
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95jersey said:
Decent price, but the motor will cost you $15k+ plus the sequential transmission. Also, they usually don't include brakes in the kits either. Engine rebuilds every 1-2 years...can you tell I have done lots of research on this. I once looked at buying a Radical, but the cost of the car without any warranty and inability to put insurance on the thing turned me off.
Crash-worthiness is definitely more important than ability to drive this on street. But have to disagree with you on your engine comment, in that a used motorcycle engine can be bought for around $1k, so the engine/transmission becomes a consumable item. I also looked at Radical before buying my Stohr/West DSR four years ago. Hope you're also using a HANS. Cheers.