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rickymcg

posted on 29/9/11 at 05:28 PM Reply With Quote
My RV8 Locost Hillclimb vids

Hello chaps

I'm the new guy and thought I would put up links to in car vids of my car.

Head to you tube and type in Richard McGimpsey and I hope you enjoy ;-)

Cheers
Ricky McG

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T66

posted on 29/9/11 at 05:32 PM Reply With Quote
settling down to watch Ricky


http://www.youtube.com/user/Rhin0Racing



Good viewing ...

[Edited on 29/9/11 by T66]






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bobinspain

posted on 29/9/11 at 05:41 PM Reply With Quote
Good stuff Richard.
The Garron Point vid is a corker, as are some of the others folks' "how not to" postings.

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Simon

posted on 29/9/11 at 07:45 PM Reply With Quote
Sorry, V8 powered Locosts don't handle, are too heavy etc etc.

From what I heard anyway

ATB

Simon

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coozer

posted on 29/9/11 at 07:54 PM Reply With Quote
OMG! Scenery looks far too close and hard for my liky....





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myke pocock

posted on 29/9/11 at 08:39 PM Reply With Quote
Just what I thought. There are some very solid looking bits of the countryside there. Like the way you clipped the bends with precission.
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rickymcg

posted on 29/9/11 at 10:43 PM Reply With Quote
Cheers for the comments guys

Very true simon however my car isnt a std locost set up i built it more like a mallock the engine set far back in the chassis 60/40 weight split and the block is tied into the chassis making it a stress member making the car very stiff.
But a busa one would be easier to drive ;-)

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Nick DV

posted on 30/9/11 at 07:19 AM Reply With Quote
Looks good. Wish there were some place like that down here

Cheers, Nick





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Irony

posted on 30/9/11 at 07:38 AM Reply With Quote
Hiya mate,

That video looks pretty hairy to me and you were close as anything to apexes!

I am also building a RV8 powered seven and I too have pushed the engine back as far as it will go in the chassis. I would be interested to see how you have 'built' the engine into the chassis to help with stiffness. Surely connecting the engine directly to the chassis without rubber mountings causes vibration problems? Couple of people on here have suffered from problems causes by vibration. Bubbles in the brake fluid etc caused by vibration.

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scootz

posted on 30/9/11 at 10:53 AM Reply With Quote
It's a race car... I doubt he's bothered by vibration.





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