daniel mason
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 06:19 PM |
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hillclimb classes for 2013. whats required?
hi all. im wanting to get out on the hills next year with a mate whos thinking the same, i will be running the caterham,with road tyres and a full
screen as i dont intend being too cometative comparted to those with huge budgets. but i do not want to fit a reverse gear of any description unless i
really must.
if i dont fit a reverse,what class wil i be in? as ideally id want to go with the road cars and not sports libre type! cheers
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phelpsa
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 06:23 PM |
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You'd be in modified specialist production cars, as that is the only production class that doesn't required a reverse box. That's
basically locaterfields with slicks (what I run in).
[Edited on 25-10-12 by phelpsa]
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ali f27
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 06:45 PM |
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Hi Dan would love to see you out on hills next year i am going to run my road car if i can get it sorted you would need to have reverse to go in road
class not hard to use primative stater motor reverse
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daniel mason
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 07:06 PM |
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it is on a caterham mate! nose of the diff is inside the tunnel with about 5mm clearence all the way round. a 150mm gear will no way fit! and i dont
like in line rev boxes
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 07:42 PM |
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Slightly off topic but sort of on topic, what slicks do you hill Billy guys run, they need to work out the box from cold ?
I did a few sprints this year but used 888's I have some x formula Renault slicks I use for track days but there like driving on marbles till
warm, would be zero use on a sprint or hill climb.
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phelpsa
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 07:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Jon Ison
Slightly off topic but sort of on topic, what slicks do you hill Billy guys run, they need to work out the box from cold ?
I did a few sprints this year but used 888's I have some x formula Renault slicks I use for track days but there like driving on marbles till
warm, would be zero use on a sprint or hill climb.
A92 or A15 compound Avons mostly. They are like chewing gum and most will overheat after about 2 laps of any circuit.
They come at a price though (£800 a set for the cheapest sizes).
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ali f27
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 07:46 PM |
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Hi Dan you can run in race car class but you need a race car log book and some fia saftey mods would have to see your car to see what would be
required if it has caterham cage i am sure that will pass
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MsD
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 07:50 PM |
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Whilst we are on the subject of classes, im thinking of doing a few next year-
What about a road registered 1.6 7esque car on road legal tyres with an aeroscreeen?
And any idea what competition id face?
Thanks, Mark.
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ali f27
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 07:54 PM |
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Hi aeroscreen bit of a problem at the moment may be resolved before next season depends on how quick the 1.6 is there are some 1.6 busa,s out there
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daniel mason
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 07:59 PM |
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i have full screen and full caterham cage! if im on road tyres against guys on slicks ill have no chance
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ali f27
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 08:01 PM |
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I have raced in all sorts of cars and formulas over the years but find hillclimbers the most friendly bunch of people in motorsport and you can make
it as cheap or as expensive as your budget will allow
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ali f27
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 08:08 PM |
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Hi Dan if you run in race class you can run slicks
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ali f27
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 08:13 PM |
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Dan if you are on a sierra diff you could put reverse on side of diff sandwich sprocketin drive shaft flange have you seen were we have the brake disc
on our race car the orange 1
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JimSpencer
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 08:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
i have full screen and full caterham cage! if im on road tyres against guys on slicks ill have no chance
Hi
to be quite honest while you're learning what's what I wouldn't worry about getting beat - as you will anyway, we've all been
there and it'll take a while to learn.
But seeing as you've got the full cage ending up in Mod Prod wouldn't be too onerous as all it'll mean is slightly better seatbelts
required, and you'll be wanting good ones in a busa powered caterham anyway!
Re tyres stick Avon ZZR's on it in A24 compound - that's their road legal cut slick and you'll not be that far off an out and out
competition tyre in any case.
The important bit is just getting out there and having a blast, don't worry about being out and out competitive just enjoy yourself, learn a
couple of venues and have some fun.
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daniel mason
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 08:49 PM |
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thanks all.
ali,i have seen the orange car many times but never looked at rear axle. seen the horizontal front shocks but thats about it,
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phelpsa
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| posted on 26/10/12 at 10:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MsD
Whilst we are on the subject of classes, im thinking of doing a few next year-
What about a road registered 1.6 7esque car on road legal tyres with an aeroscreeen?
And any idea what competition id face?
Thanks, Mark.
If it's a homebuilt chassis then I think in theory you should end up in sports libre against Clubmans racers and group b rally cars. If
it's a manufacturers chassis and 20 have been made then you can run in Roadgoing Specialist Production (in some places aeroscreen would be a
problem), against Westfields, Caterhams, Ginettas etc
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phelpsa
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| posted on 26/10/12 at 10:33 AM |
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P.S. Read this:
http://www.msauk.org/uploadedfiles/msa_forms/bluebooks/12/317_328_Specific_Regulations_for_Sprints,_Hill_Climbs_and_Drag_Racing_(S).pdf
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unijacko67
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| posted on 2/11/12 at 12:17 AM |
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What class would my road going reliant kitten be in, with honda engine. Cheers.
http://www.kittenkitcar.co.uk
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mackei23b
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| posted on 2/11/12 at 08:44 AM |
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Hi there
Have you consider the Caterham Club Championship, I think you'd be in Class 7 for that?
Cheers
Ian
[Edited on 2/11/12 by mackei23b]
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phelpsa
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| posted on 2/11/12 at 09:09 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mackei23b
Hi there
Have you consider the Caterham Club Championship, I think you'd be in Class 7 for that?
Cheers
Ian
[Edited on 2/11/12 by mackei23b]
But that doesn't change what class/catagory you run in at the event  (in case there's any confusion).
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phelpsa
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| posted on 2/11/12 at 09:09 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by unijacko67
What class would my road going reliant kitten be in, with honda engine. Cheers.
Read the regs!
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mackei23b
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| posted on 2/11/12 at 11:26 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by phelpsa
quote:
Originally posted by mackei23b
Hi there
Have you consider the Caterham Club Championship, I think you'd be in Class 7 for that?
Cheers
Ian
[Edited on 2/11/12 by mackei23b]
But that doesn't change what class/catagory you run in at the event (in case there's any confusion).
True, but if will inform you of what championships you could enter and what cars you'll be running against in the championship
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