Alez
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| posted on 21/11/03 at 06:01 PM |
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600cc BEC
There is a very nice one for sale here:
http://www.jonreed.info/jedi.htm
I was wondering about the overall weight, performance and handling compared to a Locost Blade. Probably what I really like is that it is mid engined.
What do you think?
Cheers,
Alex
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Oliver Jetson
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| posted on 21/11/03 at 07:27 PM |
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I believe Jedi's weigh in at about 300kg (probably less) so with that in mind it'll be about 300 bhp/tonne (with a 100 bhp 600cc) so you
will get roughly the same performance as a road going locost, better aerodynamics in the Jedi though but obviously it isn't road legal! As for
the price of it I've seen Jedi's range from £5000 upto £14000 (hayabusa powered!)
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JoelP
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| posted on 21/11/03 at 07:56 PM |
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looks good dunnit? maybe pass SVA with a few lights and edge padding!!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 21/11/03 at 09:46 PM |
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What a
cooooool
motor 
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 22/11/03 at 06:54 PM |
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As Oliver mentioned, a Jedi weighs in around 300kgs or so, so power to weight will be better than a blade locost, and having come across one on track
a few times I can vouch that they go round corners quicker as well due to the slicks and wings!
They would be expensive to maintain compared to a Locost tho, and don't bet on being able to use it on track apart from in competition, its
looking qute possible that most track day organisers will have to ban single seaters next year, due to the insurance companies massively increasing
the liability premiums if single seaters are included. 
Chris
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kingr
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| posted on 22/11/03 at 11:52 PM |
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You wouldn't want to stack it though would you - your feet can't be more than about 10cm from the end of the nose cone!
Kingr
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MikeR
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| posted on 23/11/03 at 12:02 AM |
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guys do you a deal, you can have the jedi, i'm having the lass 
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 24/11/03 at 10:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by kingr
You wouldn't want to stack it though would you - your feet can't be more than about 10cm from the end of the nose cone!
Kingr
That is a "problem" with Jedi's, your feet arequite forward, about 10cm in front of the axle line IIRC. I believe they were designed
before the MSA made a blanket rule that all new cars must position the drivers feet behind the axle line, but I think they get dispensation to run
because there are a lot of them around running in a couple of popular series.
Having said that tho, I think they do have a proper crushable structure at the front, and several racers have stacked them them comprehensively and
walked away.
Chris
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Gizmo
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| posted on 24/11/03 at 07:31 PM |
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Chris you are absolutely right about the MSA's position here. It's also the reason that the Jedi design has stayed more or less the same.
The wouldn't get chassis approval from the MSA if they altered it because of the postion of the drivers feet.
As to performance, comparing it to a '7' is like compairing a WWII Spitfire to a F111.
Recent times at a Scottish champ Sprint at Kames
Stuart Taylor Blade 89.18s
Jedi MKI 73.71s (Track Record)
cheers ---john---
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 24/11/03 at 09:17 PM |
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I can quite believe those times, when I was at a trackday at Llandow last year, I was probably the quickest road car there, yet a 600cc Jedi was
blitzing past me under power on the straight simply because he could carry about 20mph more out of the corners than I could, and was probably lapping
about 5s quicker on a 45s lap.
Chris
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