equinoxms
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| posted on 27/7/12 at 02:04 PM |
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Equinox Mirage build your own LMP sports racing car
I made this post in another thread, but, thought i ought to make it under it's own thread. I'll start adding further details as and when
to this thread.
We've made a hint of this in a press release to Total Kit Car, but, as there are clearly some interested parties and the concept fits well with
this forum here is what we are currently planning.
Equinox Products are currently designing and building a new sports racing car that can be used on road and track, using a space frame chassis, modern
sports prototype bodywork and commonly avaialble (cheap) high performance donor vehicle. We are going to encourage people to build this car themselves
in a similar way to the original Locost concept.
We are going to be releasing the chassis drawings for the new car, provisionally named the Equinox Mirage, so people can build the chassis etc
themselves. We have a racing club prepared in principle to put on a single make championship for the new car. The projected cost for this type of
build as a race car is £6,500.
We are proposing to release the details of the chassis etc in an article, and then the build of a car in a further article(s) published in a build
diary on this forum, as well as a downloadable e-book from our website, or if they are keen one of the industry magazines.
Overall what we are hoping to achieve is a single make racing series like the Locost championship. Obviously it's very early days at the moment
and nothing is cast in stone, but we've had some good feedback from a racing club on the basic principle.
Although I keep refering to the racing side of things, the car is going to be suitable for use as a road car, it's just the racing side seems to
be coming together nicely with the overall concept at present.
www.equinoxproducts.co.uk
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bartonp
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| posted on 27/7/12 at 02:19 PM |
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£250 - £6500 ... guess that's inflation!
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big_wasa
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| posted on 27/7/12 at 02:23 PM |
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A new project 
[Edited on 27/7/12 by big_wasa]
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bi22le
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| posted on 27/7/12 at 03:53 PM |
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Photos?
Size of car?
Engine Choice?
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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AndyW
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| posted on 27/7/12 at 04:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by big_wasa
A new project
[Edited on 27/7/12 by big_wasa]
Thought you might like that!! Sort the locost first!!
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equinoxms
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| posted on 27/7/12 at 04:50 PM |
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Details all in good time......
So impatient, what goods a project if it's all laid out with no suspense?
<<<<<<Photo
Size - 2 seater mid engined LMP
[Edited on 27/7/12 by equinoxms]
www.equinoxproducts.co.uk
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Slimy38
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| posted on 27/7/12 at 04:50 PM |
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This?
http://www.totalkitcar.com/2012/07/19/well-balanced/
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designer
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| posted on 27/7/12 at 05:38 PM |
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quote:
Details all in good time......
You have announced it too early then!
You are announcing to a small band of DIYers, why do it now if you can't give more info?
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 27/7/12 at 05:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by designer
quote:
Details all in good time......
You have announced it too early then!
You are announcing to a small band of DIYers, why do it now if you can't give more info?
Probably to gauge some sort of level of interest. No point in going full out on a new concept if no ones interested.
Ben
Locost Map on Google Maps
Z20LET Astra Turbo, into a Haynes
Roadster
Enter Your Details Here
http://www.facebook.com/EquinoxProducts for all your bodywork needs!
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40inches
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| posted on 27/7/12 at 07:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
quote:
Originally posted by designer
quote:
Details all in good time......
You have announced it too early then!
You are announcing to a small band of DIYers, why do it now if you can't give more info?
Probably to gauge some sort of level of interest. No point in going full out on a new concept if no ones interested.
Then again how can anyone express an interest if they know nothing about it? It's probably like a Spire or Sabre, but who knows?
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zilspeed
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| posted on 27/7/12 at 07:45 PM |
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Love to know how this will be made to work regarding transaxle etc.
Other than the Audi / VW one (correct config, very heavy) you're into Hewlands which aren't exactly road car boxes.
It would be a shame to saddle it with a transverse engine just for expediency.
Shall follow with interest.
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ceebmoj
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| posted on 27/7/12 at 09:29 PM |
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Subaru engine and box?
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zilspeed
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| posted on 27/7/12 at 09:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ceebmoj
Subaru engine and box?
Point taken.
It does dictate the chassis at the back though as it's fundamentally different to the "road going Sports 2000" that the website
mentions as inspiration.
I'm just curious, that's all.
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Mr C
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| posted on 27/7/12 at 10:44 PM |
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Defo interested if its scooby based, got a spare engine waiting for a car, was thinking about throwing it in a Spire
Girl walks into a bar and asks for a double entendre, so the barman gave her one
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ceebmoj
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| posted on 27/7/12 at 11:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
It does dictate the chassis at the back though as it's fundamentally different to the "road going Sports 2000" that the website
mentions as inspiration.
Do you have a link to the web-sight?
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zilspeed
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| posted on 28/7/12 at 02:42 PM |
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From Total Kit Car
http://www.totalkitcar.com/2012/07/19/well-balanced/
"Buoyed by the reaction to their range of Haynes Roadster components, Equinox has begun the design study for a new car loosely based as a Sports
2000 racecar for the road. The chassis will be available as build it yourself plans as well as turnkey and it will’ make use of a freely available,
cheap and high performance donor that will have the whole industry asking why they didn’t think of that first’, according to the press release."
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Not Anumber
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| posted on 28/7/12 at 04:56 PM |
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It will be especially interesting if they make an IVA achievable/ road legal version. With it's use of readilly available fwd running gear and
realistic projected build costs it has potential to be the next big thing if it delivers.
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CNHSS1
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| posted on 29/7/12 at 09:02 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
Love to know how this will be made to work regarding transaxle etc.
Other than the Audi / VW one (correct config, very heavy) you're into Hewlands which aren't exactly road car boxes.
It would be a shame to saddle it with a transverse engine just for expediency.
Shall follow with interest.
Lotus Elise and Noble are benchmark handling mid engine cars both of which use ex-FWD saloon car transverse pacakges. In the case of the Elise, the
super light K series engine and road box is same as say a zetec and hewland
"Racing is life, everything else, before or after, is just waiting"---Steve McQueen
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ceebmoj
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| posted on 29/7/12 at 10:43 AM |
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So is there any real information on the car?
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procomp
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| posted on 30/7/12 at 06:42 PM |
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Hi
Having seen a set of regulations for this "one make championship" What i can say is that it is based around the Audi 1.8 turbo and trans
axle setup. So not exactly going to be brilliant in performance.
However the interesting bit is that the guy behind it all is as he put in his Email. An ex F1 designer with vast experience in the world of locost and
ties to Rally design.
Step forward Mr Darren George. That's assuming that 2 + 2 = 4
Cheers Matt
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equinoxms
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| posted on 30/7/12 at 08:20 PM |
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The basis of the design was actually begun several years ago with a couple of contract ex F1/Sportscar designers for a Sports 2000 project. It's
a wholly Equinox project, and as any one in the correct racing circles know we have undertaken these sort of projects ourselves on several occasions,
and will know well what design sources we have contact with.
We can't release any further details for it at the moment as we are in discussions with a magazine about releasing the designs via them and they
are requiring that they are released potentially exclusively through their pages.
We'll update information on here weekly as the situation with the magazine becomes clearer.
www.equinoxproducts.co.uk
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Mr C
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| posted on 30/7/12 at 09:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by procomp
Hi
Having seen a set of regulations for this "one make championship" What i can say is that it is based around the Audi 1.8 turbo and trans
axle setup. So not exactly going to be brilliant in performance.
However the interesting bit is that the guy behind it all is as he put in his Email. An ex F1 designer with vast experience in the world of locost and
ties to Rally design.
Step forward Mr Darren George. That's assuming that 2 + 2 = 4
Cheers Matt
Lets not speculate here chap and chapesses, although I appreciate the tell tale signs are worrying, I'm sure that Equinox's proximity to
Canterbury, procomp's description of a spire gtr and Mr George propensity to rip off other peoples products (tornado / GTForte) are nothing more
than coincidence. I'm sure that equinox have the integrity to do this without the expert assistance of Mr George.
Girl walks into a bar and asks for a double entendre, so the barman gave her one
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Wadders
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| posted on 30/7/12 at 09:08 PM |
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No axe to grind at all here, but the reply to procomp's post reads like the answer a politician would give when trying to
avoid a specific question......very vauge.
So to clarify, ......
Does Darren George, formally of GTS tuning have any involvement or association with Equinox Products or this particular project?
A simple yes or no answer would be appropriate.
Al
Originally posted by equinoxms
The basis of the design was actually begun several years ago with a couple of contract ex F1/Sportscar designers for a Sports 2000 project. It's
a wholly Equinox project, and as any one in the correct racing circles know we have undertaken these sort of projects ourselves on several occasions,
and will know well what design sources we have contact with.
We can't release any further details for it at the moment as we are in discussions with a magazine about releasing the designs via them and they
are requiring that they are released potentially exclusively through their pages.
We'll update information on here weekly as the situation with the magazine becomes clearer.
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gallons perminute
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| posted on 30/7/12 at 09:53 PM |
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Is this not the Ray sports 2000 project that never got up to speed ?
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zilspeed
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| posted on 30/7/12 at 09:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by equinoxms
The basis of the design was actually begun several years ago with a couple of contract ex F1/Sportscar designers for a Sports 2000 project. It's
a wholly Equinox project, and as any one in the correct racing circles know we have undertaken these sort of projects ourselves on several occasions,
and will know well what design sources we have contact with.
We can't release any further details for it at the moment as we are in discussions with a magazine about releasing the designs via them and they
are requiring that they are released potentially exclusively through their pages.
We'll update information on here weekly as the situation with the magazine becomes clearer.
Thanks for your additional info.
I'm sure all interested parties will appreciate this pic of Damian Griffin's Ray Sports 2000 which is clearly the car in the pic.
Hope the project works out for you.
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