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Post by Crash Enburn on Jun 10, 2017 15:58:40 GMT -5
Came across this at Hobby Lobby.  I think it could be a legit car that falls into the poorly worded rule over there. B-) |
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Post by Crash Enburn on Jun 10, 2017 17:17:17 GMT -5
I was thinking it, but failed to say, I'd be willing to build it (if you're not in a huge hurry).
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Post by Professor Moriarty on Jun 10, 2017 17:55:04 GMT -5
I dare ya.
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Post by twarwick07 on Jun 10, 2017 21:48:07 GMT -5
looks like it was marked down a couple times !!
Do they not have the rule against open wheel cars ??
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Post by Crash Enburn on Jun 11, 2017 17:05:47 GMT -5
As I recall it, they changed their rules around and left everything wide open. I'd thought about building a top fuel dragster just to prove a point. But didn't take it beyond a thought — that would've been a lot of work for pretty much naught.
I liked this kit for the fact that it is not and open top... I'm just not sure which leagues it could race in.
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Post by twarwick07 on Jun 11, 2017 17:55:16 GMT -5
Curious what you had planned on doing with the front end as far as body axle and wheels?
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Post by Crash Enburn on Jun 12, 2017 10:47:50 GMT -5
A narrow nose cut to match the bodywork, and then an aero-shaped crossmember for the axles. Pretty much the same plan as for the Prowler models I have on my shelf.
And another look at the APR rules shows it would be legal:
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 10:59:53 GMT -5
Cool car Eric! Can't wait to see the finished product.
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Post by Chuy on Jun 14, 2017 20:49:44 GMT -5
I've been looking at formula one cars for the same thing. would take a little modding
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Post by Crash Enburn on Jun 15, 2017 10:29:39 GMT -5
I don't think an F1 would be a good candidate for an SR/DS car. All the fins and spoilers are there primarily for downforce, and for the most part, we want almost no downforce on our cars (assuming a deduction in aero to achieve downforce). Not only that, but you'd have to enclose the cockpit; and there could be issues raised with the fact you're putting a roof on a car that didn't have a roof to begin with, and that roof would be unrealistically low. If I had my druthers, I'd change things up and take things most of the way back a couple years to allowing only muscle cars up to '78 (so as to include the Bandit's Screaming Chicken). This dragster is more of an effort to make a point about a poorly written rule set. If I do it.  |
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