Mondello - First weekend in September

Slosh

If any1 wants to pop along, I'll let youse know the times when I get the timetable.

Team Sloshers, Car 104 is ready

Kali

i'll be there anyway heh

adidas

Blerk,

Could be there myself: Leinster MC might want the JICA karts to do a demo again seen as how it turned out so well on tv in previous years.

Mmmmmmgroup of 6 leading karts passing each other many times a lap

Regards,
Robbo

robbo@biogate.com

Helv

How musch is it to start up woth Formula Vee? I mean, like to buy the chassis, engine, gear etc....A rough idea. If we're talking of over 3ish grand forget it.
Ta/.

Slosh

My startup costs were...

3500 for the car
200 for a some setup work and service
850 on the racing gear, helmet nomex suit etc
200 on a tow hitch
License, clubs etc another 100 spondoolies..

In real terms, including time off work and initial test sessions the best part of 5k. Money very well spent as it is the single most enjoyable thing I have EVER done...

Brian.

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Helv

So what do the cars do, about 25mpg only messing. What are they, 1.6l? What kind of speed are you talking about the straight in Mondello and also can you buy them second hand, well, cheaper?

Well got the towhook anyway, so I've saved meself 200 quid.

Is it true that they'll only except fully licensed drivers in the Mondello Racing school? Just wondering. But just in case youre wondering I got me full license when I was 17.



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Slosh

Yep 1.6l engines, with a little room for improvement - done by a couple of engine builders - tho some of the guys look after their own engines. Acceleration is 0-60 in 4ish seconds, and a top speed of 130ish mph. In mondello, coming into the Parabolica I reckon youre doing well over the 100mph but I dont have a speedo yet so its just a guess.

You can get cheaper cars alright, but be prepared for a lot of work to bring it upto spec.

In the racing school all you have to be is 'Competant' with a manual gearbox. You got to have a full license for your racing license tho...

Kali

havent seen karts at a vee meet in ehh about a year.

Kali

to race in the phoenix park you need your full licence as its classed as a public road
you only need a provisional licence to get your racing licence.

as for the engines they are 1.6 VW beetle engines! yeah there mad ! guy up north Doherthy takes them apart cleans them up and tunes them till there the dogs ******.

Helv

Do any of you know any of the instructors doing the racing school, cos none of the pr!cks turned up yesterday. Me brother was ment to be doing it and there was noone there. People had come up from Limerick yesterday to do it. Whoever was ment to be doing it will get a sever bolliking today for it.

Kali

ehhh racing school days are on tue. and thursday mate
yeah slosh i'll be there this weekend.

Slosh

You be at the test session on Friday Kali ?? If not we'll meet up somewhere on Sunday....

Helv

Well they should have told us that then, instead of letting him book it for a ****ing Saturday!!!!!!!!!

Kali

hehe Helv one of me mates is an instructor there now
strange.. its never usually on a saturday ..
pretty weird.
I should be down on the sat. and sunday slosh... and i'll be in the bar the whole time, might pop me head out for the vee's and rt2000's if they're out