Welcome to my archives!
I believe this is the oldest issue of “Top Gear, Motorsport News of Delaware Valley” that I own.
1997 was the first year for the Formula SAE team at the University of Delaware. We built a car, completely on our own time and largely out of our own pockets and went to Detroit to compete with it. It did not go as planned, as Suhas said, but it was a great effort and experience. Here are two articles from the University of Delaware’s own newspaper, the UpDate.
Introduction to the Bobsy SR1
December 23, 2019
December 23, 2019
1962 Bobsy SR-1, Vapaa Vintage Racing
bobsy, jerry mong, saab, special, sr1, two stroke, vintage racing
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Our most recent vintage racecar purchase.
Clutch Coke Biscuits
September 14, 2019
September 14, 2019
Event Reports, Vapaa Vintage Racing
clutch, pittsburgh, pvgp, saab, sonett, tales, tales from the track, v4, vintage, vintage racing
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A Tales from the Track Episode
This is a story about the moment when you have nothing to lose, when frustration drives you to the breaking point, and when assistance appears from unexpected places.
Also Coca-Cola.
And flour.
03-18-2001 Weber 40 DFI Carburetor Levelling
February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019
1968 SAAB Sonett
40dfi, carburetor, levelling, saab, sonett, weber
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For quite a while, I had a problem with the Sonett stalling under braking. It wasn’t an issue driving on the street, even spiritedly, just when autocrossing at 10 10ths.
History of Macon MR7 Chassis 100
January 4, 2019
January 4, 2019
1969 Macon MR7 chassis 100
1969, formula ford, history, macon, mr7, period
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Macon MR7
chassis 100 is a Formula Ford built in 1969. Happily, I do have a bit of period history of this car.
History of Macon MR7B Chassis 105
January 4, 2019
January 4, 2019
1969 Macon MR7 chassis 105
history, macon, mr7, mr7b, period
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Macon MR7B chassis 105 is a Formula Ford built in 1969. I really don’t have much history of this car prior to the previous owner. If anyone can provide more information, please get in touch with me. I will update this post if I obtain any additional history of the car.
These videos and these photos are from the VSCCA’s event at Virginia International Runway (VIR) in 2004. It was held the first weekend in May and Peter Krause was the event chairman. I drove Dad’s 1964 Quantum Formula S.
Floorpan Repair Tool “Turnupus”
December 25, 2018
December 25, 2018
DIYDS
cheap, do it your damn self, homemade, recycle, restoration, tool
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One of the challenges for a hobbyist doing a vehicle restoration is finding inexpensive and space saving solutions to mimic professional level tools. For at least one situation, I have an alternative that is functional yet cheap enough you can recycle the material when done.
Two Stroke Fuel to Oil Calculator and Quick Reference
December 25, 2018
December 25, 2018
DIYDS
calculator, do it your damn self, fuel, oil, premix, quick reference, two stroke
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I can do math, but it is hard.
So I like to devise ways that I don’t need to do the math in common situations where math is required, situations like…
Needing to convert the number of ounces of oil to add to an odd number of gallons of fuel to get a particular fuel-to-oil ratio.