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[Devious Dave]

I have a question. Please pardon my lack of knowledge, but could you give me examples of "5.4.3 Rare earth magnet and “strap type” motors " Dave

[kalbfellp]

rare earth magnet are used in Strap cans in winged cars.


This a Camen strap can.

Phil

[Devious Dave]

No problems. I don't think I'll accidentally put one of those in a car. Thanks Phil.

[dr vanski]

Hi guys,

Would the Carrera Opel Commodore count as a sports swedan as far as DUPR eligibility goes?



Thanks,

Van

Edited by dr vanski, 17 December 2007 - 06:01 AM.

[sidecar steve]

Hi Van.

Yes. This car is eligible for DUPR 2008

[Vinno]

Maybe the 150mm rule should be changed as it is only overhang from the spoilers and that car is fairly typical of a Sport Sedan. How long is a Carrera Dodge Daytona?

[MOPARDEVIL]

Vinno, on Dec 17 2007, 05:31 PM, said:

Maybe the 150mm rule should be changed as it is only overhang from the spoilers and that car is fairly typical of a Sport Sedan. How long is a Carrera Dodge Daytona?

Carrera daytona is 175mm or more long. Does it really matter how long a car is. Do we need that rule at all

[sidecar steve]

Vinno, on Dec 17 2007, 05:31 PM, said:

Maybe the 150mm rule should be changed as it is only overhang from the spoilers and that car is fairly typical of a Sport Sedan. How long is a Carrera Dodge Daytona?

Hmmm I just checked...The Dodge Daytona/Plymouth Superbirds are 175mm end to end. Even a Plymouth Roadrunner comes in at 165mm

150mm is clearly inadequate so lets go with 175mm overall length. The wheelbase of the Dodge/Plymouth comes in at 90mm.

Regs will be updated

Edited by sidecar steve, 17 December 2007 - 05:35 PM.

[dr vanski]

BMR, on Dec 17 2007, 01:25 AM, said:

Sports Racer, on Dec 17 2007, 03:51 PM, said:

Isn't there some rule somewhere about Canadian cars being too ugly to enter?

Van, isn't that thing going to be too long to fit the length rule - max of 150mm? Pity as that Opel is exactly what Sports Swedans is all about.

Cheers

Paul

The Opel is 170mm long but you could sacrafice some rear wing and front spoiler to get down to 150 ? mmmmm chop chop ?

Mmmmm...not. Thanks for changing up the official length. I honestly don't think that the car's length matters much. Width or track is generally a more influential performance factor. An eligible car list would be great.

Thanks,

Van

[Sports Racer]

dr vanski, on Dec 17 2007, 11:48 PM, said:

An eligible car list would be great.

Wouldn't it be easier to provide a list of cars that aren't eligible? There's not much that isn't allowed. Just follow these guidelines and you should be OK

Based on a 2 or 4 door volume production car manufactured prior to 31/12/90.
Was equipped from the factory with a rear seat
Was designed to seat a total of 5 persons minimum.
No JGTC

Cheers

Paul

[terry]

Isn't it a bit late to be now discussing if 70mm is too wide or not?

I don't recall any comments regarding this when the draft was first put up for discussion,I've already started to modify 1 car to accept the 70mm wide rule.

Terry

[sidecar steve]

terry, on Dec 18 2007, 10:05 PM, said:

Isn't it a bit late to be now discussing if 70mm is too wide or not?

I don't recall any comments regarding this when the draft was first put up for discussion,I've already started to modify 1 car to accept the 70mm wide rule.

Terry

The draft regs were put up with the width at 70mm which I based on the formula (MRRC Celica)+5mm. The only comment on the width was Sports Racer trying to figure out how to make a Trabant 70mm wide

As an aside, I've since found that there is a slight bulge in my Celica's rear guards and the measurement blows out to 68mm at one point.

[BMR]

kalbfellp, on Dec 18 2007, 11:40 PM, said:

The original talks were about using the as the base for width! I assumed that the Celica was the widest at 65mm.

Phil

Ditto on Phils comment I also thought the two above cars (Celica and Capri) were used as examples of the max limit.

In regards to the draft rules - not everyone reads Auslot every day , and we have a few months as far as I know to build cars ? So are the rules now concrete or still being formulated ?
Ya have to excuse me for not being totally up to date I have been away and its a bit late at the moment , 2am to go back through all the posts. Im keen to know the complete build rules , as are a few other SCSC people that also had a few comments about width and modified RTR chassis at the last race night we had here in SA.

[gazza]

4.2.5 Cars to be received by the organiser before the advertised date

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[sidecar steve]

4.2.5 Cars to be received by the organiser before the advertised date

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Not much point putting in dates when we havent decided the schedule of rounds. There will be an announcement opening for entries whith details of rounds, dates and hosts. Look for this next month.

So are the rules now concrete or still being formulated ?

I lean to the view that good rules and regs are those that can be amended where and when required. remember, I live in Victoria which is a shrine to stupid legislation.......

But as for the set currently posted, they are as close to concrete as is possible.

[sidecar steve]

Hi.

As you can see from the above, I'm going to use this thread to merge questions asked about DUPR08 and the subsequent answer so we can keep track of things in an orderly manner....

Edited by sidecar steve, 19 December 2007 - 08:04 PM.

[sidecar steve]

Coopdevil asked:

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How does this stand for 2+2 coupes? Looking around at the linked webpages I see the first gen Rex 7 and the Calibra and I fancy the latter as a "doable" car for my first foray into proxy racing but I know the Calibra is a two door and I wonder if you could get 5 people in one - I don't fancy creeping onto someone's drive and peering into their car to check out the size of the rear seats, perhaps a difficult one to explain when the owner comes after you with a crooklock!

According to wikipedia, the Opel Calibra was launched in 1989 (I must admit, I didn't think it was that early) and sold in Oz as a Holden. An OK car?

Coop

Above all else, eligible cars should be in the spirit of Sports Sedans. As Phil pointed out awhile back, the 5 seater rule maybe a bit problematic but the intent was to exclude cares not in the spirit of the class. To my mind, the VW, the RX7 and the Calibra are in the spirit of the event and none are what I would class GT cars so....Yes, they qualify.

[sidecar steve]

Hmcsat asked

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I have just received my little proxy entry from the UK.

I am going to put the dremel and Selleys plastibond to a Revell VW Fun Cup car. Slot It running gear, NSR rims, MJK tyres, lowered, chopped and tubbed.
Could I please get a clarification on the max width ans it will be maxxxxxxeeddd

Max width is 70mm measured across the widest part of the car including the wing.

[sidecar steve]

356speedster asked:

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If Rx-7 and Celica's are allowed, does that mean I can enter a Porsche 928? It's a 2+2 produced between 1978 and 1995.

No. All Porsches are ruled ineligible for this series.

[sidecar steve]

356speedster asked

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Is it ok to fit a Slot.it motor pod to a Revell BMW chassis?

Yes. Motor pods can be fitted to any chassis.