Re: Spec Sprite Proposal

[Rick Doig <rickbo@swbell.net>]

Brian Evans wrote:
> 
> For what it's worth, racing a 1/4 elliptic car without adding a panhard rod
> is asking for trouble.  Even 165 series tires will rub the inner fenders
> bigtime when cornering hard on a track, since the 1/4 elliptics don't locate
> the axles very well.


Too true, too true.  That's why you see so many Bugeye racers with the 
fenders torched out larger and flares added.  But lower a squarebody an 
inch or so and you have the same problem with wider tires.  I'd rather 
not modify (butcher?) a bugeye's wheel wells for tire clearance, when I 
can have as much fun on the track with a squarebody.
                                                        Cheers,
                                                        Rick Doig