The 75 track car - it's home...

[mardak at cogeco.ca (Mark)]

Ben Harder wrote:

> Mark,
> 
>  Congrats!!  Can't wait to see the car!
> Maybe I'll even see ya at the track next year... dueling Mk1's is
> always great, eh?  ;)
> 
> So... get to work!  I want to see that 75 with a nice powerplant, k?



I don't know what to put in there...  I'd like to stay n/a, but I may go 
the supercharger route (Rotrex makes a killer centrifugal supercharger 
that's about as close to a turbo's efficiency as I've seen - but it's 
uber pricey).  I just don't like the characteristics of a turbo for a 
track car.  Even though superchargers aren't as efficient at producing 
big horsepower numbers, I think the linear power delivery, and minimal 
lag, is more suited for autocross where you're on and off the throttle 
alot...

We'll see, I haven't really thought about it much yet.  It might end up 
being whatever I end up getting a good deal on.  I'm going to resist the 
16v route though - I dunno, I've never owned one in all my years of 
owning these cars...  I am just a 8v caveman, your extra 8 valves scare 
me...  :)

Either way, I'm sure my choice will put me in a class that I won't be 
competitive in.  For this upcoming year I don't really care though - I 
just want to have fun and learn what I can car control-wise...  The next 
season I can take what I've learned and concentrate on building a car to 
a particular class and concentrate on doing well.

Later,

Mark.
75 x2
80 S
81 S x3
81 Caddy