Tim, thanks for clarifying why you asked - that's the kind of information I need to hear in order to make the rules more understandable for everyone. Sorry to tell you, though, the car you showed is no longer allowed.
Old23, always happy to have someone who's more expert in a particular car type than I am help sort out the mess, particularly when it comes to the myriad models of Porsche 911 raced through the years. I've gone back and researched all the Fly Racing models I could find, and you are correct, they all have the later style bumpers. I'm removing all the Fly Racing Porsche 911s from the homologation list until a later, appropriate, time. Thanks for your help.
As always, sorry for any inconvenience, but I do want the list to be correct,
Jim
Not so much an "expert", Zoom, but I'm certainly a fan of the 911 race cars. What I do have is a nice little library of motorsport reference books. Couldn't live without them.
It's a pity about the Fly Racing Porsche, but I believe it will qualify for next year's CanAm. That front end design was introduced in 1974.
I might be missing them but are either of these eligible for the P class?
Thanks.
Yep, you're missing them. Both are Fly Porsche 917 PA Spyders (shown as 917 PA in the list) that raced in the CanAm or Interseries. I've added a bit of clarification to the list, which might make it a little easier to identify them. It will show up the next time I make a major modification to the list.
I see the Ford Galaxie is listed under GT Class for the years 1958-1968. Is there a reason the Revell-Monogram models are not listed as legal
Thank you
Jack
Hi Jack,
I wasn't doing this job when the choice was made, so I'm not entirely certain, but I believe the Galaxie that's listed and that raced last year in the CanAm is a 1963 model, like the one that won the British Touring Car Championship that year, not a NASCAR entrant. The entry list for last year shows the body manufacturer as Carrera - not sure about that either. If you want to nominate a car for consideration to be eligible in the future, go to the nominating thread pinned to the top of the CanAm section and post your nomination there, along with where the car raced in international competition.
...but I believe the Galaxie that's listed and that raced last year in the CanAm is a 1963 model, like the one that won the British Touring Car Championship that year, not a NASCAR entrant...
Your assumption is correct. They raced in Australia too:
Thanks Zoom & Dr. Van for getting back on the Galaxie question. I'll mull it over although it might be just as easy to run a Goat as they are on the list.
I just uploaded the latest version of the rules with lots of new cars added to the homologation list. Also, though, I removed the Fly and Team Slot Alfa Romeo GTV, GTAm, and GTAj because of their extreme overscale width. They've had a good run, but it's time to move on, and at the time of writing this, no one had entered one in this year's competition. Auto Art has a very close to scale version that can still be used.
As I said in post #55 of this thread, I also wasn't convinced that enacting a 3.0L limit for the GTU class was appropriate, because of some pretty traditional GT cars that got moved. After much soul searching and discussion, it has been decided to enact a soft limit for the upper end of the GTU class. It's now just for small displacement production based cars, and while that will still fall around 2.5 - 3.0 liters, it will be based more on the class in which the original car competed. For example, the Austin Healey 3000 has a 3.0L motor but competed in D and E production classes along with TR-4s and MGBs, so it will be classified as a GTU. While the Porsche RSR 2.8 had a smaller, but more powerful motor and competed with much larger cars, so it will be classified as a GT car. Hope this doesn't upset any plans, but I think it makes more sense in the long run, and I think it's the only way to make sure every car gets classified where it logically belongs. This should be the last major change in the rules for this year, although I'll still be adding newly nominated cars for a while.
Jim
Last edited by Zoom Beedo; 08-25-2012 at 09:37 PM.
I have a question about tires, I know urethanes wear alot faster than silicones. Im going with the YDs so I was wondering if it would be a good idea to send along a 2nd set of tires or better a 2nd set of wheels with tires already trued and glued in case the wear gets so much the car falls out of tech.
I have a question about tires, I know urethanes wear alot faster than silicones. Im going with the YDs so I was wondering if it would be a good idea to send along a 2nd set of tires or better a 2nd set of wheels with tires already trued and glued in case the wear gets so much the car falls out of tech.
Thanks
DE38
DE38,
I had the pleasure of hosting the next to the last stop for the 2011 Can Am (the first rubber/urethane year). Like you, I had concerns about tire wear. Looking at the cars very throughly, I noticed very little tire wear from either the rubber or urethane tires. We have well run cars in our club that have raced rubber tires for 3 to 4 years and still are fine.
Even though we haven't covered replacing worn tires in the rules, I don't think it is necessary. 2011 went off just fine.
However, It would be interesting if contestants would measure the diameter of their tires before the proxy and after to see the amount of wear.
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