Sat, 9 Jun 2007 16:49:25 -0700 http://f500.org/ F500.org - The Formula 500 Racing Web en-us http://f500.org/images/topbanner.jpg http://f500.org/ f500-owner@f500.org http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=48 Formula 500 Constructors Series presented by, Novakar, QRE, Red Devil, Scorpion, Sidewinder, TR1, Dolphin-Motorsports, Jondal Machine, F500.org and Vertical Curve Racing Great news! The www.f500constructors.com site is live! Please visit this site for all your F500 Constructors Series updates, rules, contact numbers, The Series Race Reports and up to date points standings. Sat, 9 Jun 2007 16:49:25 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=47 Formula 500 Constructors Series presented by, Novakar, QRE, Red Devil, Scorpion, Sidewinder, TR1, Dolphin-Motorsports, Jondal Machine, F500.org and Vertical Curve Racing A record F500 race sponsorship has been announced by Dolphin-Motorsports in conjunction with the F500 Constructors Series. This lucrative payout will reward the top 5 finishers at the June 4th SCCA National at the famed Road Atlanta! Details below: Wed, 16 May 2007 06:01:08 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=46 Formula 500 Constructors Series presented by, Novakar, QRE, Red Devil, Scorpion, Sidewinder, TR1, Jondal Machine, F500.org and Vertical Curve Racing F500 Constructors Series Format & Rules 1. The F500 Constructors Series will be run in conjunction with these scheduled SCCA races: May 25-27 - Great Salt Race at Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, UT June 2-3 - Road Atlanta National, Atlanta, Ga June 22-24 - The June Sprints at Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI August 18-19 - SCCA National at Heartland Park, Topeka,KS September 15-16, FCM F500 Challenge Cup Race Presented by Hoosier, with support from SUNOCO at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen N.Y. Fri, 11 May 2007 06:45:43 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=45 FormulaCar Magazine's F500 Challenge CupPresented by HoosierSeptember 15 & 16, 2007Finger Lakes Region Fun o­ne Double RegionalWatkins Glen International (Long & Short Courses)Watkins Glen, NYNo Additional Entry Fee for FCM F500 Challenge Cup EntrantsSaturday & Sunday RaceContingency Awards for Regional Drivers and National Drivers! Stay tuned for a future posting with Cup Rules and DetailsRace Contact - Louie Schultz schultz159@mchsi.com Wed, 9 May 2007 22:53:08 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=44 Reading this is much better than work: Live Timing and Scoring feed from the 2006 SCCA National Championship Runoffs: http://leaderboard.vfx.com/SCCA/Runoffs/LiveTiming.asp?Class= F500 sessions are at: http://leaderboard.vfx.com/SCCA/Runoffs/LiveTiming.asp?Class=F500 Mon, 9 Oct 2006 20:32:58 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=43 Tricks to remove sticky rear hubs. Rear hubs can be difficult to remove after "fusing" themselfs to the rear axle. Whether drive, brake, or wheel hubs, banging away with a hammer is no good. Instead try this little trick: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:54:28 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=42 It seems that the rule change proposals originally developed, discussed and incubated here on the F500 mailing list are making some headway. The following actions on some of these proposed rules appeared in the May 2006 FasTrack: SUBMITTED TO BoD FOR APPROVAL F500 Item 1. Effective 11/1/06: Add the following to section 17.1.6.E.15.g: Rotax 494 and 493 engines: Any Rotax 494 or 493 respectively model thermostat housing or water outlet may be used. The water bypass may be blocked. NOT RECCOMENDED Formula 2. F500 - Remove the weight penalty from the 493 (various - 5 letters). The weight is appropriate as listed. 3. F500 - Allow Kawasaki engines unlimited porting (Wilson). We agree that the Kawasaki engine requires assistance; however, porting is not consistent with F500 rules. See technical bulletin #06-05 for weight reduction adjustment. And Technical Bulletin #06-05 reduces minimum weight for Kawasaki Engines to 700 pounds: F500 1. Section 17.1.6.E.2, change the first paragraph to read as follows: Minimum weight as qualified and raced, with driver, shall be 700 lbs (800 lbs for AMW and Rotax 494 engines, 850 lbs for Rotax 493 engines). Other items are still under consideration and there will be more discussion and further input requested on several of them. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:47:39 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41 It is with great sadness that I report the passing, this past Thursday, of my friend, and friend of many here in SFR, "Chico" Breschini. He passed away of cancer at a hospice near San Luis Obispo. I believe Chico was at least 75 years of age and was truly a racer's racer. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:48:09 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=39 Tired of paying $8 a gallon for 100+ octane race gas just to pass the fuel tests when our engines were designed to run on plain olf 89 octane pump gas? Well, there is hope... CRB member Stan Clayton has informed us that we have a window of opportunity to get the current fuel rules changes to allow F500 to run the same pump gas standards and tests that Showroom Stock and IT cars do. That basically means plain old 89 octane pump gas. Stan will support us on this effort IF we, the F500 community, send the CRB letters indicationmg that we want this rule change. Well... of course we want to run $2.50 gas instead of $8 gas! If you support (or don't support) changing our fuel rules to allow pump gas, please write an email to the CRB NOW!!! You may email your comments on this proposal to the CRB at crb@scca.com. Do it now. It doesn't have to be elaborate. Just a line or two stating that you support or object to the proposal to allow pump gas in F500 is sufficient. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:05:23 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=38 Thanks to the efforts of Joe Palmer, we have identified six F500 rule change proposals which have been sent to the Club Racing Board for consideration. Now is the time to voice your views on these proposals to the CRB!!! The proposed rule changes are: #2 - Allow the overbore of the Kawasaki to close to 500cc #3 - Allow new intake manifolds & regular 38mm Mikuni VM carbs on the AMW engine #4 - GCR should recommend electric start, but not require it #5 - Allow Removal of Pull Starter #6 - Allow Removal of Thermostat #8 - Allow Longer Suspension Rubbers The full details of these proposed rule changes as well as the voting results is available at http://mysite.verizon.net/jpalmer1/f5jump.htm. PLEASE draft an email to the CRB at crb@scca.com indicating your support (or not) for these proposals. You may draft one single letter in reference to these six items. Be sure to reference the common item names and even item #'s for the CRB's ease of use. However, also be sure to explain your "status" and express your full opinion/stance on each item within your letter. Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:24:13 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=37 New rules wording in the March Fastrack effectively outlaws the RaKavoN reversed engine mounting and transfer case. F500 1. Effective 3/1/06 approved by the BoD during their February meeting, add the following after the first paragraph of section 17.1.6.E.15: The engine must be installed in the chassis so that the exhaust ports face to the front of the car. The engine may be inclined from vertical. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 17:59:36 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=36 To all who are in the Northeast and run at Summit Point. The MARRS powers that be are proposing that all Regionals be restricted to closed wheel cars at Summit Point, due to the overall lack of attendance of Formula cars. They are not complaining about FV or F500 but feel that if they target FA, FC, FF and FM, it wouldn't be fair to let any Formula cars run. See the thread on www.specmiata.com, then scroll down to recent posts and find the one that is titled "Re:MARRS alternative weekend schedule options". Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:10:47 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=35 All F5 Class Members, please stop by the F5 Improvements Petition site to cast your ballots for the 10 recently proposed class improvement items . . . http://mysite.verizon.net/jpalmer1/f5jump.htm In a couple weeks we will share the tabulation of the votes and a ranking of the items to coordinate a personal letter writing campaign to the CRB & BOD in an effort to pass the items that have large class support. Owners, Drivers, Crew, or Other . . . stop by and make your voice heard. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:08:41 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=34 In response to multiple requests, RaKavoN designer / builder Jay Novak has supplied this picture of the Transfer Case used in the RaKavoN to allow reversing the engine orientation. Click on the picture for a larger version... Tue, 31 Jan 2006 07:41:07 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=33 In the Febuary Fastrack, submitted to the Borad Of Directors for approval: Item 1. Effective at a time to be determined by the BoD, add the following after the first paragraph of section 17.1.6.E.15: Engines must be mounted forward, with the exhaust ports forward. Transfer cases are prohibited. This is a little difficult to find since there was a mistake in publishing Fastrack and the Formula 500 heading was omitted from above this item, so it was quite easy to miss it if you just scan for Formula 500 item like I usually do. The essence of this proposed rule change is to to prevent both reversing the engine, and the use of transfer cases. This is exactly what Jay Novak did in the Rakovon this year at The Rounoffs. This configuration was protested and subsequently approved in the tech shed there. There has been a very "lively" discussion of the topic on the F500 mailing list the last few weeks which CRB member Stan Clayton has been kind enough to participate in. Based on that discussion, there is considerable controversy and disagreement about this proposal. If you haven't been following that discussion, ou can read the archives of the mailing list here This proposal currently sits with the Board of Directors pending approval. If you have an opinion on this proposal, send email to bod@scca.com and crb@scca.com with your comments. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:02:22 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=32 Speed TV will air the F500 National Cahmpionship race from the Runoffs at Mid-Ohio on Saturday, December 3rd at 1:00PM Eastern Time. Don't miss it!!!!! Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:25:45 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=31 Doug Marsh, of Eastlake, Ohio, captured his first National Championship Saturday, taking the Formula 500 class win at the 2005 SCCA National Championship Runoffs® Presented by Kohler at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Wiley McMahan, of Covington, Ga., and Michael Brent, of Bethel, Conn., completed the top-three. Full Story on eformulacarnews.com Full F500 Runoffs coverage on scca.org Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:58:07 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=30 The final grid is set for the 2550 SCCA National Championshi race at Mid-Ohio. Tuesday's qualifying time held as the fastest of the week for at least the top three. The top 5 qualifiers for Saturday's National Championship race are: Michael Brent Invader QC-1 1:29.534 Brian NovakRakavon J-10 1:29.603 Wiley McMahan Invader QC-11:29.834 Doug MarshRocketech R21:30.029 Aaron W EllisRed Devil AE-031:30.754 Breant, Novak, McMahan and Marsh all ran qulifying laps below the existing Runoffs record. Full Qualifying Results Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:41:58 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=29 The 2005 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Kohler is off to a roaring start at Mid-Ohio. Mike Brent posted the fastest quilifying time of 1:29.530 in the first quilifying session with his Invader QC-1. That's less than a second slower than the top Formula Ford times. Brian Novak hustled his Razavon J10 to a a 1:29.578 and Wiley McMahan rounds out the top 3 with a 1:29.825 in his McMahon MK2. Tape delayed coverage of this year's F500 National Championship race will be broadcast on SpeedChannel on December 3rd at 1PM EST. Full Event Coverage at www.scca.org Live Timing and Scoring Feed Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:34:28 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=28 Jim Libecco>2005 FM National Champion Christina Libecco2005 FML National Champion Congratulations to Jim and Christina Libecco on their 2005 SCCA Solo II FM and FML National Championships! The brother and sister team from Ohio beat out very competitive fields to take top honors at the SCCA Tire Rack Solo II championships in Topeka Kansas driving a KBS Mk7. This is Jim's first national title and Christina's third in the past four years. 2005 FM Results 2005 FML Results Full 2005 Tire Rack SCCA Solo II National Championships Coverage Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:17:32 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27 Joining the existing media menu under motorsport publisher Rob Howden’s growing banner, eFormulaCarNews.com will make its official debut on Thursday morning when the website’s editorial staff will lock and load in the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course media tower for the final day of qualifying for the SCCA Runoffs. The site has already been loaded with news and press releases from the most recent events and will proceed to develop through daily updates and original editorial. This coming weekend, the SCCA’s national championship shootout will be the site’s primary focus as EFCN brings a new level of online coverage to the pinnacle of grassroots road racing. EFCN will focus solely on the open wheel junior formula categories, filling a void by beginning with the grassroots forms of the sport and peaking on the development ladder with the Champ Car Formula Atlantic Series and Infiniti Pro Series. The site has been designed to provide formula car enthusiasts with an online home where they can get a full dose of news and information with every visit. Daily news postings, one-on-one interviews, immediate series information distribution and trackside coverage will be the key highlights of this new offering. EFCN will also feature a Driver Bio section, our Results reporting suite and an online forum to fuel useful and positive discussion on the sport. HCI produces a pair of motorsport publications in Super Kart Illustrated and FormulaCar Magazine, as well as kart racing’s most popular website – http://www.ekartingnews.com Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:20:30 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=26 Dust off that parked racer! F500 or other = OK. Visit ABQ's Sandia Motor Speedways 1.65 mile 14 turn road course. Tight enough that F500s can stay with FSV most of the time. Web site for club is http://www.swms.org. Entry form at site. Early discount deadline Friday, Sept. 16, 2005. Workers, students, drivers, spectators, sponsors welcome. Email any questions - jfslenes@aol.com Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:37:06 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=25 Andy Lally Joins Miracle Motorsports for Le Mans Road racer Andy Lally will join Miracle Motorsports's driving lineup for the upcoming 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 18. He will join teammates John Macaluso and Ian James in the squad's Courage C65 AER turbo LMP2 car for the team's - and Lally's - first-ever trip to the 8.48-mile La Sarthe circuit. "I'm thrilled," Lally said. "I had a chance to test the car at Road Atlanta as well as Sebring in the last month, and it is such a pleasure [to drive] and so fun." Lally has been an ALMS and Grand-Am regular for many years, with a 2001 24 Hours of Daytona win in the SRPII class as his career highlight, alongside that class's overall title that same year. "It's going to be a tough race," Lally said. "My class [LMP2] is the most competitive than it has ever been." There are 14 other LMP2 entries at Le Mans this year. "We'll treat it like any other endurance race," he added. "There is a ton of preparation needed to be able to do this race right and there is a lot of behind-the-scenes work by the crew that is so important." Miracle Motorsports won its class at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2004 and 2005. Lally, Macaluso and James will test at Le Mans this Sunday, June 5. Sat, 4 Jun 2005 18:24:42 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=24 SCCA SOLO CHAMPIONSHIPS GET NEW HOME, DATE IN 2006 TOPEKA, Kan. (May 5, 2005) * Sports Car Club of America, Inc. has announced that the 2006 The Tire Rack. SCCA Solo National Championships and The Tire Rack. SCCA ProSolo Finale will be held at Heartland Park Topeka, utilizing its paddock areas and road course. Additionally, the event dates move back one week and will be contested in late September. "We're very happy to partner with Heartland Park to create nearly a month of SCCA Championship competition in 2006," SCCA Director of Solo Tasha Goodale said. "The new facility will provide ample room and amenities for the competitions and an improvement in the course surface. We're also able to move the events a week later without stepping on the Club Racing Runoffs., which will also be held at Heartland for the first time." The 2006 events will begin the weekend of Sept. 23-24 with The Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo Finale. Following the traditional Monday off, the four-day The Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships begin Tuesday, Sept. 26, concluding Friday, Sept. 29. "We hope to continue the tradition established by David Stremming and the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority of hosting a wonderful Solo event," Heartland Park Topeka Owner Raymond Irwin "With the Runoffs and now the Solo event coming to Heartland Park Topeka in 2006, we are thrilled to be hosting the two largest amateur motorsports championships in the world in the same month." "Forbes Field has been a wonderful host for the last 10 years and will host this year's events as well," Goodale added. "We have to extend a special thanks to Dave Stremming and the entire MTAA for being a strong supporter of the Solo program for so many years. "That said, we're excited to move `down the road' to begin the next chapter of National Solo history." SCCA sanctions more than 1500 regional and national Solo competitions each year, including The Tire Rack. SCCA Solo National Tour and The Tire Rack. SCCA ProSolo National Series, as well as the annual The Tire Rack. SCCA Solo National Championships held each September in Topeka, Kan. That event hosts more than 1100 competitors, making it arguably the largest amateur motorsports championship in the world. SCCA's version of autocross, Solo has not only been a part of the motorsports ladder system for many of today's top sports car racers, but also remains a competitive destination in itself, featuring some of the closest grassroots motorsports competitions in North America. For more information about SCCA and its Solo activities, please visit www.scca.com. For more information about Heartland Park Topeka, visit www.hpt.com. Thu, 5 May 2005 22:25:32 -0700 http://f500.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=23 For Immediate Release What is a Radical Day excuse me Tackday ? To answer that question a half dozen other people and I attended the November 23rd Radical Trackday at Summit Point Race Track, WVA. Hosted by the FunKtion Auto Group, Great Falls Va., we blasted around the famed road course first as a passenger and then as driver. The two beautifully prepared Radical SR3’s didn’t miss a beat all day. You might be asking yourself about now ; can I handle a 200 HP racecar? Well the most overheard expression from those who stepped from behind the wheel was, “It’s a hoot and so easy to drive”. My Formula 500 has about 86HP. I had no problems with the Radical’s power. Drivers with no racing experience quickly adapted to the easy to drive Radicals. After a thorough “car introduction” by Walid Achi, FunKtion Auto Group founder, the group was treated to a low key, no stress experience of putting the pair SR3’s to the test. If you are into racing, or enjoy a high speed driving experience, or would like to treat your better-half to something a little more exciting then dinner and movie, then call FunKtion (703 981-6685) for their 2005 Trackday schedule…Yeaaaa Baby. Jim Schultz Philadelphia Region -30- For more information regarding this News Release. Please contact Jim Schultz at 215 244-1945 or speedyschultz @aol.com. Thank you. Jim Schultz Sat, 8 Jan 2005 07:24:27 -0700