[F500] Fw: help me verify my F440

[O.S. Brannon]

Great information, Gil.

Thank you!
>-- Original Message --
>From: Gil Osenburg <kargo at comcast.net>
>Subject: Re: [F500] Fw: help me verify  my F440
>To: f500 at www.f500.org
>Reply-To: f500 at www.f500.org
>Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 10:43:13 -0400
>
>
>Phil,
>  Originally these cars were called "Mini-Indy's" and Robert Knieval was
>the designer. The SCCA was looking for new "entry level" cars and at that
>time (1979) designated the class F440 and gave it regional status,effective
>in 1980. Those racing F440's were advised by the SCCA the class would be
>given National status when the necessary participation numbers were met.
>The class met these numbers within a short peroid of time, unfortunately,
>headquarters/SCCA sat on the fence and swung their feet! This delay, intentional
>or not, caused those thinking of joining the class to look elsewhere -(
IMHO,
>class rules stability is an important consideration for budget/entry level
>racers! ). Managements reluctance to honor their commitment regarding National
>status caused both short and long term injury to the class, i.e. - recruiting
>new members/drivers as well as chassis constructors and suppliers.
>  Today, the class is,  (again, my IMHO ) basically pretty healthy and
growing
>for a coupla reasons; the F5 race is usually the best or one of the best
>races you'll see at the Runoffs, an another is the effectiveness of our
f500
>website. The website provides us all an opportunity to share tech info,
items
>for sale, commentary on pertinent issues ( remember the recent tire issue?
>) and the ability to say "hi" whenever the urge hits us ! 
>To those who administer the website -"thank you, thank you, thank you !!
>  Now if we could get an F5 Pro Series going !!??
>Gil
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: PGROEBE at aol.com 
>  To: f500 at www.f500.org 
>  Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 5:20 PM
>  Subject: Re: [F500] Fw: help me verify my F440
>
>
>  Its a Knievel car...yep, Evil's Dad made em.  Mid to late 70s. It has
a
>Chap 440 engine.  This car ran with early Micro Belmont and Stinger tub
cars.
> We had a bunch of them running in FIRA in years past...www.formulaindyracing.com.
> go to Ebay and search for race car...there's one there for sale and its
>up to $1,800 bucks.  They used to race these on ovals (hence the roll cage)
>up in Montana and Washington State. That's all what I know!
>
>  Phil Groebe
>

O.S. Brannon
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