FORMULA 500

QUESTION:
Is there an advantage to having two pipes for a 2 cylinder 2 cycle engine?

AI Overview
Yes, using two separate exhaust pipes (or independent expansion chambers) for a 2-cylinder, 2-cycle engine offers significant advantages, primarily focused on improved scavenging, reduced backpressure ...

Shrink Tubing
Electrical connections can easily be protected with heat-shrinkable connectors, which in some cases have glue inside the terminal that when heated to shrink will also form a watertight seal. These are standard crimp connectors that shrink and seal with the use of a heat gun or small ...

WIRES FOR RACE CARS – PART THREE
January 1, 2026


Wire Strippers
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Klein Tools Automatic Wire Strippers Part Number: KLE-11063-W

If you don’t want to pop for this really nice Klein tool above, this one below will work. Very similar to the one I use ...

File Name: WIRES FOR RACE CARS – PART TW0
January 1, 2026

Clean Bus and Dirty Bus *1
In race car wiring, a "clean bus" powers sensitive electronics like the ECU, while a "dirty bus" handles high-current components like the alternator and starter motor. This separation prevents electrical noise ...

WIRES FOR RACE CARS – PART ONE January 1, 2026

WIRES, they don’t make your car faster, but you need them to keep your car running or even getting it started.

HIGH POWER AND LOW POWER DEVICES
Devices installed in a race car should be divided into two categories: power devices and control ...

Hello everyone, yes it's Christmas time here in the good old USA.
Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year.

It's been another great year, and even better with the new federal administration.
Keep that 2 cycle smoke going.
Richard

HINTS, TRICKS AND COMMON SENSE FOR THE NEW F500 RACER - UPDATED

HINTS, TRICKS AND COMMON SENSE FOR THE NEW F500 RACER
by Richard Schmidt

The number one rule is NEVER start your engine with the rear wheels on the ground unless there is someone in the drivers seat to control the car.

YOUR PADDOCK ...

2025 SCCA National Championship Runoffs @ Road America

Date: September 29, 2025 to October 05, 2025

What the hell, I guess I have been asleep. No F600 cars in the Runoffs?

How do some of these other classes get to race in the Runoffs with only 8 entries (GT3U) OH I know, they have a tin roof ...

His widow's statement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaxy9qipKJU