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by Tom Grossmann
Wed Aug 19, 2020 9:59 pm
Forum: RACING THE F500 LOUNGE
Topic: New fuel cell arrived, vintage race weekend looming.
Replies: 5
Views: 19099

Re: New fuel cell arrived, vintage race weekend looming.

Updating the roll hoops for your car must have been quite the task. We have one track group that allows open wheel cars, the event I did here was an SCCA test day. One of the safety stewards later told me he would have said no but he was basically overruled. As an ex motorcycle road raced I don't ha...
by Tom Grossmann
Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:58 pm
Forum: RACING THE F500 LOUNGE
Topic: New fuel cell arrived, vintage race weekend looming.
Replies: 5
Views: 19099

Re: New fuel cell arrived, vintage race weekend looming.

Richard my car is an 87 Novakar. It's the 3rd one built. I'm still running the AMW motor. Although I bought it primarily as an autocross car I knew that I would also run it at a vintage race or two. I also have a Datsun 1200 I've run since 1989 (SCCA & vintage) I race with VARA (Vintage Auto Rac...
by Tom Grossmann
Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:08 am
Forum: RACING THE F500 LOUNGE
Topic: New fuel cell arrived, vintage race weekend looming.
Replies: 5
Views: 19099

New fuel cell arrived, vintage race weekend looming.

So when I've been filling the cell above half I end up with this purple looking oil on the outside of the bladder. I know exactly what it is because I've used Yamahalube R for decades, it has a lovely purple tint and is instantly recognizable. So clearly the cell is seeping at a slow enough rate tha...
by Tom Grossmann
Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:09 am
Forum: After Hours Garage Talk
Topic: Where is everyone?
Replies: 4
Views: 8266

Re: Where is everyone?

I'm on my 36th year if we count the my motorcycle racing. I started autocrossing a Datsun 1200 in 1989 (which I still own) which we then started road racing in 1991. I now use it for vintage races. Over the last 30 years I've run a Showroom Stock Miata, Formula Vee, D-Sports racer and as of 5 years ...
by Tom Grossmann
Tue Jun 02, 2020 4:22 pm
Forum: After Hours Garage Talk
Topic: Where is everyone?
Replies: 4
Views: 8266

Re: Where is everyone?

I think a lot o folks are on Facebook. I currently have the road race set up on the car as I'm not sure which type of event I will be attending first. My next available road race is October 3-4. We may have a June night autocross (I'm in Vegas, we switch to night events in the summer) but I typical ...
by Tom Grossmann
Thu Apr 30, 2020 12:16 am
Forum: Wanted - Parts/Info
Topic: AMW parts.
Replies: 0
Views: 11069

AMW parts.

If anyone has any AMW parts lying around I'd be interested in them or even complete engines. The motor in my car doesn't know it's supposed to be unreliable so I might as well keep running it.

Tom