NSW Formula Vee 2008-Round 2 Race 3- Tim Hamilton [Part1/2]

[f1stijntje]

he is a very good driver

[MMprotopaintball20]

god i want to try building something like this using a v8

[tigersyear]

That was brilliant! Gosh it was from 2008 but I was cheering for you to pass. Formula One is terrible compared to this racing. Thanks for sharing.

[wavefrontmaya]

how do u shift gears? is there a clutch pedal?

[TheRacingDriver]

Traditional H-pattern 4 speed manual, with clutch pedal. Gearbox is standard VW Beetle, not a fancy purpose built race box.

Right-hand shifter, use clutch on all changes, heel-toe on the way down (although if u time it right u can be lazy and just match the rev drop...).

Only use 3rd-4th once moving.

[wavefrontmaya]

thx lots for the reply man... and how much BHP do u get from these?

[TheRacingDriver]

The top engines are rumored to be getting 65bhp at the rear wheels (so approx 80-90bhp at the engine).

60hp should be fairly common these days.

Personally, I've believe driveability and torque is more important than peak output.

[Lucag120]

thanks for the reply, good luck with ur racing in the future

[Lucag120]

are the formula vee cars like driving karts??

it looks like it, and is it a 3speed gearbox aswell?, anyway pretty cool

[TheRacingDriver]

Similar, but not really.

Very direct and reactive like a kart, but more forgiving and stable due to having suspension (if its working properly...).

If you set them up really, really stiffly sprung then yes its just like a Kart. They pitch/roll more like a car.

I never raced karts so I'm probably not qualified to make the comparison between top-level sprint karts and Vee's.

4-speed H-pattern gearbox, but only use 3-4 once moving. Only ever used 2nd at the ultra-tight hairpin at Mallala in SA.