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Yeah, I think the price point of this car is very good. It's not a 15 year old used street car with some "race mods". A spec class with a sealed motor eliminates most if not all the additional cost of most spec classes. The problem will be getting enough to race in your region. I think they might try to combine regions to bring enough cars together at certain events.
Yea, the Mazda motor costs are very reasonable, at least for the spec open wheel cars I was building. And they stay competitive.
We ran our 4 year old rental car against a brand new one and there was almost zero difference in the acceleration. At the time, a rebuild was $4,500.
Brake rotors last 3 seasons, didn't have to work on them at the track, just gas and go.
Yea, the Mazda motor costs are very reasonable, at least for the spec open wheel cars I was building. And they stay competitive.
We ran our 4 year old rental car against a brand new one and there was almost zero difference in the acceleration. At the time, a rebuild was $4,500.
Brake rotors last 3 seasons, didn't have to work on them at the track, just gas and go.
And they're damn fast.
Maybe I missed it but has the minimum race weight with driver been published for the NP01?
Since this is the Corvette Forum Road Racing section, I think you'll find most guys here A. Like Corvettes B. like making them faster. So a "spec" car powered by a tiny engine isn't going to get a lot of praise around here. Its a neat idea, and yes for the price its got decent speed, but there are too many of these types of cars out there that just dilute the pool for racing. Also isn't one of the problems with NASA and SCCA now that there are too many classes?
I've been curious to see what the real laps times are. I see a lot of posts going in circles. Claiming 5 seconds faster than a 991 Cup car, which is serious speed, probably talking 1:15's at NJMP Thunderbolt, but i see from the video it only did a 1:28, and it doesn't look like much more room to go. Not sure if the guy wasn't using the curbs because the car can't, or just didn't know his way around. For reference I turned a 24.1 in a C5 Z06 that was built to the pre-2009 SCCA T1 rules. No fancy brakes, or shocks, or aero.
Will they have a separate group for it? That would be annoying. They seem too fast to run in Lightning and IMO too small to run against full GT race cars for safety reasons.
My understanding was it was "built" to run with the bigger cars. While it seems to be a robust structure, I'd rather be in the 3200 lb GT car vs a 1500 lb P car when they decide to interact.
My understanding was it was "built" to run with the bigger cars. While it seems to be a robust structure, I'd rather be in the 3200 lb GT car vs a 1500 lb P car when they decide to interact.
As a Radical driver I can tell you that it is more cumfortable to be on the track with similar sized cars. Prototype style cars are so low that it is hard for drivers of street based cars to see. But, driving a light weight high downforce car is an amazing experience.
Since this is the Corvette Forum Road Racing section, I think you'll find most guys here A. Like Corvettes B. like making them faster. So a "spec" car powered by a tiny engine isn't going to get a lot of praise around here. Its a neat idea, and yes for the price its got decent speed, but there are too many of these types of cars out there that just dilute the pool for racing. Also isn't one of the problems with NASA and SCCA now that there are too many classes?
I've been curious to see what the real laps times are. I see a lot of posts going in circles. Claiming 5 seconds faster than a 991 Cup car, which is serious speed, probably talking 1:15's at NJMP Thunderbolt, but i see from the video it only did a 1:28, and it doesn't look like much more room to go. Not sure if the guy wasn't using the curbs because the car can't, or just didn't know his way around. For reference I turned a 24.1 in a C5 Z06 that was built to the pre-2009 SCCA T1 rules. No fancy brakes, or shocks, or aero.
Andrew
true but the general corvette tracking path goes, buy a corvette, shine corvette, go to cruse nights, gets bored with shows, do a track day with corvette, get bit by the fun bug, and here is the split...
path A turn corvette into race car, get laid, have fun.
Path B realize corvette is kinda pricey to race and buys separate car (with cheaper operating expense) to race with, keeps corvette shinny.
I'm a path B guy. Kevin is probably a path A guy. not saying one is right and the other is wrong, but if your a path B guy/gal then the NPo1 is kinda exciting.
You forgot the X racer HPDE guys just looking for a solid platform that believed the hype and thought the Corvette was a track car???
I am hoping they sell a zillion of these so in a few years they will be widely available and cheap.
I'm no X racer, but this looks like a whole lot of fun to me. And a great value too. Instead of spending hours and hours getting my car back into street form after the weekend so I can idle around town in my so-called dual-purpose track car.
The time savings alone can let me get to the track a whole lot more.
I'm no X racer, but this looks like a whole lot of fun to me. And a great value too. Instead of spending hours and hours getting my car back into street form after the weekend so I can idle around town in my so-called dual-purpose track car.
The time savings alone can let me get to the track a whole lot more.
he's saying that GM sold the corvette as a track car. a car that can tame any world class event, and then take the wife out to the movies. the reality is (like any street car) it has some shortcomings on a track. it can be made into a GT racer, but not right out of the box.
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