Vixen race car weight

[pigiron]

Could anyone advise please.

Has anyone actually weighed a race Vixen (xflow) with full roll over cage.

I am about to send off my French race passport and need to fill in the box on the application form, the problem is the weighing scales at my local farm coop are broken and will not be rectified in the near future.

I just need an approximate figure for now, I will be able to use the scruteneering scales at the first meeting and amend the document then.

[ephemera]

Here some road car masses:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=3&a...

For a racer with a roll cage I would say 750kg would be a near estimate.

I'm sure some people will come along with actual race car masses.

[pete.reeve]

825kg ish Full tank 10 gallons and me 80kg.!!!

X-flow

[pete.reeve]

Update

[pigiron]

That is very helpful, thank you for you responses.

I am impressed at your corner weights being so equal, I must save up to buy my own scales!

[davegt6]

That's very impressive Pete - presume it is a lightweight shell? Quite a bit lighter than my Grunter in FIA trim!

[Dollyman1850]

He's telling fibs…he hasn't fitted the new engine yet
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[davegt6]

Only way I'd get close to homologation weight

[Dollyman1850]

Frightened to think what mine tips the scales at!
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[pete.reeve]

Dollyman1850 said:

He's telling fibs…he hasn't fitted the new engine yet
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[Dollyman1850]

pete.reeve said:

Thats looking pretty.

[pete.reeve]

davegt6 said:

That's very impressive Pete - presume it is a lightweight shell? Quite a bit lighter than my Grunter in FIA trim!

Hi Dave hope you are well

My shell is lighter than Neil (My body that is ) The Magnesium case with dog gearbox internals lost 15Kgs & The alloy diff helps plus some other bit's.

Pete

[Fiscracer]

It should be less than a Grantura as the lump is lighter and as with Pete's you can run ally box etc. Most Granturas are 700-740 kgs but one out there is on the homologation limit of 600 kgs.

[anonymous-user]

Fiscracer said:

It should be less than a Grantura as the lump is lighter and as with Pete's you can run ally box etc. Most Granturas are 700-740 kgs but one out there is on the homologation limit of 600 kgs.

Feel quite smug with my 790 kilo 3000M now

Albeit with very few homologation type restrictions to getting there.....

[Dollyman1850]

I refuse to step on any scales..Whilst sitting in my car or otherwise
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[davegt6]

Fiscracer said:

It should be less than a Grantura as the lump is lighter and as with Pete's you can run ally box etc. Most Granturas are 700-740 kgs but one out there is on the homologation limit of 600 kgs.

Hmmm, mine must be morbidly obese then. 700 kgs I get but how on earth do you get to 600 kgs without going way outside of what is allowed within homologation?

[Dollyman1850]

davegt6 said:

Hmmm, mine must be morbidly obese then. 700 kgs I get but how on earth do you get to 600 kgs without going way outside of what is allowed within homologation?

Very trick thin light bodies…….Placcy cars are the total opposite of steel. the older they get the heavier they become

600KG though must be ally and titanium everything, CDS thin walled chassis, Mag ally wheels, gearbox and diff.

I may cut some excess threads off before the start of the season and go for a few runs

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[davegt6]

Dollyman1850 said:

davegt6 said:

Hmmm, mine must be morbidly obese then. 700 kgs I get but how on earth do you get to 600 kgs without going way outside of what is allowed within homologation?

Very trick thin light bodies…….Placcy cars are the total opposite of steel. the older they get the heavier they become

600KG though must be ally and titanium everything, CDS thin walled chassis, Mag ally wheels, gearbox and diff.

I may cut some excess threads off before the start of the season and go for a few runs

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All of which would presumably be outside of homologation.

[Dollyman1850]

davegt6 said:

All of which would presumably be outside of homologation.

its one of those grey areas dave…..All argued as in period in the day…
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[anonymous-user]

Car weight loss comes in strange places. A bit of thought and its relatively easy to loose 20 kg from a car that's not already been on a diet. Might involve work that you consider isn't worthwhile after weighing the driver, but some if those could quite easily loose 20 kg....