I've bought a Peugeot 207!

[OvalOwl]

poppop, I think you have given us a great shot of your other old girl's rear plate up there! The eagle eyed will be able to figure out the reg on your knackered old Porsche.

[poppopbangbang]

OvalOwl said:

poppop, I think you have given us a great shot of your other old girl's rear plate up there! The eagle eyed will be able to figure out the reg on your knackered old Porsche.

I was hoping two digits missing would be enough? Especially as the miserable git that "phoned it in" last time has now gone for good but I've edited it to be safe

Edited by poppopbangbang on Wednesday 28th March 21:59

[Krikkit]

Looking good today, good progress from the last post.

[poppopbangbang]

So I have a dilema.

The Sauber C30 we built for Heritage F1 with Audi power has turned out to be an incredible bit of kit...... there is an outside chance I can get hold of a similar era F1 chassis and have a shot at building one for myself but to do it I'd need to sell quite a few of the toys including the Pug.

I'm torn as last time out at Blyton it was fantastic and it continues to get quicker the more time I spend in it but owning an F1 of my own would be the completion of a lifetime dream. Does anyone fancy taking the Peugeot on if I do decide to go for it?

[Vitorio]

poppopbangbang said:

So I have a dilema.

The Sauber C30 we built for Heritage F1 with Audi power has turned out to be an incredible bit of kit...... there is an outside chance I can get hold of a similar era F1 chassis and have a shot at building one for myself but to do it I'd need to sell quite a few of the toys including the Pug.

I'm torn as last time out at Blyton it was fantastic and it continues to get quicker the more time I spend in it but owning an F1 of my own would be the completion of a lifetime dream. Does anyone fancy taking the Peugeot on if I do decide to go for it?

Holy F1 car batman!

I love this little peugeot, but owning your own F1 car....

[Mikeeb]

poppopbangbang said:

So I have a dilema.

The Sauber C30 we built for Heritage F1 with Audi power has turned out to be an incredible bit of kit...... there is an outside chance I can get hold of a similar era F1 chassis and have a shot at building one for myself but to do it I'd need to sell quite a few of the toys including the Pug.

I'm torn as last time out at Blyton it was fantastic and it continues to get quicker the more time I spend in it but owning an F1 of my own would be the completion of a lifetime dream. Does anyone fancy taking the Peugeot on if I do decide to go for it?

That is quite a problem to have!!

I guess my only question would be, will you be able to use the F1 as much as you can the Pug?

[Mark Benson]

poppopbangbang said:

So I have a dilema.

The Sauber C30 we built for Heritage F1 with Audi power has turned out to be an incredible bit of kit...... there is an outside chance I can get hold of a similar era F1 chassis and have a shot at building one for myself but to do it I'd need to sell quite a few of the toys including the Pug.

I'm torn as last time out at Blyton it was fantastic and it continues to get quicker the more time I spend in it but owning an F1 of my own would be the completion of a lifetime dream. Does anyone fancy taking the Peugeot on if I do decide to go for it?

Right car (potentially) - wrong timing! We're about to embark on a big extension/renovation project which means I'll be potless for a while (and I've sold anything that could be considered a tow car).

I've been gravitating towards something more sports prototype for a while after a long time racing Sevens and saloons and this potentially fits the bill (a bit more robust and trackday-friendly as well as being MSA compliant). The wife would kill me though.......

[poppopbangbang]

Mark Benson said:

Right car (potentially) - wrong timing! We're about to embark on a big extension/renovation project which means I'll be potless for a while (and I've sold anything that could be considered a tow car).

I've been gravitating towards something more sports prototype for a while after a long time racing Sevens and saloons and this potentially fits the bill (a bit more robust and trackday-friendly as well as being MSA compliant). The wife would kill me though.......

https://moorgatefinance.com/motorsport-finance/ and you're welcome to keep it at Bedford Autodrome........ she'd never find out

[Mark Benson]

poppopbangbang said:

Mark Benson said:

Right car (potentially) - wrong timing! We're about to embark on a big extension/renovation project which means I'll be potless for a while (and I've sold anything that could be considered a tow car).

I've been gravitating towards something more sports prototype for a while after a long time racing Sevens and saloons and this potentially fits the bill (a bit more robust and trackday-friendly as well as being MSA compliant). The wife would kill me though.......

https://moorgatefinance.com/motorsport-finance/ and you're welcome to keep it at Bedford Autodrome........ she'd never find out

I have a friend who's had a G50 for a year at another location and his wife never knew. I'm not that brave foolhardy though....

[travel is dangerous]

can you just show up to a trackday with an F1 car?

[eltax91]

travel is dangerous said:

can you just show up to a trackday with an F1 car?

He can do whatever the fk he likes. He’s PPBB!!

[poppopbangbang]

travel is dangerous said:

can you just show up to a trackday with an F1 car?

No, no you can't.......... unless it's Zolder. Zolder you can.... and that is as insane as it sounds.

[poppopbangbang]

eltax91 said:

He can do whatever the fk he likes. He’s PPBB!!

as you know there is plenty of opportunity to let the F1s out to play each year

[eltax91]

poppopbangbang said:

eltax91 said:

He can do whatever the fk he likes. He’s PPBB!!

as you know there is plenty of opportunity to let the F1s out to play each year

Yes you are right. It would be incredible to have your own f1 car. I mean unbelievable! How much work to build up the one you are looking at?

[poppopbangbang]

eltax91 said:

Yes you are right. It would be incredible to have your own f1 car. I mean unbelievable! How much work to build up the one you are looking at?

A fair bit, it's pretty complete front end wise and it's no problem for us to make things like steering columns, pedal boxes etc. in house. Needs a fuel cell and associated components and has no engine and box but that's not a problem as we would use our Audi Formula back end setup as per the Sauber.

[rdodger]

poppopbangbang said:

No, no you can't.......... unless it's Zolder. Zolder you can.... and that is as insane as it sounds.

Zolder is great. For 12 or more years I drove at the VAB Autohappening. Basically a 2 day track day in the guise of a car show. We spent 2 days taking passengers (general public and VAB employees) around the track.

Overtaking on both sides OK
Overtaking in the corners OK
No helmet OK
Short sleeves & shorts OK
Race car OK
Weird Carver enclosed motorbike OK
Car you finished building in your shed yesterday OK

Over 94 db Verboten!

That was pretty much the only rule!

My favourite year was the one when they added big steel sausages to stop you cutting chicane. That was an interesting first lap!

[Vitorio]

poppopbangbang said:

A fair bit, it's pretty complete front end wise and it's no problem for us to make things like steering columns, pedal boxes etc. in house. Needs a fuel cell and associated components and has no engine and box but that's not a problem as we would use our Audi Formula back end setup as per the Sauber.

Just wondering PPBB, but doesnt the four-pot turbo sound from the audi lump sound a bit naff for an F1 car? I dont know my V8s, but isnt there some cheap flat plane V8 that is easily turboed up to the required 500-600hp? Would also be a bit more forgiving, as the larger displacement means less boost

And yes, i do realise im making a complete fool out of myself telling you how to build a racecar..

[poppopbangbang]

Vitorio said:

Just wondering PPBB, but doesnt the four-pot turbo sound from the audi lump sound a bit naff for an F1 car? I dont know my V8s, but isnt there some cheap flat plane V8 that is easily turboed up to the required 500-600hp? Would also be a bit more forgiving, as the larger displacement means less boost

And yes, i do realise im making a complete fool out of myself telling you how to build a racecar..

Not really, the Audi actually sounds bloody good at nigh on 9000RPM and 2bar+ boost. It's very reminiscent of the current generation of cars. The issue with picking an engine is that there isn't actually very much out there that will work - the option of a "something or other V8" sounds simple but when you consider you need to hang the entire back of the car off it as a fully stressed member 99% of road car stuff is completely useless as it simply cannot carry those sort of loads, the Sauber for example pulls over 4.5G lateral G.

Also you need it to fit in the original space, changing aero surfaces and heavily bubbling engine covers looks rubbish and completely spoils the aero, which cost million to develop and is the one bit you really want to retain to keep the speed in the car.

Finally for the cars where the original powertrain simply isn't available (the Ferrari/KERS combo in the Sauber for example) the only option you have is swapping to a different powertrain. We could run a Cossy CA or similar but the cost vs performance doesn't stack up - we can get within 30bhp of the CA with the Audi with only 20KG penalty over it. It's a case of we would much rather have a fast and working car than a show car a lot of the time.

[Megaflow]

poppopbangbang said:

So I have a dilema.

The Sauber C30 we built for Heritage F1 with Audi power has turned out to be an incredible bit of kit...... there is an outside chance I can get hold of a similar era F1 chassis and have a shot at building one for myself but to do it I'd need to sell quite a few of the toys including the Pug.

I'm torn as last time out at Blyton it was fantastic and it continues to get quicker the more time I spend in it but owning an F1 of my own would be the completion of a lifetime dream. Does anyone fancy taking the Peugeot on if I do decide to go for it?

You know the answer r3ally, don’t you? It has got to be the F1 car. <10 year F1 car is going to be very cool, not matter what engine it has.

[eltax91]

Megaflow said:

poppopbangbang said:

So I have a dilema.

The Sauber C30 we built for Heritage F1 with Audi power has turned out to be an incredible bit of kit...... there is an outside chance I can get hold of a similar era F1 chassis and have a shot at building one for myself but to do it I'd need to sell quite a few of the toys including the Pug.

I'm torn as last time out at Blyton it was fantastic and it continues to get quicker the more time I spend in it but owning an F1 of my own would be the completion of a lifetime dream. Does anyone fancy taking the Peugeot on if I do decide to go for it?

You know the answer r3ally, don’t you? It has got to be the F1 car. <10 year F1 car is going to be very cool, not matter what engine it has.

Crack on an buy his 207 the. So we can all see the F1 build thread!