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As most of you no im building a spaceframed mini, im wanting to no if or wot am able to race or compete in. Id love to do hillclimb and sprints but as my frame isnt built to any regulations is thair a class for anything goes. I no they do sports libre but do these still have to be fia aproved.
Thanks again Rick

If you need anymore info let me no.

Your best bet is to try and find a local motorsport club, get hold of a copy of the "Blue Book" which is totally vague as to what the rules actually are. If you have a look on the MSA's website there a directory of clubs so you should be able to find one near where you are.

http://www.msauk.org/site/custom/home/default.asp?chapter=22

A gogle tip is to befriend a scruitineer, then you can bug them with loads of questions along the lines of can I do xyz & get away with it.

I'm sure it will be able to run in sports libra. I haven't got the blue book to hand, but if I get chance (and remember) I'll look later and see what might catch you out.

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There's a copy of the 2005 Blue Book on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=230160126392

Not the most recent version obviously, but I doubt the rules have changed that much.

got a spare 2007 blue book. Just pm m8

Ive got a blue book but carnt make head nor tail of it, if you do get chance will would apreciate you trying to understand it for me

Thanks rick

I've just had a quick look in the blue book section L14. There is no need for FIA approval if the car did not need it previously. Basically if you are racing a GT1 sportcar, Group B sportscar or a WRC car then you will need FIA homologation. If not then that is fine. Basically a home brew space frame will not need FIA approval. You will need an MSA logbook though.

The other thing you have to be carful of is the CC. If it is sports libra and over 2000cc then I think you need an A license.

Ben

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have a look at extreme mighty mini..
(basically anything goes)

regs on the mighty mini site..

The licence you need for over 2000cc in Sports Libre or Single Seaters is an A Open. Remember that this is for N/A engines, its 1428cc for Forced Induction.

Mike

Thanks

Cars running 1293 turbo so should be ok .

Do things like minimum thickness of 4mm for windows
apply or is it just basicly anything goes ??

Sorry for all the questions

Rick

I'm pretty sure the windows need to be 4mm, and the seats and harnesses need to be approved, but I need to check.

Yep windows got to be 4mm polycarb. Harness need to up to spec. On the regs with seats...come across an odd one. Depends on your championship regs & blue book section Q2 is vague. My sparco is FIA approved, but out of date. But I can still use it under metro regs.

Edited by Jason G on 16th Aug, 2007.

got up to date harnesses but sparco seat is prob 5 years old, il
have to do some in depth reserch then into things.

For clubman level...I'm sure you will be ok with seat. The seat seems more of an advisory than a must be. Just check what ever championship regs you have.

I keep looking at Extreme Mighty Mini's but a couple of things put me off ...

1) the regs don't make sense .... soem seem to try and make it as open as possible and others seem to try and limit things in ways that make no sense in light of some others.

2) If you show up your most likely to get a podium finish as the turn out seems almost not existant .. :(

Would be great if more of us raced it for a giggle though.

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

Do you have a link to the regs Roger?

here you go dude, just click regs at the top if the link dont work properly.

http://www.mightyminis.co.uk/loadframes.html

From what I can make out it seems "The DON" would go in Extreme Class C.....................

yes it would wouldn't it Tom, plan!!!!!,

lol

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I was speaking to Iain Jubb about this this morning, I fancy having a crack at extreames, but at the moment there is only a few entries for class C, if Tom and Iain have a go, so will I.

Team Racing

If you can get the calendar mate then i'll give it a go.

havent done my ards or anything mind.

keep saying i'm going to do something and if we can get a team of cars going it will egg me on.

there's only a few items i'd need to alter to get it through, mainly the lashed up bits i was fixing this winter anyway!

I need to get my Ards too, as I'm guessing Tom and Carl do too

Team Racing

I buiilt my car with extreams in mind, but one more year of uni to go, in other words no money to race!

hopefully next year...

i dont think any racing allows vans so thats me out.

sounding promising then mate...

i'd need to start pulling bits off my car, not adding them on! all those road trimings would have to go...