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James - 20/5/09 at 12:56 PM

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75440


There's still time for us to apply!!!

See what we can cobble together with spares from our garages.

Reckon we'd still beat Force India!!!


Cheers,
James

EDIT:
Sh!t! Just realised the main problem... we'd never decide whether to go BEC or CEC in time!!!

blakep82 - 20/5/09 at 01:00 PM

do they allow sierra uprights in f1?

cd.thomson - 20/5/09 at 01:01 PM

quote:
Originally posted by James
EDIT:
Sh!t! Just realised the main problem... we'd never decide whether to go BEC or CEC in time!!!


Nah thats easy James, if one believes everything the BEC boys say then an R1 engine would pee all over their rubbish tuned car engines

YQUSTA - 20/5/09 at 01:07 PM

could the weight be made using 1 of those boat anchors?

DarrenW - 20/5/09 at 01:13 PM

£40,000,000 and 5,000 members. Only £8,000 each per year - dead easy. Where do i sign?

Oh bugger - forgot about drivers wages. Never mind, nice idea.

russbost - 20/5/09 at 01:16 PM

Well I'm halfway there already!!!

RK - 20/5/09 at 01:32 PM

Yes, and with that Italian team dropping out, we can call it "Far-are-we".

mookaloid - 20/5/09 at 02:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
£40,000,000 and 5,000 members. Only £8,000 each per year - dead easy. Where do i sign?

Oh bugger - forgot about drivers wages. Never mind, nice idea.


Drivers wages needn't be an issue, I would volunteer

I bring some built in extra ballast which wouldn't need fitting to the car separately thereby upholding the Locost tradition.

The car would have to be somewhat wider than is usual but it would stick on slow speed corners better with the extra grip available due to the aforementioned increased ballast.

Also the rounder cockpit shape to accomodate my slightly larger frame would in my opinion be more aerodynamic

Where do we send the entry form?

James - 20/5/09 at 02:14 PM

Drivers salary is easy.... Jon Ison wouldn't charge much!

As for engine, they're 2.4lt v8 now aren't they? So two zx12r in a v8.
Step forward Claire to do the machining of that for us.

Flak Monkey to do the MS Ecu.

Sierra LSD (obviously)

And finally I think the FIA would be cool with Cortina uprights.

NSDev to do the exausts.

Triton to do our bodywork and seat.

Fozzie and DLT to put it all together.

Anything/anyone I've forgotten?

Cheers,
James

BenB - 20/5/09 at 02:40 PM

quote:
Originally posted by James
Drivers salary is easy.... Jon Ison wouldn't charge much!

As for engine, they're 2.4lt v8 now aren't they? So two zx12r in a v8.
Step forward Claire to do the machining of that for us.

Flak Monkey to do the MS Ecu.

Sierra LSD (obviously)

And finally I think the FIA would be cool with Cortina uprights.

NSDev to do the exausts.

Triton to do our bodywork and seat.

Fozzie and DLT to put it all together.

Anything/anyone I've forgotten?

Cheers,
James


Mr Whippy to do the Max Mosley impressions? Though names aside some of Flak's avatars are rather Mosleyesque....

The only qualifications for the Bernie impression is having been well and truly fleeced by a woman at the end of a relationship..... So probably pretty much any of us Or was that just me!!!

MikeR - 21/5/09 at 06:25 AM

Could I have a role doing silly ideas & development?

MikeRJ - 21/5/09 at 06:48 AM

I'll design the cup holders

Jasper - 21/5/09 at 02:35 PM

And Conrod can make the fizzy tea