Per Schroeder
Per Schroeder PowerDork
10/27/08 1:59 p.m.
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We‘ve been thinking about buying a D Sports Racer for use in Solo’s B Modified category for some time now. They’re typically 800 or so pounds and powered by motorcycle engines. The result is fun and frighteningly fast for very little money. We posted a note on a DSR forum looking for a car, and after a few not-quite-rights, someone …

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Flight Service
Flight Service MegaDork
6/18/15 7:39 a.m.

This was an awesome series. Showing there is a class for bigger than a shifter kart, not quite a full size car option.

This was one of my favorite rebuild and race series of the magazine.

drdisque
drdisque Reader
6/18/15 10:55 a.m.

The nice thing is that older LeGrands are still quite competitive in SCCA Solo Bowel Movement class.

Flight Service
Flight Service MegaDork
6/18/15 10:59 a.m.

What was the LeGrands competition?

Per Schroeder
Per Schroeder PowerDork
6/18/15 12:07 p.m.

Other LeGrands, and cars based on LeGrands. An AMAC or a Cheetah can do well also…

Dan Cyr has a BMod formula (open wheel) car that's very fast--and built to the current BMod rules. He won Nats in 2013, IIRC.

Flight Service
Flight Service MegaDork
6/18/15 12:52 p.m.

Poorly formed question on my part. What would be a direct competitor to a LeGrand manufacture/model wise?

Per Schroeder
Per Schroeder PowerDork
6/18/15 1:02 p.m.

A-Mac http://sports.racer.net/chassis/amac/page1.htm Cheetah http://www.omnifab.com/dsr.htm

In other words, the cars that you'll see being dragged back out for SCCA's SR2, now that the Stohrs have been put in SR1.

For autocross, the smaller flat-bottomed cars are most likely a better choice than the tunnel cars like the Stohr / West, etc.

motomoron
motomoron SuperDork
6/18/15 4:40 p.m.

BM allows 1300cc @ 1300#. So I'm going to bring my P2 (SR2/SR1 ended up as Prototype 2 and 1 after the dust settled) Out to a DC Region or AI solo event at some point this season. I predict stupid fun.

Flight Service
Flight Service MegaDork
6/20/15 10:31 p.m.

In reply to motomoron:

Let me know when and where in the DC area. I would love to spectate.

Flight Service
Flight Service MegaDork
6/20/15 10:33 p.m.

In reply to Per Schroeder:

Thanks for the clarification. I looked up Cheetah race car and only got.

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