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Malibu Grand Prix, F440, and F3000 questions

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Breezer

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Oct 10, 1996, 3:00:00 AM10/10/96
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Hi,
I am curious about the cars they use at Malibu Grand Prix racing. Are they
F440s? If not, how do they differ?

For another question, I had a chance to run a few laps in a F3000 car years
ago. I recall it had automatic transmission. But how could that be? I
thought F3000 is a high level competition, thus it should require shifting.
Am I missing something? How does a F3000 car compare to Formula Atlantic car?

Thanks.


Dillon Pyron

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Oct 11, 1996, 3:00:00 AM10/11/96
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Breezer wrote:
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> Hi,
> I am curious about the cars they use at Malibu Grand Prix racing. Are they
> F440s? If not, how do they differ?

Quite a bit different. About 50-60 hp, a real transmission instead of
just a centrifigual clutch (the trans on the 440 is a CVT). A tunable,
performance suspension.

>
> For another question, I had a chance to run a few laps in a F3000 car years
> ago. I recall it had automatic transmission. But how could that be? I
> thought F3000 is a high level competition, thus it should require shifting.
> Am I missing something? How does a F3000 car compare to Formula Atlantic car?

F3000s are kind of like detuned F1s. Well, very detuned in lots of ways
(wings, engine, etc). They are closer in performance, I think, to
IndyLites. But FA/T is not that much off, either.

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Max Crittenden

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Oct 11, 1996, 3:00:00 AM10/11/96
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In article <53jta3$l...@news.iceonline.com>, alb...@iceonline.com
(Breezer) wrote:

> I am curious about the cars they use at Malibu Grand Prix racing. Are they
> F440s? If not, how do they differ?

They're not 440's. I can't help you with specifics, but I'm sure they
have less power and a simpler design to make them cheaper to build,
besides lacking a serious roll cage and safety harness.

> For another question, I had a chance to run a few laps in a F3000 car years
> ago. I recall it had automatic transmission. But how could that be? I
> thought F3000 is a high level competition, thus it should require shifting.
> Am I missing something? How does a F3000 car compare to Formula Atlantic car?

As I recall F3000 was introduced in 1985, replacing F2. When did you
drive one? An F3000 is bigger, more expensive, and much faster than
an Atlantic (3 liters vs. 1.6 after all). Could you have driven
something else with a similar name?

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Max Crittenden Menlo Park, California

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