December 2025 Fastrack

Yay, now I own 2 HP cars! Just need to actually get out and race more..

(My Datsun 1600 hasn't run for decades, would need massive upgrades to run again, but it's cool to see it in HP as an LP car. No idea if the engine will make enough power in LP trim but let's hope so. The chassis on my Datsun never got beyond LP rules so it doesn't need a lot of downgrade from its old GP trim, mostly just head, cam and stock carbs. But the cage would need a total redo.)
 
That's good to hear! I had a few people reach out to me about the Datsun (Mind you, I have zero input/influence with the rules committee...) and my only concern was that most of the cars that would be eligible are ex GP, full prep chassis cars (ie. Wessel/Col Joe's car, etc.) and that it would be a shitton of work to go back to a stock suspension. Glad to hear there's one that might come out - maybe there's some still running/parked in IT trim that could be quick as well.
 
Jason Stine said:
That's good to hear! I had a few people reach out to me about the Datsun (Mind you, I have zero input/influence with the rules committee...) and my only concern was that most of the cars that would be eligible are ex GP, full prep chassis cars (ie. Wessel/Col Joe's car, etc.) and that it would be a shitton of work to go back to a stock suspension. Glad to hear there's one that might come out - maybe there's some still running/parked in IT trim that could be quick as well.
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A friend just texted me a pic of a caged slider chassis that would be perfect for an LP HP build!

Back when Col Hauser had his car, afaik the chassis wasn't much if at all beyond current LP rules. Not sure what was done since then.

I'm unlikely to ever switch from my Scirocco back to the Datsun, though it would be a cool project. It would be instructive to put a stock 1600 head on a flow bench vs a good ported head, that would give some idea as to the power potential in LP.

Question - does anyone have a late 70s/early 80s PCS? I've forgotten what the 1600 weighed in GP in that era. Mine needed ~150 lbs of ballast to make weight but I can't remember WHAT weight! Note that it had a braced roll bar and side bars, but not a full cage. OTOH full steel fenders.
 
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