single buggy roll cages

[Rocket 450]

Ive looked and looked, I saw the minuium DOM tubing saw the door bar spec . My question is does the main cage have to be 1 3/4 or 1 1/2 or can a chromemoly car use differnet tubing than a DOM car

thanks

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[Volkspower Racing]

It says in the rules under Roll Bars, section k, Minimum tube diameter for all buggy divisions is 1 1/2 by .090 wall, Round steel seamless or D.O.M. Hope that helps

[Rocket 450]

Rodger that thanks.


Now is a older 1 3/4 chassis too heavy? too old? too much effort? Or can it be adapted to work?

[Volkspower Racing]

My car is an ex desert car that weighs 1780 with me in it, I've won 1 round, 2nd in 2 and a 9th. So a heavy car seems to work ok so far!

[Rocket 450]

Thanks , for the quick reply I do understand chassis just one peice of the puzzle. And with quality componets surrounding that chassis it would seem to work ok. But then again I was circle tracker

[MGERALD195]

My car is an ex desert car that weighs 1780 with me in it, I've won 1 round, 2nd in 2 and a 9th. So a heavy car seems to work ok so far

In the mid west all the top cars are dead nut on the weight, infact all of our single and light buggys we add weight to get our weight % right on the nuts. a single buggy weighs 1580 and I know Mike Seefeldt Mark Stienhardt and John Fitzgerald are exactly 1580 at the end of the race. Every ounce counts in my opinion.

[Volkspower Racing]

I agree on weight to a point, but if thats all you have and you want to try and race that take a chance and see how it goes. So far its worked well for me. Now the new car that I'm building for next season will be much lighter, hopfully it will work as well as the sled I'm driving now. Hopfully I wont get spanked to hard at Crandon Labor Day.

[Rocket 450]

Volkspower thats the additude to have. After looking around and seeing some the 16 cars around I may still have to bring the old tank out. I do understand that weight and weight %,s mean a big deal. But coming in last is still better than hanging out at the shop crying the blues about someone else equipment.JMHO

[racerkid]

Weight is a big issue. I have a 2 seat desert car that I race in CORR and it is 1830lbs. with me in the car. I guess I need to go on a diet, ha,ha. I got 3rd both days in the May CORR race, but got killed in the July weekend getting 8th (Sat) and 7th (Sun). I am currently putting together a new light single seater that I hope will be ready for Sept. I think it was more evenly matched when the desert cars ran dualports and short course cars ran singleports. But now that any car can run a dualport weight is huge. Just my 2 cents.

[Rocket 450]

Step one make sure the car's not bent
step two build a jig and tack the old hot rod down
step three bust out the sawzall and go to town
step four Hope every thing works out
step five buy a new chassis

Im I getting close or still way off.