New Fiat Abarth/ANSA Race Car

Will, can you post some more info? I'm not in the market, but it sounds like an interesting car.

Dale

 

WCH-

Interested, exactly what I was going to build. Can you please send info to my email?

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Thanks

 

WCH-

I am interested if the car is still for sale. Please send info...

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Thanks-

Martin

 

I think Alain built 16 or 17 of the cars so far, and I think (wisely) his pricing moved up.

We have car #13, pics attached. There have been no races alongside CCR since the initial one last year at NOLA, though I have run this in a couple local club races for fun.

I also added the AIM Evo4/SmartyCam GP and TG Dash (out of my old F430C). Biggest thing we did was have our Challenge team and an engineer set the car up - all the same pieces, but worked the suspension/setup and pressures (on Hoosier R6's on the white OZ wheels, not pictured) so the car feels much, much better on track. And it's still street legal and registered, though I know the debate about road cars and cages.

This car is a blast - it won't keep up with a Cayman, it rewards good technique.
We may consider selling it; candidly we bought it for my daughter, but we are having trouble getting it to work with the pedal distances, but this is a good, safe starter car. Worst case I'll change the wrap, put good DOT tires on the White OZ's and make it a commuter car.

FWIW ANSA did a nice job; the cage is extremely well built and all their mods were done very professionally. They were never asked to do development, but we did probably as much as you could in about 1/2 day. Powertrain still 100% stock (and under warranty).

Credit to Mark McKenzie, I copied his rear window idea.
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I'm assuming SCCA B-spec and maybe World Challenge TCB (?)

 

New Orleans last year a couple of guys raced them. It was fun to watch. They were ran with street tires. Ansa does the prep for them in Miami.

 

I've only (so far) run it with some of the local clubs, which have classes but is basically "run what you brung" based on power-to-weight estimates. Would not qualify for B-spec given it has the turbo Abarth motor vs. base 500 version (i think...)

The car with street tires feels like you are cornering on bowling balls; the Hoosiers are better, but we had to lower the car, put a lot more preload on the springs and stiffen the shocks a lot. We were afraid the car would simply tip over in a tight turn, but feels good.

The other trick we're working on is braking; the car feels like it wants to do a front somersault; brakes are over modulated, with the setup now it's better but there is room to play with pads and cooling

 

I've only (so far) run it with some of the local clubs, which have classes but is basically "run what you brung" based on power-to-weight estimates. Would not qualify for B-spec given it has the turbo Abarth motor vs. base 500 version (i think...)

The car with street tires feels like you are cornering on bowling balls; the Hoosiers are better, but we had to lower the car, put a lot more preload on the springs and stiffen the shocks a lot. We were afraid the car would simply tip over in a tight turn, but feels good.

The other trick we're working on is braking; the car feels like it wants to do a front somersault; brakes are over modulated, with the setup now it's better but there is room to play with pads and cooling

 

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Yulia