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Discussion in 'Other Racing' started by buzzm2005, Feb 10, 2008.

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  1. buzzm2005

    buzzm2005 Formula 3

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    #1 buzzm2005, Feb 10, 2008
    OK, let's be clear: I didn't get the Mondi t cab for use as a track car, and it's not a track car. But I am interested in just getting out there for a few events and having a good time inside the envelope.

    I have heard stories here and there about how tracking -- even mild -- will flex up the cab's frame to the point where hoods and boots won't latch. I am assuming that an event or 2 a year where she isn't run terribly hard won't do that.

    Any comments?
     
  2. ProCoach

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    #2 ProCoach, Feb 10, 2008
    Not likely. Lou Menditto spent over a decade running his Mondial t Cabriolet over a hundred track days successfully after my shop built him a removable roll bar assembly. The construction of the oval-tube chassis plus the unibody construction of the body panels on top is like a "belt plus suspenders" approach. The only way you're going to affect hood and trunk alignment is to crash it. Enjoy it, these cars are fun on track. They're nicer than a lot of the two seaters because of the longer wheelbase.
     
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    #3 buzzm2005, Feb 10, 2008
    Encouraging news; thanks. I wonder how much stiffness was added by the removable roll bar, though.
     
  4. ProCoach

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    #4 ProCoach, Feb 11, 2008
    Not a great deal. It was bolt in, four points, with a diagonal.
     

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