Rotary Saloons, Mods and Midgets (Read 51,423 times)

[Autopete55]

The only photo of Kevins car I could find but you get some idea of the carb and exhaust set up.
The injection was added later.
Till they got the 'pill' size and metering block sorted it made for that nice long exhaust to get real hot and glow nicely during the races.
It was wickedly loud but the noise nazis soon jumped on that!!

[mrrx]

anybody got any photos of paddy norths old rx7 17e i think

[muff 21w]

Temarua had a number of rotary saloons running.
77w AJ Martin. AJ had rod cliftons rx3 before building and running a rx7 for 10 seasons.
78w Nathan Heyburn had a AJ designed rx7 for 3 seasons untill his wife wrote it off on a club day. He then built a series 4 rx7 which was run for 2 years before going up north. This car is pictured on here as 95A.

[pallmall]

A couple of Rotary saloons at Waikaraka's first practice 07/08.

[mrrx]

haven't had time to put new body on yet. i really love that blue one. how does it go?who did the body:) ;D

[saloonfan]

;D That blue one looks good, anyone got any info on it?. MRRX is your carb on the front of the turbo?.

[mrrx]

yep its a 650 holly more power when inj and intercooled ;D ;D ;D

[saloonfan]

Can anyone tell me what is the minimum weight a 13B saloon which is 80cu in and a 20B saloon which is 122cu in needs to be?. How do you work it out?.

[Racerman]

122 ci = 785 kgs equates to approx 6.4 kg per cubic inch is in the rule book so a 13b = 520 kgs approx

[mrrx]

any info or pics of the cosmo or outher cars doing as 47e is out till after xmas with a blown motor

[saloonfan]

mrrx said:

any info or pics of the cosmo or outher cars doing as 47e is out till after xmas with a blown motor

Oh no what happened?, the cosmo saloon at Baypark was back out in the weekend, he said it was basically the same just had a slight change in the paint/sticker job and a new twin oil cooler setup and that was about it. When is Rod Cliftons cosmo super saloon going to be back out?.

[greg]

Rod Cliftons Super was at Wellington's Opening Meeting in the weekend.

[saloonfan]

Does anyone know if the 95A and 13A RX7 saloons at Auckland have been racing yet?.

[pallmall]

saloonfan said:

Does anyone know if the 95A and 13A RX7 saloons at Auckland have been racing yet?.

I have not seen them since practice, but then last week was my first at Wacky this season.

[rx95]

saloonfan said:

Does anyone know if the 95A and 13A RX7 saloons at Auckland have been racing yet?.

Yes, we have both been at a few meetings this year. Had a few dramas, as you do in racing. I will be there on Sat, unless it rains!!! Still waiting for some new tyres to arrive though, bald tyres don't work too good on dirt!!!

[saloonfan]

Sweet are you guys going to be racing at the NZ saloon champs?.

[Roger Ex 35A]

rotaholic said:

does anyone ahve any pics at all of theres over the years, new or old would love to see them

Here is one of the R100 Rotary I raced at Waikaraka Park (used to be raced by "John Boy" (Le,Feuvre) I think the No.26 car coming in next is my brother in law the late Peter Watts (Wattee)

[pallmall]

I cleaned the photo up a little, didn't have any thinners though.



And here in its former life:




edited with the correct photo!

[Sharns With Sparky]

thats r100 is so sexc wat engine were you running in it boss

[Roger Ex 35A]

pallmall said:

I cleaned the photo up a little, didn't have any thinners though.



Thanks pallmall, believe it or not it is my 1st go at posting a photo & I took the photo off a photo with my Cannon camera, am really chuffed