Articles
Feature articles and content from the club's archives.
Is it real, and does it matter?
Two conundrums for you. An in period but non factory spec formula junior and a sports car chassis not mentioned on factory records at all but with paperwork supporting a…
MEMBERS CARS – THE EDELBROCK SPECIAL
As I was sitting and reminiscing in the hot seat of Rob Boult’s Edelbrock Special at the last Scope meeting, Rob was approached by a group of drivers from the…
An Unlikely Race Engine – The Ford Flat Head V8
I have been playing with old flat head V8’s recently. Helping to coax a couple back into life at the Hokitika Industrial Heritage Park. That got me thinking of the…
WHO INVENTED THE MONOCOQUE?
The last article in this series finished with the thought that twin tube ladder chassis’ logically lead to a monocoque. But that is not how it came about. Definitions vary…
MEMBERS CARS PART 2: THE KEVIN ANDERSON T52 COOPER
The old war time adage was that walls had ears. This story is about a wall that had cars, or one of them anyway. I caught up with this car…
THE EDITORS WHAT IF PAGE: THE INDIANAPOLIS FERRARI’s
On the face of it this is a story about a disappointing trip to Indianapolis in 1952. But it also serves as an F1 chassis design progression discussion. That part…
The 500 cc Racers
I got a real kick out of the last CMRC newsletter story of the return of the JBS 500’s to the track. Mainly, I guess, because a few of these…
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CHASSIS STIFFNESS AND TUNING – HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?
Once upon a time, when race car chassis were rudimentary things and suspensions were rock hard drivers were given a very hard time. This is what Mike Hawthorn had to…
WHO INVENTED THE MONOCOQUE?
The last article in this series finished with the thought that twin tube ladder chassis’ logically lead to a monocoque. But that is not how it came about. Definitions vary…