Show r 1 f Tom Ellison left points out III design changes to Ray McCormack J lr d rj r J JM M j J fr f- f r- r if 3 ij t tr Utah Tech Race Cars CarsTo t N NTo To Go For Records 7 by John McAllister Motors churned exhausts exploded gears and tires whined as Bonneville Salt Flats entrants got tested- tested the jets the gas cars and the motorcycles Among the numbered and roaring by at h h. was vas I. I One of OJ engines b blew I 1 e w v a crankshaft so the run was vas made on just one engine one half cu in and an gear eight-gear synchronization system that produced the 40 mph I was vas the schools school's first big time racing entry As it now v stands there will vill willbe willbe be two t new v cars according t to o Tom Ellison o 0 n e o 0 f drafting teachers teachers- II will vill be a four- four wheel machine actually a redesigned version of U- U tech I Note Stories about I may be found in 1970 editions of Hot Rod Magazine Nov pg 57 and Cycle World orld Dec pg 47 III will vill be registered register register- ed as a motorcycle weighing weighing weigh weigh- ing less than 20 lbs Ibs Both cars will vill be powered power ver ed by a 1 cu in Cox Cot or Foxx engine Engine output output output out out- put vill will equal 2 hp at 18 Fuel mixture will vill be Nitro The driver of II 11 will vill weigh veigh about lbs Ibs The car carvill will vill 10 ft long 29 an one half inches high at the rear and sloping down do to a mere 6 off the ground in the front III is expected to go mph Structural characteristics tics of both models will vill be almost th e s same a am e. e Their frames will vill be made from sixteenth one th steel tubing with a two degree steering axis Bodies will vill be al alum alum- Wheels v will i 11 b be e tires and rims Most parts and the suspension suspension suspension sion system will vill be turned ou out t by the school Mr Ellison says that through the schools school's participation participation participation par par- he has been able to build the cars at around to each III is expected to cost Private owners o can expect to spend anywhere from A 1000 to 1500 for cars such as these Last years year's record holder in ill the S I class or the small wheel four class was vas wasa vasa a n foot eight-foot c car a r called the Ball Point Banana It was vas powered vered by a 30 and anda a half cu in outboard motor motor motor mo mo- tor and weighed about 1000 1000 1000 1 lbs Ibs It reached m. m.- ph and the driver was vas 6 7 tall Standards in this class stipulate a lb Ib maximum maximum maximum max max- weight limit to 2 lbs Ibs minimum Engines range from cu in to 0 cu in Tries for record runs at atthe atthe atthe the Salt Falts FaIts require a 50 fee and a safety tion Scatter shields roll cage steel gas lines two VO one in-one gas tanks tank and special tires are some of the re re- re- re Tom says if his cars will vill hold the track through the 2 and a half mile run he will vill set new v records Tom says his cars will vill be ready for Aug 23 and 24 runs Utah Tech will vill keep its eye on the Salt Falts FaIts action looking forward for to toa a record or two VO to keep the college on the run |