Stumbled across this today:
http://www.maloneyracing.com/Mark.html
There needs to be a website that is a collection of all the rotary
racing successes...
Dan G.
http://www.rotaryeng.net/racing-history.pdf
It takes at least a week to read all of the web site. Some times you
need to read it several times to catch it all :)
The web site has grown for 16 years going on 17.
Paul Lamar
Paul, your website is definitely one of the best for rotary info. But
even as your link shows, it doesn't cover ALL the racing successes. I
know it would be no small task to do so, as there are many and the
list continues to grow! Thx again for all the work you've put into
and continue to put into your site! For me personally, its my go-to
link when I'm trying to help people better understand the awesomeness
that is the Wankel Rotary engine!
-Dan G.
Perhaps the SCCA has more info in electronic form that I could add
to the list. There are dozens of races every year in half a dozen
SCCA regions in the US where rotary powered cars are raced. This has
happened for the last 50 years. That would be a very long list. It
would be best to eliminate those classes that only had rotary power
such as Star Mazda.
Star Mazda was an open wheel class that only ran stock 12A, 13B and
RX8 engines. There were dozens if not hundreds of those races over a
ten or 15 year period. Typically there were up to 50 rotary powered
cars in each race.
Rotary Engines typically lasted one or two season while piston
engine only classes went through one engine per race or two races
per engine.
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Dan G,
I updated the rotary racing stuff on the web site.
http://www.rotaryeng.net/racing-history.pdf
Here is some more stuff on Abel Ibarra rotary drag racers.
Note the 500 HP 2 rotor dyno curves. Jim Medere at Racing Beat is
now above that at 650 HP for a two rotor.
Paul Lamar
Could use info on the R C Rotary in the second picture,
Virg
That is Abel's R100 intake system.
Paul Lamar
Virg, here ya go:
http://www.osengines.com/engines-airplane/osmg1401/
-Dan G.
Oh R C = radio control :)
Paul Lamar
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