The Early Years: 1988 |
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Robert crusin’ at Elkhart -- June, 1988. | |
| March, 1988 SportsCar -
“Matters of the Moment” Sports Renault Update This year’s pro Sports Renault series will be much different than last year’s SCCA Pro Sports Renault Challenge. The 1988 Sports Renault Challenge, as it’s officially titled, will be run by the SCCA’s Club Division and will feature $5,000 purses at each of seven races, one in each SCCA Division. The Sports Renault Challenge will run as a race-within-a-race at a premier National in each division. The series schedule should be available before early March. A reminder:SCCA Enterprises no longer tests and seals Sports Renault engines without also rebuilding them. A new SCCA Enterprises-sealed engine costs $1,495. A rebuilt engine is $1,095 with exchange. The first SCCA Sports Renault Festival will be held Aug. 5-7 at St. Louis International Raceway. The festival will feature a pro race, but will also include special non-racing activities. Sports Renault No. 492 was shipped in late
January. SCCA Enterprises’ Zan Smith projects the company will sell a total of
about 40 kits in 1988. “It appears that we’ve saturated the market for
current racers, so we’re looking to develop a market for those who have never race -
or considered racing - before,” Smith said. March, 1988 July, 1988 SportsCar
-“Matters of the Moment” SCCA Enterprises President Zan Smith reports that
20 Sports Renault kits have been sold this year. The latest chassis to be delivered
is No. 507 Sports ReNews, Issue #:1
November, 1988 By the way, as soon as the new name is decided,
Sports ReNews will change its name to reflect the new name. Sports ReNews, Issue #:1
November, 1988 17. Steering Wheel - The steering wheel is made by a different vendor and no longer has the Renault logo in the center. 18. Fire Extinguisher - The fire extinguisher is vendored now with a domestic company rather than a European one. The bottles mount in the car more safely and can be refilled less expensively. 19. Radiators - The two plugs on the transmission cooler are no longer required. The cooler is not used. 20. Floor Pan - Two pieces are used on the floor pan rather than one. This was begun at the end of RJS building. 21. Shocks - The shocks are shipped with about 1/4 inch less threads for adjustment. As soon as the springs sag, the ride height can be adjusted low enough. 22. Tach - The tachs coming from VDO now have two
needles rather than one. The second needle can be set for red-line.
Purse:$5,000 per event Miscellany from 1988 |
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