I love to watch a 1.3L beat V8's!
 

I was at the SCCA races in Seattle at Pacific International Raceways on the weekend and I got to see some cool stuff (I wasn't racing, I was helping out a guy I know). There was a tube frame 3rd gen running a PP 13B competing in GT-1. The guy won the race outright beating C5 Corvettes, several 911's, other tube frame cars and a Monte Carlo stock car looking thing (it looked so out of place). It was a sight to be seen! I loved seeing him catch and pass those V8's, drift through the last bit of turn 8 and backfire on the straight (only sometimes though)! It put a big smile on my face.

any pics....

Sorry, I don't have any pics, I was pretty busy the whole time working on the car and I didn't remember to bring the camera.

Was is name Bud Riechart?

i had (may still have somewhere) video of a PP 12a 1st gen beating vipers on the track. fuggin amazing. my friend was there to tape it. i'll try and get the clip from him. i believe it was making 370hp to the wheels since they went fuel injection. it was their first race with that setup seeing as f.i. was just allowed. tellin ya, rotary powuH is the JAM!

Sounds like it. I think he is the only SCCA 3rd Gen:

http://www.iluvmyrx7.com/3rdgen/pics...20Reichard.jpg

That's the car!

I really want to see the video of that viper killing FB.

Sweet!

FYI 13b PP is now allowed in GT2. He has GT2 class markings on his doors.

Monte Carlos and Corvettes are GT1 and Porsche GT2.

So he was passing cars in a faster class!!!!!!!!!!

I would be very interested to hear how he manages water and oil temps since he is using the stock front bumper.

R

PS Someone get the video

Without turbos, he's not generating the same amount of heat.

Ok. Makes better sense now. thx

Notice the camera mounted in the car in that picture? Where are the videos from that thing?!?

I'm 95% sure that he was running in GT-1. His airbox is cool, carbon fibre being fed by ducts from the turn signal holes. It's not a stock front bumber, the whole car is fiberglass, I think, either that or sheet metal, but the hood and trunk were fiberglass.

Bud is still listed in the GT2 class:

http://www.sfrscca.org/RoadRacing/Po...rpac/index.htm

Is he running a 3rd gen tub? I would be interested in finding out if anyone is racing a real FD in SCCA.

If you look at the runoffs entry list in the GT classes:

GT1
Class # Driver Reg Div Car Make/Model
GT1 2 John Finch - Greensboro, NC NCR SE Chevrolet Corvette
GT1 5 David Fershtand - Ft Worth, TX Tex SW Ford Mustang
GT1 8 Cliff Ebben - Appleton, WI Milw CE Chevrolet Corvette
GT1 17 Matt Griffin - Clermont, FL CFR SE Chevrolet Monte Carlo
GT1 23 Amy Ruman - Kent, OH MHVR NE Chevorlet Corvette
GT1 24 Douglass Johnson - Maryland Hts, MO StL MW Chevrolet Camaro
GT1 30 Richard Grant - Germantown, TN MidS MW Chevrolet Corvette
GT1 36 William Thumel - Virginia Beach, VA WDC NE Jaguar XKR
GT1 41 Trevor Hopwood - Lee, NH NER NE Chevrolet Corvette
GT1 44 Philip Lasco - Fenton, MI Det CE Ford Mustang Cobra
GT1 47 Lew Larimer - Hayward, CA SFR NP Oldsmobile Cutlass
GT1 48 Bret Moyer - Pittsburgh, PA StCt NE Chevrolet Corvette
GT1 55 Mike Rockett - Marysville WA NWR NP Chevrolet Camaro
GT1 56 Tom Sloe - Newbury, OH NeOh CE Chevrolet Corvette
GT1 68 Boris Tirpack - Enon, OH StL MW Chevrolet Corvette
GT1 70 Kevin Langston - Garden City, MI Det CE Pontiac Grand Prix
GT1 76 Mike Canney - Purcellville, VA WDC NE Chevrolet Corvette
GT1 79 Albert Gaudino - N Royalton, OH NeOh CE Chevrolet Corvette
GT1 80 Scott Murphy - Thomasville, NC NCR SE Chevrolet Corvette
GT1 82 Dick Greer - Columbus, OH OVR CE Chevrolet Corvette
GT1 05 Jack Busch - Torrington, CT NER NE Oldsmobile Cutlas
GT1 06 Robert Hofmann - St Clair Shores, MI Det CE Oldsmobile Cutlass
GT1 09 Craig Conway - Edgewater, FL CFR SE Chevrolet Corvette
GT1 00 Peter Mohrhauser - Racine, WI Milw CE Ford Mustang


GT2
Class # Driver Reg Div Car Make/Model
GT2 3 Paul Bonham - Chandler, AZ AZR SP Porsche GT3
GT2 7 Wayland Joe - South Barrington, IL Chi CE Porsche GT3
GT2 11 Duane Davis - Camas, WA Ore NP Toyota Celica
GT2 21 Barry Schonberger - Evansville, IN StL MW Sunbeam Tiger
GT2 25 Scott Sanda - Western Springs, IL Chi CE Porsche GT3
GT2 31 Bud Matakaetis - N Haven, CT NER NE Nissan 240sx
GT2 38 R.W. "Dick" Miller - Kansas City, KS KC MW Panoz GT5
GT2 42 Jim Ferro - Minooka, IL Chi CE Porsche Cup
GT2 46 James Goughary - Houston, TX NER NE Nissan 350z
GT2 50 Tom Patton - Hamilton, OH Cinc CE Sunbeam Tiger
GT2 53 Ronald Tambourine - Lake Forest, IL Chi CE Mazda Miata MX5
GT2 60 Tony Giordano - Overland Park, KS KC MW Nissan 280z
GT2 64 Robert Lentz - Vienna, VA WDC NE Nissan 300zx
GT2 66 David Finch - Ann Arbor, MI Det CE Porsche 944
GT2 69 Terry Gilles - Avon Lake, OH NeOh CE Nissan 350z
GT2 71 Gus Rosenberg - Lebanon, PA Susq NE Porsche 911
GT2 74 Ted Jacques - Swartz Creek, MI Det CE Nissan 240z
GT2 77 Glen Jung - Osteen, FL CFR SE Mazda RX7
GT2 04 Gerry Mason - Fishers, IN Indy CE Nissan 300zx


GT3
Class # Driver Reg Div Car Make/Model
GT3 2 Mike Agnifilo - Sherman, CT NER NE Nissan 200sx
GT3 9 Eric Butze - Memphis, TN MidS MW Toyota Celica
GT3 12 Mike Henderson - El Cajon, CA SDR SP Mazda RX7
GT3 13 Robert Boig - Stoughton, MA NER NE Mazda Miata
GT3 15 Wolfgang Maike - Santa Barbara, CA CSCC SP Toyota Paseo
GT3 17 Glen Finbow - Canada WNY NE Mercury Cougar
GT3 20 Wade McBride - Azle, TX Tex SW Mazda RX7
GT3 21 Fletcher Williams - Lilburn, GA Atl SE Nissan 240sx
GT3 25 Todd Walrich - Westbury, NY NER NE Datsun Pl510
GT3 27 Jim Valdez - Arvada, CO Colo RM BMW 320i
GT3 29 Terry Watson - Quebec, Canada CSCC SP Nissan 350z
GT3 30 Richard Bushey - Virginia Beach, VA WDC NE Nissan 350z
GT3 45 Kenford Nelson - Novi, MI Det CE Dodge Daytona
GT3 52 John Mills - Wayne, OH OVR CE Mazda RX3
GT3 55 Rod Folia - Salem, NH NER NE Mazda RX7
GT3 57 John Saurino - Tulsa, OK NeOk MW Nissan 240sx
GT3 63 James Stinehelfer - Broomfield, CO Colo RM Mazda RX3
GT3 67 Tom Thrash - Houston, TX Hous SW Mazda RX7
GT3 69 Bill McGavic - Arcadia, FL CFR SE Mazda RX7
GT3 75 Milton Grant - Memphis, TN MidS MW Toyota Celica
GT3 76 Michael Cyphert - Burton, OH NeOh CE Toyoya Celica
GT3 78 Robert Warkocki - Frankfort, IL Chi CE Mazda RX7
GT3 79 Paul Young - Commerce Twp, MI Det CE Ford Probe
GT3 83 Craig Allen - Fenton, MI Det CE Mazda RX7
GT3 85 Terry Whitlock - Hilton Head Island, SC OVR CE Mazda RX7
GT3 89 David Rugh - Portland, OR Ore NP Volkswagon Corrado
GT3 98 Pete Peterson - Lumberton, NC CCR SE Toyota Celica
GT3 03 Robert Weaver - Oklahoma City, OK Okla MW Mazda Mx3
GT3 09 Wayne Quick - Dunn, NC NCR SE Ford Probe




GT-2 & GT-3 have a lot of RX-7's. Some of those are 1st gens and most of the others are 3rd gen lookalikes. The 3rd gen is getting cheap enough to turn into a race car now. Would be fun.

I'm a fan of Wade Mcbride in our region, his GT-3 car is wicked fast. Great fun watching him run with the big blocks.:)

His name is Bud, I use to help on the car as a crew member 4 years ago. It is a GT2 PP13B I believe now. Use to be a 12A PP. Those engines are for sale if anybody is interested (contact me). They are both short blocks with dry sump factory pump and covers.

Bud is using a engine guy in Canada that is really really good. He is able to run many races now before it needs to be freshened up. Getting tons of horsepower out of these 2 engines he is using now.

Car is Tube framed, Glass shell, Quick change rear end, dog box, very simple and very reliable. Bud has also blossomed into a very good driver, has many laps at PIR and PR.

Go to the track when you can and say hi! Very nice guy. Oh, the video camera you see in the car is for his personal use and his Public Access show he airs in the Seattle area. Check your listing. He talks about the car, how the weekend went, and about the compitition. Pretty good actually.

Any other questions you may have, feel free to contact me.

[QUOTE=cpa7man]Is he running a 3rd gen tub? I would be interested in finding out if anyone is racing a real FD in SCCA.

I built a cage for a ITE 3rd Gen car last year. He lives in the Portland Area and has yet had the car out this year. Engine is been gone through by Jerry Hull, He lives in the Vancouver, Wa area. If his name is familiar to you. He was an engine builder in the 80's for GTP's rotaries. Has many 12 and 24 hour wins.

Car has received a single turbo, modified intercooler and all the other go fast engine stuff. Big Wilwood brake kit. 8 pt cage by me, FuelSafe cell, and many hours of prep.

He will be out in force next spring. He has been ironing out the computer system. Should dyno shortly.

The only picture I have of the car left is the one on my website. I will check some of stored data discs for pics.

Yep, check the picture I linked on the first page (if the site is working).

Was it this car? Took this at the Double Nationals back in January.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...32_13_full.jpg

Nice picture but that one looks like a tube frame car. Hard to tell sometimes without looking inside the car.

Cagedruss, thanks for the info on the ITE car. Not many people in our region run ITE. I understand its popular on the west coast. Post us some pics when u have time.
Paul

I see now that it's not, the link wasn't working for me when I posted.

http://www.calclub.com/gallery/showp...cat=500&page=1

Tub with carbonfiber body. Did really well in ITE and SU with 13b PP and 51IDA. Now GT2.

Oh, you were asking about a non-tube car. I don't believe anyone is racing a non-tube 3rd gen (at least not that I've seen).