New 818 Article

[cmcintyre]

Interviews with Jim Schenck, Wayne Presley and Andrew Wallace on building a track oriented 818.

http://www.autotrackdaymonthly.com/index.php/articles-general/featured-articles/trackcars-articles

"For $27,000 you can run a basic version with the Ferrari 355 Challenge cars at Watkins Glen. And how big of a dent will one of those put in your wallet?'

Love the publicity.

[Doowop]

funny how everybody think that using CAD/CAM to design and build a car is such an amazing thing... :) We are in the 21th century.. I use CAD to design about everything around my house..
"The 818 derives its name from the weight of the car in grams". this car is getting lighter and lighter... :)
I am not sure why most guys writing articles about cars are clueless....:(

[Mechie3]

I used CAD/CAM to fix a broken bracket in my lazy susan. :lol:

Does the F355 challenge car require the engine out service every 15k miles like the street version? :lol:

[flytosail]

funny how everybody think that using CAD/CAM to design and build a car is such an amazing thing... :) We are in the 21th century.. I use CAD to design about everything around my house..
"The 818 derives its name from the weight of the car in grams". this car is getting lighter and lighter... :)
I am not sure why most guys writing articles about cars are clueless....:(

Seems someone is looking for a "kilo".

[evotracker]

funny how everybody think that using CAD/CAM to design and build a car is such an amazing thing... :) We are in the 21th century.. I use CAD to design about everything around my house..
"The 818 derives its name from the weight of the car in grams". this car is getting lighter and lighter... :)
I am not sure why most guys writing articles about cars are clueless....:(

This information was provided by FFR and Jim Schenck. This is the only mean spirited post we have come across so far. I guess some people are just clueless when it comes to being decent.

[Doowop]

It is just tiring to see people writing articles about cars,that do not know anything about them, or that can not do a spell check or a fact check. So, if FFR told you that the car could fly, you would have printed that. Sounds like my wife who can't take any responsibility for anything... :) It is nice to see article about the FFR products but it would be better if it was accurate, and comparing the 818 to a 90's Ferrari which performances from today's standard are a bit outdated (0-60 in 4.8s) might not be the best comparison, but I guess that's my personal opinion that I am expressing on a forum that is supposed to be a place for giving and sharing opinions last time I checked....

[Mechie3]

I do have to agree with Doowop that in the year 2014 when just about everything is designed with CAD/CAM it sounds a bit redundant to make special note that it was designed with CAD. Anyone who knows anything about CAD knows that and only those who have no idea what CAD is will think "wow...they used CAD!?". Rather, to me at least, it sounds more impressive to say that they're using their own in house CNC laser as not every shop has in house manufacturing along with design. Not to take away from the end product, at it is still impressive.

Now, if they were using 3D carbon fiber looms, that is something to get excited about too.

[Scargo]

Welcome Evotracker. We need someone decent on the forum to keep us from being mean.

Perhaps people were interviewed, but it sounds like buzz-words and talking points from previous articles (except for the Ferrari stuff). 3D modelling is 22-24 years old. Those of us that race or follow racing need a little more than this fluff to keep us from yawning.

[Xusia]

...Those of us that race or follow racing need a little more than this fluff to keep us from yawning.

I mean no offense, but I don't think the hardcore racer is the target customer. When Dave talks about this project, he talks about the average guy who likes to work on cars in his spare time, or who wishes he could. Personally, I don't think that guy really knows how much is designed by CAD these days (and I seriously doubt the "average" guy uses CAD). Also, how many of FFR's competitors completely design a kit using CAD? I'll bet none. So from that standpoint, it is an impressive achievement and worthy of note - to the average guy.