Lamenting the cancellation of the 818

[Hobby Racer]

While Factory Five has cancelled the 818 and the GTM. There may be hope for a new mid engined car from FFR to take their place.

My post about Dave Smith telling the world there is a new mid engined car in the works at FFR (https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?51719-Factory-Five-GT40&p=596431&viewfull=1#post596431)

What do you think?

[driveslikejehu]

I also hope they do another mid-engined kit but I would prefer more like the 818 than the GTM. I love the 818 concept: donor car based; on a common platform; light weight; more of a track car, custom than a supercar vibe.
I see the attraction of the V-8 based car, hard to beat the sound and torque, but I'd go lighter.

[jbs72697]

One point about the 818 that I’d like to mention since I’m particularly thankful for is that the 818 kit served as a kind of ‘entry-level’ kit that was at a lower price point and relatively less intimidating to build. If it didn’t exist I would have looked at kits from different companies and if I couldn’t find one I liked at a lower price point I might have never even stayed interested in this great hobby and wonderful community