The answer to all of our "GoldCrown" dreams....

mac miller · 9/22/08, 9:51 AM

and it has been right here under our noses!

http://dsr.racer.net/chassis/thunder_roadster/page1.htm

The Humpy Wheeler safety spec racer! It has something for everybody!

* It looks a little bit like an old indy roadster for us old traditionalists.
* It has the roll cage and sissy boxes all over the sides for the safety paranoids.
* It is relatively cheap, which will make the owners happy.
* It is an "equal for all", "every one looks exactly the same" spec racer which we all love so much.

Just pull out the little motor scooter motor and pop in a "350".

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DonMoore10 · 9/22/08, 10:09 AM

Hmm..... I like that look.

D.O. · 9/22/08, 2:02 PM

James Spink used to run those cars for 600 racing in Ind. He now works at USAC. HMMMMM!
:dologob:

illiNOISE · 9/22/08, 2:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mac miller

Just pull out the little motor scooter motor and pop in a "350"..

How about using one of the sealed GM crate motors (either the "602" or the "604" serial number option) that has been utilized by FASTRAK, CARS, and now UMP for the various crate late model series?

RichH · 9/23/08, 3:50 PM

Didn't these run as a supprort class at Winchester during the last USAC sprint show? not too bad a show, as I recall.:hoffman:

racefan20 · 9/23/08, 4:21 PM

If I read right they will be there this Sunday also

LEADERS EDGE · 9/24/08, 12:04 AM

Ladies and gentleman, I believe you are actually looking at the inspiration of the new cars rather than the alternative. The very first moment I saw the new cars that is what I thought they had been copied to look like. If anybody remembers a few articles w/Humpy (mid-late 90's I believe) the way the new cars look was basically his vision of what he felt they needed to look like and sometime after the articles he released the roadster.

While I am not a great fan of the design of the 600 racing roadster. It has some simularities to the roadsters, but I always felt the wide tail and flatness of the hood area made them look too much like an imitation rather than an insperation of that type of look. One things for sure though, when you paint it with the candy white/red with the number 1 it stirs enough sentimental emotion that it's easy to look past those details. I will say though that I think that is a great place to start from and refine.

I have seen some of the videos posted on here and they put on a great show at IRP. I saw them once I believe at Anderson, and wasn't as impressed but that was a while ago when they where newer.

hoosierhillbilly · 9/24/08, 7:34 AM

I saw the Thunder Roadsters run at Atlanta Motor Speedway last fall. They ran a modified oval with a chicane going into turn 3. THey put on a heck of show with the top three or so swapping the lead numerous times. They were big on the slingshot pass.

And they are a support division at Winchester on Sunday.

Hubie · 9/24/08, 8:58 AM

why would any openwheel fan listen to a stock car guy named "Humpy"?

Makes alot of sense to mold your series to the wishes of a Stock Car promoter. :thumbsdown:

These "thunderjet roadsters are giant POS legends cars

9/22/08, 9:51 AM	#1 The answer to all of our "GoldCrown" dreams....
mac miller Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 240	and it has been right here under our noses! http://dsr.racer.net/chassis/thunder_roadster/page1.htm The Humpy Wheeler safety spec racer! It has something for everybody! * It looks a little bit like an old indy roadster for us old traditionalists. * It has the roll cage and sissy boxes all over the sides for the safety paranoids. * It is relatively cheap, which will make the owners happy. * It is an "equal for all", "every one looks exactly the same" spec racer which we all love so much. Just pull out the little motor scooter motor and pop in a "350". . _________________________________________________ Last edited by mac miller; 9/22/08 at 9:53 AM.

9/23/08, 3:50 PM	#5 Re: The answer to all of our "GoldCrown" dreams....
RichH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 348	Didn't these run as a supprort class at Winchester during the last USAC sprint show? not too bad a show, as I recall.:hoffman: __________________ "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and bearing a cross"

9/23/08, 4:21 PM	#6 Re: The answer to all of our "GoldCrown" dreams....
racefan20 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,224	If I read right they will be there this Sunday also __________________ John Hoover “To whom little is not enough, nothing is enough.” Epicurus

9/24/08, 12:04 AM	#7 Re: The answer to all of our "GoldCrown" dreams....
LEADERS EDGE Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 980	Ladies and gentleman, I believe you are actually looking at the inspiration of the new cars rather than the alternative. The very first moment I saw the new cars that is what I thought they had been copied to look like. If anybody remembers a few articles w/Humpy (mid-late 90's I believe) the way the new cars look was basically his vision of what he felt they needed to look like and sometime after the articles he released the roadster. While I am not a great fan of the design of the 600 racing roadster. It has some simularities to the roadsters, but I always felt the wide tail and flatness of the hood area made them look too much like an imitation rather than an insperation of that type of look. One things for sure though, when you paint it with the candy white/red with the number 1 it stirs enough sentimental emotion that it's easy to look past those details. I will say though that I think that is a great place to start from and refine. I have seen some of the videos posted on here and they put on a great show at IRP. I saw them once I believe at Anderson, and wasn't as impressed but that was a while ago when they where newer. _________________________________________________ Last edited by LEADERS EDGE; 9/24/08 at 12:12 AM.

9/24/08, 7:34 AM	#8 Re: The answer to all of our "GoldCrown" dreams....
hoosierhillbilly Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 603	I saw the Thunder Roadsters run at Atlanta Motor Speedway last fall. They ran a modified oval with a chicane going into turn 3. THey put on a heck of show with the top three or so swapping the lead numerous times. They were big on the slingshot pass. And they are a support division at Winchester on Sunday. __________________ Number three; You have the right to free speech; As long as You're not dumb enough to actually try it —The Clash

9/22/08, 10:09 AM	#2 Re: The answer to all of our "GoldCrown" dreams....
DonMoore10 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,474	Hmm..... I like that look.

9/22/08, 2:02 PM	#3 Re: The answer to all of our "GoldCrown" dreams....
D.O. Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,915	James Spink used to run those cars for 600 racing in Ind. He now works at USAC. HMMMMM! :dologob:

9/24/08, 8:58 AM	#9 Re: The answer to all of our "GoldCrown" dreams....
Hubie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 541	why would any openwheel fan listen to a stock car guy named "Humpy"? Makes alot of sense to mold your series to the wishes of a Stock Car promoter. :thumbsdown: These "thunderjet roadsters are giant POS legends cars