Want to go Single-Seater Racing but have a Limited Budget?

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Жыл бұрын

More bhp/ton than a Bugatti Veyron for less than £10K?
Yes really!
In this exclusive new video to 7Spot we take a look at Ben Bonfield's two single-seat racing cars that he uses in hill climb events (a Jedi and an OMS).
Space frame chassis, bike engine and double wishbone suspension will be familiar to kit car owners, but this combination has a much more narrow focus.
Both of Ben’s 1000cc single-seat racing cars weigh around 300kg each and produce 200bhp - which is 667bhp/ton (compared to just 523bhp/ton for the Veyron) and can be bought for less than £10,000.
In fact at the time of writing one is for sale with a 600cc engine, needing a little work for just £3000!
If you thought single-seater cars were the reserve of the rich, think again!
Ben takes us through both of his cars - which in the age-old phrase are similar but different - giving an insight into what is under the skin of these purebred racers.
If your ambition is to race a car with wings & slicks, you should watch this video.
Last time we looked at his classic Mini crossbred with a BMW motorcycle engine - link to the video here - ( • Classic Mini with Twin... ).
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Пікірлер: 57

@phoenixmotorsport647 Ай бұрын

I did sprints and hill climbs in the road car classes (until a slight mishap!). These things are absolutely awsome

@krazed0451 Ай бұрын

Motorcycle engines rule the world of budget motorsport :-D

@frankdesbaux 28 күн бұрын

Especially when they're in motorcycles.

@AlJa-rb5hj 5 ай бұрын

Fascinating insights, many thanks, great video, subscribed

@sh4969 Жыл бұрын

If I owned this I would want to make it road legal.

@purplemonstertv 11 ай бұрын

Same would be amazing

@AlJa-rb5hj 5 ай бұрын

Could well be cheaper and easier to just buy an Ariel atom, which is

@mustafateran5927 3 ай бұрын

Would be a pain in the ass but possible

@sv2697 3 ай бұрын

Atom is at least $50k

@AlJa-rb5hj 3 ай бұрын

@@sv2697 from £30,000 in the UK

@imonlyhereforthecomments4267 9 ай бұрын

Subscribed instantly

@jeraldmcwilson2189 Ай бұрын

Thank you

@murraymadness4674 Ай бұрын

The problem with these cars is they handle too well and go too fast. It makes passing difficult, and the fun of racing is not going fast, but passing other cars. The INEX legend series 5/8 scale cars are much better and even cheaper ($5k used), and most of all, they have street tires, no wings, and too much power, so they are so hard to drive when you push them too far (which everyone does), so you can pass each other often. watch some videos of them racing on a course (not dirt), very exciting.

@reallybigkidd Ай бұрын

To add to these two we have just bought another Jedi this time a mk6 (second hand) for considerably less than 10k with engine repairs and upgrades it will still be less than 10k

@torevenheim9607 9 ай бұрын

Nice cars😊😊

@movienow6 7 ай бұрын

Hw do i buy 1

@e14ruturajjadhav37 Ай бұрын

Mannnn i am really interested in this cars building video like a tutorial like that some thing

@lewisharman7564 Жыл бұрын

OK Ben

@steveindorset 3 ай бұрын

Does anyone know why they cover the slick tyres?

@7Spot556 2 ай бұрын

They cover them as they are warm and therefore sticky. They'd pick up rubbish and gravel/stones on the way to the start so keep them wrapped to maximise the start

@Carlos_RodriguesS2 4 ай бұрын

Cool 🇧🇷

@Metal05 10 ай бұрын

OMS says the 3000 is £30k! Where did you get bought for less than £10k from?

@PGHEngineer 9 ай бұрын

2nd hand

@reallybigkidd 8 ай бұрын

The 3000 is 30k but 2000m an older generation car can be picked up for around 10k, there is still a good market of good used 1000cc single seaters for under 10k.

@Obi670 11 ай бұрын

Where could I race it because I’m looking to race after coming second in my karting championship

@A-Lovely-Bit-of-Kit 10 ай бұрын

In the UK the main race series for these cars is run by the 750 Motor Club, and the cars are also eligible for races organised by the Monoposto club. The 750 MC is a good place to start. I started out in Formula Vee with them before moving onto Formula Ford 2000 with BARC and then the HSCC, ultimately running in what was then called the ARP Formula 3 championship with BARC. I stopped in 2003 so not sure what other options are around currently for someone stepping up from karting, but the 750 club do still offer a good range of championships. Much depends on what you are trying to achieve of course. Hope this helps, John.

@thomasberry8873 9 ай бұрын

idk if its been helpful to him but it has to me :) @@A-Lovely-Bit-of-Kit

@A-Lovely-Bit-of-Kit 9 ай бұрын

@@thomasberry8873 That's great. Glad it helped.

@mattbayada3011 Жыл бұрын

Would a larger lad say 110kg and 6 foot tall with large feet fit in one of these?

@TheCraigy83 8 ай бұрын

better to make your own if you have 10k laying around, most little cars are gonna be a squeeze your getting on for Jeremy Clarkson size . Wheels hubs steering rack seat is 50% the car , chassis is literally few hundred quid of box section + 4mm aluminium sheet + can get a full litre engine from the 2000's for £1k You pay almost half the cost in build fabrication labour there's 6k car there .

@jeraldmcwilson2189 Ай бұрын

I'm American sir . How much does he pay to race sir.total price for car

@12Senna 6 ай бұрын

once nose were pined in front, your leg is gone 😨

@Oberon_Boost Ай бұрын

Don't drive a really fast car. It's really dangerous thing.

@theohlinsguy4649 4 ай бұрын

Cheap racing is an oxymoron

@murraymadness4674 Ай бұрын

So true, however, have you ever tried r/c racing? only thing cheaper is probably sim racing, is that really racing?

@JoshuaTootell Ай бұрын

Who are you calling an ox moron?

@aguywhoplaysracinggames8607 23 күн бұрын

@@murraymadness4674i would consider it proper racing, you can learn a lot of theory to prepare yourself for racing irl

@LemonDrizzleGang Ай бұрын

What bhp

@reallybigkidd Ай бұрын

The yellow Jedi has 203 as of the start of the year, the white OMS has 195 and we’ve just bought another Jedi fitted with a Yamaha R1 engine which I hope to get to the 190

@LemonDrizzleGang Ай бұрын

@@reallybigkidd thank you those are good figures for a gsxr1000

@reallybigkidd Ай бұрын

@@LemonDrizzleGang the engines are a bit of a hybrid sharing parts of the 2017 gsx s1000 and the 2005-2008 GSXR, there is a little bit of performance tweaking inside. It’s a half and half engine I’ve been working on since 2021 which seems to give us great results. Since this video I’ve done a new engine for the Oms so it’s nearly the same spec as the Jedi. I’ve still got more to go with them but I’d rather build reliable than fragile with big power. The Oms has all the gear if we wanted to go to run on methanol. It’s an option but I’ve decided not to use it just yet.

@DodosKitchen2012 Жыл бұрын

Why whenever I find a Formula 1 style motorcycle engined race car it's always a hillclimb car??? Why aren't so many of these babies on race tracks killing it??

@reallybigkidd Жыл бұрын

There are many bike engined single seaters circuit racing. F1000uk and monoposto also has a 1000cc class. We went hillclimbing as it’s something we’ve always done. I would like to go circuit racing but the cost is what puts me off.

@hamsterbrigade 3 ай бұрын

They're just called formula cars. No need for the formula 1 style statement.

@BenRelle 2 ай бұрын

Apart from there are race series for these, if you're asking why you don't see them on trackdays zipping round chubby road cars because open wheel cars are not allowed on trackdays in general.

@yessir6325 Жыл бұрын

Is it just me or does the first element on both the upper and lower rear wing look upside down and generating lift instead of downforce?

@gunlover92 6 ай бұрын

Ya that's crazy. Must be the perspective. I can't see someone building a car like that and not understanding the basics of aerodynamics

@yessir6325 6 ай бұрын

@@gunlover92 maybe it’s like a front diffuser trying to draw more air under for the second element? Like if you look at the two overall the angle of attack is still generating downforce, im guessing not very efficiently… Not sure, I’ve never seen twin elements like that before. Maybe he was a little drunk last time he put the wing together and didn’t notice lmao