Bobsy Formula Vee Registry
With some encouragement from the Bobsy Sports Racer Registry I decided to start a Bobsy Formula Vee Registry.
This is what I slapped together yesterday:
http://fillmanmachining.com/bobsy-fv-registry
I added a page to my machine shop website because I knew how to do it and it was quick. Once I get more organized I will have my wife do a dedicated website that is a bunch more professional.
I encourage anyone with information on Bobsy Formula Vees to contact me through my website. I will not give out personal information unless I have been given permission by the car's owners. Most of the info and pictures I got through Internet searches.
I have had some excellent additions already including pictures and information from John McCollister who built and drove these cars for the factory back in the day.
If anyone wants something deleted please let me know.
Thanks,
Dave Fillman
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Bobsy factory driver contributing lots of info
I am getting some great pictures and info from John McCollister who worked for the Bobsy factory building cars and driving back in the 1960s. He raced a Vega in the Grand Bahamas for the factory.
The first Vegas had steel inner and outer skins filled with high density foam. The SCCA banned a similar Zink car because they considered it semi monocoque so the Bobsy factory removed the inner skins and foam to get them legal for the SCCA after the Bahamas race. The Vegas were way ahead of their time back then. I can directly compare a Vega and a Vanguard since I have both. The bare Vega frame is 40 pounds lighter than the Vanguard. I had to run 90 pounds of ballast when I started racing my Vega back in the early 80s. I also had to drill out every other rivet to get the car homologated when I switched from EMRA to the SCCA in the late 80s.
The Vegas have a Firestone Race Safe fuel cell under the knees compared to a fiberglass tank mounted to the left of the driver in the Vanguards. The Vegas have a space frame using 1" square tubing and the Vanguards have a ladder frame using 2 1/2" square tubing. The Vegas have dual Lockheed master cylinders with a balance bar versus a stock bug master cylinder in the Vanguard. Hydraulic clutch in the Vega versus cable clutch in the Vanguard.
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