Barber gears

[Hartley]

Anyone know the best gears to start with at Barber for a Formula Continental?

[Farrout48]

Anyone know the best gears to start with at Barber for a Formula Continental?

I have a great FC gear chart that was given to me by PF. Send me your email and I will forward it to you. It has some gears for Barber in it. farrout48 <at> gmail

[jtaphorn]

I raced my vintage '88 Reynard FC with FRP at Barber last year. It was a great event and the FRP guys were very accommodating. The experience was much better than running with HSR the previous year. Excellent amount of track time.

That said, the vintage FCs had nuthin' for the modern FCs. We were lapped by the end of most sessions. I point this out because you need a taller gear set, in a modern FC, than I used. I believe my ride is identical to PFs; thus, the chart you get based on PFs experience may not represent your best option.

[problemchild]

I don't have F2000 gear info, but I will give an educated guess that your minimum speed will be around 50 mph and your top speed about 125. If you arrive with that capability, you will be able to run well enough to fine tune to your optimum. Fun place! I hope all with a FC/F2000 car consider making the effort to participate at the event.

[EYERACE]

Considering what the track is....first, equal to Sebring first....top gear equal to one tooth up higher from Sebring short....space out 2 & 3 accordingly. Change gears in tranny at track as your revs in parts of the track let you know what's right or wrong

[Bob Wright]

presuming a 13/36 dif: Greg's speeds are ballpark so start with a 17/35 first (or 15/30 if you don't have the 17/35) and a 21/25 top gear and you should be in range.

[Hartley]

presuming a 13/36 dif: Greg's speeds are ballpark so start with a 17/35 first (or 15/30 if you don't have the 17/35) and a 21/25 top gear and you should be in range.

Thanks Bob. I should have mentioned I have a Zetec with a 13/36 CWP.