[Robert Logan]

Ross et all,

I have allowed for an EXTRA AU$ 100,000 to build the RF race car over what our road cars cost to build. This is with the contacts that my company has in the race industry in Australia and the keen prices that I can get and the cost does not include any labour costs. The car will have everything that makes it go and stop like a true race car but it all costs real money.

I have done my sums with regards to all the components and I have had some frightening prices. The one that realy stickes out is the cost increase in engines with the increased RPM's and also HP.

6000 rpm AU$ 8000
6500 rpm AU$ 16000
7000 rpm AU$ 32000
7500 rpm AU$ 65000 (V8 supercars)

A doubling of cost for every 500 rev increase and an increase from 300hp to 600+ hp. Our engine will be in the middle somewhere.

I have also fitted a set of Brembo monoblock callipers to 14 1/2 " front and 13" rear rotors on our race car and the cost was almost AU$ 25,000.

I firmly believe that you get what you pay for. I also believe that our car is the easiest GT40 on the market to be adapted for the race track as I built it specifically for the race track and then modified it for the road.

There is a place in this world for all of the GT40's that are represented on this forum and it depends where you think the car will end up , road or track, tell which kit is best for you.

Please ask Hershal about his escapades yesterday and this will tell you how the RF realy goes with the RIGHT driver.

Best wishes,

Robert