SLC Chassis question

[Robert Salus]

Hey Everyone:

Newbie here.

I just started looking at SLC's.

I race wheel to wheel in the Midwest and recently saw the new NASA prototype which piqued my interest. It looks like a cool car and like it would be fun to drive but there are a couple drawbacks as I see it. 1) 185 hp. and 2) single seater.

This caused me to start to look at the SLC. It looks like it would be a really fun race car with plenty of power options and the possibility of taking out a passenger for a ride on occasion.

Other than cost, one of my biggest concerns is the chassis. Racing wheel to wheel involves a constant risk of contact. It's just part of racing. My concern is that contact will cause damage to the chassis.

Has anyone ever wrecked an SLC? If so, was the Chassis killed?

The aluminum chassis just doesn't look like it would deal with contact well.

 

[Roger]

RCR / Superlite offer other cars that may be better budget wise, depending upon your exact requirements. The Nemesis tandem is probably the cheapest way to get two seats (inline), and can easily be provided with more than 185hp.

If you haven't already have a look at the websites: RCR and Superlite. Lots of ways to spend money , but you get a lot of fun in exchange!

 

[Will Campbell]

Hey Everyone:

Newbie here.

I just started looking at SLC's.

I race wheel to wheel in the Midwest and recently saw the new NASA prototype which piqued my interest. It looks like a cool car and like it would be fun to drive but there are a couple drawbacks as I see it. 1) 185 hp. and 2) single seater.

This caused me to start to look at the SLC. It looks like it would be a really fun race car with plenty of power options and the possibility of taking out a passenger for a ride on occasion.

Other than cost, one of my biggest concerns is the chassis. Racing wheel to wheel involves a constant risk of contact. It's just part of racing. My concern is that contact will cause damage to the chassis.

Has anyone ever wrecked an SLC? If so, was the Chassis killed?

The aluminum chassis just doesn't look like it would deal with contact well.

The chassis is very strong. It's designed to have mechanical fuses (e.g., the brackets that hold the suspension on) to help dissipate energy in an accident.

But any car can have an wreck big enough to break things. The tradeoff for the SLC in terms of chassis is largely a stiffness/weight benefit for a slightly increased cost of repair. The chassis is very stiff, and light, but you'll need a TIG weldor to fix it- Joe Sixpack with a bunch of 6013 rods isn't going to be able to do much on it. But do you want a guy like that working on your race car anyway?

In any case, not only is it faster than a DP car on track (see the video of Dan Raver chasing down a Gen 1 Coyote DP at VIR), but it's much less expensive to repair than a modern prototype with a carbon tub- which is really the kind of car you should be comparing it to.