Group S Candidate Croatian Style

[John A Pucak]

CAMS should allow this for Group Sc.
An all fiberglass body  2 door ( Coupe)
A 1975 Trabant , the one in the picture is the larger capacity 610 cc 2 stroke, or locally known as the ''Big Block''.
A tribute to Cold War design

Hollywood

[Barry Edmunds]

What are the Group S requirements regarding roll-cages.
There might be a problem with attaching a roll cage to the chassis of a Trabant, assuming of course that this model has a chassis, or indeed anything else that would make it competitive.
Because of the power output from the Trabant big block you would probably have to limit its power output or include a rev limiter.
I guess that with the demise of the Cold War we can blame just about anything on that period of European history but I doubt if even the Cold War deserves to be blamed for this one.

[MD]

Hey Sheldon. There is a new contender for the title of shitbox. Fabulous power to weight specs. Reliablity is the name of the game here.     

[NigelC]

There would be no need to wear a helmet because anyone silly enough to drive a Trabbi hasn't got a brain worth protecting.

[Paul Newby]

Hey John,

What is with the trendy Bultaco t-shirt?

Shouldn't you be wearing a hip Veloce t-shirt instead... 

[John A Pucak]

Dont be so hard on the humble Trabant. I rekon if we had enough of them , it would make a great 1 make series.
Paul , you shoudnt worry about my taste in T shirts. For the record i have been wearing my Veloce shirts around GREECE and Croatia

Hollywood

[Paul Newby]

Hollywood, it would make sense if you actually owned a Bultaco, but you don't even own a motorcycle...

[Scott Farquharson]

Given the body is made of cardboard - would the roll cage be made from cardboard tube....and glued into position with clag...or perkins paste for greater structural ridgidity...paper mache race seats maybe...

[MD]

I suspect the paint job is so good it holds it all in..

[Davidm1600]

As hilarious as it might seem, i reckon the idea of a trabbi challenge is pretty cool, afterall out here in Aus they used to have a series for postie bikes, while in the Uk, Citroen 2CVs. You could always go one further have a Trabbi vs Reliant Robin series, how funny would that be !   I nearly pissed myself reading Scott's comments - perfect !!

[Sheldon McIntosh]

They're made of plastic, not cardboard.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duroplast

I'd race one.  I'd probably move the fuel tank from it's regular position though, of above the engine.....

[Paul Gulliver]

Hey,

They look like the globe wheels choderboy is trying to sell

[jimnielsen]

looks like Musco's Sprint with a yellow stripe...

[John A Pucak]

Sheldon, going by your pic, the Trabby looks like she's a bit soft in the front suspension, or is it the plastic heating up in race conditions and  adding some unwanted body flex!
Having a close look at the Russian Tank Green Trabant in Croatia still makes me think it would make a great 1 make race series  . Just think how much horsepower you can get out of a 2stroke610cc

[Davidm1600]

ah yes and that was the "big Block"  woo hoo !!