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Post by bobjeffreson on Mar 6, 2010 15:50:39 GMT 10
These look interesting.......they're raced in Washington State, USA.
   
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Post by q23steve on Mar 6, 2010 20:33:30 GMT 10
hey bob, do you have a contact on where to buy these
steve
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Post by Jezza WA '5' on Mar 7, 2010 15:00:20 GMT 10
YOU MITE AS WEL STICK THEM ON THE AMCA AS A LITRE SPRINT
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Post by bobjeffreson on Mar 7, 2010 15:10:30 GMT 10
Jezza,
They are built to fit a HPI Baja chassis, not a Smartech chassis.....
and.....TAKE YOUR CAPS LOCK OFF...... 
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Post by Jezza WA '5' on Mar 7, 2010 15:19:30 GMT 10
no problem there bob was just yelling on another site
yes i no they fit baga size wise they would be the right one
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Post by bobjeffreson on Mar 7, 2010 15:32:19 GMT 10
Jezza,
You yelling on another site mate...No.. can't be true.. 
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steamer
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Post by steamer on Mar 7, 2010 17:43:34 GMT 10
only one problem they have independant suspension don't waste your money guys. as for there looks they look typical yank crap
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Post by bobjeffreson on May 16, 2010 23:45:47 GMT 10
Video of the Baja sprintcar...
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Post by bobjeffreson on May 17, 2010 6:47:23 GMT 10
Steamer wrote....
"only one problem they have independent suspension don't waste your money guys"...
Found this very interesting commentary on independent suspension by Don Edmunds. It was in his Catalogue from 1964 until he sold the business.
Racing in this country has undergone some radical changes in
the last few years. A chassis design revolution has taken place
at Indianapolis, the cars of this new era dominate at the speed-
way and on the Championship Trail. However, on the short
tracks throughout the country, while the coming of the new era
seems inevitable, the cars have as yet remained unchanged. This
situation is very unfortunate for the sport because the new chassis
offer many advantages over the obsolete equipment now being run.
It also places the young Sprint or Modified driver, with an eye towards
Championship racing, in a difficult position, because he is no longer
gaining any knowledge of equipment resembling the type in which he
some day hopes to compete. The importance of chassis know how can
be seen in the difficulty many of the Indianapolis drivers, some with
years of track racing experience, are having in adjusting to the new type
of car. If things do not change in this traditional Indianapolis training
ground the next generation of speedway drivers may well come from
some other form of racing.
Lee Kusman, Howard Linne and Don
after this car set fast time at the Pheonix Mile.
Don regards this car as the best he ever designed and built.
Four wheel independent, it was a design that would have given
independent suspension experience to upcoming drivers and car owners.
It was killed by U.S.A.C. politics. If midgets had gone this direction,
would the Indy 500 be dominated by foreign drivers as it is today, or
would sprint and midget drivers be strong contenders?
Solid axles front and rear, still used by sprints and midgets,
is a concept in use since the late 1890's, more than a 100 years.
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Post by PeterR on May 17, 2010 9:34:56 GMT 10
Hey Bob. That car in the picture belongs to the Tatnell family..
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Post by robhod on May 17, 2010 13:37:58 GMT 10
I remember seeing this car sat in George's parents garage in the mid 1980's at Kingsgrove.
Rob Hod
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Post by PeterR on May 17, 2010 16:42:52 GMT 10
Had it at PCR not long before we lost him..
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Post by bobjeffreson on May 17, 2010 17:09:59 GMT 10
WOW.....
Then the Tatnell family have an amazing piece of American speedway history in their shed!
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Post by spud on May 17, 2010 22:32:31 GMT 10
wow now we are talking i like that make the baja more universal  il send him an email see what they cost |
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Post by bobjeffreson on May 18, 2010 7:18:41 GMT 10
Good luck with that Spud. I can get bugger all out of the guy that produces the kit!
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Post by spud on May 18, 2010 19:06:36 GMT 10
Good luck with that Spud. I can get bugger all out of the guy that produces the kit! ok bob good to know il let you know if anything happens |
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Post by bobjeffreson on May 19, 2010 21:42:05 GMT 10
I remember seeing this car sat in George's parents garage in the mid 1980's at Kingsgrove. Rob Hod
I made some inquiries on websites in the 'States, to which I belong, and this is the answer I just received from racer5c, a noted historian....
"Actually I heard Edmunds bought it back and it's now in Oregon "
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Post by bobjeffreson on May 20, 2010 6:03:59 GMT 10
Bugger ...
The story is true and been confirmed by Don Edmunds himself.
Photos of the car arriving at his son's house in Long Beach California and being removed from the packing...
 It's now according to Don, " happily back in Oregon" Wonder what he paid to get his treasure back after all these years?
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Post by mal28 on May 20, 2010 19:04:17 GMT 10
Back to the HPI Baja jezza has a point re Litre car as the photo's you have put up only have pipes coming out one side  ;D |
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Post by sprint98 on May 23, 2010 11:03:56 GMT 10
I think GT brought the edmunds roadster to oz to run on the pavement at Liverpool. At the time he was running the 'Winfield Wedge' and thought if they would let the wedge run, maybe they would let the roadster run and he could dominate midget racing untill everyone bought one. As Rush did with the 'Anderson' sprintcar.
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Post by gazza1 on May 26, 2010 17:32:48 GMT 10
hi all pretty sure i soar one of these baga type sprintcars at hobbie habits on main north rd adelaide store yesterday. looked ok but just not a sprintcar
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Post by spud on May 30, 2010 10:14:53 GMT 10
got a reply from my email
Hi,
Sorry for the delay in responding. I've been very busy building a local 1/5 scale RC dirt oval track to race the sprints on so that has been taking up all of my time. I haven't built any of the sprint car conversions for a while. I've got product in a few hobby stores here in Washington state and I'm trying to keep up with the local demand for these. Locally, I sell the body/chassis at the racetrack for $250.00. People already need to have the Baja. You can check out some of what we are doing at Area52rc.com.
Thanks for your interest.
Rob
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