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Title: Racing Rookie #540 - Balsa F1 from 1962
Post by: Otto Puzzell on October 25, 2013, 04:06:29 AM
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For one point: Who built this, and what is it?

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Title: Re: Racing Rookie #540
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 01, 2013, 04:11:02 AM
Up
Title: Re: Racing Rookie #540
Post by: frederick59 on November 02, 2013, 08:24:20 AM
Formule France?
Title: Re: Racing Rookie #540
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 03, 2013, 03:36:32 AM
Non
Title: Re: Racing Rookie #540
Post by: frederick59 on November 04, 2013, 07:59:34 AM
from France?
Title: Re: Racing Rookie #540
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 04, 2013, 08:39:22 AM
Oui
Title: Re: Racing Rookie #540
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 09, 2013, 04:34:49 AM
Penultimate escalation
Title: Re: Racing Rookie #540
Post by: nicanary on November 09, 2013, 05:02:00 AM
Formula Vee ?
Title: Re: Racing Rookie #540
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 09, 2013, 05:02:52 AM
No sir
Title: Re: Racing Rookie #540
Post by: Paul Jaray on November 09, 2013, 07:52:32 AM
Balsa F1, 1962
Title: Re: Racing Rookie #540
Post by: nicanary on November 09, 2013, 08:40:00 AM
Wow! Never heard of it.  Seems it was powered by a 1500cc Porsche motor, which would theoretically make it eligible for F1 races in that year. It seems it never raced - what a shock!

Further research has not revealed much, but it is believed that the builder was Marcel Balsa who raced self-built and Jicey BMW-engined F2 cars in the 1950s. There was another Balsa car built or proposed for F2 powered by a modified Peugeot engine.
Title: Re: Racing Rookie #540
Post by: Wendax on November 09, 2013, 01:21:37 PM
Quote from: nicanary on November 09, 2013, 08:40:00 AM
There was another Balsa car built or proposed for F2 powered by a modified Peugeot engine.
You can find it on the web, to be exact: www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=16106  ;)
Title: Re: Racing Rookie #540
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 10, 2013, 02:37:10 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on November 09, 2013, 07:52:32 AM
Balsa F1, 1962

That's the ticket.

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