Bill Wright said:

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Black Rabbit said:

Is this car/trailer still available?

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Yes it is

Is this car/trailer still available?

Is there a more in depth discussion of the shock adjustment?

The Rush is a blast to drive and generally maintenance free at the track if you take care of it. You can start with a few basics and expand based on your experience. Absolutely essential are lubricating your chain and pressurizing your shocks.

I keep the majority of tools I use on the Rush in my trailer so I take a lot more than typically needed. Difficult to separate down to essentials but maintenance I've had to do, or seen fellow drivers do on race weekends provides a guide. How much work you're willing to do at the track and how aggressively you drive influence what you'll want with you.

Track work includes adjusting tire inflation, shock pressurization, lubricating the chain, bleeding brakes, cleaning the car after offs, topping off the radiator, changing brake pads and replacing rear camber bolts. I've also seen a starter motor replaced but don't remember the tools required for that. I haven't had to replace mine, even after many spins. I've replaced a chain but chose not to do that at the track. Others had to replace their front bumper after an off. I remember the splitter surviving.

Basic consumable include chain lube, chain cleaner, distilled water, brake fluid, brake pads, car and hand cleaner and lots of shop towels, rear camber bolts and chain with master link. I carry more spares but that's what I consider minimum.

Tools to do the work include a tire inflator, tire pressure gauge, shock pump, radiator fill kit, metric hex wrench set, metric wrench set, brake piston compressor, vacuum, brake bleeding kit and chain breaker kit. I like needle nose pliers to remove hairpins when changing brake pads.

Personally I don't care if NASA approves the "Gen3" tank or not, I want one! Hopefully we'll get updates sooner-rather-than-later. It's a difficult time for the RUSH/Hosie families right now, so patience is required/appreciated.

List is too long to ...... list? If you think you need it......take it.

Car runs about 30 minutes on 5 gallons, with the hydro mat.

Anyone. Anyone? Bueller?

Yes thank you so much for relaying that info here. My car was ordered with duel fuel tanks but before build I would like option to decide if I want one of the revised ones.

davidharvey95 said:

NASA revised its CCR a couple of weeks ago, saying that fuel tanks cannot be mounted parallel to the driver. There was a lot of talk around this in the group. RAW found a US supplier and made a one-off prototype 6-gal tank that would go behind the seat like a traditional formula car. There was another post in the group that stated that they were going to send that prototype off to NASA for testing to see if it could be approved. All orders for the new tanks are on hold until a yes or no is given by NASA on the "Gen 3" tank. (The rest of this I did not officially hear from RAW so take it with a grain of salt just in case.) If NASA approves the new tank, those with orders for the new tank will have the option to take the gen 3 or the gen 2 and will not lose their place in line. As for those whose cars are in production, I am not sure but I would bet that you will have the option to have one of the new tanks installed before delivery.

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Thank you sir!

Black Rabbit said:

I have not been able to find something that clearly states the status of what fuel tanks are standard/required to race SCCA/Gridlife/NASA {I don't do social media, so maybe it's there?). Other than in the parts section for upgrading to the latest spec required by Gridlife and SCCA, maybe that's it? And it does explain it pretty well, I guess NASA is a no go?
If there is something other than that, if I could be directed to it that would be great or could someone from Rush clarify it here.
Also, if one has a car on order what will it come with?
Thx

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NASA revised its CCR a couple of weeks ago, saying that fuel tanks cannot be mounted parallel to the driver. There was a lot of talk around this in the group. RAW found a US supplier and made a one-off prototype 6-gal tank that would go behind the seat like a traditional formula car. There was another post in the group that stated that they were going to send that prototype off to NASA for testing to see if it could be approved. All orders for the new tanks are on hold until a yes or no is given by NASA on the "Gen 3" tank. (The rest of this I did not officially hear from RAW so take it with a grain of salt just in case.) If NASA approves the new tank, those with orders for the new tank will have the option to take the gen 3 or the gen 2 and will not lose their place in line. As for those whose cars are in production, I am not sure but I would bet that you will have the option to have one of the new tanks installed before delivery.

Look at all you copy cats with your Exiges

I just tracked my new to me 2008 Exige S240 at Lime Rock. It’s the 5th Lotus I’ve owned. Anyway, just posted a thread asking for advice on essentials and must haves for my Rush trailer. First track days are on the 23rd and 24th at Pocono and I’d to make sure my 16’ enclosed trailer has all the essentials to make it a successful two days.