Here, part of the Wannabe Racing team is back in Marion Indiana, at the Chassis shop of Hal Canode. Bobby's new car was built completely from scratch and fit to Paul, who will be the primary driver.
A strange 9 inch toploader will send power trough Centerline Convo-pro wheels to the thick rubber, and to the floor.
The toploader will be transferred energy through a 32 spline solid 18" Strange driveshaft out of the back of a B&J 'Big Boy' three speed transmission and converter drive unit.
A Neal Chance bolt together converter will take the energy from two seperate engines. The first one that will be tested is Annie, a 605 cubic inch injected alcohol Pontiac. The main engine, Patrick, is a 565 cubic inch DRCE with alcohol injection on top of the sheet magnesium intake.
The hardware will be clothed in a brand new Wannabe Composites carbon Firebird body.
The debate now rages on if we will run a Firebird or a 2004 Corvette on this car. Either way it will be 100% in house produced carbon-fiber shell. With Ballistic missile carbon technology, Wannabe Racing has been creating amazingly strong bodies, boats and the like. This Firebird or Corvette will be no different. Currently the team is working on altering the aero package for their specific racing needs.
Check back for pictures of completion of the beast this summer. Or just come out and see it race at it's first scheduled meet, in October, 2008 at Speedworld Motorplex.