Author Topic: Junior Formulae Puzzle - Solved by metalshapes, pnegyesi and yves (Read 1906 times)

faksta · « **on:** October 01, 2010, 04:32:36 PM »

OK, so this is probably the hardest group puzzle from me thus far.

Everyone knows that motor racing is an expensive thing, and there have often been attempts to make the whole business cheaper by proposing some new formulae, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. Here are 12 such attempts, each representing a different formula and a different manufacturer. One point awaits everyone who names the vehicle and the formula. Some hints will follow.

Answers:

1. Fittipaldi - Volkswagen (Formula Brasil) metalshapes
2. Stohr F1000 (Formula 1000) metalshapes
3. CRS - Fiat (Formula Fire) pnegyesi
4. Marquis Stinger - Fuji Chaparral (Formula 440) metalshapes
5. Bellco Falcon 77A (FL500) pnegyesi
6. MEP X27 - Citroen (Formule Bleue) yves
7. Scarab Mk5 (Formula Vee) metalshapes
8. Martini - BMW (Formel M) metalshapes
9. SuperSpeeds Formula Maruti (Formula Maruti) pnegyesi
10. MTX 1-01 - Skoda (Formule Skoda) metalshapes
11. Quantum IV - Saab (Formula S) metalshapes
12. Swift DB-1 - Honda (Formula F) metalshapes

Points:

metalshapes - 8
pnegyesi - 3
yves - 1

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #1 on:** October 01, 2010, 06:54:26 PM »

Very cool

faksta · « **Reply #2 on:** October 03, 2010, 09:28:12 AM »

Thanks.

Expert opinion?

als15 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 04, 2010, 03:37:46 AM »

Great puzzle!

Is #5 a Promot Formula Easter?

faksta · « **Reply #4 on:** October 04, 2010, 05:42:24 AM »

No, sorry, no Promot here, and no Formula Easter cars.

Actually, there are enough cars and formulae to make a second edition, I think, if this one will be interesting enough

yves · « **Reply #5 on:** October 04, 2010, 06:33:19 PM »

#6 : MEP X27 Formule Bleue

faksta · « **Reply #6 on:** October 04, 2010, 07:51:20 PM »

Sure. So, the dice is rolling now.

faksta · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2010, 06:19:13 AM »

And rolls to the Pros.

metalshapes · « **Reply #8 on:** October 07, 2010, 03:08:02 AM »

I think #1 could be a Fitti Vee.

Formula Vee racer by the Fittipaldi brothers.

metalshapes · « **Reply #9 on:** October 07, 2010, 03:12:33 AM »

#12 is a Swift DB1 Formula Ford with a Honda engine.

metalshapes · « **Reply #10 on:** October 07, 2010, 03:17:18 AM »

#11 is a Saab Quantum IV Formula S

metalshapes · « **Reply #11 on:** October 07, 2010, 03:24:09 AM »

#10 is a MTX Formula Skoda.

faksta · « **Reply #12 on:** October 07, 2010, 03:56:34 AM »

Very good!

#10, 11 and 12 - basically right, but they now call Formula Ford Formula F (maybe to allow the use of other engines?), while Saab Quantum IV is rather Quantum IV - Saab (made by Quantum Motorcar Corp.). Can you name the model of the MTX? #10 is locked for you until your next reply.

#1 is a Fittipaldi, but not Formula Vee. Locked until your next reply as well.

metalshapes · « **Reply #13 on:** October 07, 2010, 04:01:25 AM »

#8 is a Martini BMW Formel M.

I'll do a little more digging to try and correct my earlyer answers.

faksta · « **Reply #14 on:** October 07, 2010, 04:03:11 AM »

#8 is also right.

metalshapes · « **Reply #15 on:** October 07, 2010, 04:23:37 AM »

#1, Formula Brasil?

metalshapes · « **Reply #16 on:** October 07, 2010, 04:25:53 AM »

#10, MTX 1-01

faksta · « **Reply #17 on:** October 07, 2010, 05:02:48 AM »

Yes for both!

metalshapes · « **Reply #18 on:** October 07, 2010, 11:51:00 PM »

#4 Scorpion Formula 440, and behind it a Lola T.340 Formula Ford.

metalshapes · « **Reply #19 on:** October 08, 2010, 12:12:24 AM »

#7, Scarab Mk5 Formula Vee

metalshapes · « **Reply #20 on:** October 08, 2010, 01:27:14 AM »

#2 Stohr F1000

faksta · « **Reply #21 on:** October 08, 2010, 02:59:51 AM »

#2 and #7 - right.

#4 is partly right (formula). The picture on that page was signed wrongly, I suppose, as the name on the car's nose is different, and the car with that name indeed existed and looked the same (will post a proof after solving). Locked for you until your next reply.

metalshapes · « **Reply #22 on:** October 08, 2010, 04:15:35 AM »

I found another pic where its called the Marquis Stinger.

And it does seem to say Stinger across the nose...

( I went by caption of that exact pic earlyer, but I had my doubts )

faksta · « **Reply #23 on:** October 08, 2010, 07:02:37 AM »

Yes, it is a Marquis Stinger for Formula 440 with a Fuji Chaparral snowmobile engine. Now they are used in Formula 500 - don't know whether it is a direct successor or just a replacement class. I'll post the ad I've found later - it's on another computer.

faksta · « **Reply #24 on:** October 09, 2010, 04:09:25 AM »

Here is the ad.

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