Messenger SR Update

The Messenger sports racer project is picking up steam. PDG's torsional rigidity testing of the original Tatuus chassis is done, the George Dean '07 GSXr is being crated up and prepared for shipping (lot's of smiles from the dyno!), and Dauntless Racing is preparing to pull the first fiberglass plugs out of their molds. These plugs will then be modified to the Messenger SR dimensions and new molds generated from the end product. The initial test bodywork will be fiberglass and the finished set will be carbon fiber. Dauntless Racing's initial test of the Dauntless bodywork on a Formula Atlantic C Sports Racer went very well.

See their comments about the test at: http://p081.ezboard.com/fdsrforumcarbuilding.showMessage?topicID=1028.topic

Here are a couple of teaser shots -

The Dauntless CSR from their shakedown test

and the Tatuus chassis at PDG's facilities with a 2006 GSXr mock up motor sitting in the engine bay - note how easily the motor clears in the seamingly small engine bay! The two top engine bay braces are stock Tatuus parts. These photos also give a good picture of how the bulkhead area of the Tatuus is designed. The design really lends itself to the conversion.