Dax Rush MC:CKC Guide 2009
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Dax Rush MC
WHERE OTHER MANUFACTURERS simply put a motorbike engine into their existing chassis designed for a car engine, DJ has returned to the drawing board and designed a brand new, bespoke kit package for those who prefer their cars to sound and go like superbikes! The result is the Dax Rush MC. Setting the tone is a brand new lightweight chassis designed to maximise performance potential without compromising strength or safety. Beyond this, there is an ultra-lightweight round-tube chassis for those into serious competition or just wanting the best. The latter comes with DJ’s patented Camber Compensation and Anti-Roll front suspension as standard. In addition to countering roll, this patented design ensures flat tyre-to-road contact whether cornering, accelerating or braking to cleverly deliver the ultimate in grip, predictability and composure. A De Dion rear suspension design is used for both variants. Other distinctive features include the MC’s centre tunnel located fuel tank (for maximum safety and improved weight distribution), rubbersleeved propshaft (which improves road driveability by acting like a cush drive) and hugely distinctive paddle-shift gear change. Engine options are varied, but the MC has been very successfully run with Honda Fireblade, Suzuki Hayabusa (including a 350bhp turbo-charged variant) and Kawasaki ZZR1100 units, to name just a few. The result is a car with astonishing road performance allied to surprisingly supple suspension and, as you'd expect, extraordinary handling.
SPECIFICATION CHASSIS: Fully triangulated lightweight spaceframe chassis in high strength, low carbon steel. Bonded and riveted aluminium floor and bulkhead panels for even greater rigidity. BODYWORK: Fibreglass nosecone, wings, scuttle and rear bodywork in precoloured gelcoat finish. Aluminium bonnet. DONOR CAR: Predominantly Ford Sierra. ENGINE OPTIONS: Most bike options can be used. SUSPENSION: Front – Double unequal length wishbones with neutral scrub, anti-dive geometry and shim adjustable camber. Patented Camber Compensation and Anti-Roll suspension on round-tube chassis. Adjustable coil-over dampers. Rear – Dax De Dion tube, upper A-frame and lower radius arms, adjustable coil-overs. STEERING: Rack and pinion, Ford Sierra column. BRAKES: Dual circuit, balance bar braking system with vented front discs and solid rears. KIT PRICE: Body/chassis kit £2095 plus VAT. BUDGET BUILD COST: Home built from around £9200.
SUMMARY – Dax Rush MC is a bespoke bike-engined package and it shows. This is an extremely well developed kit that works well on both road and track.
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DJ Sportscars, 2 Edinburgh Place, Edinburgh Way, Harlow, Essex CM20 2DJ T: 01279 442661 E: post@daxcars.co.uk W: www.daxcars.co.uk
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