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Originally Posted by john rogers View Post
........................... was at a vintage race, got the car started okay but stalled it when pulling out of the pits and the battery was too small and pretty much dead and he could not get it running until several laps into the race. Remember to win you first have to get started and that requires some power.

THIS - I can comment because I have raced cars and motorcycles. Unless you are campaigning a top fuel bike or car, it should be self starting with some sort of charging system. You might be surprised at how many top sportsman and pro category cars (drag) run starters and charging systems.

Look into light weight aftermarket gear reduction starters, small - current generation alternators producing 60-70 amps will be enough and then Lithium-Ion batteries.
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