Charlie Swartz Mid Engine Wedge

[CIRF]

He also ran that car at the Springfield mile. NTR also.

Yep, I mentioned that in post #13.

[Raceready]

I remember the stock make of the production car that it was supposed to represent was a Pontiac Feiro since it was a mid engine design.

[wallis127]

Here it is...

[Raceready]

Charlie liked driving it because he said he felt like he was able to dive in a little deeper and get a little bit closer on the car in front of him.

[Southern Ohio Racer]

I got to talk with Charlie about the mid-engine car, back when he was trying to run it. He said it was super fast on a wet, heavy track. When the track dried out it would start to push really bad.
It was called a Pontiac Fiero, due to the mid-engine design.
Charlie always pushed the envelope with his cars, so him trying the idea fitted right in.

[RRRKKK]

I remember him saying that it took some time to get used to the steering. He sat so far forward the geometry
was different.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

I got to talk with Charlie about the mid-engine car, back when he was trying to run it. He said it was super fast on a wet, heavy track. When the track dried out it would start to push really bad.
It was called a Pontiac Fiero, due to the mid-engine design.
Charlie always pushed the envelope with his cars, so him trying the idea fitted right in.

The Fiero debuted in 1983.

[Crashmagnet]

As a child, I remember Charlie telling my Dad that the car was always awesome,...... til the driveshaft flew out. Memory serves that was its Achilles heel while it and the other one that Loy Allen drove. (Which I think JW had originally bought for Jimmy (Hunt)) was allowed to run.

[Clayton_Wetter]

Speaking of Charlie and drive shaft trouble. I saw Charlie stand a car on it's nose when the driveshaft dropped from the front and dug in at Paragon Speedway in Indiana back around 1980. It was really a wild ride he took. Believe it might have been the first Ronnie Johnson Rayburn car, a red number 5.