Thanks for the info Jeff. I thought that Mike had a 493 as I thought I saw him back up on the false grid during one of the sessions. Perhaps Mike can confirm this.
Thanks ... Jay Novak -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Blumenthal Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 10:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [F500] rotax engine Stan, I know that Novak, Marsh, and Brent were running 494. Wiley McMahan had a 493. As skinny as McMahan is, it's likely that he needed ballast to meet the 850lb minimum and probably didn't exceed the minimum by much. I suspect that Brian Novak didn't exceed the 800lb minimum by too much either. The small difference in qualifying times between McMahan at 850lb min (493) and Novak at 800lb min (494) must say something....but Marsh and Brent were also very fast, and I've been told that both were way over the 800lb minimum for the 494. I don't know exact weights, but from impound records, the SCCA surely does. When evaluating this issue, shouldn't the SCCA consider the actual weights of the cars/drivers that were driven at the Runoffs rather than looking at the minimum legal weight? -Jeff Blumenthal Stan wrote: >Jay, can you give us a run-down on who was running 494 and 493 engines at the Runoffs? I have no way of knowing who ran which engine. Thanks! Stan > >Jay Novak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I hate to argue this point about the 494 vs the 493 engines. I particularly >respect all that Tony has done for F500. I also know that F500 is not a >huge part of his business as he sells a lot of kart engines which has been his major business for many years. > >I think it is important to look at the qualifying times from the Runoffs >last year & you will see that the 493 with the added 50 lbs is absolutely >equal to the 494. Admittedly Brian Novak turned the fastest race lap by >less than .1 seconds with a 494, but that "super trick" car is now illegal. >There were several 493s within .1 or .2 seconds in both qualifying & the >race. This indicates to me that the 493 with 50 lbs & the 494 are extremely close from a competitive perspective. > >-snip- > > > __________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >F500 mailing list - [email protected] >To unsubscribe or change options please visit: >http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 >*** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** > > > _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
