I also see no reason to change the weight for 494 engine. My old updated 85 Red Devil with the BIG ENGINE (494) installed, weighed in after the race at some were between 805 and 828. Some of that is due to gas still left in the tank and scale inaccuracies. I weigh about 190 all suited up. If my old Red Devil with all my chunky welding and very thick fiberglass body can get there, the newer cars should be able to.
Look around your car, do you see things the you don't need. As a last resort, get rid of the battery and starter. Twenty pounds gone in a instant. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hite" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 6:59 AM Subject: Re: [F500] rotax engine > Has anyone ever considered petitioning to have our minimum weight raised to > say 850? It seems a large percentage of us are "normal sized" adults in the > 190-210 weight range. It is nearly impossible for most of us to make > minimum weight of 800 pounds. In the interest of fair competition, it seems > that we should try to get the minimum set to a point that most of us can > make. I am by no means "over-weight" physically, but still come in a full > 30 pounds over the minimum on a good day as I am 6'2" tall, 203 pounds. The > only way I could loose weight, would be too allow muscle mass to go away. I > don't consider this to be a healthy option. Yes I could spend tons of money > adding titanium bolts and carbon fiber, but it just seems like it would make > more since to have a little more breathing room in the weight > classification. I always seem to see really small jockey-like figures > standing on the podium, and it is already starting to frustrate me. > > Regards, > Chris H > > > _______________________________________________ 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! ***
