Okay, so I am a rookie this year and generally just observe the list to learn about our class the people making it happen.
This thread on car counts however is just too disturbing not to chime in. I did a lot of research about which class I wanted to get into before buying a car and for all of the obvious reasons (speed for money, etc.) I chose f500. I absolutely love it, have met really great people and get this - my wife is actually having a great time too! My concern now is that it almost sounds like by the time I can actually earn my national license there may not be a reason to have it. Now, I'll continue to race my f500 no matter what but I was/am looking forward competing at the national level perhaps even traveling to some great tracks which would hopefully include the runoffs someday. Just my .02 Sean Sean G. McDonald Advertising Director Peninsula Daily News 360-417-3540 -----Original Message----- From: Jay Novak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 7:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [F500] racing car counts F500 car counts are down 50% this year. See this link. http://p081.ezboard.com/fdsrforumfrm28.showMessage?topicID=115.topic Thanks ... Jay Novak -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 8:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [F500] racing car counts In a message dated 7/19/2006 8:51:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: <<<I think with the introduction of f1000, the SCCA got their entry level step for the karters to go to and we will forever be forgetting the 600cc bike motor debate.>>> Don't bet on it. F1000 is the heir apparent to FC and the Pinto 2L engine; there is as of yet no heir apparent for FF and the 1.6L Kent. FF is experiencing a far more significant decline than we are, and it has been declining for several years. You can bet that there WILL be a non-winged class that is far faster than FV, but not up to FC/F1000 levels; unless F500 gets on the growth curve FAST, F600 will likely occur. Frankly, it wouldn't surprise me to see a move towards an open-wheel class structure of FA/FB/FC/FD/FE, with FF/F500/F600 being lumped together into FD. <<<The large problem, I see, is budgets and the move of the Runoffs. I, for one, will not be going to the Runoffs this year due to time and work commitments. >>> I'd suggest something else as part of the problem - reliability and maintenance requirements. F500 absolutely goes the fastest for the money of any class in SCCA, but it also is one of the least reliable, and these cars take a relatively high level of attention to stay running. When a newbie compares this with, for example, Spec Miata, they see a slow "gas'n'go" car vs. a very quick "time sponge." F500 may be 10 seconds/lap faster for only a few dollars more, but for someone with limited time available to work on their car, it may be a tough sell. ...just my $0.02...... Marshall Mauney 2002 Red Devil _______________________________________________ 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! ***
