Cory That is why I bought 3 cars and so for it has been true that there always seem to be some broblems with one or two cars so I started taking two cars to each event. Rory
McLeod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Marshall, > > You are right, we need to overcome the perceptions you listed. > > Maybe it's because I'm a mid-packer most of the time, but I would estimate > my finish rate at 80%+. > > Cory > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Cory, > >The snapped belt may not be expensive in and of itself, but when the entire >weekend is thrown away because it breaks in lap 2, the effective cost is the >entire weekend, i.e., entry fee, hotel, tow gas, tires, etc. From my >experience, my actual finish rate hovers around 50%, and I do a LOT of >preventive >maintenance, and have never hit another car, hit a wall, or otherwise created >a >driver-error DNF. > >Under any circumstances, I think you missed my point (or I just didn't get >it across well). > >If you ask most people in the paddock what they think of F500, you will get >several responses, and these are what limit our attractiveness to those who >come into SCCA with no understanding of our class structures. > >1) Unreliable >2) Noisy (almost as bad as RX-7s or FMs) >3) 'Not real race cars' or 'overgrown go-karts' >4) Just another formula class with 2 cars on the track > >To solve perception #4 by growing, we have to deal with perceptions 1 >through 3. > >Also, if I may, has anyone thought about trying to get the word out by >putting information in karting magazines? Putting ads into SCCA is talking to >those who already know who we are, IMHO...... > >Marshall Mauney >2002 Red Devil > > > > >In a message dated 7/23/2006 5:44:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ><<Marshall regarding reliability. If you run your engine stock/legal and >replace the belts on a reasonable cycle, I beleive our cars are very reliable. >The >guys who got me into racing were IT drivers and they were also having to >work on their cars all the time. A big difference was when they had a >mechanical DNF, it was something much more expensvie than a $50 belt. > >I do agree that you can race a SS or IT and have long periods where you >don't have to spend so much time between races on maintenance (like we do), >but >the guys that do that aren't winning national or ARRC races. In addition to >spending $25k for an engine from Sunbelt, how much reliability do you give up >when you tweak an SM to the point where it can win national races? > >I am not trying to flame Marshall, I just beleive that it is accrate to >describe our class as very reliable.>>> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >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! *** > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? > Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. >_______________________________________________ >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! *** > __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp _______________________________________________ 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! ***
