Well Chuck, I am also a CVT fan, that is why I want to add an engine not eliminate the 2 stroke CVT.
On your other point about the magic of coil overs & shocks. Last season Brian won the Cen-div with our old (used to be legal) Rakavon. While we did not race head to head against the FFords, Brian's fasted race lap, including at the RUNOFFS was faster than the fasted Fford on 4 weekends & also at the RUNOFFS where they certainly had the fasted Fords in the country. This year in our newly revamped Rakavon Brian raced head to head against some really decent Fords at IRP & won the race OVERALL. So it looks to me like a current top F500 can run with q $40K Fford. Thanks ... Jay Novak -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Voboril Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 5:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [F500] RE: Beyond powerplants/trannys Jay, While a 6 speed might mean something to some people, F500 ought to look carefully at more than that. In my experience, most people, once they see the solid rear end and lack of coils springs and lack of true shocks just shake their heads and walk away. They think: "big, evil handling go-kart that will hurt my back". I reckon that most of the Solo and road racing population with true shocks has been totally spoiled by the magic that those devices perform. Just as a 6 speed may not be any faster than a CVT, it doesn't matter a bit to them if you are quick with rubber pucks It is a perception thing too. >From my own standpoint, I wouldn't leave the class if these cars had coils overs, IRS, and wings; the powerplant woudn't matter as much as long as it fed a CVT. I'd still prefer a CVT very much because the faster you go in Solo the less you care to take even a finger off of the steering wheel. Chuck >From: "Jay Novak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: [F500] engines >Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2006 08:43:11 -0400 > >I am starting this thread to simply start a dialog on the subject of >alternative drive trains, so do not send the assassins. > >I am of the opinion that we need a 4 stroke engine with a conventional >transmission for our class to survive. I would be happy with a 2 stroke >with a transmission but I do not think there is a production engine >available. > >I am not saying that we eliminate the 500cc w/CVT combination, but only >that >we have a competitive alternative engine that has a conventional 6 speed >transmission. > >I say this because we need to generate lots of new interest in F500 or we >have a good chance of losing our national status in a few years. > >Thanks ... Jay Novak > > > > >________________________________ >FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 >The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing >Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 >_________________________________ > > > >_______________________________________________ >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! *** ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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! *** ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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! ***
