Very well said Dave! You just nailed why I ran F500 for so many years and became such a fan and proponent of the class.
I don't quote postings in their entirety very often but in this case I'll make an exception for those who might have deleted Dave's original post without reading it. My apologies to the digesters.... but it's worth a read and serious consideration. Engine diversity or not, it is exactly the qualities that Dave describes here that we must retain in the class. Whatever the powerplant, F500 is a low cost (by road racing terms), low maintenance, simple formula car. Always has been, and always should be. ----- Eric D Christensen Proadmin, Inc. On Mon, 2006-08-07 at 19:17 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I know how to set valves; that's why I don't want them. > > I've rebuilt small block Chevy's, big block Chevy's (a .030 over 454 > yielding about 610HP), big block Fords (helped a guy do a side oiler), > Datsun Z's (a .040 over L24 yielding about 230HP), and even an International > truck engine (the pistons had dishes in them adequate to hold a nice helping > of ice cream). I have rebuilt the top ends of Chapparal's, Kawasaki's, > AMW's, and now the 494 Rotax (I don't do bottoms). > > Let me tell you why I like this class and, in doing so, I will exclude the > normal economic, logistical, and technical reasons. IF you don't know these > by now, you need more help than this site can provide you. > > I work a 50-60 hour week. Unfortunately, I have a life outside of racing. > I work out, eat out, attend meetings of other subject groups, and like to > get a good night's sleep. Sound like you? Probably so. I do NOT eat, > sleep, and live racing. I AM an enthusiast but, I am NOT obsessed. Some of > you are obsessed; the rest is like me. > > I have no crew, attend most races alone (hence the electric starter), have > no sponsors, my employer is associated with neither the motor sports nor the > transportation industries, and therefore pay right out of the pocket with no > help. I am NOT complaining. However, racing solo (alone; not around > pylons) requires planning, sacrifice, and is somewhat disadvantageous when > seeking a second opinion. I barely have time to service the car as it is > without having to adjust valves (spare me the sealed engine sermon), change > crankcase oil, and check lift. I cannot afford a collection of springs, > shock valves, sway bars, gear box sets, lightened CV's, check/adjust shift > linkage, and STILL get dressed, buckled in and to the grid. The mental > transition from mechanic to driver can be an awesome undertaking. > > I am NOT unusual. I would predict that there are literally dozens of racers > in this class just like me. We need a simple solution to our racing. > Minimal variables. Easy loading/unloading. Low storage costs. Modest shop > space. > > This class will NEVER be EVERYTHING to EVERYBODY. If it is for you, please > accept the class for what it is; no more, no less. Warts & all. If not, I > personally wish you well in your racing and if you see me at the track and > need something, please drop by. I believe there are enough people > interested in this class to sustain its presence in the club. What I > believe we need to do is whatever is necessary to retain those people > without degrading the class by introducing unwarranted universality in an > attempt to please all the people, all the time. > > Dave Gill >
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