Jim, I agree that Nationals is as much about the social aspects as it is about competition, but I want to at least have the illusion of having a chance. Gary's comments were just the icing on the cake and kind of amusing - they certainly aren't the reason we decided not to make the trip. I can also assure you that the "A Mod guys" haven't forgotten the people aspect of making the pilgramage to Topeka. In fact, they were planning on going even if their car wasn't quite good enough to win as long as they believed that it would keep running through the week (same as me). It just doesn't make sense to drive that far just to end up on the side lines with a broken car.
We got a very late start this year after doing a complete frame up rebuild during the off season. The main reason for not making the trip is an engine issue we've been chasing since late last year. We've never been able to get even close to even EGT's (100+ degree spread) and every weekend we had to jet down a size or two (regardless of weather conditions) to get it running at all. By the Packwood Pro a few weeks back, we were running 200/220 jets and barely seeing 1000 on the EGT's (and way down on power). We replaced a few bits and pieces recently and got it running a tiny bit better, but it is still no where near where it needs to be to justify driving 4000 miles round trip for 6 minutes of racing. We should have rebuilt the engine months ago, but we just spent too much time chasing our tails and there isn't time or energy to make it happen in time for Topeka. I'm considering flying in for the Runoffs to hang out with some of the F500 gang since I now have some extra vacation time to use up. Good luck at Nats and have a great time. I look forward to hearing about the new surface. Sheldon On 9/14/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sheldon, > Just because your car is deemed unfit by someone else does not mean > that you > will not be competitive in Topeka. You need to be in Topeka for many > reasons more. One of which is reconnecting with the rest of the F > Mod group. > Another is scoping out the new facilities at HPT. And yet another is > seeing > people who you will only see once a year. Remember that SCCA is about > more than > cars, it's about the people, too. You might want to pass this on to the > A > Mod guys who I think have forgotten the people aspect of this event. > I hope to see you in Topeka. > > Jim ________________________________ 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! ***
