Louis, >From the record you just described, F500 doesn't need saving by reducing 493 weight by 50lbs, the rest of us need saving from you !
You guys must have too much time on your hands. How do you run that many races in per year. Adding up the numbers comes to 38 races in 6 years. That averages 6.3 races per year. In the northern parts of the US, there are only 5 months in the racing season. That means you were at a race at least once a month with an extra race thrown in somewhere. That is dedication to the sport. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louis A. Schultz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "F500" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 9:10 PM Subject: [F500] 3" PUCKS > Hey guys don't give Quadrini all the credit for shooting down the 3' pucks. > Schultz Racing (Lou and Jim) also emailed the BoD disapproving the pending > puck change. Here was and still is our reasoning. > > Here is what we knew: > > Jim started SCCA racing in 2000. Through the August of 2006 he had accumulated > the following racing record: > > * 17 wins, 10 seconds, 4 fourths, 1 sixth 2 DNF's (rod bearing & a wall). > Except for one Regional all other races were Nationals. > > * 3 track lap records, 2 NE Divisional F500 Championships. > > * 2000 SCCA Jim Fitzgerald Award Winner. > > * Runoffs Record: 2nd, 4th, 6th, 4th. > > Somewhere in the above period he had two overall wins, i.e. FF's at NHIS and > VIR and eight consecutive wins (2003-2004). > > The above was accomplished using the now inferior 1" x 2" pucks, one car and > one engine! > > When I read Jay's original proposal it provided no hard data just statements > regarding the benefits of larger rubbers/elastomers. > > I don't claim to know everything but I do know that putting a 3 inches of > anything inplace of a 1" anything will alter the cars ride height. Now I > reasoned, with the larger puck.could the ride height be readjusted to optimal > performance settings or must the suspension be modified? Also, if the puck > were thicker and more compliant this might allow the car to go through > bouncing cycles or oscillate over uneven surfaces. If the puck were less > compliant then why change! > > I had written Jay several (two I think) emails on the f500 list trying to get > more info about ride height and the bouncing and maybe even learn something > more about elastomers. Jay replied that he had additional testing to do. I > have not seen any test data to date. > > At this point Jim and I, after much discussion, had no desire to vote for > changes that were unproven. There has been no solid data presented that the 3" > pucks would "work" as claimed. Nor was it ever group discussed or determined > if incorporating thicker pucks might obsolete any of the current cars or > require substantial conversion costs to alter suspension rods or buy new > rockers. > > Obviously 42 List members accepted the original proposal with these questions > unanswered. Jim and I were not prepared to do so. Do we want a "better" car? > You bet we do.but I sure would like to SEE what it is I'm saying yes to.if not > it could cost me more in the end. > > In conclusion, the SCCA provides a process permitting member's issues to be > presented, discussed, and ruled upon. If you think this process doesn't > measure up or could be better, try getting something changed at your local > oval or kart track. As SCCA members we do not "vote" on the issues. I'm > guessing there could be maybe 150+, f500 owner/drivers across the U.S. if we > really did have a voting membership the Club would have a voting process in > place. > > I don't know who or what anyone else may have written for or against the > bigger pucks but I will give credit to the BoD for weighing all the facts not > just measuring the popularity of the issue. Having said that, would like the > BoD give us that weight break on the 493 to save the class! > > Lou & Jim Schultz > > Philly Region > > PS Best Wishes, Everyone have a good run at the Runoffs. ________________________________ 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! ***
