Thank you. All I can say is, we like the sport. The prepping, packing, racing, the people, and the many good times we've had over the years.
To us it doesn't seem like a lot of weekends. When Jim was a sponsored karter we out 24 to 26 weekends April to November, racing 3 classes. Now that was dedication...by a two very loving wives. Louie Philly Region > 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! ***
