Brian & I are planning on doing other racing next year. While F500s my favorite class & is easily the best bang for the $$$ in SCCA racing, Brian & I are planing on moving up to other racing.
The current Novakar is still being built by Don Clar. We do not have any plans to build new NovaKars or Rakavons (unless someoneelse wants to build them). However our current car & another roller is for sale after the Runoffs. ks ... Jay Novak Than On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:02:17 -0500, Jan Schmidt wrote > Jay, > Does moving on mean that you will no longer make and sell Novakars? > Bill Schmidt 88 Red Devil Kawi > > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/09/06 9:53 PM >>> > I think that there is a lot of mis-understanding about the proposed > longer > pucks. It is not about getting more travel it is about getting a longer > linear range & less significant changing of the rates near the end of > travel. > > This was not intended to just put the longer pucks in & you are > done. It would nessitate the design of new rockers & would simplify > the design of the spring cans. > > The purpose of this proposal was to make it easier to get decent > wheel rates. > > Another point is that you do not have to run 3 inch long pucks you > can use any length UP TO 3 inches. Change is not necessary at all > if what you have works. > > After the Runoffs I will post actual data on the F500 site for all to > look at > & you will see that it will be much easier to get controlable wheel > rates. > > Our current car compresses the puck betwenn 2 FLAT plates. No > tapered recievers, compression plates or cans at all. > > In any case we are moving on from F500 after this season & my goal > was to try to help F500. > > Thanks ... Jay Novak -- WOW! Homepage (http://www.wowway.com) ________________________________ 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! ***
