Dude, do you read any of the posts? Nobody is going to build a car around a set of shocks! and if they were, there wouldn't be an advantage! Rebuilding a shock that's not nitrogen charged is like changing the oil in you pickup. I sugested a spending limit on shocks, not a spec shock. Developement time would be the same as if there were 3" pucks, or if there were a new engine, or new tire, or new anything availible. At some point in time, you have to think that a 15 or 20+ year old racecar is not going to be a front runner... CR
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: <<their car, they should certainly be free to keep their pucks while others can change. >>> I don't think it's a question of being a waste, per se. I think it's a question of: 1) What it would do to the value of the existing cars once shock-optimized cars are developed 2) The ongoing cost of shock rebuilds (vs the cost of replacement pucks). 3) The cost & logistics of policing a spec shock if one is selected 4) The cost of high-end shocks if the rule is free 5) The development time required to re-engineer every car in existence for a new damping system. Even if fitting the shock/spring can be done relatively easily, tuning will change enough to require 'starting over' with a car that the owner has probably already spen a great deal of time and money on tuning. Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail. ________________________________ 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! ***
