Limit? And just how could that be enforced? As I've said before, one of the things I do in real life is write ordinances and we NEVER put a rule in unless we already know how to enforce it. Are you confident that someone who can get bespoke shocks made from unobtanium with super-duper magic springs won't be able to back up the "purchase" price with bogus documents? Or just lie straight to impound that he made them himself and the raw material cost was under the limit?
I don't think the safety argument is a good way to go with the CRB and BOD. If you can convince them that the cars are unsafe without the rule change, the easiest way for them to address the concern is to shut down the class as "too unsafe to race." That has the added benefit to them of one less class to bounce from the Runoffs. Besides, if shocks would prevent suspension failure, none of the other formula classes would ever have a suspension break... Gene near Seattle On 10/25/06, Chris Reinhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jim, cost is definetly a concern, but i don't think a "spec" shock is the > answer. > It will more expensive to redesign the car around a spec shock than it > would be to design a shock around a car. There's too many different cars, > and different suspensions within those cars, to make one shock work. Add to > that pulling shocks off your car, and having dyno'd going through tech. > Limit what a person can spend on each boinger, and I think that will > cover it. > > CR ________________________________ 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! ***
