In a message dated 10/28/2006 11:05:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: <<<These are the most sited comments uttered concerning the F500 cars:
1. 2 cycle engine & CVT, "I don't know anything about them". 2. Some cars are funny looking and don't look like race cars. 3. These cars are too small for me. 4. The more interested really liked the simplicity of the chassis design, suspension, and set-up process (we use bathroom scales). If our analysis is anywhere near accurate...F1000 should grow like crazy. Like any endevor...demand and economics are the driving issues of success. People will spend their money in classes they like not on whatever it is we, the group, may want/like. The product is what it is. >>> F1000 will grow, but it's really going to be a different demographic now that the new car prices have been released. The fact is that a new track-ready F1000 will be over $40K - call Lee Stohr and ask what he'll deliver you a running car for. It will probably be a bit less than a current FC, with better reliability and lower operating costs, but I don't see them getting anywhere near our current sub-$20K price point. If I may respond to your 4 issues: 1) A change to a 600cc bike engine, replacing the 493/CVT would solve this. I mentioned this a while back on this list and got summarily drawn and quartered, so I assume nobody is interested in going down this path. Frankly, though, I see this as being less significant of a change than going to spring/shock/swaybar suspensions, as it won't radically change the dynamics of the car. Although I like 2-strokes for the simplicity, bike engines are cheap, and would allow us to maintain chain and/or belt final drive, and keep the solid rear axle. 2) Hasn't this gotten better over the past few years? 3) Some of our cars DO look small, but there should be enough large active drivers to put this idea to rest. I'd wager that it's a lot tougher to fit a 6 ft, 250 lb driver into a DB-1 or FVee than it is to get him into an Invader. MM ________________________________ 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! ***
