Heres another idea, just build a F1000 or a DSR.
Seriously, FS has a min weight w/out driver of 750#,
so playing there may not be practical for F500 experimenters.
Let you conscience be your guide.
Chuck
From: Bruce Kapraszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [F500] Write the Shock Rule
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 09:02:02 -0800 (PST)
Here's yet another idea. For all the guys out there who want coil over
dampers, motorcycle engines, and other variations from the current rules,
go
ahead and use them on your car. Then re-homologate your car as a Formula
Special and prove to the rest of us that your ideas are safer, more cost
effective, and will contribute to greater participation before you start
asking us to spend our money. Thank you.
----- Original Message ----
From:
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday,
October 29, 2006 7:50:36 AM
Subject: Re: [F500] Write the Shock Rule
Marshall, yes, we know that many of those statements are...mis conceptions.
1. I just reported what the people said. It's really their -preception-
of
the class. If interested, the next step would be be for them to get more
info., or for the group to better explain/educate the racing public.
2. I
don't think as a class we should be a smaller F1000 class.
Appreciate your
Forum input. Your other class experience brings a broader
insight to the
discussions.
Louie Schultz
Philly Region
> 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
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