John, I understand John. My post on the net was only given as an issue that has some good potential for coming into being. I can almost assure you that if shocks were allowed on our cars, there would be some extensive questions on these "suspension-type" cars being left in F Mod. I wouldn't want to bet against that :-).
Art -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Whitling Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 12:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [F500] F500 shocks Art I personally don't see shocks themselves making our cars faster, at all, on smooth courses like we have at HRP. In addition this was one of the reasons that I believe we should stay with pucks instead of springs. In my view this more about just making the car "right". Our cars work great on smooth surfaces now. It will be very hard to improve that performance with just dampening. Art wrote: >Solo folks, > >Although I too would favor our cars having a "real suspension" compared >to what we have now, I would caution you that if something other then >the current suspension setup were to be accepted by the CRB/BOD for our >cars in >2008 or thereafter, it could dramatically change the situation and >parity in F Mod. The racers do not have to be concerned about the >competitiveness of another type vehicle in their class, we do. > >As some, if not all of you know, the MAC is already wrestling with the >parity issue in F Mod. Adding shocks will further widen the alleged >performance gap between Solo Vees and F500s. If shocks become part of >the GCR for our cars, I would expect a reaction from the SEB/MAC if the >Solo Vees are, or would continue to be, classed in F Mod. > >I don't wish to put a damper on the discussion, but it is something you >guys should be aware of or be ready for if the CRB/BOD reacts in that >direction :-(. > >Be careful for what you wish for.....:-) > >Art > >[demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name >of Glacier Bkgrd.jpg] [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of ________________________________ 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! ***
