Chuck, I'm serious. If the grid personnel would know that a car did or didn't have reverse, it save some confusion, also if the vehicle spun and was on the side of the track... CR
Chuck Voboril <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: God idea Chris- it woud save a lot of questions and confusion. Maybe a circle with a slanted line thru it and an R in the center :-> Chuck >From: Chris Reinhardt >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [F500] A couple of questions - one OT >Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 10:16:56 -0800 (PST) > > Chuck, what do you think about getting a rule change that the car must be >identified as having or not having a reverse gear? A big yellow or orange >"R" on the car someplace if it doesn't have a reverse gear. > > CR > >Chuck Voboril wrote: > The other side of the argument: > >Having reverse in a rqce car can be a safety hazard. > >A race car that leaves the line or grid quickly in >reverse by mistake is not that uncommon! > >I think it is a very good thing if the grid workers have to use a tiny bit >of muscle to back a car up. > >They are standing up and can usually see a LOT better than the strapped in >driver. > > > >Chuck > > > > > > >From: Stan > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: RE: [F500] A couple of questions - one OT > >Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:11:10 -0800 (PST) > > > >True...true. A couple of years ago a DSR customer of mine pulled into > >impound after a race and the steward was walking around saying "show me > >your reverse, drivers" to everyone. We had to show him the GCR to prove > >DSRs didn't require one. He was cool, though, and then he wandered off > >saying "all you S2 guys, show me your reverse", to general laughter. Stan > > > >Chuck McAbee wrote: Which still doesn't prevent > >the grid workers from expecting all the cars to put it in reverse and >back > >into their grid spots?????? > > > > > >Chuck McAbee > >SEDIV #16 > > > >-----snip > >http://mail.yahoo.com >http://mail.yahoo.com http://mail.yahoo.com ________________________________ 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! ***
