Jim I am impressed! I have never seen such a well written response on this
site. Thank you from all of us poor slobs who are lucky we have a GCR Legal
F500 without selling the farm, the farmers daughter and her mother to get
one!
BobbyJ
#5 NER SCCA
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Subject: [F500] March Fastrack Proposal for the Solo Vee's in F Mod
SEB,
As one of the three writers of the original rules establishing F Modified
years ago, I have seen what we worked so hard at making a level playing
field between the F440/500's and the Solo Vee's go away as the F440/500's
improved over the years while the Solo Vee's did not. In general, I
believe that that this proposed group of changes goes WAY too far and too
fast into unknown territory in favor of the Solo Vee's as the SV's are not
THAT far behind in times over the last several Nationals.
I really like the introduction of the Formula First cars into the class
and would recommend strongly that its rules be used for the Solo Vee's so
that anything that goes beyond FST's rules should NOT be allowed for Solo
Vee's. And, yes, this means smaller wheels & tires for the SV's which is
not a bad thing for the asphalt surface at Topeka. Thus, the Solo Vee's
would eventually morph into FST's and may be considered later for road
racing by their owners, making them more valuable (ala FF's).
Looking at specific sections, here is what I think:
C.2.u - No, I am against any LSD or locked rear end - the FF's don't have
them then why allow them for SV's?
I suspect the FST's do not have them either.
D.1, D.2 & D.3 - Front & rear suspensions and the braking system - I have
no problem with any of these proposed changes AS LONG AS they do not
exceed FST's rules.
New Section E - If the change exceeds FST rules then I am absolutely
AGAINST it. However, for the other engine changes that are within FST
rules, let's postpone these changes until we see what changes made in D.1,
D.2 & D.3 show at Topeka Nationals over several years.
Remember to not go too far too fast and then later realize that it was a
mistake. I do believe that eventually the Solo Vee's will become FST's
for the most part and that this path will be the most cost effective
approach. I also suspect that several will buy new FST's to run both Solo
and Road Racing.
Jim Murphy
#3R93012
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