Hey Marshall! Just wondering if you are planning to make the Summit Point National coming up soon? Hope to see some folks turn out! Andrew
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 10:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [F500] Class survival reflections and ideas -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <<<Suspensions .. we should allow an inexpensive non rebuildable gas charged shock. Pick a shock line, like the popular and cheap Gabriel gas bag shocks and allow anyone to use any size unit that the company makes in that line. Lots of flexibility, lots of dampening options, pricing around $100 a set. What's not to like? >>> The fact that to get a consistent, fast set of shocks will require buying a bunch of them and dynoing to match. Ask the guys who ran Showroom Stock back in the days of OEM shock rules. You might be able to buy a set for $100, but you won't win any races with that set. <<<Wheels and tires .. I'm of the opinion that we should eventually allow the option of 13" tires at some point in the future. Maybe set a date of acceptance, like 2 years out, and of course, don't exclude our 10" wheels and tires. >>> I'm not 100% against this one, but how would you equalize the performance? How much more contact patch is there when you go to a FF/FC tire (which is what we're talking about)? Also, if half of our class moved to 13" tires, how much longer do you think Hoosier/Goodyear would continue to make competitive 10" tires? Unfortunately, this could potentially obsolete the vast majority of our cars that can't fit a 13" wheel/tire without major modifications. [FWIW, I don't see how changing tire/wheel size would help us get or retain new drivers....] ________________________________ 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! ***
