Jim, I share your opinion about the final drive belt, however most likely our tires will be cold or cool and will not have the grip that a hot tire will have. So it might work a time or two.
I used to think that standing starts would be dangerous, but in F1 and now that the champ cars are using it, you really don't see any issues on the start. Now turn one is a different story. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 3:40 PM Subject: [F500] FIA Standing Starts > Only two components are of concern in?today's F500 - the CVT transmission and the final drive. > 1.? The CVT should NOT be a problem at all in standing starts, however, > 2.? 36mm (narrow) cogbelt drives are just way too weak to handle it;?the fix is wider (62mm) cogbelt drive or roller chain drive. > The FF's won't have a prayer as they are heavier and their 1st gear is too tall (if they don't change it). > My gut feeling is that the FIA standing start will NOT be adopted by SCCA as too unsafe and too hard on the drive trains. > > Jim ________________________________ 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! ***
