Sam & Greg Scharnberg wrote:
> Tyson:
>
> You may want to be a little careful with the "reply all". It looks like
> your response went to the SEB. They get enough mail as it is! :-)
Actually, that was entirely deliberate. Note that the "To:" line was
the SEB and the CC line was the CM list. It was intended as a message
to the SEB which was cc'ed to the interested group.
> Please see below.
>
> Greg Scharnberg
> 94 Citation SF - FC
> 82 Ralt RT5 - BM
>
> At 05:35 PM 12/8/2003 -0500, tyson@irobot.com wrote:
> --------------------------------- snip---------------
> Formula Ford offers a low cost car that handles well and can be setup to
> handle the way you like. Additionally, I will be competing against
> other cars whos performance is nearly identical to the one I'm driving.
> The best part is that some of the cheapest Formula Fords seem to be the
> best choices for Solo applications. Change this and I will be looking
> for someplace else to spend my time and money.
>
> I don't believe that a nationally competitive CM car is inexpensive and
> there are lots of poor choices out there in the "cheapest Formula Ford"
> category. But, an inexpensive car that is well driven can contend for a
> trophy at Nationals. And, they are all fun to drive!
Many people have abused my 85F as a very poor Formula Ford. It is
regarded as the worst Reynard ever and a "poor choice". They are quite
cheap compared to the current generation of cars that are competitive in
Formula Ford on the track.
My car is now the 2003 CM champion car, and I had it in 3rd place until
I drove like a wimp on the 2nd day. I'm very new to CM, somewhat new to
rear wheel drive, and don't have a Mark Daddio like record or
reputation. I do believe that nationally competitive CM cars can be
inexpensive.
> ---------------------------snip--------------------
> I see BM as very poorly defined with arbitrary rules changes from the
> GCR cars they are supposed to be but generally aren't, as well as being
> too expensive.
>
> I have been a competitor in what is now BM since 1976 and there have
> been almost no rule changes! But, the "best car for the class" has been
> redefined several times! :-) Can't argue about the "expensive".
Actually, the comment wasn't about change over time, but change from
GCR. BM is supposed to be a GCR class, but I believe that many of the
top BM cars, perhaps the Atlantics in particular, are not GCR spec with
respect to weights and motors. I could be not entirely informed about this.
Cheers!
Ty
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Tyson D Sawyer iRobot Corporation
Senior Systems Engineer Military Systems Division
tsawyer@irobot.com Robots for the Real World
603-654-3400 ext 206 http://www.irobot.com
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