Tommy wrote:
> Don't over react! Think about it, the 2000 fits.
Actually, the place for FF2000 is B Mod. The FA cars are very expensive
to buy, develop, and maintain. The sportsracers and big formula cars
are the ones that need to be restricted in some way to allow the FF2000
to be competitive. I believe a FF2000 set up as well as a top notch CM
car would beat CM by at least 1.5 seconds per day at Nationals, maybe
more. It wouldn't take all that much to slow down the current BM cars
to make FF2000 competitive there.
So if there is an outcry to make the FF2000 competitive in Solo II, then
a realigned BM is the place for it. However, except for maybe one voice
on the MAC, Chris P, and Tommy, there has been no call for it.
Jim
Josh Sirota wrote:
> What is it Tommy, are you afraid of those FF2000s kicking your ass in
> BM? :-)
>
> Seriously, I'm not a fan of restrictors and huge weight penalties to
> try to produce equality. These sorts of things just produce bastard
> cars. Especially considering that the proposal in Fastrack calls for
> removing the wings.
>
> Personally, if I were to get into the class again, and the options were:
> FF1600 (as today)
> S2000 (as today)
> FF2000 without wings and with restrictors/weight
> I can't imagine wanting to do the third one, unless the restrictors
> and weight penalties were such that I thought it would still have an
> advantage. Why do you think this would increase CM class entries?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 11:10 AM
> Subject: CM F2000
>
> Gary
>
> Don't over react! Think about it, the 2000 fits.
>
> Frame and suspension are the same, in some cases, exactly.
>
> Power easily fixed with restrictor plate, conservatively.
>
> CM has turned the corner, beginning to decline. Check numbers.
> FF has been in decline for years.
>
> S2000 has not been overwhelming in CM, even with hp and downforce
> advantage. They look big, because of body, but wb/track
> essentially the same.
>
> F2000 is healthy. We will also have to address FSCCA soon,
> another version of F2000, which should also land in CM, restricted.
>
> IMHO, the stock F2000 wings/diffusers have little effect in Solo 2
> and could be left on, countered by restrictor.
>
> The idea is to not allow F2000 to have a chance to dominate CM,
> adjust restrictions with experience.
>
> It just makes sence. We need to look to the future. I think it
> could work extremely well, if applied conservatively and
> intelligently...
>
> Tommy
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