Mark, et. al:
This is all fine, but the Book refers to speeds in Stock & SP
specifically.
I am not sure what you mean by "fairness"?
Roger
MS>rjohnson@friendlynet.com wrote:
MS>> In any case, the Peru event was enough in excess of Rules
MS>> 1.3 and 2.1.A to be a concern. It sounds like other events are
MS>> also? (But we must discount competitor reports of calculated or
MS>> observed
MS>> speeds, as they are often exaggerated. An F/M driver at the
MS>> BFG Event in Oscoda last year reported 100+ mph at the finish line.
MS>> Radar gun had him at 63. . . . . . .)
MS>Ask a mod car driver in a car with gears, and in a class that allows
MS>open gearing. I can usually tell you how fast I was going within 5 mph
MS>or so, without even looking at the Geez! data.
MS>At NEDiv's, on Saturday in the dry, we were in the upper 70's entering
MS>the fast slalom on the way back. On Sunday, it may have been a little
MS>faster, except that for us it was quite wet so we were still in the
MS>70's entering the turnaround. That's in a CM Formula Ford.
MS>The Devens NT was similarly fast, mid to upper 70's top speed on both
MS>courses.
MS>I think both events were pushing the envelope in terms of the rulebook
MS>and in terms of fairness, but weren't out of hand.
MS>I'm sure there's someone who can offer similar authoritative data for
MS>Peru.
MS>Mark
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