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Re: Ricardo Gonzales DSQ'ed in FM?!?

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Subject: Re: Ricardo Gonzales DSQ'ed in FM?!?
From: William Loring <bloring@tirerack.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 08:48:37 -0800
Gary,

Thanks for the update. I know Ricardo is always playing with different
carbs, but I hadn't seen this one. Glad that Dawn's result will still stand,
she's a very good driver.

William Loring


> From: GSMnow@aol.com
> 
> He was booted for an illegal carb.
> This was very much expected, and done to get a rulling. I think it is still
> under apeal to get the clarification. The "rule" allows any single 2 barrel
> carb. Ricardo built his own carb that is as wide as the Vee engine so it has
> a throttle right over each pair of cylinders. It only has one float bowl and
> comes off the car as one part. It is a stretch of the rule to find where the
> limit is.
> 
> His car is the FML champ, and it ran all FML runs with a normal single carb.
> Dawn Odoi drove his car very well and had the quick time on both courses.
> 
> Gary M.
> 



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