I really don't want to further this discussion too much, but...your
statement:
>>>Where were the scrutineers or tech people when this was done? This
certainly couldn't be the reason for the change, is it? Again this kind
of problem is easily solved if the events and rule book are written
properly.<<<
Is slightly flawed....Last I checked, we don't have scrutineers in Solo
2. Also, Solo tech inspectors check for safety items, not rule
compliance. Solo 2 rule compliance is policed by the competitors
themselves......
I could care less whether we weight with or without, I'll set my car up
to the rules presented.....
DaveW
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Cox [mailto:charles@coastalbay.com]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 9:53 AM
To: rocky@tri.net
Cc: dave2020@mindspring.com; jlieberman@sport.rr.com; dave@wcsllc.net;
fpspitfire37@msn.com; Autox
Subject: Fw: minimum weight requirement
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocky Entriken" < <mailto:rocky@tri.net> rocky@tri.net>
To: "Dave Hardy" < <mailto:dave2020@mindspring.com>
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Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: minimum weight requirement
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Hardy" < <mailto:dave2020@mindspring.com>
dave2020@mindspring.com>
>
> > Why is weighing with driver a bad thing? In a class where the cars
are very closely prepped and driven, the weight difference of the driver
can make a difference. Do us big guys need to start recruiting horse
jockeys to drive our cars?
>
> Few remember that once upon a time -- for one year only (1982) -- we
DID weigh with driver.
>
> This came in shortly after road racing went to weighing with driver.
>
> We discovered a key difference. Road racing typically has one driver
per car per event. We often have two, sometimes more. Frequently the
co-drivers are him/her -- big and little.
>>>Rocky, I would argue that although it is a difference, it shouldn't
have ever been a difference that justifies weighing the car without
driver. There are many other forms of motorsport that have more than
one driver and they do fine. We shouldn't write the rules to cater to
the minority and particularly in light of the ability of the competitor
to deal with the difference, which can be done by weighing the car with
driver but can't be solved weighing the car without driver.<<<
>
> Best example of the problem I remember was a DP husband/wife. When she
drove, they had to put 100 pounds of ballast in the car. They did it by
having her sit on a 50-pound bag of kitty litter and putting another
behind her, replacing the "midget shim" they'd previously used for her.
And then, just to compound things, that car rolled at the '82 Nationals.
Fortunately
> with him in it (and no injury), but the "what-if" arose had she'd been
in it with that 100 pounds of kitty litter part of the equation -- next
year the with-driver rule was gone.
>>>Where were the scrutineers or tech people when this was done? This
certainly couldn't be the reason for the change, is it? Again this kind
of problem is easily solved if the events and rule book are written
properly.<<<
>>>Charles Cox (I am opposed to weighing without driver, but doesn't
affect my class either way)<<<
>
> --Rocky Entriken (not opposed to weighing with driver, just presenting
some
> background)
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