>--On Tuesday, March 15, 2005 9:23 PM -0600 pethier@isd.net wrote:
>>Are these weights with or without driver?
>Without, as is indicated in that same section of the proposal.
Mark! You cured my blindness!
I agree with the writer in the NAP this month that weighing without the
driver unfairly penalizes both light cars and heavy drivers.
>> If I was really optimistic, the little pushrod might put out 120 HP.
>> This is 12.8 pounds/HP.
>
>Right, but a built AP car will likely be putting out considerably more
>power from a motor of the same size. Like, probably double.
Hmm, so no breaks for pushrod engines.
>> Engine modifications are apparently unrestricted. Does this mean that
>> you can use any engine you like?
>
>Yes.
This pretty-much sucks. If your car has no headliner, plan on swapping in
a twin-cam engine from someplace.
>> Does this ruleset essentially mean that any car is allowed in AP, or is
>> there a list of eligible cars?
>> I am not allowed to run in SM2, but anyone can come into AP?
>Right.
See the "sucking" comment above.
No reflection on Mark, of course. I know HE didn't write these idiotic
rules.
So, if these rules go into effect, when would it be?
Phil Ethier
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