Dave
Don't know that I disagree with your logic exactly. However sometimes
progress is made in small increments. I would most certainly be in favor of
changing the current factor from 3.0 to the FIA factor of 2.1. They run
these engines frequently in endurance events around the world and feel the
2.1 factor is fair (relative term).
That would make a 13B equal to 2746cc and for us an "F". That's the
equivalent of bumping it up two engine classes. The current factor or 3.0 is
probably why we don't see more of these engines on the salt.
John Beckett, LSR #79, E/FCC
----- Original Message -----
From: "dahlgren" <dahlgren@uconect.net>
To: <DrMayf@aol.com>
Cc: <dwarner@electrorent.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: Rotary Engines (was Re: New Category)
> If the technology is better than a piston engine whats that got to do
> with anything???? do we have a handicap for a twin cam engine ?? How
> about a hemi handicap how would that go over.. i think everyone with a
> hemi has to go up 2 classes.LOL hey time marches on things get better..
> Look at the message i sent again and tell me if you see the logic in it
> vs a two stroke piston engine..
> Dahlgren
> DrMayf@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > I really know squat aboit hummer engines, but it seems to me that the
engines
> > of any sort should have equivalent displacements. For instance, my 302
Fors
> > has well, 302 CID, right? Well a hummer engine should be allowed the
same
> > displacement, me thinks. That displacement on my 302 is obtained in 2
crank
> > revolutions. so how many times does a hummer single rotor displace air?
> > Aren't the rotor to crank mechanics such that the crank makes several
> > revolutions for a complete rotor sweep? Like does it take two crank revs
for
> > 3 displacement changes?
> >
> > Now does the rotary engine have technology advances that make it more
> > efficient than the piston engine? I think yes, and I think this is where
some
> > of the handicapping comes from. But this is an interesting discussion.
Chuck,
> > where are you?
> >
> > mayf
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