If not perhaps they should.
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "dahlgren" <dahlgren@uconect.net>
To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Cc: <dwarner@electrorent.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: Rotary Engines
> Then why do the 2 strokes run heads up.. aren't there some small engine
> liner records set with 2 strokes that had an unfair advantage?? does FIA
> also factor them as well??
> Dahlgren
>
> John Beckett wrote:
> >
> > 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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