Re: Traction Control

["John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>]

Dave

At this juncture I ain't fer or agin it. I just think it's un-enforceable in
it's current format. And maybe un-enforceable under any format.
Perhaps the best thing to do is ban electronics and data accusation from
Vintage/Nostalgia/Classic vehicles and let the rest try and run as fast as
they can.

John Beckett

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Cc: "Land Speed List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>; "Land Speed list - 2"
<land-speed@landracing.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: Traction Control


>
> In the first place i can do it without one(wheel speed sensor)...So a good
> thought but not worth the effort. You would have to disallow EFI and data
> acquisition, at that point I suspect a lot of cars will be packing up and
> leaving.. John it's 2001 the genie is out of the bottle.. Didn't our
revered
> predecessors use every thing at their disposal to make the cars and bikes
> faster??? Without saying it was too new and revolutionary. Bet there was a
talk
> or too when mechanical fuel injection first came out too. But it is over
it is
> the racers ingrown desire to go faster at whatever cost with the most
technology
> they can apply for the most part.. If it special construction my personal
> opinion is the the spirit of the rules when first laid down was these cars
are
> the leading edge of LSR and the rules are for safety and engine
classification.
> I really don't think that they had a zillion rules that said you can race
but
> only with old tech and one hand tied behind your back. I also don't think
any of
> this stuff belongs on a roadster or any other classic LSR car..
> Dave
> John Beckett wrote:
> >
> > "F-1 has found it impossible to enforce this rule."
> >
> > F-1 had a bunch of money to work with and invested in trying to enforce
the
> > ban on traction control. Might just be smarter for SCTA to ban specific
> > parts like wheel sensors rather than trying to maintain a total ban on
> > traction control which is un-enforceable.
> >
> > John Beckett
> >
> > > I think SCTA would be wise to make the traction control rule
> > > match reality and delete all references to it.
> > > There is NO way the rule can be enforced where engine management
> > > systems are allowed.
> > > That's the reality.
> > >
> > > Bryan Savage

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