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Subject: 30 Pounds
From: Dick Rasmussen <rasmussend@mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 09:37:22 -0500
Thanks to Mark for your input.

Question:

Mark mentioned the following FF2000 proposal:

>  In Solo II, the S2000 still competes at the old weight of 1280#, so it 
> would have a
>30# advantage over the wingless FF2000.

Personally I'm not impressed with 30# being much of a performance 
disadvantage for our cars for autocrossing.

Why? Because "low budget, medium talent, no second driver, little old me" 
has consistently trophied at Nationals with a car that weighs in somewhere 
between 1120 and 1130.

How many of the rest of you run "really close" to the minimum weight? I'm 
sure Gary G does but what about others?

Also, what about the new aluminum head? Which of the top cars had it since 
theoretically weight placement could be a significant advantage?


Dick Rasmussen
CM 85
85 Van Diemen FF 

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