I agree with Dave. Anyone that wants to race in the past can run X. And I
don't race a car yet.
Dale
sunny and 65 in Pahrump
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Subject: Re: The Devil Made Me Do It (TC)
> anything that is on a production car available to the general public as
far as
> suspension and control systems is legal on any racing car.. either
mechanical or
> electronic.. End of problem.
>
> Lets go racing and shorten the rule book to pertinent things such as
engine
> size fuel and cage construction.. It is basically un police able anyway,
and if
> it could be it is so vague as to be silly. It is a po taaa toes --- po ta
toes
> kind of thing. all in the pronunciation and interpretation.. What about
drive by
> wire.. what do you do with the toe strap. If it were so unsafe do you
really
> think the DOT would allow it on the road? The seat belts we mandate are
not even
> DOT approved.. These are racing cars they are supposed to be innovative
not
> retro cars. Every one I know that races cars is always very proud how
> developments from racing make road cars better.. I think we have a problem
when
> my mom has a more sophisticated car both mechanically and electronically
than a
> streamliner going 400 mph..
>
> Active suspension, Drive by wire, traction control, ABS just to name a
few..
>
>
> Dave
>
> Bryan Savage wrote:
> >
> > Good points Dave. How would you word it?
> >
> > Bryan
> >
> > Dave Dahlgren wrote:
> >
> > >Then all those things short of ballast are illegal..
> > >Rev limiter measures rpm
> > >Boost limiter measures manifold pressure
> > >Driver measures slip and adjusts clutch
> > >Wing diffuser and spoiler all work by air speed
> > >Ignition advance uses rpm at least..
> > >Throttle ..driver
> > >Gearshift auto trans measures both rpm and throttle position..
> > >
> > >so far have not used a computer and these are all traction
control........
> > >
> > >
> > >Problem is it is not written down as every car would be illegal under
the
> > >current definition.. So you can not go by your intent at all. it is all
subject
> > >to inspector determination of something not written down clearly.. It
is a very
> > >sad note when yo can not use the technology that is available in normal
> > >passenger cars to make a race car go faster.. It is anti innovation and
anti hot
> > >rodding.. It is museum racing.. all the cars are vintage like it or
not.. All I
> > >want to know is who are these low buck little gus everyone talks
about.. Most of
> > >this stuff is useless until you have enough power to spin the tires in
the first
> > >place in high gear. when you have that much power the whole concept of
low buck
> > >is long gone.
> > >
> > >Dave
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