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Re: STU Displacement Limit - An Idea

To: Joshua Hadler <jhadler@rmi.net>, "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com>
Subject: Re: STU Displacement Limit - An Idea
From: Rick Cone <conekiller@cwix.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:05:23 -0400
> That's a good point mark. It does seem that this is evolving into a
>class for cars that run over 1bar. The way it's laid out now, you kinda
>gotta have a blower or a turbo if you're going to compete.

My point exactly.... And all wheel drive to put all the power down.  This
seems like an Eagle Talon dominatrix class with a bunch of other cars
allowed in to make it an SCCA class.  If you are going through this much
trouble why not find away to allow 2 seeters?  With the rules you have now
do you really think a 1.8 litre Miata or 1.6 litre MR2 is going to dominate?
The Fiero?  Why the exclusion when you are trying to be inclusive with such
a broad range of vehicles?

Rick Cone
-----Original Message-----
From: Joshua Hadler <jhadler@rmi.net>
To: Mark J. Andy <marka@telerama.com>
Cc: autox mailing list <autox@autox.team.net>; Dennis Grant
<dg50@daimlerchrysler.com>
Date: Thursday, July 15, 1999 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: STU Displacement Limit - An Idea


>"Mark J. Andy" wrote:
>>
>> Howdy,
>>
>> On Thu, 15 Jul 1999 dg50@daimlerchrysler.com wrote:
>> >  STU displacement limits are as follows:
>> >     - for overhead camshaft engines  - 3.000 litres
>> >     - for pushrod valvetrain engines - 4.000 litres
>> >     - for rotory (wankel) engines    - 1.500 litres
>>
>> Given no displacement breaks for NA motors, we could call this class FIM
>> for "Forced Induction Mod"... :-)  (that's a good thing, btw.  A class
for
>> modified streetable cars with forced induction seems to currently be
>> lacking).
>
> That's a good point mark. It does seem that this is evolving into a
>class for cars that run over 1bar. The way it's laid out now, you kinda
>gotta have a blower or a turbo if you're going to compete.
>
>-Josh2
>
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>Joshua Hadler    '74 914 2.0 CSP/Bi - Hooligan Racing #29 - CONIVOR
>                 '87 Quantum Syncro - aka stealth quattro
>
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>http://rainbow.rmi.net/~jhadler/
>


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