In a message dated 9/16/02 9:30:59 PM Central Daylight Time, mark@sirota.org
writes:
> Sidepods on Formula 500 cars must be 9-12" high (FCS page 68, rule E.9).
> Plenty of room to fit an 8" high number. And if for some reason the
> outside edge of the sidepod isn't high enough, there's no rule preventing a
>
> taller
> vertical surface from being mounted there on which taller numbers could be
> placed. And there's also the side of the fuselage beside the driver, or
> the
> larger engine cover on some cars.
it's not just FM, D Mod also needs some lessons on having legible, properly
sized numbers and class letters in contrasting colors. IMO the real problem
is that this is not usually so obvious up close to the vehicle, such as in
Tech, though also IMO there is not much of an effort being made to catch the
problem either.
Mark Sipe
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