At 10:29 PM 9/16/02 -0400, Mark Sirota wrote:
>--On Monday, September 16, 2002 7:13 PM -0500 Andy Hollis
><awhollis@swbell.net> wrote:
> > Agreed. FM is a pathological case because the numbers are (necessarily)
> > small due to very little sidepod on which to mount them.
>
>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.
Agreed, there should be no reason for a less than standard 8" number with
all the areas listed.
>Regardless, a rule is a rule... And this one (3.7) certainly has real
>purpose.
>
> > I propose uniform size, typeface, and color for all of the car's numbers.
> > No mix n' match. I also propose that covering up of permanently stickered
> > numbers be done completely, not with a diagonally mounted piece of thin
> > black tape.
>
>Bravo! (But you knew I was gonna say that.)
We use the wide Scotch Plastic Tape to cover the 1 when the first driver is
running. Great stuff, but a bit expensive. With yellow numbers on a blue
background we use blue or black to cover the 1. We put it on a little bit
of a diagonal angle to cover most of the number.
> > Well, the rule is 4.4.C, but its open to interpretation as to what "legal"
> > is in this case. Does the car have to be re-protested if someone actually
> > cared? Or should the PC sign off on the fix? I'm sure reasonable people
> > can differ on this one.
>
>4.4.C clearly states "withdrawn from the day's competition". This happened
>on the second day. And 4.4.C also is about withdrawn for mechanical
>difficulty, not for DSQ. Still, I agree with your point -- was the car
>disqualified, or the driver? From just the Tuesday runs, or from the entire
>event? I think in the future we'll have to ask the PC to be more clear on
>these points.
>
>Mark
Gary
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