I don't know about everyone else, but I am just glad that there is a class
that we can run in.
I figured that I would screw myself when I installed the supercharger on
my TYPE R, but now I am <start campaign plug here> glad to be competing in
the same class as that nice guy Gary Meissner. Hee hee!
It gives me something to shoot for.
If there was no TU class, what the hell would they do with us?
Mark R. Jahnke
mjahnke@shrike.depaul.edu
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/2997/
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On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Dave Hillman wrote:
> Dennis wrote...
> > I'm afraid of marginalizing the core audience of STU
> >
> > - 50% Honda Civics & Preludes
> > - 30% DSMs
> > - 10% Acura Integras
> > - 10% a mixture of M3s, Neons, VWs, Suburus, Cavaliers, Sunfires, Grand
> > Prixs, and maybe the odd Porsche. (There, spelled it right Mark. ;)
>
> Since the only forced-induction cars from that list which come that way
> from the factory are the Grand Prix and some VWs and DSMs, how does
> requiring forced induction make this class inclusive?
>
> Maybe someone can point out why this won't work;
>
> Rotary, 1400 cc
> Forced induction, 2200cc
> OHC normally aspirated, 3200cc
> Pushrod normally aspirated, 4000cc
>
> Yes, that would punt the Grand Prix, but the only way to keep the 3.8L
> supercharged GP without outclassing 2L cars is to use a weight formula,
> since the GP is heavy. Yes, it would also punt the 2.5L turbo Porsches,
> but keeping in mind the 'win with whatcha brung' concept, there has to be
> a significant gap between FI and NA displacement limits.
>
> FWIW, I'm not yet pro or con wrt STU, just trying to help build a
> useable rule set. If that works, I'll think about how useful the class
> might be. My inclination is to think that such a class will not work on
> the National scale, and is redundant on the local scale.
>
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> D a v i d H i l l m a n
> nma, scca, scscc, imoc
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