[Fot] State of F1

[Joe Curry]

Will Bernie find that track acceptable for bring back an F1 race to the US
of A?

(I expect the answer to that question is: "Only if they pay him enough!" )

Joe C.

-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Kramer, Robert
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 12:47 PM
To: FOT List
Subject: Re: [Fot] State of F1

I generally avoid the F1 discussion so I may be completely off base here. We
have a new track here in Texas that is loaded with off camber, down and side
hill turns. They describe it as built to F1 standards. If they take off the
wings and remove the downforce how will the cars stick on these types of
tracks? I know it is a challenge without them!

BK

-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf
Of Kas Kastner
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 2:34 PM
To: Bill Babcock; Joe Curry
Cc: 'Friends of Triumph'
Subject: Re: [Fot] State of F1

Wind tunnels have an amazing cost.  Some teams have two full size running 24
hours a day.  Why?  Wings and other little flipitts that reduce drag or
create downforce.  This then is causing the worst situation which is the
passing from close quarters.  Easy fix.  Eliminate ALL wings. Wind tunnel
time would be reduced 80% and passing and we'd have sliding cars to
amusement of the fans.  Brakes would be pressed to keep up with the top
speed as the cars would be vastly faster down the chutes.

The cars would also much cheaper to produce and the spares would not be
necessary for $25,000 plus nose cones. But then of course you would not have
the sign boards to display the sponsors name etc. But if they go away
anyway, why not take the silly stubs and leafs and wings with them. Reduce
the allowed telemetry and you save more engineer time and work force along
with countless cost hours manufacturing all this junk. I've got more, but I
see my soap box is splitting, so I will too.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Babcock" <Billb at bnj.com>
To: "Joe Curry" <spitlist at cox.net>
Cc: "'Friends of Triumph'" <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] State of F1
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