The F5's were faster than the SRF's at last summer's Daytona regional race, however they split started us behind the SRF's.
We picked our way through them the entire time. Great to draft behind, but not much else. They also brake several seconds sooner than we do. One F-5 got it's nose chomped by an SRF. No injuries or damage other than the nose. You had to be really cautious and forget about passing in the turns or turn in points to stay alive. Mark S. Lindsey ask + listen + create -----Original Message----- From: Louis A. Schultz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 12:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [F500] Daytona National/ECR Race Groupings WOW, NeatO! Chuck if you ever run for public office you've got my vote. Louie Schultz, Philly Region ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck McAbee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 12:42 PM Subject: [F500] Daytona National/ECR Race Groupings > I sent the following e-mail to the functionaries of Central Florida Region > as well as the CRB about combining SRF, F500 & FV into a race group at > Daytona next month. > > Chuck McAbee > SEDIV #16 > > > _____ > > From: Chuck McAbee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 3:40 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Cc: SCCA Comp Board ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Subject: Daytona National/ECR Race Groupings > > > > Central Florida Region has scheduled a National/ECR event for May 6-7, 2006. > The race groupings as identified by the race announcement have SRF, FV & > F500 all in one grouping. I cannot think of a more dangerous grouping of > cars, from an organization that preaches SAFETY. With SRF's having a > minimum weight of 1670 pounds (2 times +70 pounds the weight of an F500 and > outweighing and FV by 645 pounds) as well as the restricted rearward > visibility of the SRF's, this grouping is an incident looking for a place to > happen and the mass of the SRF's insure that the non-SRF that is involved > will be the loser. Additionally the size of the SRF's blocks the view of > Formula Drivers from anything that is taking place beyond the SRF, analogus > to being in a sub-compact on the Interstate and being surrounded by Box Vans > and 53 foot box trailers. This grouping is not based upon 'straggling' > participation. In 2005 there were 34 SRF's that participated in their own > class race; there were 13 F500's & FV's that competed in an 18 car class > with FF's. In 2004 the numbers were 41 SRF's and 20 F500's & FV's. > > It would appear to me, that Central Florida Region does not desire the > participation of the Club Members that drive the lower powered Formula cars > and is doing it's best to insure that none, or very few participate in this > event. As a dues paying and participating driver in the SCCA SEDIV National > Program I resent a Restricted Regional ECR event being the tail that wags > the dog of a National event. For the ECR cars to be given 4 hours 10 > minutes of timed track time and then cramming the National race groupings > into unsafe groupings is a corruption of the National Racing Program. > > It is patently unsafe to combine a well subscribed class of large, heavy, > slow cars with a reasonably well subscribed class of smaller, lighter and > faster cars. > > > > > > Chuck McAbee > > Nat. Lic. 148167 > > > > _______________________________________________ > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
