Yes, there is no distinction based on wheelbase. Stan GaryK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So I take it the wheelbase part of the equation doesn't exist anymore.
An 80" wheelbase Kawasaki powered car can weight 700 lbs. The same as a short wheelbase car. Right? Thanks, Gary At 09:24 PM 4/20/2006, Richard Schmidt wrote: >This is great news, but (you just knew there would be a but), I still don't >think it will even the playing field in road racing. > >First of all, it is not that easy to lose 50 lbs. Just ask anyone on a diet >! All of the cars out there are designed to weigh 750 with a reasonable >weight driver. I don't see how you can get a car down to the 700 lb mark >and not reduce the structural integrity. When I first raced my F500 with the >Kawasaki, I had to add ballast. That all changed with the change over to >four link suspension and the added bodywork to get the aero working. > >I am not the familiar with the new chassis, but I suspect they are all being >designed for the 493 engine and thus would not be able to get down to the >700 lb min. > >Just one more small change, allow increasing the compression ratio to about >9:1 on the Kawasaki. This would be so easy, just mill some metal off the >head, reshape the dome, and presto, a 90 HP Kawasaki ! > >Ofcourse some clever chassis designer, Jay are you listing ?, could build a >new chassis just for the Kawasaki using all the improvements learned over >the years, but apply it to a car designed for a engine from yesteryear. > >Richard > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Stan" >To: >Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 3:13 PM >Subject: Re: [F500] 440 vs 494 > > > > Effective May 1st, Kawi's can run at 700 lbs for even more fun! > > > > > > Stan > > > > >_______________________________________________ >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! *** --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2"/min or less. _______________________________________________ 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! ***
