Is Greg Piper lurking?  Could anyone provide his E-mail address, so I may
contact him off-list?  Or any of the Texas F-Mod F5 guys E-mails would work,
also.

Thank you.

Shiny Side Up,
Joe Palmer
TX Novakar #56

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Blumenthal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: [F500] Gearing


> Ok...I'm supposed to working but....from the SCCA's website results of
> the Houston Tour....
>
> FM winner was Greg Piper 84.610
> I don't recognize the CM or BM driver's names from the results so I'm
> not sure if they're a top driver like Greg is.  Tommy Saunders or Stuart
> Lumpkin were not driving.
>
> SS winner was Eric Strelneiks 87.328
>
> using PAX, Eric's time was 73.35 and Greg's time was 75.04
> (I don't know how the weather or run groupings affected this)
>
> You can probably relax John. :-)
> Cajunchiroman, compare Greg's times to yours to see the gap to be made
> up.   Regarding your gearing question...Anything from approx 4:1  to 6:1
> has been used for SoloII.  I think most folks are between  4.2:1  and
> 5:1 and a lot depends on clutching.  Next time you are racing and guys
> like Greg are around, take advantage of the opportunity to ask questions
> and ask for advice while they can look at your car. Good luck,
>  -Jeff
> John Whitling wrote:
>
> > Who beat C mod by 4 seconds? More than a little curious ..
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >> went to an national auto cross this past weekend.  Was beat by 8
> >> seconds on a 50 second course.  Was told that the difference was
> >> gearing that my car was geared for road racing not for auto cross.
> >> What gear ratio should i be using for auto cross 5 to 1 , 6 to 1? can
> >> these engines handle these gears.  just so you know he also beat the
> >> B mod guys by 3 seconds and the formula ford and lotus guys by 4
> >> seconds.  did want anyone to think I was just a slow poke.....
> >>
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