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Nick, None of us know for sure how it will work at RA this year for the Runoffs. In years past, I'm pretty sure there we ZERO facilities for any one or anything beyond scattered porta potties and, maybe an "official" bathroom or two - As best I recall, there we ZERO shower facilities on si...

Brian, I think maybe you have a misconception about the old rules. In the rules, it specifically says " any allowable modifications, changes, or additions are as stated herein. There are no exceptions. IF IN DOUBT, DON’T ." - that means that enlarging the manifold using steel balls (or any...

I did get all the info posted that I'm currently aware of on the FV.us website.
You can find it at
http://formulavee.us/links.htm
Steve

Mike, There are 2 people that rent vees for SEDIV races - Ski Motorsports and Fred Clark (caracal cars). Ski motorsports generally supports national in the northern half of SEDIV -and regionals maybe at Summit and VIR. Fred supports regionals from Roebling south - maybe Kershaw. Fred has a Caracal B...

Brian, Perhaps you should investigate the possibility with a piston mfr - actually PRICE it out for, say ... 50 and/or 100 sets and see how it REALLY compares. SCCA /MIGHT/ be more inclined to 'hear' you if you had some real factual data to back up your suggestion. It SOUNDS like a good idea to me, ...

100% against the idea. Not to downplay saftey or trivialize anyone who has purchased and/or gotten whiplash in a FV but I think the cost to risk ratio for our class is a bit much. I agree - but don't just tell me/us - make SURE you send your comments to the CRB. Personally, I think the SCCA would b...

Reading through the Court of Appeals processes in the Fastrack can be somewhat enlightening sometimes :). From an appeal .. class not related to FV (ITA actually) ... 3. The purpose of having a protest process is to resolve matters of opinion regarding configuration relative to the rules, and to com...

I just noted that it has been modified in the Jan Fastrack... In addition, if the main hoop of formula and sports racing cars is faired in and there is no other means for a wrecker to lift the car without removal of any bodywork or the fairing , the fairing shall have access holes to allow the inser...

I've been catching up on my fastracks and found this too...

4. Driver safety equipment – The CRB would like input from the membership about whether head and neck restraints should
be made mandatory.

Please send your comments to crb@scca.com or write them.
Steve

In case you missed it - thought I would post this for those affected... Item 9. Effective 1/1/09: Add the following paragraph to the end of section 9.3.46: In addition, if the main hoop of formula and sports racing cars is faired in, the fairing shall have access holes to allow the insertion of a ba...

Results are available on MyLaps.com. "SOMEBODY" was pretty much guaranteed to set a new lap record this weekend. Looks like Randy had fast lap both days... and set new lap records BOTH days - with Monday race being a tad quicker. Chuck McAbee set the F5 record (being the ONLY F5 in attenda...

If you have a lathe at your disposal, things get a LOT easier. It should be a simple matter to chuck up a known good one and set some stops - then use the crossfeed to 'point' to the end of the arm at some point - then compare to other arms. If you don't have a known good one, try several and choose...

Bill, A quick N easy test is to first take 2 legs and hold the 'inside the tube parts' against each other but reversed - this is bearing (or bushing) surface to bearing surface and hold them to the light. If you see any gap between the 2 - at least one of them is bent. If they pass that test, THEN y...

Dave,
Thanks for the update. It looks like we'll continue to be in good hands for 2009 .

Steve

As outlined in the topic http://www.formulavee.org/interchange/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2621 , I have found Paul Schiemer to take over where Kevin left off. As of this time, Paul has received NO pictures or videos to work with other than mine. I posted that some time ago, but the title might have bl...

Ricky, Personally speaking, I WON'T be interested in taking advantage of your offer ... HOWEVER, if I had never run the track and lived close enough to make the travel viable (towing or not), I certainly would. Having the opportunity to 'see' the track with multiple sessions on multiple days would s...

... So, I'll ask the question, are there any Current Spec. Vee drivers out there that would like to join us the weekend prior to Runoffs testing?.. Ricky - probably a bit early to be asking for commitments for that event a year away, but I'd guess that you might have a few takers come time. If you ...

I have to say that SCCA's possible MANDATE of a H&N will affect all of us in various ways. I am TOTALLY AGAINST it for a very specific reason. If done, SCCA will likely mandate OUT fully functioning and fully satisfactory H&N's in current use. I bought one of the FIRST HANS (made for 'sit up...

Just to clarify a couple of things... I have NO INPUT from Road America on this, so am guessing... The OP indicated that the *EARLY* practice days are ~$1200. That is not too terribly unusual for the Runoffs in recent years. The first couple of days have ALWAYS been considerably more expensive than ...

Sorry, Jim - but I have to disagree. SCCA is engaging the Runoffs tracks for PAY - *HIGH* pay. The tracks pay National big bucks to get the event ... then they just take it right back out of the pocket of the Runoffs participants in Test Day and Garage/Parking fees. This is SCCA's way of making the ...

As Steve Oseth can attest, its the guy that leads the LAST lap that counts. Hey! :x Sorry, Mike ... I guess I should have said 'Steve and Brad' - but Steve really WON his ...(at least ONE of them)? Without question, you have been BIT by the banshee :(. GREAT interview on Speed BTW - you have really...

I'm FAR from an expert on any of this, but IMHO... ANY (old) VW case that has 2 oil relief plugs on the bottom is the "right" case. What kind of condition it's in is another matter. NEW (1600 type) cases are going for ~ $400, but I'd think that about $50 each for cases as described with no...

In *MY* experience, it's not 'reaction time' that separates the 'crashers' from the 'non-crashers'. It's DECISIONS - like trying to outbrake someone into a turn on lap 3... or trying to FORCE a late pass (just BEFORE the braking point) on a competitive car on lap 3.... or dive-bombing someone on a w...

OK, Brian, I'm game. How do you remove the inner bushings safely? Bob I haven't done it, but I'm sure you could remove them using a similar piece to that used to remove the bearings - maybe even the SAME tool - except you'll need a MUCH LONGER rod to put it into place. Slip the tool through (just l...

According to the schedule, all FV coverage is all gone already. It showed twice (as indicated above). In some past years, Speed has done an all day marathon of SCCA Runoffs on Christmas Day. It was never announced - it just showed up. They didn't do it last year, but might again anyway. Other than t...