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Originally Posted by gearguy
The cycle powered cars are currently advantaged in the D2 rules due to the low minimum weight. You can't beat physics and for racing it comes down to F=MA, or power to weight ratio. The cycle powered math works out better than the driveshaft cars.
Giving up 20% displacement amongst the auto engined cars is very tough. You can run the 2 liters higher in rpm and match the horsepower of a 2.4 but you can't get equal torque coming off the corner. Restarts are a challenge. We lead three heat races for 7-7/8 laps only to get beat by acceleration off corner #4 when there was no need to "make" it through turn one.
The Focus has had plenty of development done to it in other racing series. A very high dollar Focus raced in the Chili Bowl back in 2006 or so and showed some speed but once again, it comes down to acceleration off the corner to pass cars and the little motors don't have it.
If you want to lavish $2000 to $3000 on a Focus to finish mid-pack at least you have that option. We're not allowed to unload our completely stock Honda F20 or F22 motors. I can't see the logic in that.
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Gear
If your Honda falls within the displacement limits why shouldn't it be legal? Then instead of the Ecotec motors every body would be racing Honda's, as they blew up their Ecotec motors and the cars would be faster and more competitive.
Then when the Honda is eclipsed a new motor would be the hot set up and racing would continue to improve as it should.
It may seem strange but in the MMSA weight is not such a big factor, and some considered it an advantage. Several cars were 125 to 150 pounds heavy and still ran up front an won, go figure?
Honest Dad himself
