I am sure that Mr. Moore will have plenty to say about this and anything else that is bothering him today. There is always a great solution to every problem.
Mike
Be nice to people on the way up. You might need them on the way down. Jimmy Durante
At the risk of absolutely ruining my reputation...
I think this is GREAT NEWS!
Our little community of Midget racers has a bad habit of standing around, with hands in pockets, and blabbing away abour every possible reason why an idea WON'T work - to the point where nothing ever is actually ATTEMPTED.
At some point, somebody needs to say 'Heck with all this talk, here is what we're gonna do' and get started. Will there be problems? Yes there will be. So, we fix 'em and keep moving forward. Less talking - more working.
We put a man on the moon, people... you trying to tell me we can't put rev limiters on Midgets if we put our minds to it? Of course we can!
I LIKE where this is headed. It does not exclude anyone. And it has the effect of extending duty cycles thus saving money (potentially).
ECOtecs racing in USAC? First I just have to work my way back onto their Christmas card list....
Originally Posted by Revolution Racing:
At the risk of absolutely ruining my reputation...
I think this is GREAT NEWS!
Our little community of Midget racers has a bad habit of standing around, with hands in pockets, and blabbing away abour every possible reason why an idea WON'T work - to the point where nothing ever is actually ATTEMPTED.
At some point, somebody needs to say 'Heck with all this talk, here is what we're gonna do' and get started. Will there be problems? Yes there will be. So, we fix 'em and keep moving forward. Less talking - more working.
We put a man on the moon, people... you trying to tell me we can't put rev limiters on Midgets if we put our minds to it? Of course we can!
I LIKE where this is headed. It does not exclude anyone. And it has the effect of extending duty cycles thus saving money (potentially).
ECOtecs racing in USAC? First I just have to work my way back onto their Christmas card list....
There isn't a chance in hell your getting on that list. Shoot you weren't on it to begin with.
This is all great but how are you going to police this are you going to mandate a computer controlled ignition. That will go over as well as putting starter on the cars and be costly.
How about worrying a little less about engines and look at the cost of shocks and the fact you need a fleet of cars to run pavement and dirt. Let get back to using the same cars on dirt and pavement. This goes for Sprint Midgets and Silver Crown. Now take the cockpit adjustable shocks out of the cars.
All in all lets just go race and have fun. Race what you can afford to race and have fun doing it. I would say I race on a budget but I really don't have a budget to race with but still do what I can do with what I have and feel lucky that I get the chance to race.
Originally Posted by spicoli:
Quick question, since I don't race midgets....
These rpm numbers...8700, 8800 and 9800....
These are LIMITS???
You meant to tell me that you midget racers have been cranking your motors PAST these numbers???
Some of you guys run past 9 grand? 10 grand?
Seriously?
Many Sprint Cars routinely are above 9000 grand.
Overhead cam motors are built to withstand higher rpms. The old Cosworth engines were often over 10 and 11 thou. Hell...We turned our V-6 9400 nearly everywhere and it lasted 15 races between valve springs.
It's just numbers.
No offense Dave but shocks are not even close to the top of the list as far as things that need to be regulated.
There is always a great solution to every problem.
