Stephen,
OK then.
As stated earlier, IRDC member Duane Martinsen has wonderfully volunteered to
work on this.
Obviously I will leave it up to you and him as to how to handle that fast Qual time.
Out of curiosity (I did race in FV ((long time ago)) and have been in Group 6 for a
while now) I looked back some.
A prior pretty fast FV race lap time was set on Aug 5 2007 when Cheryl Gilbert
beat you in the race and for Fastest Lap with a 1:43.887.
But, as far as I can see, the race fastest lap was set on May 18, 2003 when
Craig Curtis (I'm sure you remember him) did a 1:41.833, which beats yours.
So, congrats on your win, but it appears no Race Fastest Lap Record for you.
As to the rules, ICSCC operates in a democratic manner. We prefer to have our
member drivers vote on the rules (and specs.) once a year, every year.
Yeah, yeah, there are some ill feelings among our club members about some
authority just coming out with changes (and sometimes at mid year) that
can whack out a planned budget - or even eliminate an already legal car.
Our time for that rules vote is here - IRDC's is Wed. Oct. 5, 2011.
The vast majority of the time, we do go with what our members in that
class communicate to us is their preferance.
Yeah, yeah, democracy is not perfect - it was never purported to be.
It's untidy, and, to work well, it needs member involvement and volunteer
work.
But, in the 1700s a lot of people got fed up with the way those in charge
were making autocratic decisions & just deciding things, so in the age of
enlightenment they looked back at the system Greeks, and, at times, Romans,
tried. So a bunch of founding fathers decided to try a great experiment
of a democratic system. George Washington liked it. So, lately it's been
in the news a lot, with POTUS Obama following the lead of POTUS Bush
and talking it up around the world. Yes, a bit messy at times.
I can understand those who think it is simpler to just let some paid
authority (say 1,500 miles away) do the deciding. I understand;
but I, and the majority of ICSCC members, prefer democracy,
and being involved and volunteering.
So, Bob,
Am I correct in understanding the FV tire issue is the Hoosers give more
grip, but the performance "falls off a cliff" after limited heat cycles,
while the American Racers give longer near base line performance?
Your opinion means a lot to me. Please confirm that a majority of our FV
drivers wish this change. Then let me (& us) know.
And to both Bob, Stephen, and all others, it certainly would be nice
to get more FV entries on the US side of the border.