PMC wrote:
BTW, what does everyone think of the proposed new rules? For those who don't know the plan is an engine size reduction to 2.4 litres and 8 cylinders.
I think it`s bloody stupid.
They have 2 agendas..
1. Cut speeds because of safety concerns.
2. Cut/limit the cost of racing.
Cutting the engine size will slow them down for another decade, but the lower end teams on customer spec engines will suffer.
The engine companies have spent years and millions on getting a 3 litre v10 to where it is now, getting a competitve 2.4 litre V8 isn`t as simple as lobbing of 2 cylinders and shortening the crank stroke, so they`re gonna be starting from scratch, and that means the companies with the biggest budgets will still win.
I had a simple idea, so cunning you could stick a big bushy tail on it and call it Reynard..
Why not just use a simple rev limiter?
The FIA could regulate it easy enough, giving each car a sealed box at the start of each race to stop cheating.
It`ll also give engines more longevity, lower revs puts less stress on the whole unit, so you should see more cars finish the race (apart from Sato :-P ), and should make engines cheaper to make as they won`t need as much exotic alloys as they do now.
OK, the anaethestic from the dentist has worn off now, and have regained the ability to work out that 8/10s of 3 litres is 2.4 litres, so they can just lob off the end 2 cylinders.. I`ll shut up and get back to coding. :sealed:
