Date:         Fri, 5 Aug 2011 16:22:07 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: I've been waiting ALL WEEK for Friday.....
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
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Me too, in reality. I have been following F1 since 1965, and over the years
I have seen the rules change far away from anything that would benefit the
average car owner anytime soon. I'm sure there are thousands of little
things about the engine design and management, not to mention tires, oils,
alloys, brakes, that F1 has quietly made better for us, but in areas like
aerodynamics, we would all be better off if F1 didn't allow it. Our cars
will—and shouldn't—pull 4 Gs from diffusers and such.

In fact, we'd be better off if the formula was to use a litre of fuel to
finish a race with.

Jim

On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

>   I'd rather see VW get involved in Endurance racing, like 24hrs  of Le
> Mans....I think the technology in that race series actually has a little
> more to cross over to street vehicle technology...Pretty incredible how fast
> they make those prototypes lap around the clock..
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> > No Vanagon content at all.
>> >
>> >
>> > Maybe it is, and maybe it isn't! Could be they will come up with an
>> engine
>> that fits the formula AND mates to a vanagon bellhousing. It's too early
>> to
>> tell about that conversion. Looking forward to a KERS system on my
>> Vanagon,
>> too.
>>
>> Optimistically,
>>
>> Jim
>>
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