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These cars have all already been in FP, for a long time, and have absolutely ZERO chance of ever being even remotely competitive there. So what you're saying to do, has already been done, for a long time, and doesn't work. They already can't even come close to their current base weights, and pushing their engine specs further would be full-prep levels of compression and cam, while accomplishing very little, as those things would do absolutely nothing to fix the awful head and intake manifold designs that they would all still be required to have as a Limited-Prep car.
So new classifications were made in HP, at higher weights, and more restrictive engine parameters, to make them fit into the performance realm of the class. No one wants lead-sled straight-line rockets, and coming up with specs to try and curb that was the #2 goal here, behind only "determine the realistic performance capability of these cars, and which class best fits that capability". The end result is four months of research, data collection, analysis, discussion, and making the best estimate possible. (Because that's what all new classifications are, estimates.)
People write letters, and its the committee's job to give all of them serious consideration. That is the case for every letter, and for every random car that ever ends up getting a classification in Prod. It is not your, or I's, place to say who's allowed to come and play in the pool. It doesn't matter "how the class is doing", in your eyes, or anyone else's, on if a new classification should be added into it. Yes, HP is doing well in terms of participation and the number of different classifications that can be competitive, but that in no way means it should be locked up and absolutely nothing should ever be added or tweaked with, until its on the brink of dying...again. That's ridiculous. Its current racers are owed to keep that momentum going, and its future possible racers are owed a legitimate shot to race their car competitively, as we all want with our cars.
Keep in mind two years ago Honda's swept the podium at The Runoffs, and over-dog was decreed and the LBC was dead and OMG so terrible. Then the following year an LBC crushed everyone and all was right in the world and no one cared. Last week, everyone was happy, and the "buzz" around HP was really cool. Now four new classifications get made into the class, of which no cars have actually even been built to yet, let alone even put a wheel on track yet, and OMG so terrible again. Amazing how fickle the mind can be.
If you want to write a letter voicing your displeasure about a decision that's been made, that's your free-will right to do so, but you better be bringing some serious information and analysis as to why your thinking is "correct". "Because I don't want it" isn't helpful in any way, or going to cancel out any of the work and analysis that went into making these classifications.
Lastly, if by some chance any of these cars do end up being some blatant overdog, the PAC has the tools and the willingness to collect data on them and take action accordingly. We should all know that by now. I'm not going to say that there's zero chance of that happening. Because no, the cars were not brought in way overweight and with sub-IT-Level engine specs, just to "give them a place to race". No one wants that, except those trying to protect their own turf, who are often the same people complaining that their thing needs more. Why would someone spend their time, effort, and money building and racing something that everyone and their mother knows has absolutely ZERO chance? Why would the committee even waste their time on creating such a thing? Do we want good, close, competitive races, with more cars, or more spec lines that no one races, or more rolling chicanes out on track?
Throughout all of the opinions people are giving through several different channels at the moment, I have yet to see a technical argument to back up their thoughts. Stock engine design parameters, stock compression and cam specs, stock power and torque levels, intake manifold and port designs, combined valve size area, their ITB classifications, performance, and power/dyno outputs, their FP classifications, performance, and FP power/dyno outputs, previously known existing ITB-to-HP classifications and how they improved, etc. Then compare all of those things to some of the typical "players" in HP. These decision weren't made quickly or lightly, and neither should yours.
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Kevin - ruckracing - '15 & '10 Runoffs FP Champion
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