[F500] rotax engine

[Jeff Blumenthal]

Stan,
  I know that Novak, Marsh, and Brent were running 494.  Wiley McMahan 
had a 493.  As skinny as McMahan is, it's likely that he needed ballast 
to meet the 850lb minimum and probably didn't exceed the minimum by 
much. I suspect that Brian Novak didn't exceed the 800lb minimum by too 
much either.  The small difference in qualifying times between McMahan 
at 850lb min (493) and Novak at 800lb min (494) must say 
something....but Marsh and Brent were also very fast, and I've been told 
that both were way over the 800lb minimum for the 494.  I don't know 
exact weights, but from impound records, the SCCA surely does. When 
evaluating this issue, shouldn't the SCCA consider the actual weights of 
the cars/drivers that were driven at the Runoffs rather than looking at 
the minimum legal weight?
 -Jeff Blumenthal 


Stan wrote:

>Jay, can you give us a run-down on who was running 494 and 493 engines at the Runoffs? I have no way of knowing who ran which engine. Thanks! Stan
>
>Jay Novak <jnovak6 at wideopenwest.com> wrote: I hate to argue this point about the 494 vs the 493 engines.  I particularly
>respect all that Tony has done for F500.  I also know that F500 is not a
>huge part of his business as he sells a lot of kart engines which has been his major business for many years.
>
>I think it is important to look at the qualifying times from the Runoffs
>last year & you will see that the 493 with the added 50 lbs is absolutely
>equal to the 494.  Admittedly Brian Novak turned the fastest race lap by
>less than .1 seconds with a 494, but that "super trick" car is now illegal.
>There were several 493s within .1 or .2 seconds in both qualifying & the
>race.  This indicates to me that the 493 with 50 lbs & the 494 are extremely close from a competitive perspective.
>
>-snip-
>
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