Every time I have gone to LRP I have taken the time to change from my short box trans to my long box. This past weekend I decided not to change it. I kept my 1:26 third gear short box in place. This was not a guess. Steve Pasture from Vee sport racing told me if I was not running at the 1 min mark I should be fine. My previous lap times were 1 min 4 sec, In the Events I have been in. Yesterday I got a 4th and a 5th with the short box in the car and it worked fine, and I got into 1 min 3 sec range so if you want to race at LRP and haven't." leave the short box in." John Ferreira Also ran a short box with a 1:22 third gear and it also worked fine.
So if you have been avoiding LRP because of a gearbox change come on down your short box will be fine until your running in the 1 min zone. I am not sugesting if your a national driver running lap record times to use a short box , but for the rest of us It will work just fine. this Info is by Peter Cheney formula vee #06 and is for information only, At the end of the front straight I was pulling 6350 rpm at the number 3 board for breaking for Big Bend and my 3rd to 4th shift was by the flag stand on the start of the no name straight. Hoping this will help drivers that just don't want to change the gear box for the race a Limerock come on down and play with us.You will be fine.