making a decision doesn't make it the right decision, the correct decision, or fix the obvious problems of the option selected. having killed a very popular 40 year old class that is still number four or five in National participation, it's my view that the absolute minimum the BOD is now obligated to do is assure "independent objective testing of the new parts to confirm no performance advantage prior to approval AND objectively verifiable rules to enable compliance verification".
as a minimum, the chosen path for the future has serious if not life threatening appearance problems. those appearance problems need to be proactively and aggressively addressed if anything approaching workable is to be salvaged. does the club own the rights to the set of torque and horsepower curves it intends to use as the basis of parity or are they owned by a sole source supplier with a multi-billion dollar customer?? any plan for the future that has at its core the use of a SECRET parity standard the club doesn't even own is insanity !! the club has recent very painful and public experience with the consequences of a sole source supplier acting in a manner consistent with their financial interests deciding not to sell their hardware to a key Enterprises supplier. most people and organizations learn from a single experience hitting their thumb with a hammer and do not place their thumb on the head of a nail with a hammer in the other......... the set of torque and horsepower curves the club intends to use as the basis for parity must be included as a rule and published in the GCR for the benefit of all competitors and members. two current Formula Ford National engine builders who have worked on engines for the class every day, have done it for years, and are good enough at it to survive in a very tough market are far better qualified to witness the performance testing of the new parts for the benefit of all who participate in the class than any single political appointee without regard to the chosen appointee's home zip
code.
Art
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