Hi Mark,
good post.I would also like to thank the folks who are trying thier best to sort the series out[Paul,Stef,et al],they are doing a great job,no doubt under pressure from several sides.
Re,the Beetle bodyshell,they would be aloud if there was a closed wheel version available,the big thing about Short course trucks is the fact that they are closed wheel type bodys,meaning they can make quite hard contact with each other on the track and not hook up on each others wheels,sending cars off in random directions,they are much more stable and predictable than open wheel buggys with regards to contact.
I take my hat off to anyone who races open wheel,it requires maximum precision driving to make it look good,be fast and clean.It`s very hard to do right.
The reason Touring cars was/is popular is they have this similar forgiving nature regarding contact.
Short Course will succeed regardless because of the closed wheel thing and the fact they can cover rough ground at relatively high speed,they look good[if you like that sort of thing] and off road tracks being much easyer to find than on road venues.
I honestly do think rules should be kept to an absolute minimum,i whole heartedly agree with the wheels ,tyres and body rules,but after that,i would not limit power,amount of cells because that is down to how well the drivers can handle thier rides[but i can live with those].
I certainly would not ban reverse,in fact the only thing i would consider banning would be a steering aid such as a giro or similar.
Just one last bit regarding marshal safety and reverse,i put it to you all,that having reverse is actually safer than not having it.
With regards to marshalls,if a truck is able to reverse out without the need for a marshall,that marshall is still stood safely at his/her marshall point.
Quite simply reverse equals less marshalling all together,less risk to marshals being on the track.
I think thats me done,for now anyway.
BR,
S.
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