As Matt said some good discussion around this so all comments welcome. Maybe you've thought of an angle which hasn't been mentioned yet so please get posting. All opinions respected.
The only question I'd throw back in the melting pot is if we keep foams, and to be honest looking at the comments on the threads I posted last night I really think we will, and propose to raise the ride height, what would we raise it too? My car is set to 7mm, with bump stops (just fuel tube on the shafts to stop) at 5mm, and its slightly above drive shafts level. Remember the overall diameter of foams is smaller than rubber so what ride height would we think is acceptable?
Also a few comments. Firstly following on with ride height and the comments I heard from race control about carpet damage. It isn't enough just to drop the ride height and think job done. I think the problem we're seeing is cars are above 5mm at rest but can bottom out in a dynamic situation which causes the damage. From that does it mean we should have a minimum ride height which the car physically can't fall under?
The second comment is about repairing chunked foams. Mark made a good point early most people probably don't have a machine to do it. Fair and valid, but I'll bet most people have a drill, a small piece of wood and some sand paper. When I started racing 12th I didn't have a machine so what most people did was get a bolt the same diameter as the axle, clamp the wheel with a nut and washer and put that in a drill. You can put the drill in a workmate or even get someone to hold it. Then put the sand paper on the wood and true the tyre.
Lastly, this is starting to look like a discussion about the sharp end. We need to ensure it isn't by not worrying about the A final but rather the club as a whole. The chap who commented about GT12 not getting pushed to the back is right, would a larger track suit that class? I don't know the answer, but I think we should try to keep this relevant to all in the hope that as many Friday night competitors contribute as possible. Any rule changes will, directly or indirectly, affect everyone.
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