New droop rule

[TBSprintFan]

Good reads in this thread fellow 4mers. Very knowledgeable stuff, learned something from it.

Here is a question and maybe someone in the know can answer, why haven't we heard from Steve Francis regarding all of this? Wasn't he as a driver complaining on the way things were going with the bodies and now as Lucas Oil technical director (since November) there is nothing out of him.

[Illtsate32]

By my eye it looks to me like the cages are taller than they've ever been. Am I wrong on this?

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

By my eye it looks to me like the cages are taller than they've ever been. Am I wrong on this?

Some are taller. Not enough in many or all cases.

[Bubstr]

Here is a question and maybe someone in the know can answer, why haven't we heard from Steve Francis regarding all of this? Wasn't he as a driver complaining on the way things were going with the bodies and now as Lucas Oil technical director (since November) there is nothing out of him.

Francis knows anytime you write in that rule book, it costs someone money. It's something you put a lot of thought into. Up till now, Steve had only the racers point of view, It's hard to vote against your own pocket book. Now he has responsibility to the Series, Vendors, Promoters and the racers. There have been too many rules made too fast in the past. If it was me, I'd enforce the rules we have that are enforceable and throw out or change the ones that are not. Then see what we have. The rules didn't get this way over night and they won't be fixed over night, if at all.
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[CageFaraday]

I'm sorry but if you go out on a tacky track with ruts on a bump stop and or air shocks, you deserve to flip. Like i said before were all big boys here, take some responsibility.

Never seen a Kart bicycle? on pavement or dirt? hmm my brother passed 3 guys in one corner on 2 wheels, Kart was close 60* degree's form horizontal on 2 wheels. After the race they came whining about cutting off their line LOL... That was the last time we race on pavement, a bunch of follow the leader whiners.

We are close enough to agreeing, other than I have seen a dual engine dirt kart bicycle and do wheelies.Think they no longer run them now.

No one is going to rule stupid out of center of gravity height, so the only reasonable thing is to make the cage safer. You could start with a suggestion and a warning that low roof lines will be fazed out by the time today's car needs replaced. That may be too slow or even unfair to the racers that upgrade before it's mandatory, but it's not a easy fix. You could probably fix it faster if chassis makers had a up grade available. Set seat in lower or tilt it, just get that head clearance. Possibly a quick disconnect roof would be the answer for getting out. Even with the fire suppression, it's only a matter of time before one of our drivers turn into a crispy critter again..

All my karting experience was on dirt, single engine, Stock up thru Limited Briggs Flat head. I don't do asphalt anything, bores me to tears. Good talking with y'all. Later.