P-Limited Rules

[HUFFRACING]

First, I'm a little tired of the myth that "limited is just as fast as P so why have limited?" So I dug up the time trial numbers and put them in a spread sheet. Turns out "myth" was kind. Only one class was close. 2 lap mono and it took two guys to do it. One to build it.......one that's a better driver.

Ding... Ding... Ding... We have a winner! If your full P set-up is no faster than a P-Limited set-up then you need to up your game! I know a guy who can extract a ton of power out of a 37 x 60 can, but like it or not... the can size is a physical limitation that does not exist in full P. The reason you see the P-Limited records going lower and lower in oval and higher and higher in SAW is because there is a core group of ppl actively pursuing them. If those same ppl decide to devote the same amount of time, effort, and energy to upping the full P records you would see the gap start to widen again.

I'll leave the rule debates to the politicians. The simple fact of the matter is the same ppl are going to win no matter what you do to the rules...

Later,
Lamar

[T.S.Davis]

I have talked to a few people in the area about this and most said that "why should I try to compete, too many people have more $ than I have for better boats and have more experience"

That's where I was at with my son when he started racing cars. "How the heck could he ever compete? The stock class is full of guys with 20+ years of experience. There's no freak'n way." He was multiple laps off the pace. Breaking crap every time we went to the track. Ahhhhhhhh. I spent more time fixing than he did racing. He just wouldn't give it up despite my whining. Now he has three separate car sponsors and is at least a threat every time he hits the track. Oh and I don't do any wrenching for him on cars. BONUS!

The only way to get good at racing is to jump in. Ask for help if you need it. Sometimes I don't wait for guys to ask. I'll just interject. I'm different that way. Medium grade annoying. I'll take a guys boat to my pit to put on my setup board to check things. I do try my best not to offend them in the process but I don't always manage that part. Most real clubs are like this. They wont just let a guy flounder indefinitely. The hobby is too small for that.

If you run a club (any kind) and aren't doing this for guys you need to find someone that can do it. The whole group has more fun when they're on the same lap.