Nw Thumbs Down To Ff1600 Regulation Changes Fror 2004

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THUMBS DOWN TO FF1600 RULE CHANGES FROM THE NORTH WEST

At today's Oulton round, the drivers and team principals in the Opal Telecom North West FF1600 Championship held a meeting to discuss the proposed regulation changes for 2004. This meeting was also attended by BRSCC Officials and a representative from the scrutineering world. It was agreed to present the feelings of this meeting to Steve Burns at the Festival, for further cosideration by him.

To this end, the following "petition" was raised :-

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED FF1600 DRIVERS AND TEAM OWNERS, THOROUGHLY OPPOSE THE TECHNICAL REGULATION CHANGES WHICH ARE PROPOSED FROM 2004, REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF ALLOY DAMPERS AND BRAKE CALIPERS.

WITH REGARD TO THE WEIGHT LIMIT, THE REGULATION SHOULD STAY THE SAME, AT 420kg, CAR ONLY WITH NO ALLOWANCE FOR THE DRIVER BEING MADE.

WITH REGARD TO THE USE OF AVON ACB9, ACB10 AND DUNLOP TYRES, FURTHER ENQUIRIES NEED TO BE MADE BEFORE A DECISION CAN BE MADE ON THE TYRE TYPE.

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53 Drivers and Team Principals were approached to sign the petition. 51 did so, the other 2 were in favour of the all up weight limit, but not the rest, so refused to sign.

That is 96.23% opposed to the changes from the largest regional FF1600 contingent.

So, as many stated at the meeting, IF IT AINT BROKE, DON'T FIX IT