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Originally Posted by Mixer
I was twirling spanners on these things 15 years ago and people were trying to bring in rules to try to limit spending in areas that didn't improve the show. Without unanimous support these rules don't get passed, so those that had the money kept spending on more and more exotic things. Some time later minimum weights came in that took the value out of these things but still.
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Engineers work by the rule book. If it's within the rulebook and the owner has the funds to pay for it, then it's fair game.
For example, if they can afford it, why shouldn't a V8 Supercar team be allowed to test for 30 days a year? Why shouldn't they be allowed to have one (or three) four-post shaker rigs running 24/7 collecting data?
It's all about engineering the unfair advantage after all.
Isn't it truly bizarre that a club racer with an old MX5
is allowed to use a four-post shaker rig, yet a supposedly professional V8 Supercar team
is not... What on Earth is that all about!?
Strangely, it
is fair game to develop your own front suspension on your V8 Supercar when that probably should have been made a standard part, like the rear suspension, to cut costs.
