From: nomail@hotmail.com   
      
   On 2/7/26 7:33 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:   
   > On 2/7/2026 12:15 PM, scole wrote:   
   >> In article <10lieqp$24rpc$1@dont-email.me>, nomail@hotmail.com wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Regulations.   
   >>>   
   >>> What do you guys think of the regulations.   
   >>> Specifically, why would they care about compression ratio?   
   >>   
   >> Regulations are regulations - it's formula racing. They care about   
   >> compression ratio because they've decided to use it as a defined   
   >> measurable as part of the racing formula.   
   >   
   > It's not new for 2026.  A maximum of 18:1 was set sometime after 2014.   
   > The reduction to 16:1 this year is intended to reduce the peak power   
   > from the ICU.   
   >   
   Yeah and what is better for racing then reducing the power!   
   Listen, I don’t want to repeat myself over and over again so read what I   
   said about it before and then give your opinion.   
   Ask yourselves, what is the point of car/engine brands start racing each   
   other in the first place? Isn’t it to show which one is the best or   
   fastest, yes or no?   
   The elderly billionaire rule makers decided to “rule out” each and every   
   innovation or clever design and turn it into a renault clio race.   
   Everything they can think of must be exactly the same to the minutest   
   detail.   
   I call for a lot more freedom for the teams to make their own decisions   
   of their design,  4 cylinders 1 or 16, lets see what turns out to be the   
   best. If a team can make an engine run with a compression ratio of 25,   
   well done!   
   The regulations have not only have stopped major innovations, they   
   mostly took away the excitement.   
      
      
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