From: geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org   
      
   On 9/02/2026 1:06 am, Edmund wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
   >   
      
   Surely that would make more of a 'procession' and outcomes a totally   
   forgone conclusion ?!   
      
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   geoff   
      
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