From: geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org   
      
   On 10/02/2026 1:39 am, Edmund wrote:   
   > On 2/9/26 12:52 AM, Geoff wrote:   
   >> 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 ?!   
   >   
   > Why?   
   >>   
      
   Because of the potential extreme disparity of car performance across the   
   field.   
      
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   geoff   
      
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