From: me@bugger.off.com.au   
      
   On 12/02/2026 9:22 am, Geoff wrote:   
   > On 11/02/2026 9:39 pm, Edmund wrote:   
   >   
   >>>   
   >>> What you are suggesting is a totally open non-formula series, with   
   >>> huge disparities possible/probable.   
   >>>   
   >> No it is not, not even close.   
   >>   
   >   
   > "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."   
   >   
   > That sound like pretty much 'open' to me ....   
   >   
   Maybe it could be build anything you like as long as it costs less than   
   xx million per copy. Pretty hard to police though.   
      
   If you really want an open formula, the 19th century rules for the   
   Sydney 18 foot sailing skiffs were   
      
   1) the boat shall be 18 feet long.   
   2) the races shall start at 2:30pm on Sundays.   
      
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