Originally Posted by
Chip42
personally - I think the adder for RWD is becoming more the place to go. in many of the classes, the slower cars couldn't get to the min weight safely (with a reasonable cage) - the newer classifications seem better about that.
that said, if we continue down this path we will all agree to unattainably low weights for the FWD cars and not have touched the "normal" RWD cars. parity can come from wither end - we should remember that.
also, as has been said a bunch (and we should all pay some attention to Derek "DUC" as he REALLY knows what he's talking about here) the newer small engines (B series honda, 2ZZ toyotas, RENESIS rotaries,...) will almost NEVER see the 20-25% power bump the IT "process" assumes. this is a serious issue that demands a rethink of the formula, as addressing the specific cars affected will lead to the above over weigt scenario, in effect a rule that cannot be followed but would possibly deliver on it's intent if it could. that's no use to anyone.
I'm currently thinking up some maths, we'll see if I can manage anything useful.