Hi Grant 2
I was very voluble about 5.5s and preserving minimum wind speeds at competitions earlier this year but at the risk of being boring here goes:
1. KISS
2. Don’t change the rules to include or exclude 5.5 metre sails – that means don’t change the minimum wind speed or kart specifications.
3. Then the 5.5 is just another sail in the suite and permitted under the rules – After all - this is not different from the heavier karters choosing to race with a 4 metre sail while light weights are out there doing perfectly well with their 3 metres
4. IF you are going to change the rules to limit or exclude 5.5s then you may as well do the same for Ultras and any other new equipment that comes along that helps increase speed.
5. IF you change the wind speed rule so we have to have 5.5s to compete – bye bye!!
Rgds
Drag Dog!
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Hi Richard,
The local rule p[ermitted unter the IBRA will probably mean that a minimum wind speed will take dare of the 5.5m sails making 8 knots over 10 minutes at Brucce Pulman Park for example sailable for the Super heavies but no advantage for the lightweights. So far not enough 5.5s racing internationally to get any real experience or feedback from the IBRA.
We have this on the agenda for the next BAI (NZ) meeting, so any feedback from sailors would be most welcome.
Wind was better at BPP yesteray with 10–12 knots and a few holes but excellent sailing with a lot of newbies and not a 5.5 in sight. Great pace past the Rugby club both ways and "around the mountain" sorting out the drag racers fron the sailors – eh Hot Dog! & Jenny A few 3 wheel drifts at speed through the light gravel coating on the new road and not a single puncture! Trevor and Blair even got some pace from the Shadow, and the hirees all had super big grins – well done Ray!
Cheers
Zorro
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