The assumption that it's faster is yours. My assumption is that it's just different. May be faster, may be slower. Could be a LOT slower - I see it happen every year. Last year's first places often don't place the next year. Of course, I forget sometimes that I am talking to the truly experienced (if not obsessed) here.Stan Pope wrote:Hmmm ... lessee if I've understood your logic ...
1. My car won over the other boys in my pack.
2. I make another car that is faster than my first one to race in the district.
3. It is unfair to the other boys in my pack because this new car would not have beaten them.
No, I don't understand
No one I have met in my District for the past 5 years would be able to tell that the new car is faster than the old until it goes down the track. No one I know has a home track for testing their cars on. Every year (or every car) is a crapshoot. We do what we know to do the best we can, and then we run the cars and see how we did. That's kind of why we run our pack races - to draw each year's fastest cars.
I do not like the substitution for the sake of substitution. I do not believe it is unfair to the scout to race his winning car. I also do not in any way disagree with improving the balance or axle treatments. I just think a new car just for fun at a race you had to qualify for is not right.