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To: gopwinsin04
I see Gordon's point but he is going about it the wrong way. For example, no two men weigh the same either. So a 170lb male drive will have an advantage over a 200lb male driver.

If Gordon truly wants to level the playing field, then we should settle on a uniform driver's weight. Let's say that we standardize the driver's weight at 225 pounds. So a 200lb driver would have to carry a 25 pound weight in the shotgun seat while a 170lb driver would need to carry 55 pounds of weight. If the driver should weigh in at say 250 pounds, then just cut off part of his/her arm to get to that 225 pound standard.

350 posted on 06/01/2005 3:02:03 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out Of Hand?)
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To: SamAdams76
If the driver should weigh in at say 250 pounds, then just cut off part of his/her arm to get to that 225 pound standard.

Liposuction!

Where would they put the weights? On the passenger side? How would they be secured? I'm just thinking in the event ofa bad crash I would hate for the added weights to harm the driver.

354 posted on 06/01/2005 3:09:49 PM PDT by ET(end tyranny) (Pro 26:13 The sluggard saith: 'There is a pierced in the way; yea, a pierced is in the streets.')
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To: SamAdams76

Is it possible that Indy deliberately had things set up this way so that selecting a lighter driver would become part of the strategy? This isn't a new problem, it's always been there.


355 posted on 06/01/2005 3:11:27 PM PDT by ET(end tyranny) (Pro 26:13 The sluggard saith: 'There is a pierced in the way; yea, a pierced is in the streets.')
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