[NSRCA-discussion] Weight limit in AMA classes

[CHV69 at aol.com]

Heavy sailboats can't compete with lighter sailboats of the same size and  
budget in most cases.
I would imagine the same would be true for pattern ships.
 
As long as there is competition, the money usually wins.
Since you refer to sailboats, money wins there too. Different types of sail 
 materials Hull materials can cost plenty of money. You have a heavy boat  
and the best sails spend lots of money on technology and win races. 
 
Light boat cheap sails lose races. The money wins races. It is rare a low  
budget yacht will win.
I think this applies to the pattern community as well. after you raise the  
weight limit the next thing will be to make the plane bigger. We will be 
arguing  that these planes need to be bigger to fly better cause they weigh so 
much. It's  just another can of worms.
 
I don't want to start a war of words here about the weight issue or any  
other issue.
Play within the rules. The rule is 11 lbs. If the rule was 12 lbs we would  
want 13 lbs
 
Carl
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 12/12/2009 1:19:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
burtona at atmc.net writes:

Look  at racing sail boats if you think heavier cost more. Look at jet 
fighters.  The opposite is true IMO. Lighter cost more in the same  size. 
Aren’t  you even contradicting yourself in your third sentence? 
Dave 
 
 
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No  matter what sport or hobby, Bigger ( heavier ) WILL cost  more!
 
Keep  the pattern class the same and play within the rules. Sure it will 
cost more  to build a lighter more powerful pattern ship. Increasing weight 
limits in my  opinion will NOT reduce the cost of a competitive pattern ship.  
 

 
Carl


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