CHANGING THE FORMULA
CHANGING THE FORMULA THE BUREAU DES CONSTRUCTEURS MEET AT ZURICH. RAYMOND MAYS REPRKENTS E.R.A. When the E.R.A. concern started out eto build racing cars, none of them larger than 2…
A NOVEL SUGGESTION FOR THE G.P. FORMULA.
SIR,—Like many people, the problem of the limitation to be placed on future racing cars has interested me. My suggestion is a mechanical one. Briefly, I suggest that the differential ratio, with a certain specified sized tyre, should be fixed, say at to I. (No overdrives or what-not allowed in the gear boxes). Would-be builders of large engines would find their power negatived by the calamitous possibility of over-revving, etc. I am, yours, etc.,
J. C. DAVIS.
Venblis.