FV80 wrote:OH.. and one more thing... Brian McCarthy is in the hospital - possibly for the last time. He has stage 3 pancreatic cancer and is not expected to see the next Runoffs. Brian has contributed substantial benefit for the FV community over the last 40 years..Steve
I'm very sad to hear this news about Brian. In 2013 when I was flagging turns and trying to decide which class I wanted to run as a novice, I spent a day with Brian (and Stephen as well as a couple of vintage FV guys) and Brian answered all my newbie questions, providing a lot of guidance and insight on a direction for my novice year in 2014.
His advice and guidance was spot on, he connected me with Dave Schrady from whom I bought my first FV. I've followed Brian's posts on this forum and found him to be well-reasoned, rational and a lot of his posts are very informative to the new FV racer. Just search on his name to find lots of great set up info and advice.
Brian is the kind of guy that volunteers his time to support the class, has extensive knowledge of the technical details of FV setup, building, etc. and I respect his views on the future of FV as well.
The class will be saddened if the prognosis is so dim. I, for one, will miss his guidance and support of our great racing class. I'm sure others join me in our respect for this great man.