Talk:Formula A

This article began with this sentence:


 * The top level of karting, this class uses either reed or rotary valve 100cc two-stroke engines, which must be homologated by the FIA.

I read this and had no idea at all that this was about kart racing (if I am right in understand what it is) because I had no idea what "karting" is, and there was no link to it (now there is). It says "this class", which assumes the reader knows that this is a class of X, whatever X is. A class of novels written by Norwegian Buddhist monks? A class of indigenous Australian birds? It doesn't say, and I didn't (and still don't) know. But then it says something about engines. Maybe a class of airplanes? Boats? Cars? It doesn't say. How would the reader know? Only one who is ALREADY familiar with "karting" could possibly understand. And what is the FIA? It doesn't say. I have re-written the first sentence so that it has the highlighted title phrase. More work is needed. Michael Hardy 23:35, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I agree - I got here on a route that started with the dead-end page 'Gillard' and thence a list of kart manufacturers. I've added 'Karting' as a sub-category of 'Auto racing' and am trying to locate and categorise all kart-related pages. Saga City 15:12, Dec 26, 2004 (UTC)

I started the page and was unaware that there was any way to get to it other than the "karting" page (which I found through the "Auto Racing" topic probably last Autumn so I'm a bit confused by Saga City's comment). I will read through the help pages then categorise the karting stuff I have added, I wasn't aware that anyone could put things into categories. Please remember that for people that aren't on Wikipedia all day it's quite hard to find a balance between reinventing the wheel with every article and not adding enough information --Mary-Ann

Homologated means approved (especially 'officially confirmed'). I changed it to approved.

FIA is an acronym of something in French. I checked the link but I still can't pronounce what it stands for so I just left it and added that it is a racing governing organization.

It told me that the engines needed to be reed or rotary valve... I don't think that is important so I removed the valve type. But how much power do you get out of a 100C two stroke engine? RJFJR 02:32, May 7, 2005 (UTC)


 * The Federation Internationale d'Automobile.... Adrian M. H. 14:38, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Cost
The article says that "drivers typically spend $100,000 per year to compete". To me, that sounds expensive to the point where I wonder if I really understood the text correctly. Who can afford that? Does the money come from sponsoring? What is it really that costs? The car, participation fee, salary to mechanic? —Bromskloss 10:27, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

People really do spend that much. I do kart racing in the US and know people who spend more than that on their own to race a full season of Stars of Karting races.

Improvement drive
The subject of karting on Wikipedia needs significant improvement. If you are a karting expert, with an in-depth knowledge of the discipline and its history, please come over to WP:MOTOR and open up a discussion. Adrian M. H. 14:38, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Formula A
Please correct me if I am wrong, but was not also Formula A a name in the 1970's for an American open wheel racing division not dissimilar to Formula 5000? If so, Formula A should not be a redirect but a disambiguity page? --Falcadore (talk) 02:42, 26 June 2008 (UTC)