Gary,
I'm afraid politics and special interests have played a part.
I have never been able to get ANY answer as to why Modified Frame was killed
at El Mirage.
During my last investigation re. bike length, I was actually slammed and
verbally reprimanded for calling a certain SCTA official because I had not
gone through the "correct" process. Name withheld.
... has anybody heard of "Tribal rules" ?????
Dana
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of gary baker
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 11:47 PM
To: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: rule changes
G'day
Im just back from a DLRA meeting , as you may know we use the SCTA rules in
full with a few exceptions and a few added Aussie rules I am tring to have
the rules for partial streamlineing for motorcycles reviewed/ changed to
allow the streamlinging at the rear of sit on m/c's to extend beyond the
rear of the tyre and to encompass the enclosure of the rear wheel and tyre
as well , I believe this change would allow for greater speeds with less HP
in this type of vehicle , has anyone canvassed this sort of change over
there ? and if so why has it not been successful ? why I ask is that the
commitee in Aus appears to follow the rulings of the SCTA and are
infulenced by the SCTA can anyone put forward a reason why this sort of
change should be rejected ? I have some pictures of land speed attempts made
by NSU in the 50"s the 500cc NSU was the first bike to exceed 200mph with a
relativily small amount of HP but the aerodynamics were excellent ,why was
this type of streamlinging dissallowed ??
Gary
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