(If this is a duplicate message, my apologies...)
Jarrid:
You don't want to go there... The question you ask is one that will be
debated long after the internet has disappeared into obscurity. In a
nutshell: different organizations have different eligibility
requirements. If you are interested in running an event hosted by a
particular organizer, contact them and acquire a copy of their rules -
it's the only way to tell if your car is within their tolerances.
Good luck - for the Florida Regions' Vintage rules, consult my website.
*8o)
John A. Rollins, Vintage Race Coordinator
Florida Region, SCCA
http://www.netcom.com/~nobozos/
>Jarrid M Gross wrote:
>
> Vintage racers,
>
> OK, Now I'll bite.
>
> Ive been listing this list server for over a year.
>
> As a new member of VARA, I see that there are a lot of "questionable"
> modifications performed as standard prcatice. I am sure that other
> clubs are more strict about internal mods, but what exactly constitutes
> allowable mods?
>
> Feel free to resond by club.
>
> I ask this question in all honesty to understand what the consensus
> is regarding these mods.
>
> Few people could successfully argue that putting in a steel crank,
> carillo rods and forged pistons could be done exclusively in the
> interests of safety and availability or lack thereof.
>
> I have been to the track prior to joining up, and have seen a bunch of
> interesting things, like motors spinning 2000 to 4000 RPM more than
> they ever could in the 60s, super dooper extra lumpy cams,
> compression beyond anything vaguely stock, roller rockers ECT.
>
> This is fine with me, but seems to me to sort of go against the grain
> as far as most club's intentions are concerened. I dont mind being
> passed by these cars with a 30 MPH speed differential, but it does
> sort of seem sort of unnerving knowing it will be impossible to be
> competitive with such a conservative interpretation of the rules.
>
> Jarrid Gross
>
> On Thu, 10 Jul 1997 16:11:35 -0400 Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca> writes:
> >I guess actually looking at the car counts as non-invasive:). Most of
> >the
> >weird stuff is hanging right out there for anyone with the power to
> >actually
> >look to see. The only stuff that would be hard to find is gearsets,
> >and
> >funny engines. We go around the paddock pushing recall buttons on
> >tachs -
> >when we see a Sprite running say 10 seconds faster than we are and
> >using
> >1000 rpm less than we do, we suspect oversize engine! We also listen
> >for
> >shifts - when a car comes onto the straight and shifts five times,
> >when we
> >go on in second, and shift twice to fourth, we say : "ah ha! must be a
> >funny
> >gearbox!"
> >
> >Brian
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