Originally Posted by kart31rac:
Wish this was open since in Illinois, most of us run 34, Jacksonville, or Lincoln rules. That money is great, we would make the tow if we made enough to cover our fuel money. I wish everyone would get on the same page with the rules for 305's. Then you could go anywhere and race. Just wish more tracks would come on board its a great class, and remember nothing is cheap in racing, but as long as your having fun its worth it.
That does raise a valid point. The RaceSaver's rules are much different and tighter on specs (not to mention the need for sealed and certified heads to name a few things) than the rules used in and around the state in "unsanctioned" track-style rules. The more local IL/IA groups of cars couldn't even run a RaceSaver 305 event because their motor wouldn't be legal. That might also explain more of the lack of participation at Rt.45 Raceway too from the "locals". And how few to expect to come out of IL to Lawrenceburg for that matter.
Despite this though, if a track is planning on running the 305's on a weekly basis it probably would be a good idea to use the RaceSaver rules since it's a Nation-Wide Rules Package as opposed to other random self-track-rule variants. It'd keep the consistency at least. Both mentioned IL Tracks don't run the 305's weekly so obviously they don't have a need for a more straight-forward set of rules in hopes the more "open" rules will draw in more cars from other areas. Or to those that'll throw and engine together to run.
On a side note:
Rt.45 Raceway should stay positive and focused. Let's not forget, Bloomington decided to run the 305's and announced it before the season ended in 2014. So teams had
all winter to prepare. Rt45 announced 5 events in February. Still if serious about running weekly in the future, they should use this season to promote interest, gain sponsors, and let everyone around know they will be running RaceSaver events all season in 2016. Risky? Of course. But that's with any new division should they decide to add em. This will give others around the area time to build a car to run
all season for a track championship. Will it be a massive car count in 2016? Probably not, after all we started out with around 6-8 for a few weeks. But more are being built and showing up, more information is coming available, and the support is slowly growing. If Rt45 wants to run 305's on a non-regular basis then they should consider using a more "open" rules package to cater better to what is currently available around them.
And who knows, if no other Indiana track picks up the 305's in 2016 and Rt.45 does decide to roll the dice, the track isn't too far away to be a reasonable Saturday evening venue for our B-town regulars to run. ...Food for Thought
