Now the track has 2 Crate engine sprint car divisions. 1 wing and 1 non-wing.
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It would be nice if they and MSA could work together to make each other's cars legal.
There have to be cars from the Milwaukee area that are equidistant from either track.(MSA runs at Plymouth on Saturday nights. Maybe everyone doesn't know that.)
Originally Posted by kendirt:
It would be nice if they and MSA could work together to make each other's cars legal.
There have to be cars from the Milwaukee area that are equidistant from either track.(MSA runs at Plymouth on Saturday nights. Maybe everyone doesn't know that.)
Unfortunately, the time for that was prior to picking a crate engine as the motor to put in the IRA WingLess cars. This was basically a "cost to enter" decision as a new top of the line MSA powerplant costs around $30k. MSA engines have a substantial horsepower advantage which would make evening it out with the crate engine almost imnpossible without some sort of restrictor plate or something. Also, I pretty sure the winged crate car would be legal in MSA, but would be at a pretty big disadvantage due to the horsepower difference.
Originally Posted by Midget98:
Unfortunately, the time for that was prior to picking a crate engine as the motor to put in the IRA WingLess cars. This was basically a "cost to enter" decision as a new top of the line MSA powerplant costs around $30k. MSA engines have a substantial horsepower advantage which would make evening it out with the crate engine almost imnpossible without some sort of restrictor plate or something. Also, I pretty sure the winged crate car would be legal in MSA, but would be at a pretty big disadvantage due to the horsepower difference.
It doesn't seem like a MSA engine ought to cost thirty grand, but thinking about everything I suppose they do.
Their 604 non winged class has had great sucess. I'm not sure why you need 2 604 classes unless they will alternate nights and hope for guys to switch back and forth. I went up there when they ran the first time during the fair and I wasn't that impressed. Seemed like they were wide open all the way around. I don't think 400 HP is enough to pull those big wings down the straights.
Kinda reminds me of the group that tried to make it cheaper at Bloomington in days gone by, using a 4 bbl carb,rather than fi, way too finicky for the common man,and the fans!
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The non winged usually put on a pretty good show. They get 30-40 and track usually can’t take much power so they are good. You have to realize we get no nonwing stuff over here so it’s better than nothing
I just don’t see how putting wings on a 400 HP car is going to be that exciting
Originally Posted by ThrowbackRacingTeam:
They’ll both be a waste of time. Too SLOW!
When I seen the Non Wing at Gas City 604s I didn't think Too Slow. Just not the power band of a SPRINT CAR. I mean I seen 305s with more torque able to pull the wheels. etc.
The 604s dont. and I think they gotta be flat footed to spin the tires for the turns.
Im probably way wrong and it seems to be growing at least getting people into a sprint car. So it may be a good thing overall. Maybe in a couple years they get a 410 engines and step up.
