USAC, like NASCAR, would not have to buy them. Just borrow them from some of the top teams after a night of racing when there is a break in the schedule. Pay the teams for the use of the engines if you want, whater it takes. This isn't the greatest idea but it is better than not doing anything. It does, however, take away the problem of not getting a true representation of what they are running consistantly.(They should have taken them the night of Turkey Night then they would have had a nice break to get them all on the same dyno and back to the teams well before the next race).
This is not about penalizing people. This is about reducing costs, increasing reliability and leveling competition between the haves and the have nots. The budget teams cannot afford to buy a "new and improved" version of their engine every time they make a new cyl head. Heck even some of the super teams are obviously struggling to afford it. Look at how many are gone or are reducing their schedules. And they weren't even spending their own money!!!
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Originally Posted by Kevracer58
Wait just a minute. I see several problems with this idea. 1. Where is USAC going to find the money for four engines? 2. How are you going to be sure your are getting representative samples? 3. If a certain motor produces more power, why penalize the users of that motor? It meets today's rules package. Shouldn't the builders of the other engines just work harder to catch up?
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