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Originally Posted by badgersx
How can you penalize a team for pushing innovation and operating in a gray area of the rules. The rules for the series have stood firm since January, so how can you change a rule 10 min before hotlaps and try to inforce it and think thats okay as a promoter. I agree with the extra weight having to be added to run the e85 fuel however that car was not illegal earlier in the yr and was not doing anything wrong untill last saturday night. When they came to the track they came with a car that was legal. I dont see any malice by either party. In short i take offence to a sanctioning body changing a rule moments before the start of the event. This gave the team in question no time to adjust, unless everyone travels to the track with 70lbs of lead ready to throw onto a car? In the end he'll put the weight on and still will races.
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Page 2 of 2010 AMSA rules state:
Fuel
Alcohol or gasoline fuel only - Nitro or Nitrous Oxide Is NOT ALLOWED. Fuel may be
randomly checked and if found illegal, you will be disqualified for the night. No points or
monies will be awarded for the night. ALL MOTORS ON ALCOHOL have to weigh 970
lbs car and driver. ALL MOTORS ON GAS have to weigh 900 lbs. car and driver
So what is E85
E85 is an alcohol fuel mixture that typically contains a mixture of up to 85% denatured fuel ethanol and gasoline or other hydrocarbon (HC) by volume
That is not a gray area of the rules, I do agree that it should have been caught sooner. Hell I and others knew about it 2 weeks before, but it was not a rule change at the track. He just got caught and I do agree Rod is a very good driver and will win races. I belive he proabaly had nothing to do with the fuel but he is the driver and has to deal with it. I have no ill will toward him or his car owners they have always been good to race with.
70 lbs will not hurt them much although we all know that is to much weight for alcohol motor but it is the rule and we have to deal with it.