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Originally Posted by openwheel44
Let's go back to around 1986 when this class was getting off the ground. The racing hub was down around Tulsa. Seriously "outlaw" style uprights. Mega buck motors. The class was doing ok. Ok enough that other groups started popping up around the midwest. A group of promoters, racers and track owners just happened to get together at a Chili Bowl race one year and came up with a GENERAL ACCEPTABLE rules. The first main concern....motor size and motor position. Then basic chassis requirements. They were "suggested rules" for everyone to use or not. But you know what.....everyone ran with them and we grew. Left some minor rules for the local organizations. There was no fee to be in this National system. Not points system. Just suggested guidelines. My point is.....Don't tell me a National Set Of Rules can't be done. BS. How you thing this class got off the ground in the first place? How you think most of these groups came up with the general rules they have now? Anyway....I know how we got to this point, I was involved back then. No one is screaming a set of rules EVERYONE has to follow by the book. Right now.....simple weight/fuel rules. Whatever they end up. Most of the different groups basic rules are close enough on the uprights now. I just want them FAIR for all. But a descent set of basic National Rules could go a long way to sell a "special race" and attract more cars. Why are we having this discussion? Because we have different rules all across the nation concerning certain things. How in the heck is that going to help the class? 600 guys have an "accepted" set of general rules they go by whether they are NMMA or not. Most of the big races they have go by those basics. Why can't we have the same thing? Seems to work for them. Works for a lot of different classes. Yeah.......I may not like them in the end and at that point......I will decide if I what to continue racing Lightning Sprints. Just like everyone will have that option.
This weight/fuel "thing" started before the Illinois group announced their deal. Their actions are the ones that finally got people THINKING out loud. Now.....we are all asking ourselves.......where this class is going? That's a good thing. Nip any problems in the bud early. Don't let it fester and end up hurting the class. I have seen plenty of that since 1986.
All this typing and all the BSing and no one has yet to produce any information stating alky is that much superior to gas to warrant penalizing the alky guys with so much weight.........any weight actually.
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People have been killed for what you just said.
If I understand you correctly you are bringing out a bit of dirty laundry that is best left in the past. You are saying the first Chili bowl was won by a Mini Sprint in 1986. Back then the rules were real simple run what you brung which included orient express and Hank Scott motors at ten grand a piece. Thank god these little motors work good by themselves. They are the reason for the resurgence of these things. The weight real easy to change and the fuel easy enough to change also is about the only difference in them from sea to shining sea.
The chili bowl has simple rules also if it looks like a midget let it run unless it is chain drive. I wonder if we could get the aclu to look at this?
Didn"t Sammy win that one also?