Originally Posted by ThrowbackRacingTeam:
Our silver crown tank is a 75 gallon size with a cut out underneath bringing it down to about 70. If the new minimum is 59 gallons then USAC did allow smaller tanks which reduce weight off the tail of the car giving them an advantage. The big money teams like Swanson's will buy the smaller tank and have already tested giving them more advantage.
On the positive side, our engine builder has built them before and said it is an easy/cheap change over. The free fuel will save a lot of money and we might be able to make a return to the series.
Hi ThrowbackRacingTeam,
I am happy to hear that you might be able to return to the series, and that you expect the savings from the free fuel you'll receive next season to help cover the cost of the change-over.
I have included the link to the 2012 USAC Silver Crown series rule book:
http://www.usacracing.com/assets/fil...ixB_Silver.pdf In USAC Rule Books, they mark their recent/new rule changes in red, and leave their standing rules in black. (I have attached a picture of the USAC rule book regarding Tail Tank size above in Post #29). You can see that the rule regarding tank size is in black, and thus was not changed for 2012 and the Ethanol fuel.
As I type this, I am talking to my car owner, and can guarantee you that we will not be purchasing smaller tanks or bladders for this season, and that we will continue to run our 75 gal. cells.
In regards to testing, USAC and Ignite fuels announced at the meeting during IMIS that they are working together to try to put together a test date for Silver Crown teams at Raceway Park in April.
Thanks for your interest,
Kody