Originally Posted by openwheel44:
TQ29m.......All good and valid points. I have been around racing long enough to realize and agree with all you have said.
However.......our area group decided we need to so something to insure we were all on as level a playing field as we could get when it comes to stock versus "built" motors. Cost controls is the thing driving this issue. Plus, someone not stinking up the show consistantly. People can tolerate being out driven and out setup but no one likes to be extremely out motored in a supposedly "stock" class. We are adults and know that certain motor might be better and even a particular batch of the same motor might be better. We are combating the obvious here though. Built motors. The racers spoke, MALS is trying to listen and do something to police some of this. Everyone is hoping most of these procedures will not need to be used on a weekly basis but we all agree, we need some workable procedures in place in case something needs to be addressed. Something to keep the honest a little more honest.
And no..........no one wants a teardown at the track. That is why we are investigating simpler ways to obtain certain usable pieces of information as easily as possible. If this is going to NOT achieve the desired results or any useful information......that's what I want to hear from people that know and I will go waste my time on some other procedure.
DAD, I know what you are trying to achieve, I just don't think it's possible in the real world, a "stock" engine, in my HO, is just too much to keep in spec, I would think you would have to "give" a little, for parts stack up, as they call it in the industry, you know, a little plus and minus in most cases, but I guess it's a lot like the guy said, when asked if his new girl friend was pregnant when they started dating, yeh, but just a little bit. Bob!