Quote:
Originally Posted by Bradleyracing86
We can bringem, they are just cumbersome and the ramps are b$tch to haul,
Dad the issue was the Vernon scales read in 10lb increments. A car that didn't even need to weigh, showed 10 under... Basically the call to vote us for procedure not rules.
|
Andy
Like I said scales are a pain, but they do bring a sense of fair play to the table. I have never seen a scale that measures in 10 pound increments, even the truck scale at the scrap yard we sell mufflers to is good to the tenth of a pound, the old Fairbanks-Morse grain scales could also get down to the ounces. The last time we raced North Vernon they had a regular race car scaled rigged up to the old scale on the hill best I can remember. But what the heck anyhow.
The fixation with weight shared by all racer's intrigues me. If the weight is 940 pounds does anybody really think 950 is going to make a difference in their performance. The minimum weight should be the minimum weight. The "prudent" racer I would think would have a car that weighed at least 10 pounds over with an empty gas tank the minimum weight and that would cover the margin of error of for race car, driver, and scale accuracy in most all situations, and it would stop that frequent trip back and forth to the scale.
Honest Dad himself
