Ken

I have also been associated with a few bad dictators in my lifetime. They are just about as bad or worse than many committee's. Everything we do is seen under someone else's perception. Rules can be seen as favoritism to a special party. I have raced under some very strange rules but when I looked at them I could see that the although they were stupid they affected everybody the same.

From your comments I can tell you have been around the block more than once. Young people are taught in grade school now days that rules and laws are the answer to every problem that exist in this old world. I went to college with a bunch of people that brought this way of thinking to the forefront. My advice to young people starting out is don't just make rules to be making rules. Slow down and ask your self what will so and so think about this, is it really needed, what is the real reason for this rule, it may not really be the stated reason.

I wish that race tracks would make rules today to prevent drivers from making their feelings known to other racers on the race track during a race. We call that 20/20 hind site.

I got a motor today and am going over to Tony's to see if he has a messed up motor plate to see if it fits and is light enough for him, who knows. The reason I posed this question on IOW was Montpelier is a pretty good haul and I didn't want to be perceived as trying to skirt the rules, and just maybe some other bright younger than me back yard racer might pick up on the Idea.

Here is the kicker>>>> as of last year because of the EPA Ford is phasing out these motors in favor of little turbocharged 4 cylinder motors with direct injection and a lot of boost. That means somebody is going to have to figure out how to close the throttle plate under all that boost at the end of the straightway. We will still have a half million or so of these V6's to play with.

Honest Dad himself