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DAD · 10/18/14, 9:22 AM

Bailey

Good to have you "On Board"

Seems to me USAC made chain drive and rear engine Midgets illegal sometime in the mid-60's. It would be interesting as to what would have happened if they would have done the same thing for "Indy Cars" and "Champ Cars" of the day. I think the UMRA did away with chain drive also just a little latter because they had some young guy with a fishing boat motor whipping up on their conventional race cars with that drive combination. Those older guys liked to race and were much more accepting of "innovation" back then >> but then MONEY reared it's ugly head and the "HAVES" more or less said "Back Yard Race Mechanics" are no longer accepted to race with us and it's been down hill ever since then.

Honest Dad himself

10/18/14, 9:22 AM	#10 Re: National Lightning Sprints Association of Australia Inc
DAD Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5,957	Bailey Good to have you "On Board" Seems to me USAC made chain drive and rear engine Midgets illegal sometime in the mid-60's. It would be interesting as to what would have happened if they would have done the same thing for "Indy Cars" and "Champ Cars" of the day. I think the UMRA did away with chain drive also just a little latter because they had some young guy with a fishing boat motor whipping up on their conventional race cars with that drive combination. Those older guys liked to race and were much more accepting of "innovation" back then >> but then MONEY reared it's ugly head and the "HAVES" more or less said "Back Yard Race Mechanics" are no longer accepted to race with us and it's been down hill ever since then. Honest Dad himself _________________________________________________ Last edited by DAD; 10/19/14 at 2:02 PM.