Ray3 (Offline)
#23
1/5/15 8:56 PM
Scale your car before you leave for the race track....problem solved.
The 1100lb weight limit is right on for a midget and IMO should be recognized by every midget series in the United States. The 1050lb weight limit caters to the 5'4" 90-120lb drivers. The average weight for a male in the United States according to the CDC is 195.5lbs (180.85 average for male and females combined). So how many race ready midgets are out there that weigh 854.5lbs(869.15 using the average of men and woman)??? The USAC and POWRI weight rule used to be 900lbs without the driver. If you take the average weight of a male in the United States add 900lbs you get 1095.50 (1080.85 for average of men and woman). Now add the weight of your safety equipment and you are far above 1100lbs. So 1100lbs seems logical to me but why not USAC, POWRI and apparently the Tulsa Shootout? Let the smaller drivers add weight.