Jay tells me that we had a few racers contact him with a request to lower the weight of the shaft drive cars from 1100 pounds to 1000 pounds. After a quick search on Google I could not find any Midget groups with published weights this low. If a person can build a car this light using standard thickness tube they are to be congratulated, however since we are pushing cars with standard weight Midget frames and no trick light weight parts I think 1000 pounds would be just a tad light. We weigh about 1050 or so with a 1000cc car at the end of the race.
The race at Tulsa saw some racers with light weight cars show up and race. It also had some rather up set racers because of the last minute decision made by the people in charge of the Shootout. This is suppose to be racing with the everyday guy in mind and not a race to see who can build the lightest chassis and or find the smallest driver. Bolt on weight is not dangerous, it should be painted white with the cars number painted on it.
We set the weight at 1100 pounds several weeks ago and I think it should stay at that, I hate missing a few light weight cars but I hate even more putting the rest of the field at a 100 pound disadvantage.
I sure would like to see some more comments and suggestions to the rules.
Honest Dad himself
