Johnny

These guys also endorse carbon fiber bodies and Titanium parts to achieve this weight. If the rules were more realistic there would be no need for these very expensive add ons. The average Focus or Echotec motor because they are stock production blocks have a lot of beef in their designs. They sure ain't no skin and bones Esslinger motors. Some of these cars will also have electric starters on them. That sure started a groan when USAC did that, but had they stuck with that simple rule a little longer it might have worked, it take a little time for the manufactures to get on line with new Ideas. Sure would have speeded up racing though. Drive it out>>>stop>>>get introduced>>>start her up and race. Imagine how much easier it would be on the promoter if they did not have to round up half a dozen push vehicles.

We are not National Midgets and most of us don't want to run with them. A logical weight rule would preclude the use of undersized tubing. In the past we Mini Sprinters were plagued with "Light Weight Frames". Using .060 top rail and .049 lower rails and uprights they could loose 70 pounds or so but at the expense of durability. We had one guy that went through 3 frame in one season, He could afford it and most of us just got a chuckle out of it. We knew if he flipped he was headed back to his chassis builder.

I think they counted 6 cars at the Shootout that cane in very light. Perhaps they needed to institute the frame rail rules that the main frame and top rail should be 1 3/8" X .095 4130 or equivalent. Chain drive cars call for rails made of at least 1 1/8" x .095 4130.

I think I will dig out my ultrasonic thickness gauge and see if any of them old mini sprints are still in existance?

Honest Dad himself