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Roy Bleckert (Offline)
#74 8/1/15 6:50 PM

Originally Posted by DAD:
Roy

That little V8 60 with the Nitro is probably where the term "HOT ROD" came from. The Flat head wasn't know for it ability to run cool thus the big grills and over sized radiators and that shot of Nitro had to warm things up just a little bit more.

These little automotive motors have got plenty of spunk but I don't think they left enough meat in the head to make them purpose built race motor beaters. There will always be people willing to spend huge sums of money to race up front and there will always be people that race with what they can afford. A very good example would be up at Montpelier Indiana. On any given night you will find anything from the latest Esslinger to several Motorcycle chain drive cars. We race a motorcycle car and can run mid pack but we don't stand a snow balls chance of wining a main. If we do not dilute the field by splitting the class perhaps we could make a distinction form the first tier cars in the front from the second tier cars racing just as hard in the back and pay the top finishing second tier car some extra cash over and beyond his finish position.

Honest Dad himself

There is meat in the Honda head to have it flow 370 CFM , enough flow to get close if not equal today's top of the line Midget engines if the sanctions would let the darn thing run EFI like it was meant to run, it could be done eventually to get the rules were all these combos could work together as one division , will I see it happen , probably not !