the rhino was voted down at the last rules meeting, a couple weeks ago.
the 2 issues were that SOME people claimed the motor was too fast, which it is, under the right conditions and the right setup under the car (discussed in my previous post) and that it would be a lot harder to tech due to it being sealed in 3-5 places...among other reasons. the opponents of this motor felt it would be to easy to cheat it up and reseal it. my thoughts are that if it starts to show a performance advantage on tracks where it is at a disadvantage, that would be a pretty good tip off that someone was playin dirty, but if it continued to run well on the slicked up, no bite tracks, it is doing what it was built to do.

there is a line of thinking regarding this and other motor issues that i wont get into here due to lack of space, but would gladly discuss on the phone with you, if you would like. nothing real dramatic or negative but it all goes back to trying to keep the playing field as close to level as possible within the club. IE...not allowing motors that would immediately obsolete anything currently being run (NEMA allowing esslinger XT's, for example)

mike miller did a fantastic job helping the club to get back on its feet. but the "burnout factor" became too much and he took some time off. it was nice to see him get back out with his daughters and run a few shows again this year.

"I'm not saying that ARDC isn't on a good path as it is a great club, but too much regulation can back fire as well."

absolutely! i dont attend the meetings very often because i hate the ******** of racing. i did go to the last one and it seems that most of the problems of the past year were discussed and measures taken to rectify. the biggest problem i see is that the club went from 16-17 cars per race to 25-35 and with it brought a lot more people, personalities and ideas to have to deal with and keep as happy as possible. showing again the importance of the saying "shut up and race"