IL. Lightning Sprint Series Web Site

DAD · 3/16/12, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveB31

Bobby- you are correct. those 1200 cc hopped up motors did almost kill the lightning sprint racing. The BEST thing that ever happened was the 1000cc motors that evolved to be what they are.
Dad- you are correct in that the guy with the hopped up motors used them for 4-6 races then installed another. But, he did win a lot of races, but he had the whole package- hot motor, great car, great setup and great driver.
I am a shoe string guy myself. Just having fun in a great class of cars.
Dad- look forward to meeting you one day. I will have to come out to the midwest and race with y'all sometime. I read the MMSA rules and for the most part I love em.

I went to your web sight. I see that you also race with that guy we call "Quantrill's Raiders", Mark Billings. He has been racing with us for several years now, He knows his way around the midwest (Indiana and Ohio) pretty good. It would be nice if you guys could load up and come out and race with us Hoosiers, Buckeyes and Hill Billy's.

From what I can see from your web sight They wouldn't miss Layne for a race or two. You already got the perfect attendance award so come on out and race for fun now.

Honest Dad himself

bobby01 · 3/17/12, 9:07 AM

I would like to go back there to race but with all the different weight rules and tire rules it makes that almost impossible, but this a whole different thread.
I almost forgot (that comes with old age) When you wire the safety switch you make and break the ground side this is according to Ford engineers And I wasn't going to question their intelligence.

Bobby Layne

Quantrill · 3/17/12, 5:48 PM

It appear these new rules are costing cars to show up. These are not club cars but traveling cars. Plus how many locals have old 1100 that are now illegal? Maybe these guys only show up a handful of races but a car is a car when they show up. I think some of these rules may have good intentions, but at the cost of car count it is not wroth it. Plus if true dyno work would have been done ILSS would see these new rules are not actually doing what they are intended to do but the opposite.

3/17/12, 5:48 PM	#33 Re: IL. Lightning Sprint Series Web Site
Quantrill Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 526	It appear these new rules are costing cars to show up. These are not club cars but traveling cars. Plus how many locals have old 1100 that are now illegal? Maybe these guys only show up a handful of races but a car is a car when they show up. I think some of these rules may have good intentions, but at the cost of car count it is not wroth it. Plus if true dyno work would have been done ILSS would see these new rules are not actually doing what they are intended to do but the opposite.