Date Posted:10:59:26 02/12/07 Mon Author:Bill Meredith Author Host/IP: kcpgw-vip1.kcp.com / 198.62.69.76 Subject: Only a matter of time! In reply to:
Danny
's message, "Re: Rules" on 22:25:44 02/11/07 Sun
I understand your concern about your engines, but I believe the majority of racers are running stock bore and stroke. I know for a FACT that here at Sweet Springs the vast majority of Multi cars are 600cc. Our goal as the micro racing community should be to keep the MAJORITY of the racers happy and thus racing with us. If the lower budget racer feels uncompetitive - he will QUIT and I don't foresee a huge influx of new blood willing to spend $6000 to $8000 on a bored/stroked 619cc or 636cc Yamaha right off the bat!
As far as the status of the 'unlimited' class - look around - it is shrinking in Oklahoma and elsewhere. The Pennsylvania tracks will be running a 'stock' 600cc class for the first time this year - why is that? -- COST of the engines and remember Pennsylvania has NEVER had a true OPEN class!!!
Once again, the rules allowed engine builders to escalate the cost rapidly and we are now on the verge of killing another class!
The 636cc formula should be killed off ASAP (let them have a year) and the 619cc engine needs to go away also - maybe not 2008, but I would at least PENALIZE them in 2008 (with added weight) to help faze them out.
If we do not put some limitations to reduce cost of this class - the racers will do it for us. I give it one to two more years before the 'unlimited' class will be near extinct and the 'stock' class (with tire and wing rules) will be the BIG class. The cost of 619cc to 636cc engines will make it so! Is losing the Multi Class a big deal - I don't think so - the A-Class and Multi Class needs to be combined anyway.
The Math is pretty simple:
BIG engines + BIG soft tires + BIG wings = BIG money and inevitable demise of the 'unlimited' class. Been there - done that!
I predict that tire, wing rules and maybe even more restrictive engine rules will be implemented at the $10,000 to win races over the next few years to keep car counts from dropping.
Enjoy your 619cc and 636cc engines while you can - I sure wouldn't drop a ton of money into any more of them!
