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The sprint car rules at SFS are kind of a sore spot with me. I have received numerous ideas from the sprint car owners and drivers, but it is extremely hard, if not impossible, to get any changes implemented.
Some of the ideas that have been bandered around are as follows:
1. Let the Super Sprints go to ASCS rules, or at least, let them go to the big wings and the big right rear tire.
2. Change the Champ Sprint motor rules back like they were during the 100-inch days. A lot of people would like to see the Champs run wingless, too.
3. The 305's they run in Texas, use a sealed motor with a big wing and a 104" Hoosier right rear tire. They use a spec head with stock springs and valves. Their motors will only turn about 6500 RPM. The good thing about those motors is they only cost about $3500 to build, instead of $12,000 to $15,000 to run at SFS.
4. One of my pet peeves is the left rear tire rule, it should be a left rear wheel rule, like ASCS. With the rule like it is, you can leave the pits, perfectly legal, and be disqualified when you go across the scales.
5. Last, but not the least of my concerns, deals with the fuel. Watch the sprint cars when they go across the scales and see how many of them have the gas cap off the fuel cell. You can stand behind them with the motor running and tell they are not burning straight methanol.
6. I wish that the ORA had more input into the changing of the rules at SFS, but unfortunately, it doesn't work that way.
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