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Subject: Fwd: New Category
From: FastmetalBDF@aol.com
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 15:17:51 EDT
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Subject: RE: New Category
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Dan

    In reference to the proposed "Nostalgia Class" to encompass Altereds
and Competition Coupes in the Modified Category, where should I go to cast
my vote, as well as read what exactly Proposition 1A, 1B and 2A, 2B propose.
As the owner and driver of the BLACK RADON 68 Firebird I would lean more
towards allowing different modifications to be legal for the class to make
the older cars more competitive rather than segregating the existing classes
again. I realize that any addendum to the rules will not make every
competitor happy, but in my opinion, this would be a major undertaking for
the SCTA to update the records, versus a rule change similar to the one
allowing pre 1949 bodies to be chopped.

            Thanks!

    Darrell Ferguson
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    -----Original Message-----
    From:   Dan Warner [SMTP:dwarner@electrorent.com]
    Sent:   Thursday, September 07, 2000 5:43 AM
    To: land-speed@autox.team.net
    Subject:    New Category

    Here it is!

    Included in this email is the proposal for the new CATEGORY which
will break
    the current Modified Category classes by year. This proposal will
create a
    new category between the existing Vintage and Modified Categories.
The body
    year break will be 1949 to 1981 inclusive.

    Note that the engine breaks are restrictive as the new category will
deal
    with AMERICAN coupe and sedan bodies only. There will be no
Competition
    Coupe classes. The reasoning is that competition coupe rules are
very
    liberal and the choice of body is a personal issue. All other rules
in the
    category will be the same as the current Modified category as far as
aero,
    engine swaps, transmission, etc.

    You have the opportunity to cast a vote as to the degree of
mechanical
    sophistication in this new category. The name of the category is not
yet
    decided. You also have the chance to name this category through a
contest
    administered by Jon Amo on his web site www.landracing.com.
    When choosing your name for the category please be aware that our
class
    naming convention is laborious at best. An example would be:
XXO/BACFAlt (AC
    = American Classic). Lets not make the class name longer than the
vehicle.

    Please distribute the proposal to your buddies who may not be
internet
    savvy. This is an unprecedented opportunity to take part in the
process.

    Thank you,

    Dan Warner

    Southern California Timing Association 2001 Rule Book Proposal

    The following sections are recommended rules changes to add the
"Nostalgia
    Category" into the new 2001Rule Book.

    Purpose:
    To split the Coupe/Sedan car classes using newer aerodynamic cars
(1982 to
    present) from the older less aerodynamic cars (1949 through 1981).
This
    change
    will make the older cars more competitive and still allow the newer
cars to
    compete amongst themselves.  All old records will be re-established
and
    those records set by newer cars will stay with them in the current
Modified
    Category classes. Here is an example; John Rain's car (1989 Indy 500
    Pontiac) record of 274.5 MPH for D/PS will stay with him in the
current
    Production Category class, but in the newly established Nostalgia
Category,
    Ron Hall's car (1963 Avanti) old record of 195.6 MPH will be
re-entered into
    the record book for D/NPS class. This way no one looses a record and
the old
    records are reinstated. Carefully read the two options in the
Nostalgia
    Category and vote your
    opinion on the spaces provided.  The two options are; Option 1A or
1B on one
    subject and Option 2A or 2B on the other subject, you must vote for
one of
    the two choices for each option.  Also, vote for or against the
proposal of
    adding the new Nostalgia Category to the 2001 Rule Book.
    The goal is to have every race car owner in the Coupe or Sedan class
vote on
    these changes. The race car owners voting can be those who race at
    Bonneville, the Dry Lakes, Maxon or all venues. Each race car owner
    will have one vote on the outcome of this consideration of rule
changes.
    Its important that all owners vote and mail their results to Bob
Sykes Jr.
    by no later than November 1, 2000.  At that cutoff date, the ballots
will be
    tallied and the  results will impact on what changes go into the
Southern
    California Timing Associatation Rule Book for the year 2001. So
please
    don't sit on this, study the changes then vote and mail your results
ASAP!!

    NOSTALGIA CATEGORY
    The Nostalgia Car category will consists of  American coupe or sedan
cars
    from 1949 through and including 1981.
    Note:  the "N" has been added to the following categories to
indicate the
    Nostalgia Car Class.

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