Dr. As I understood it Ron Main was in XF/BFS and Jack was running gas. Some
years ago when Ron Main first ran his "flathead for the 21st century", it
caused much outcry, as did the roadster he ran it in. There was a number of
changes required and a vote among roadster and I guess other competers. I
voted for it, Jerry my driver, voted against it. At any rate the motor as it
now sits has been voted on and approved. I looked for the part of the rules
that require"modifications must be simple in nature" and was unable to find
it. perhaps you could direct me to that page. Thank you, Rich Fox
-----Original Message-----
From: DrMayf <drmayf@teknett.com>
To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, August 19, 2001 12:11 PM
Subject: An Odd Question...
>Whenever I come back from the races, I always get an odd thought in my
head.
>This time it is a rules type question in a class that I will never compete
>in. It has to do with watching NTIII and Flatfire racing against each
other.
>I am browsing the rule book and the program guide and it says both are in
>XF/BGS class. I then read the XF engine rules and it of course explicitly
>states that the engines must be of the vintage nature. Then it very
>explicitly states that any modifications must be simple in nature. Oh? I
>remember the Flatfire engine articles where the engine modifications were
>truly monstrous in nature (ie machining out the valley of the flathead,
>building a new and completely different valley which lets the exhaust come
>out the top of the engine, and welding allof this in place). So what part
of
>"simple" and in keeping with the spirit of the times of the the flatheads,
>is this? Does the term "simple" mean in the saying or doing? Such as "let's
>go to the Moon" which is a simple statement but really really compex like
>the flatfire motor. Just an odd thought.
>
>
>mayf, the red necked ignorant desert rat in Pahrump.
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