Scales

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from:larrybsp@aol.com (Larry Stark)

             Be warned about scale weights. When I had my #1500 DP Midget its 
weight on Larry Parks scales varied up to 75# on a year to year basis on a 
car with no mods to effect weight. The car actually weight #1350 but I had to 
ballast it because each year the Solo II board added more weight to it! I had 
a box in the passenger seat area I filled with #25 bags of bird shot for 
ballast. When I weighed the car at one divisional and was #75 under I 
couldn't believe it. I filled to box with all of my tools as well as my 
friends tools. At weigh in I was #2 over. Bottom line. Don't trust any 
scales. Just to be on the safe side if your on the line, fill your tank 
before your last run. As I recall there is nothing in the rules preventing 
you from doing this. FWIW

                                                                            
Larry