People certainly can run current era SCCA.
They can run vintage (there are numerous sanctioning bodies, clubs, or
individual events to choose from).
They can run Midwest Council (similar to SCCA, but regional, and most use
hammers to hit wrenches, and other car's door & fenders as braking
assistance.)
So, Folks can threaten to take their vintage dollar elsewhere, but, for the
most part, all vintage organizations are aligning on the side of period
correctness. What VSCDA wants is not vintage looking cars prepared to modern
day specs underneath, but cars prepared as close as possible to "back in the
day" with additional safety concerns.
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel1312@aol.com [mailto:Daniel1312@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 11:52 AM
To: dmeadow@juno.com; soavero@yahoo.com
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Racing regs Re: Distributor Choice
I'm a tech official in the UK (safety tech licensed with the 'eligibility
tech still to be worked on).
There must be at least half a dozen series you can run a Spridget in.
Almost
no-one bothers to run a 948 or 1098cc engine in any car except for those
rare
cars that are FIA compliant. So, no shortage of 1275/1380cc Frogeye
Sprites.
There are class rules around what you do the engine, suspension, brakes,
etc
and minimum weights. So, you might have one class all on SU carbs and
treaded tyres while the fully modified class will see a lot of Frogeyes on
slicks
with a Weber DCOE. Obviously the fully modified classes are faster and cost
more to run in. Often one or more classes will run in the same race.
You can also run a Spridget in other series - classic sportscars or whatever
with a similar roadgoing or modified basis for all the cars.
Daniel1312
In a message dated 21/06/06 13:12:34 GMT Daylight Time, dmeadow@juno.com
writes:
> On the other hand, no vintage organization I know allows crank-fired
> ignitions...
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