Rick:
I'm certainly no expert on the SCTA rules, but I've sure been reading them a
lot,
and thinking about the issues you raise. I read them to mean that a bike with
an
automobile (or or outboard boat) block would have to run FIA or FTO (for time
only); I see no place for such machines under SCTA rules.
Russ Mack
Rick Hammond wrote:
> Hi All,
> Just reading the March Cycle World; some good stuff.
> New 998 Ducati...sure,
> An article on Ducati's V-4; no, not the GP motor; the 1960s Apollo, 100hp,
> 530lbs; just too fast. ;-) (Even better; the article is by Ian Falloon.
>
> Machining! KC has a big article on the Vance and Hines 'V-rod' pro-stock drag
> bike. They CNC'd the 38lb engine block out of a 275lb chunk...160cu in...good
> details on the metals etc.
> About 340hp
> The fun part is, even though it is a 'pro-stock' version of the V-rod
> (sure...about as much as nascar runs Taurus's) it is push-rod.
> Somebody has to talk these guys into running it on the salt. Ok, they would
> need better cooling. Also, it looks like it does run afoul of the 'cam one
> stroke below deck' rule.
> Still neat.
>
> While we are at it; the bike rules state 'parts and components designed
> primarily for use in motorcycle engines' Where does that leave a bike
> with..let's say..a 215 Buick V-8?
> Just curious ;-)
> Cheers,
> Rick
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