For whatever its worth I would like to see a design competition that all competitors had to use the identical power plants and fuel (zero ability to mod the motor).
The fastest would be the best design...not who could spend the most on pumping HP.
A spec motor class for LSR - that's a great concept - kind of like IROC, Formula V or Formula Ford, but with restrictions taken off of the chassis.
For those who have said there are fewer young people involved and believe that cost is the prohibiter, this could be a solution.
The problem I see is motor sourcing and verification. But let's expand on that idea a bit, and try to make such a class as fair as possible.
Start with a cheap, easy to build engine that can be mass produced by a reputable shop - they would be the source of all engines in the class and would have to be built and verified as identical, then sealed. All racers in this class would have to buy from this supplier and no modifications would be allowed.
The builder has a free hand in the design, and builds the car however he/she sees fit following safety parameters in keeping with the existing rules.
If it got too popular, I could see where a separate weekend event away from the scheduled ones might be possible - or rotate the events between Texas, Maxton, Elmo and Bonneville - a championship series?
Make 'em small enough, and perhaps some other old airstrips might be able to be included throughout the country. Bring LSR to the heartland?
A sponsor - the Flying Kia Kilometer series?
Hmmm . . . a little off topic, but does anyone else think it could work?
