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Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => SCTA Rule Questions => Topic started by: ulrace on August 31, 2018, 09:02:49 PM

Title: Ballast rules
Post by: ulrace on August 31, 2018, 09:02:49 PM

Wondering about using steel ammo  containers bolted solid with bags of lead shot inside. Containers bolted shut also. Is this acceptable?

Title: Re: Ballast rules
Post by: Milwaukee Midget on August 31, 2018, 09:23:35 PM

Is there a reason why you wouldn't simply heat up the ammo boxes and be done with it?

Title: Re: Ballast rules
Post by: jdincau on August 31, 2018, 09:27:46 PM

Think about keeping it intact and attached in this instance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McJJeukIWSA

Title: Re: Ballast rules
Post by: manta22 on August 31, 2018, 09:55:36 PM

Chris;

I think he is suggesting using lead shot in the ammo boxes because if the ballast somehow got loose, small lead BBs would not be nearly as dangerous as a big chunk of lead flying around.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

Title: Re: Ballast rules
Post by: kiwi belly tank on August 31, 2018, 10:51:17 PM

People have been using lead shot for years in containers & inside frame rails. Go to the rule book & don't read anything into it that isn't in black & white.
  Sid.

Title: Re: Ballast rules
Post by: Buickguy3 on September 01, 2018, 11:31:41 AM

  Don't think you can use concrete. It's been tried. Not good.
  Doug  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Title: Re: Ballast rules
Post by: jimmy six on September 01, 2018, 02:09:51 PM

No shit...

Title: Re: Ballast rules
Post by: kiwi belly tank on September 01, 2018, 05:22:23 PM

LOL, yeah that whole concrete thing was messy in more ways than one! :-o
  Sid.

Title: Re: Ballast rules
Post by: jdincau on September 01, 2018, 05:31:56 PM

We were a lot less picky back in 1964