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Offline Cajun Kid

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Re: Running a 1982 in Classic?
« Reply #30 on: April 19, 2010, 10:45:33 PM »
Stan,

I get what you mean....  ????  ~~~~  !!!!!!..... 

My guess is straight and true, but yes we will see....

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Re: Running a 1982 in Classic?
« Reply #31 on: April 20, 2010, 11:56:40 AM »
And it took a banger fanatic to answer the question.

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Re: Running a 1982 in Classic?
« Reply #32 on: April 20, 2010, 12:26:51 PM »
116,

Sorry to hijack your thread a bit,, as you can see there is a lot of ongoing debate and opinions on the "Classic" category.  Many think it expands a bit on the vintage category, some think it's for post War muscle cars, there are a bunch of opinions...  however you will soon find out that opinions make good conversation, some decent research, but the rule book is all you have to fall back on.

So if your car meets the rules for classic class (weather or not a true classic or muscle car) then rock on and build it as you see fit within the body and aero rules of the chosen class and keeping with all the required safety/tech rules for the given class/speed.

Good luck and make sure you do a build diary with pics..

If you need anything, we are all here to help (encourage, confuss, harass etc.. lol  all in good spirit)  :cheers:

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Re: Running a 1982 in Classic?
« Reply #33 on: April 20, 2010, 01:08:55 PM »
The classic class is a SCTA-BNI lakes and Bonneville catagory. What ECTA or others do in Texas, Loring and Maxton assoc's. is up to them. Don't bring it to El Mirage or the salt and argue with the inspectors that it's legal some where else.I doubt very much the the rules will be changed to allow them to run except in a time only class. It took around three years putting the classic class together. Hours of research and records had to be added to the rule book. Plan ahead on what you build.

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Re: Running a 1982 in Classic?
« Reply #34 on: April 20, 2010, 04:43:57 PM »
I wrote a long, involved and thought provoking treatise on the Classic category. Unfortunately I tried to illustrate it with a jepg that I had previously posted on some other thread hear at some time in the past. Doing so will cause you to lose whatever you had written and I'm to bummed to do it again. Just thought you all would like to know.

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Re: Running a 1982 in Classic?
« Reply #35 on: April 20, 2010, 05:34:40 PM »
The classic category came about in the SCTA do the aero developments in production cars. In generial the cars built AFTER 1981 became more aerodynamic and the older cars were considered uncompetitive. This also led to fears of losing competitors due to there cars no longer being able to set records any longer. Other than that I'd run your "''81" Escort if I were you.

By the way Walt, I've heard some guys call their cars '92 when they were built in '82. It doesn't change the class you run in, no matter what other think.... it happens all the time. If the body / chassis is a long running one (say fox mustangs) there all the same car.

This could get interesting now..........

Mike is right, that is how I remember the club discussion on this class.

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