"2011 V4/V4F Guide to Permitted and Prohibited"

[4-barrel Mike]

Subtitled: "Modifications of Vintage 4 and Vintage 4 Flathead blocks to be used in SCDTA/BNI Competition Classes"

18-page guide was on the SCTA site yesterday morning, but gone now???

Or did I get up too early this morning?*   

Mike

*Found some good pieces at the swapmeet at 7am, 70 miles down the road.

[vintageracecar]

Mike,
Be patient, we are working out a few bugs.
Will give you heads up when final, as promised when I met you at Portland.
Mike

[4-barrel Mike]

Thanks Mike!   

[RichFox]

18 pages? Really? This has got to be something.

[modelAsteve]

It can be done in only 18 pages?

[JamesJ]

VintageRaceCar

Not sure if you are the correct person but it would be nice if the previous years photos and results were back on the site for Bonneville and the Finals as well.  I used them for reference many times.

[vintageracecar]

JamesJ,

They are all still there.
On the SCTA Home Page scroll down to "ARCHIVES".
Will give you 3 options, Bonneville, El Mirage, World Finals.
Scroll over either one, will give you all the archived years.
Click on the desired year and look at the Results or Pics.
Hope that will help. Thanks,
Mike

[maguromic]

Mike, A fly on the wall told me that billet heads are no longer legal in V4F.  Is this true or just hearsay?  Tony

[vintageracecar]

Tony,

You are a strange fellow. I can't understand, nor do I listen to the Flies on the wall.
Billet, Epoxy, Plexiglass, Wood etc.. ALL LEGAL, but maybe NOT GOOD for a V4F head!!!!
No Worries Tony. Count the Hours before Post.
Thanks,

Mike

PS: What V4F engine are you building? Send some pics my way. E-mail is in RB.

[maguromic]

Mike, I am not building any V4 or V4F stuff.  I did design a head and multi-lift system for a V4F racer that might be out on the salt this year.  But I have no involvement in that car other than the designs I did.  I guess my fly was a little tipsy on the vino this evening.  By the way I also watch ant poop hit the ground and read tealeaves sometimes. I guess I have too much time on my hands.    Tony

[4-barrel Mike]

It's baaaack! http://www.scta-bni.org/pdf/SCTA.V4.V4F.Guide.pdf 

Only 12 pages this time.

Mike

[vintageracecar]

Well Folks as 4-barrel Mike said, THE V4/V4F GUIDE is up !!!
Can be viewed on the SCTA Home Page. Just click the link and there it goes.
Let us know what you think.
Easy, general and non personal V4/V4F engine related
questions are OK on here for now.
For specifics regarding yours or someone else's engine
please send e-mail as listed in Guide.
Thanks again,
Mike

[vintageracecar]

Mike,
Yes, only 12 pages. Same info as previously, just cleaned up a bit.
Corrected the spelling, changed size of the font and straightened up the format.
Thanks,
Mike

[zenndog]

That seems much simpler and leaves much less room for bending the rules.

[maguromic]

That seems much simpler and leaves much less room for bending the rules.

I don't know if this will stop bending the rules.  As well intended the rules may be, I think all it will due is drive the costs up as racers look to get around them.  Eventually the only way to be competitive will be to spend more $$$ to keep up.  My guess is these rules will give a two year window before some engines that have exploited the new rules show up, and I hope I am wrong.  I have no dog in this.  Tony