I think this situation raises a few issues.
One is about Burt Munro's Record the other is about resetting the SF1000 Record.
I think that Burt's Record, set as per the Rules in 1967 needs to be on the Books somewhere ..... Why because of the Performance he achieved with the resources he had ... it is part of Land Speed Racing History ....
the thing is as many have already said Burt's Bike no longer fits into the Rules in 2014 ......
and this has happened because as the Rules change and the existing Record Holder still maintains the Record ..... not just Burt ....
I am not talking about Technology I am talking about the Rules changing ....
Maybe a Rule Submission needs to be put forward to address this? Something like a Retired Records section in the Rule Book?
Then Burt's Record, and anyone else's for that matter, can be Honoured and Documented in a Retired Records Section. The Class Record under the updated Rules becomes open again and, like SF 1000 in this case, can be reset according to updated Rules that don't accommodate the previous Record Holders Vehicle .....
I am not talking about the case when a Class is changed in a way that allows new modifications. Only when the updates makes previous Class Compliant Vehicles no longer compliant .......
That way the People that create our History are there for all to see and our Sport can also move forward to create tomorrows History ....
Pete