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East Coast Timing Association => ECTA General Chat => Topic started by: lrs30 on April 29, 2007, 10:35:49 PM
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I have access to a legend car, with a 600 cc and with additional 1200 cc engine, and was wondering about a class that would accept this style vehicle...
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I have access to a legend car, with a 600 cc and with additional 1200 cc engine, and was wondering about a class that would accept this style vehicle...
Streamliner :cry: or "time only" and would have to meet safety requirements,
Not good news, sorry,
Sum
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Not streamliner, wheels are open. Go run with the USFRA during World of Speed. They have additional classes.
www.saltflats.com
DW
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Since your question was posted in the East Coast Timing Association Discussion area of the board - I assume you were asking about running at Maxton. . . .
DISCLAIMER - I am not an official of ECTA. Suggest you verify the following with ECTA but I am pretty sure this is the correct info . . . .
ECTA has a Circle Track category that would be the place for your Legends car. The 600 cc engine would fit in the J class (501 to 750cc). The 1200cc engine would be in H class (1001 to 1500cc). You can run the fuel class or gas class but there are no blown classes listed (you might want to check on that blown issue - I don't have my rule book handy right now). The current record holder in both the H/FCT class (119.993 mph) and H/GCT class (121.094 mph) is a Dwarf car. Since Ledgends are purpose built race cars the under 135mph safety rules might (or might not apply) apply. Race director Keith Turk and President Joe Timney can be contacted via contact info at www.ecta-lsr.com
Different story if you want to run at Bonneville - see Sum's answer above . . . . .
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Their is no prohibition against open wheels in streamliner class.
Covering them is permitted and only required to a degree.
There is a minimum requirement for 120 degree wheel coverage that is a phony and designed to protect the blessed Streamliner from embarrassment by a Lakester.
Look at the wheel coverage note and you will find it pretty easy to comply.
All in all you are probably better off with the required safety measures and run time only.
A Legend car configuration in a Streamliner class is gonna be a tuff nut to crack with respect to speed but certainly can be made compliant with the required safety rules.
"Don't date out of your species, but you can be friends." (me)
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Whoops!!!
My mistake - I always mumble about people who post in the wrong thread or answer in the wrong thread. I did it this time and did not noticed the ECTA deal. I think you are covered in the Maxton circle track classes.
DW
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Right you are - DW
BTW a Ledgends Car is not an open wheel car. The best description would be a scaled down replica version of a full-fendered early Ford or Chevy or Dodge.
Being that it is situated in the heart of NASCAR country, Maxton has a whole category for roundy/round cars . The classification is called Circle Track and has the initials CT. It allows both open wheel and fendered cars. Different CT records (depending on the engine size) are held by a Dwarf car, A USAC Midget, Winston Cup/Busch cars and others. The track record for cars is held by Jimmy Barton in a Busch Cup car set up for LSR (visualize a stock car with hood scoop and parachute). That record is 230.202 set in C/FCT. That's not just the record for Circle Track but the record for the course for all car classes.
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I believe the j class is open bring it drive it have fun.
terry
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Once again guys thanks for the Info..I got my SCTA rule book, but where do I fine a ECTA book , can't seem to find a source to purchase it.Oh and how much are they??????Thanks Again guys...
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Guess the easiest place to get a rule book would be www.ecta-lsr.com
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You asked about the price of a rule book. As I remember, they're $10, but you have to join the ECTA to race, and the rule book is included in the $50 membership fee. If you go to the website, there are instructions to join.
Come on down and have a blast!
Dan
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I understand that an ECTA membership would obviously be required to race at Maxton, but I also....gulp....thought that they used the same rules as the SCTA.......
ummmmmmmmm..... :|
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The rules are generally the same, with most differences being that we offer a bunch of classes not, as I understand it, found on the Salt. I don't think SCTA has Circle Track classes, or some of the street car classes that we offer. When you get your ECTA book, a lot of the drawings, etc, will look very familiar if you have an SCTA manual. Always best to get the rule book for the sanction that you're running. Years back, I had a bad experience when going from an AHRA (remember them?) track to an NHRA track - almost the same, but different.
Later
Dan
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If a car meets scta rules in the past they have passed at maxton.
Hey Dan AHRA damn we are old. :-D
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Yes, a SCTA-BNI car would be legal at Maxon. The reverse is not true, at least on the classification issue.
Maxon, as mentioned, has accommendated additional classes to meet their fan base.
DW
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"accommodated", Dan.
You're welcome.