Please, feel free to express yourself HW. That's why I asked, this is a discussion forum, this thread is about the distinctions between Modified & Altered rules, so have at it. I'd rather you not "cast dispersions" on my personal character, but if you feel you need to, go for it.
The way I see it, if a Modified bike runs faster than the Altered record ( same displacement, turbo or not) then no one has yet taken full advantage of the Altered rules. So why not let the fastest available bike hold the record until that happens?
Gas and fuel records work this way - no one forces you to run non-event fuel or nitrous, just peel off the tank seal, and bingo, you're in the fuel class. Same thing with a naked bike in a faired class, I don't think you're required to streamline.
Dsiplacement records I sort of understand. Some engine configurations run better than others, because we depend on the OEMs as a base. But if Suzuki starting selling a 2900cc Hayabusa, then I'd think that running up in class should be allowed.
So what's the problem with an OEM-frame bike running faster than a custom frame bike, and taking the Altered record? Wouldn't this just motivate the Altered bike competitor to build a better bike, taking better advantage of the rules? I'm new at LSR, and I feel like I must be missing something, can one of the LSR veterans or historians try to explain it to me?
OK, enough ranting for me today, thanks for getting through all that
Dean