What got me interested in LSR in 2002 was the fact that most of the smaller displacement FIA class records in Category A, Groups I, II, III, IV, V and VI were (and still are) either unclaimed or very soft. I was coming out of another form of racing that had left me with several good engines that fit Category A, Group II, Class 1. (unblown 250cc). I thought all I had to do was go faster than zero and I was in the record book. I asked around about how this was done and got the feeling that most folks involved with LSR here in the states weren?t all that interested in going after a world (FIA) record. It appears to me that it is a ?Chicken and Egg,? cause and effect thing. SCTA isn?t that hot on the FIA because frankly it appears to be hassle to run the international record attempts (two ways, one hour turn around, etc) and in some ways messes up the flow of the SCTA/BNI events. (how many one way runs could they make instead of the time being used for international attempts?) I suspect that the FIA isn?t that dedicated to the process because with so little interest from Bonneville it?s probably little more than a nuisance to them. I think it would be more productive to work with the FIA and fix the problems described in the articles. The SCTA is a volunteer organization. Any reasonable person appreciates all that the SCTA accomplishes and is willing to forgive the occasional difficulty as long as someone is trying (the Motorcycle tire issue is an example). Is it fair or reasonable to expect a volunteer organization (even a good organization like SCTA) to assume the role as the world authority for official world records? Example, what if Chevrolet showed up with a car (Cobalt) that doesn?t meet the SCTA definition of a production car and SCTA refuses to allow it to set a world record? How many lawyers does SCTA have?
