Guy, I'd say that last year -- when I approved the fellow that had an inner tube 9so to speak) stuffed in his fuel tank so volume would be under the 1.32 gallons for altered, and then would remove it for modified's over 1.32 gallons -- I should have taken further advice, consulted with maybe just another inspector or two, maybe should have taken the question to the race director. I certainly will do so if the situation arises in the future.
The '06 SCTA rulebook doesn't comment of the concept of "stuffing" the tank -- but the '05 book DOES specifically prohibit stuffing. Should we take this deletion of some words to be a sign that it's okay now with them? Consider, though, that SCTA does now specifically prohibit running in both Modified and Altered during the same racing year, so the question becomes moot there.
But we're talking ECTA here, and I don't have a previous year book handy. The '07 book doesn't mention stuffing. So I can't offer any defence for either my action -- or the racer that did it. I will bring up the question in the appropriate forum, though.
Okay, there's my official (as official as I can be, and that ain't much, I admit) take on the subject. My personal view? I goofed. I should have said NO. I should have been ready to go to others for confirmation that I was right -- or that I was wrong, and it was okay.
So anyway, SCTA now says altered fuel tank may be of any size. This is especially good for folks like Bob Moreland -- who burns about 10 gallons of go-juice on that humongous beast during a run down the long course. Modified must still be at least the 1.32 gallons, and that's okay -- in keeping with the concept of modified being streetable bikes that are modified for LSR.
ECTA rules are about the same -- 1.32 gallon minimum for modified, no size specified for Altered. So the question can't arise this year.
74" wheelbase would make your bike kinda hard to do a U-turn on the street -- I'll vote for putting you into Altered, okay?