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II4AQTR · 12-12-2010, 10:26 PM

Just another opinion to add to the mix—

I will keep my comments related to S/ST as I have been a 20+ year member of the class—never a division champ—but enjoy the camaraderie of the S/ST clan. I do have a tube chassis car that needs weight to make the 2800 and run a 383 with iron heads from 1988 that cannot run close to the S/G number although it was my intention when the car was built way back in 1990. Eliminating tube cars may not provide any benefit to our class as we struggle to keep car counts as it is and I am unsure those of us (me included) would make the leap to the faster classes due to affordability. I do know that there are those out there that refuse to step toe into the S/ST water due to the high MPH cars. I am a constant recruiter of viable entries to the class and this is the most frequent answer I receive. I don’t hear the “your chassis is why I don’t go over” or “your car is lighter” it always comes back to the MPH. I would propose to only allow non-certified cars into the mix (tube chassis or not). My car will easily pass certification but I choose not too-I wear S/G safety items for myself and my family to give me comfort and confidence that I will return home safe after a day of pursuing my passion, yet I certainly can attest to getting my lunch handed to me by those that are not tube cars on way more than one occasion. The non-certification of a car is extremely easy to police from a technical aspect—no certification sticker and the tracks normal inspection takes over from there. It provides an avenue for older S/G cars to retire to (removed sticker) while keeping the speeds to a manageable number and safety at the forefront. Most car builders will build nothing but a car that meet the rules for certification—but that doesn’t mean you have to certify the vehicle. This will also make those S/G cars that can float between S/ST and S/G regularly choose one and stick with it—the sticker will drive the decision.

12-12-2010, 10:26 PM	#6
II4AQTR Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lakewood, Co. Posts: 1 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Super class survey Just another opinion to add to the mix— I will keep my comments related to S/ST as I have been a 20+ year member of the class—never a division champ—but enjoy the camaraderie of the S/ST clan. I do have a tube chassis car that needs weight to make the 2800 and run a 383 with iron heads from 1988 that cannot run close to the S/G number although it was my intention when the car was built way back in 1990. Eliminating tube cars may not provide any benefit to our class as we struggle to keep car counts as it is and I am unsure those of us (me included) would make the leap to the faster classes due to affordability. I do know that there are those out there that refuse to step toe into the S/ST water due to the high MPH cars. I am a constant recruiter of viable entries to the class and this is the most frequent answer I receive. I don’t hear the “your chassis is why I don’t go over” or “your car is lighter” it always comes back to the MPH. I would propose to only allow non-certified cars into the mix (tube chassis or not). My car will easily pass certification but I choose not too-I wear S/G safety items for myself and my family to give me comfort and confidence that I will return home safe after a day of pursuing my passion, yet I certainly can attest to getting my lunch handed to me by those that are not tube cars on way more than one occasion. The non-certification of a car is extremely easy to police from a technical aspect—no certification sticker and the tracks normal inspection takes over from there. It provides an avenue for older S/G cars to retire to (removed sticker) while keeping the speeds to a manageable number and safety at the forefront. Most car builders will build nothing but a car that meet the rules for certification—but that doesn’t mean you have to certify the vehicle. This will also make those S/G cars that can float between S/ST and S/G regularly choose one and stick with it—the sticker will drive the decision.