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Date Posted: 08:48:16 12/04/07 Tue
Author: Matt Cook
Subject: Chad, You are right on the money with your post. When we started TORA back in the day, all of the front suspension pieces had to bolt in the stock location! Also Mr. Fulton told us NOT to build a 706 cause it was too much motor for that little tire! A big set was 102 1/2 roll out. Now they come brand new at 104' - 105' new and grow 1.75'+ after two passes! The problem is people just see the class for THIS race or this season. They are not thinking about next year, or the year after. READ on.......
In reply to: Chad Revia 's message, "limited street" on 09:10:42 12/03/07 Mon

Believe it or not, there are some people out there who live to win. They will study the rules searching for an advantage. When we went to factory street down here with Mike Croix's car, we read and reread the rules. Built a combo exactly to the written rules and dominated. Killed the class. Why? Absolutely no foward thinking when they wrote the rules, left too many holes. Wrote the rules to fit their combo's. If ya'll leave these HUGE holes or crutches in the rules someone will come in here and dominate, undoubtedly with wheelie bars and about 47% on the front end because of a fiberglass front end (or carbon fiber for the rules reader) and run 4.70's in the heat of summer and then ya'll will be crying because someone is dominating. Then car count goes down because the same people that want these crutches for rules will be crying cause they can't compete. Then they start crying because the "big money" is dominating. Car count drops more. Then tracks start cutting purses and pretty soon it's dead. Then we have a bunch of cars out at test and tune night. Think about it........

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  • One more thing. The "no double frame rail type cars" rule is assinine. You want to put your friend, Child, Dad etc. in a 3200 lb object that can go 160 mph without all the protection they can get? Concentrate on things that really effect the performance and keep them as safe as possible. I.E, wheelie bars, lightweight body parts that effect weight distribution, keeping factory rear frame rails, keeping tire roll out under control. These are issue's that will effect performance. If people thought less about the glory pass and turned it down and made the trip, then tearing up cars because of no wheelie bars would'nt be a concern. (NT) -- Matt Cook, 09:08:05 12/04/07 Tue
  • Thanks Matt. Exactly what I've been trying to say, just couldn't put into words...lol.. -- Chad Revia., 09:35:00 12/04/07 Tue

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