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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
for pure street we are looking at a single CID limit and a small block based field. that is why we are looking at a single weight minimum in that class.
one thing we are still working on is finding a good way to check CID without too much trouble/time.
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FOR PURE STREET:
Unfortunately I don't hink there is really going to be a 100% fair way to get pure street even and have it be "Pure street". What if someone shows with a big block camaro or a first or second Gen bird with a Pontiac engine (also big blocks)? They can't race because it is a big block and it may be closer to stock then most of the mouse motors. I think it needs to be cars with no power adders with their original equipment with nothing more then bolt ons. And a single weight limit is going to tip the scales in favor of the 4th Gen's with the LSx based engines.
I think Pure street should have the following:
For V8 cars:
Stock style Suspension
full interior
Street tires
Engine with stock heads (unported), cam and displacement for the year car it is in
BOLT ONS ONLY!
Car must be within 100# of it's weight on the registration (no reason to add 300# to a 3rd gen to make it weigh the same as a 4th when the 4th already has an advantage over most 3rd gen's)
For V6 cars:
Same as above except give them nitrous OR non stock internals and heads, forced induction would be iffy unless the car was originally equipped with it
250# weight advantage, 100# if you use a power adder
If you can't run your car in those kind of rules and be competetive go to another lane and bracket race. It isn't fair to exclude something like a TTA or a big block 69 camaro that is in truly street trim because other cars aren't as fast. This is the heads up category, if you can't keep up go home. Also with the concessions made to the V'6ers if you run a truly street category it will be close to fair because there is next to no full weight bolt on V8 car that is going to hit 11's, most are going to be 12.5 or slower. Personally I don't agree with comparing apples to oranges and if it was up to me I would make a V6 class but there just won't be enough of you to fill it up (I don't think). I don't like the ideas of cars with power adders racing cars that are N/A, even if they have 2 less cylinders, and calling it pure street and if you get pushed to hot street you are going to be out gunned by the non-stock V8's.
I think you need to focus less on the weight of these cars and focus more on the "Pure Street" side of the cars.
But like I said, with as much variety as there is in there you will never please everyone or make it even with all these cars running in 1 class.
-Nick