Brittany wrote:Ok Going on a little rant/suggestion here.
Before you read this yes, I haven't raced a ton in the last couple years but this basically explains why:
What happened to this "CLUB" being a family club that made their own rules. I know we have not ALWAYS followed what ROAR has put out there, we have made decisions as a club. I get that we need change and the whole banning of the motor is happening for this class, but that basically throws this family out of racing for yet another season (we have almost one in every carpet car). Yes, why haven't we been there? $$$$ It gets voted to change the rules it seems like every season and oh, now it costs another $100 for a motor and now possibly a battery to run a class…….yeah this is no longer family based and ALL inclusive like are bylaws state. It seems like just yesterday the TEKIN was being forced to even compete and then what happened the next year, oh put it on blinky after you spent how much on it, (whatever I could still at least USE it) . Those who used to be advocates for the CLUB are now advocates for what the cities and out of town racers want.
So at least keep in mind those of us who don't have sponsors, and don't have the money to change every season like this. I know I am not the only one annoyed and frankly, kind of pissed off. I get change needs to happen and thats fine but like Tice said it takes 4 cars to "make" a class. Don't want to waste the time for this smaller class race them together and split the classes at the end of the night….its not like the motor is a health hazard……
ok rant over better
Yeah, it really sucks trinity and roar had issues with the d3.5. It really cost all of us a lot of cash. Hopefully those days are in the past. Your right, The motor is not a health hazard but it's not classified as a 17.5(at least not to current roar rules). Trinity started making them with bigger wire and changing the design after it was roar approved effectively making it impossible to compete with. That's why it was banned. I'm not sure the current motors can even get close. With that being said, you can't make everyone that travels to the club for the rumble and wow hold onto their non legal d3.5 motors to compete with us still running them. I'm sure that would cost the club a ton of entries.
The tekin era did suck, but you can still sell them for around $100 and flip into something with blinky so there is no money lost there.
Just my option...
Hope to see you there!!