Race within your means and enjoy it.
Dennis,
This is one of the best statements I have seen in awhile. And very true!
I try to tell new members this same bit of advice.
Grape,
Its been in a dwarf car for the last 2 months.
Dwarf Cars have not run the FJ/XJ engines in a very long time. Water cooled and fuel injected are the norm now days.
Newer GSXRs and ZX10s are pretty common. Most are "built" (to some extent) depending on sanctioning body rules.
Dwarf Cars have their fair share of people who "bend the rules" also. Or have the money that they can afford to throw at their racing program.
Just saying that I don't see why a Dwarf Car racer would throw money into an older engine when they could upgrade to a newer style engine for less money.
Whatever... That persons choice I guess.
Tires...
That always opens up another can of worms.
Used to be that ALL Legends Cars ran the BFGs; Dirt or Pavement.
Now they have seperate tires for for both. Sure, it cost folks to change over to the different tires. In the long run, I think it has been an ok move. Dirt racers got a more dirt friendly tire and pavement racers got a tire more suited to their needs. Are either choices the best.... That will continue to be an ongoing debate.
SCCA allows a couple of Hoosier tires, and (if I recall correctly) a GoodYear tire as well as the Federal tire. Different Dwarf Car sanctioning bodies require different brands of tires, certain durometer readings, or a spec tire for their rules. The tire debate is just as big a deal as the tire rules for Legends Cars.
I continue to support the idea that "IF racers do not let INEX (or whatever sanctioning body they may run) know their thoughts, then the sanctioning body is going to do what they choose to do. I guess we will all just have to see what the final word is when the rulebook comes out.
Steve