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scr8p wrote:you can screw up a car running on carpet, too.

yes you can, 12L3 fiberglass t-plates shudder at the mention of my name

aconsola wrote:12L3 fiberglass t-plates shudder at the mention of my name

i know i've wrecked more stuff running on carpet than i EVER did on concrete or blacktop.

scr8p wrote:you can screw up a car running on carpet, too.

Ok, I guess its concours only then.

if we can run converted buggy's & truck's i'm in.

wyldbill wrote:if we can run converted buggy's & truck's i'm in.

I think if this does happen there needs to be a class just for our converted mutts!!
I would bet that class would draw back some of the 08 VONats participants.... myself included!

gearbox on-road classes have been around forever..... it's nothing new. so, if this happens, there's no reason that there wouldn't be a class for them.

but just as an FYI..........

most likely, this event would be at an indoor track, and probably on carpet. i believe the minimum pancar chassis height requirement is around 3/16" to 1/4"..... somewhere around there. so the same would go for the gearbox classes. but you'll need to make sure that your car DOES NOT touch the ground at all durning compression. no track owner like having divets taken out of his carpet track.

years ago, we used to run an edm (dirt modified) class on carpet. we had to make lexan covers to put over the front shocks and tower so that it would limit possible damage to the track if the front end would dig in during a flip.

We have a great indoor carpet track here in Nashville. hint hint
Largest in the south east. Or so they say....

Would a DS qualify as vintage?

bngiles wrote:We have a great indoor carpet track here in Nashville. hint hint
Largest in the south east. Or so they say....

Looks like we have a new volunteer..... the bad thing is that I would have to help by default, as I am pretty darn close (That is a not gripe, I would love to help).

brandon's not volunteering. he just doesn't want to fly to the offroad AND onroad nats.

scr8p wrote:brandon's not volunteering.

Thanks for getting my back on that one

mrlexan wrote:Thanks for getting my back on that one

ok, ok. how's this...............

wow brandon, that's awesome of you to volunteer your time and efforts to find a track to host the 2009 vintage onroad nats in eastern pennsylvania.

There ya go!

Wouldnt bother me a bit. (in Nashville)

I've done it before, I can do it again!

bngiles wrote:Would a DS qualify as vintage?

And the answer to this would beeee........?

MONSTER wrote:

bngiles wrote:Would a DS qualify as vintage?

And the answer to this would beeee........?

well, the associated timeline says the ds came out in '96. so, if we'd go with the same year cut off as the off road nats, then no, it wouldn't be legal.