OK here's the story on the Inliner rules: About 20 years ago the club had a lot of racing activity, mostly in California and specifically at Fremont and Half Moon Bay. These guys ran, almost exclusively Chevy 261s and GMCs, some 12 Port Wayne and Howard equipped, with a few late 250/292 engines thrown in. An ad hoc "racing committee" put together a set of rules loosely based on NHRA weight classes from about 1970. These rules are what are shown on our "racing page". The events were mostly flag start nostalgia racing, just for fun and maybe a trophy. With the demise of both drag strips, Inliner drag racing declined and only recently have Inliners been actively been seeking records again. We realized our rules were way obsolete and our new Race Director, Harry Blecha, has volunteered to update them to refelect what is actually being raced in 2003. There were never any provisions for turbos or Nitrous, simply because nobody was running them in 1983. That has been corrected with the revised rules.
We want every Inliner to have a shot at a record, but Harry can't (and shouldn't have to) do it all himself. The updates now published in the newsletter are simply a first shot at updating the rules. If anyone notices any loopholes or omissions, get in touch with Harry (his number is listed on the "Racing" page) and let him know what YOU want to see changed.
Racers being racers, not everyone is going to be happy all of the time, but unless you let us know what needs fixed, we don't know it's broke. One other thing worth mentioning is that the record setting process has always been and will continue to be very much on the "Honor System" (It's still about having fun, right?). We don't have the staff to investigate every record claim
and do much beyond confirming current membership, but with your help we can put together a 2003 "racing committee" to give Harry some help in making sure everyone is heard. Any volunteers?
