| Very interesting plans!
Which club(s) are being approached to guest the series?
A pal of mine is co-founder of the Bemsee Minitwins series, and I remember the many iterations their rules went through to get something workable. Policing low-cost regulations is tricky - minitwins for example have a bhp limit which was widely critisised at first, but I think they've stuck to it and actually dyno-test the podium-finishers.
Compression ratio - yup, I guess you can check that easily enough.
Standard engine internals - whilst well-meaning, this is impractical to check.
Non-standard wheels - this potentially bumps the cost up by allowing mags; why not restrict to standard? Brakes too, although perhaps a little less to be gained in swapping those
Road-legal tyres + wets = can get by with 2 sets of wheels. IMO this is preferable to moulded-only (=1 set of wheels, as in the Yam past masters class) which is really difficult in the wet.
Addition but not removal of frame material - not sure of the logic here, as you'd have difficulty making any weight saving without compromising integrity here, on the other hand getting rid of a few lugs can be useful when fitting alternative bodywork.
Non-standard induction - whilst this may allow older tackle to be made competitive, surely it opens the door for expensive extra power on later models. This is one thing that _can_ be checked easily, unlike engine internals.
I know it sounds depressingly legalistic, and keeping within the spirit (as well as the letter) of the regs _should_ be the important thing here ... but it's important to have something clear and workable to avoid arguments later on.
One useful thing to consider is granting special dispensation to run a particular machine eg. if the regs said standard induction but someone wanted to run a non-standard older model, that could maybe be allowed on a case-by-case basis if deemed within the spirit of the regs and not unfairly advantaged.
cheers
Andy  |