Quincy

[steve welte]

Gary, The problem I see is it's one thing to have and event and have 2 juniors on the track. It will be another when there are a bunch of them. Most are on 100cc engines . Unrestricted they have a power to weight ratio that can make them faster than the adult classes. These kids can't handle the power in close quarters if they only get track time at a vintage event. If they were a weekly racer that just happened to come to a Vintage event it would be a bit different. Those young racers would be used to close quarter racing. I've seen then show up with 91's and box mufflers and seen them with tuned pipes. Big carbs and small carbs. Oil clutch and dry clutch. No one says anything because they don't want to run anyone off. In VKA we get to modify the engines. So we can, according to the rules put them on a Reed open block. Maybe not dual carbs but we know how fast they can be with just stock appearing on the outside. What the HEY is the governing body thinking? I have no clue. No where in modern racing are juniors running open engines. They are all on a restricted setup of some type. Why? For safety and to learn how to safely race in close quarters and to learn that to be fast you learn to drive in the corners not just punch it out on the straight. Dodge a bullet long enough and one will find you at some point. I don't want to see this happen to the kids entering the sport.