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Originally Posted by Stielow
I would add the cars must maintain 90% of stock floor pans and maybe a minimum weight of 3000 - 3300lbs. No kit cars.
The minimum weight would keep the cars street cars.
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I'm just a nobody, so my opinion really doesn't matter to the guys making the decisions within these organizations, but I really hope that a 90% stock floor pan rule is not put into effect. Otherwise I spent the last few years and a huge amount of my small salary building a car that won't be allowed to compete in any of the events.
I guess I don't see how having a custom floor in your car is enough of an advantage to disallow it. Especially if you have a minimum weight rule in effect.
Aluminum or some other light material on the floor would give you an advantage as far as total weight is concerned, but if you have a minimum weight rule then all of that goes out the window because if a car was under the minimum you would end up having to add lead ballast to the car.
My car has a custom floor that's made out of steel and I really didn't replace it because I thought it would be advantageous in any aspect, it was really more of a decision to make a safer structure to weld a rollcage to and properly attach the body to the chassis and it ended up around 20% stock floor pan.
Just my opinion I guess. I never thought I would ever be competitive in any of these events, but I definitely hoped to attend them and gain experience.