Bob, the roadster rules are different from the Modified sports. The total
car legnth on 28-32 cars is 143", and for 33-34 cars it's 152". The rear
tires cannot stick out more than 1" past the rear of the body. I don't
believe the 130" modified sport wheel base would work with this
configuration. I haven't been out to the garage yet today, but I believe my
roadster will have a 117" wheel base, and we've got her stretched out to the
max. Jerry in Dallas
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From: <Want1937hd@aol.com>
To: <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 8:05 AM
Subject: Modified Sports-------Modified wheelbase
> I'm still in the early planning stages of a LSR car, and have a wheelbase
> question. The rules say you can modify the wheelbase up to 130 inches, I
> understand that this makes things more stable, at what point do you deside
> what is right? For example, a 1932 Ford roadster has been going well over
> 200MPH for years now. If you stretched the chass is to 130 WB would it go
any
> faster? I'd like to hear from those that have been there and done that.
I'll
> admit that aesthetics is the main reason for asking this question. Bob in
> snow covered Connecticut
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