Why would they restrict the streamliner class to rear drive only?
dale
ssuunnyy and working on 57 chev, 34 ford, 68 camaro and 78 goldwing
Jon Wennerberg wrote:
>On Thursday, February 23, 2006, at 01:27 PM, BWANA343@aol.com wrote:
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>>In a message dated 2/23/2006 9:21:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>jon@infodestruction.com writes:
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>>Dang, you car guys have it rough with worries like that. See why I
>>race on bikes? All we have to worry about is having the tire in back
>>ride right smack behind the tire in front
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>>Except for when the back one gets ahead of the front one, usually a
>>different result then on four wheels.
>>On that note, are there classes for front or both wheel drive
>>motorcycles ? I recall the Rokon Trailbreaker, and I believe there
>>are/were others in production.
>>Bob, don't like gravel/Salt rash, W
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>Hey, Bob -- I never thought about looking at the rule book for front-
>or both-wheel drive bikes, so here's what I found from a quick read
>through the '05 book just now:
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>No mention of any restriction in production class, of course -- if the
>factory made at least 500 of 'em that are street-legal -- I guess you
>could have front or both wheels driven. What size motor does the Rokon
>(for instance) have? I went to their site and didn't see that spec.
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>No mention of restriction to rear-wheel-drive only in Modified class.
>I wonder if this question will bring a clarification in the rules for
>Modified - to include something restricting other than RWD only?
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>Rear wheel drive ONLY is required in Altered, Streamliner, and Sidecar
>classes.
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> Jon Wennerberg
>Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
> Marquette, Michigan
> (that's 'way up north)
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