The minimum weights are posted for ECHC! They include the driver! I can get off my diet!

Ah, next year looks like it might be fun.

--chris, who is still going to have to ballast his car to meet 2000 pounds.

 

Speaking of ballasts, where would you get them made for you? (looks like I will need some too)

 

Most people use weights from a weight set for ballast.

Also, not sure if NASA has this rule, but SCCA IT requires ballast in 25lb increments and max of 100lbs. Those of you with dual use car need to check the GCR.

 

http://www.maycoindustries.com/indus...ead_bricks.htm

 

Lead shot, available at your nearest temple-unto-death-of-all-things-furry (AKA Bass Pro Shop) comes in 25 lb increments.

 

I understand that Winston Cup teams (and other big-buck outfits) use tungsten for ballast blocks - 1.7x the density of lead. Shot isn't legal in most racing organizations although I have, uh, heard of some guys putting shot in cage tubes before welding them up. A circle track guy in Washington State filled the box member lower rails of his chassis with mercury one time, too. He had a big wreck, cracked the frame, and was found out when it started to leak onto the track. The idea was that it would shift mass onto the rear tires under acceleration and onto the fronts under braking but, talk about your Superfund clean-up issues!

Kirk

 

geez! that's a crapload of mercury to feel any effect.

nate

 

quick morgan delete your post.

 

When will weights be taken? Before or after the race?

 

IT weights are taken after the race, I would assume HC will be the same.

 

Yes, fuel cannot help you make minimum weight. However, mud and dirt do.

 

After, otherwise everybody would be leaving bumpers, glass, and misc bodywork all over the place on the warmup lap.

 

So even if there was an incident, and your bumper was bumped off, the car would still be illegal?

 

I believe that IS the case in SCCA... Same theory is applied to sound control, following an alleged "quick release muffler" incident back in the '80s.

Kirk