From IMCA
Number of engine claims up, refusals down in 2003
VINTON, Iowa (Oct. 24) – The number of engine claims at I.M.C.A.-sanctioned events went one way while the number of refusals went the other in 2003.
Total claims in the Modified, Stock Car and Hobby Stock divisions was 441, up from 412 last year. The number of refusals in the three divisions was 28, down 16 from the previous season.
No Sprint Car claims were made in 2003. There were two last year, one of which was refused.
Modified claims, made in one of about 40 possibilities, numbered 186, up from 161 in 2002. Stock claims, made in one of 27 possibilities, added up to 148, up three. There were 107 Hobby Stock claims made in one of 26 possibilities, up one from last season.
Sixteen refusals came in the Modified division, seven in the Stocks and five in the Hobbies.
On a percentage basis, engine claims were up seven percent over 2002, while refusals declined by 36 percent.
“The number of claims is pretty consistent with what we’ve seen over the last five years. It’s still a small number when compared to how many total claim possibilities there are in a season, usually around 14,000,” Vice President of Operations Brett Root said. “I believe the decrease in refusals is due to the increased fines. We want our members to build engines that they’ll sell if they are claimed.”
Increases in Stock Car and Hobby Stock claims last year were attributed to a 25 percent growth in the number of drivers competing in those classes.
Only 81 drivers were claimed more than once this year and just 29 were claimed more than twice.
On the flip side, 41 drivers made two claims, five drivers made three claims and only two drivers filled their card.
There were 11 promoter claims, 14 carburetor claims (eight Hobbies and six Stocks) and seven shock claims (four Stocks, two Hobbies and one Modified).
Breaking the season down by month, August saw 143 claims, with 107 in July, 62 in September, 61 in May, 58 in June, 21 in April, seven in March, two in February and one in January.
Number of engine claims up, refusals down in 2003
VINTON, Iowa (Oct. 24) – The number of engine claims at I.M.C.A.-sanctioned events went one way while the number of refusals went the other in 2003.
Total claims in the Modified, Stock Car and Hobby Stock divisions was 441, up from 412 last year. The number of refusals in the three divisions was 28, down 16 from the previous season.
No Sprint Car claims were made in 2003. There were two last year, one of which was refused.
Modified claims, made in one of about 40 possibilities, numbered 186, up from 161 in 2002. Stock claims, made in one of 27 possibilities, added up to 148, up three. There were 107 Hobby Stock claims made in one of 26 possibilities, up one from last season.
Sixteen refusals came in the Modified division, seven in the Stocks and five in the Hobbies.
On a percentage basis, engine claims were up seven percent over 2002, while refusals declined by 36 percent.
“The number of claims is pretty consistent with what we’ve seen over the last five years. It’s still a small number when compared to how many total claim possibilities there are in a season, usually around 14,000,” Vice President of Operations Brett Root said. “I believe the decrease in refusals is due to the increased fines. We want our members to build engines that they’ll sell if they are claimed.”
Increases in Stock Car and Hobby Stock claims last year were attributed to a 25 percent growth in the number of drivers competing in those classes.
Only 81 drivers were claimed more than once this year and just 29 were claimed more than twice.
On the flip side, 41 drivers made two claims, five drivers made three claims and only two drivers filled their card.
There were 11 promoter claims, 14 carburetor claims (eight Hobbies and six Stocks) and seven shock claims (four Stocks, two Hobbies and one Modified).
Breaking the season down by month, August saw 143 claims, with 107 in July, 62 in September, 61 in May, 58 in June, 21 in April, seven in March, two in February and one in January.
