This is floating around several messages boards, I just copied the info here to see everyone's opinion!
By Junior
Drivers always look to gain an advantage. It's in their blood. They must go faster.
Some drivers will accomplish this feat in either 1 of 2 ways, illegally or legally. Recently a matter has been brought up and the question has been thrown down, is it legal or not?
What are we talking about? In the past couple of years it seems that some chassis builders have figured out the raising the right side frame rail will help the car gain forward bite. They can have a much lighter right front spring. Having a raised frame rail allows you to put the power to the ground faster and it allows for more of that power to be transferred. Forward bite or at least that is the contention.
One driver that has this done on his modified told me that it allows you to corner better and pick up the throttle quicker. This driver asked to remain anonymous.
Another driver told me it was done as a safety measure for people in the stands. The driver said that keeping the right front from digging in to the track surface would eliminate mud being thrown into the crowd.
I don't, and wont claim to, know exactly all the advantages of doing this, but more over I am wanting to ask the question, is this modification legal or illegal?
Below is a diagram on what is being done to these frames to raise the right side up. It's a crude drawing, but it gives you an idea of what we are talking about. The frame rail is cut and raised on the right side. This can be done by just a straight cut and moving the rail up or it can be done by cutting a (pie) out on the frame rail and roll it up to fit. These are just two ways to make the frame rail raise up to as much as 4 inches. In the diagram below, the red marks show the general area where the cuts are made and then raised up.
When reading most tracks or sanction rules, drivers usually will come across a statement like this,
"Any other alterations or modifications not specifically allowed for in these rules will be considered illegal."
By Junior
Drivers always look to gain an advantage. It's in their blood. They must go faster.
Some drivers will accomplish this feat in either 1 of 2 ways, illegally or legally. Recently a matter has been brought up and the question has been thrown down, is it legal or not?
What are we talking about? In the past couple of years it seems that some chassis builders have figured out the raising the right side frame rail will help the car gain forward bite. They can have a much lighter right front spring. Having a raised frame rail allows you to put the power to the ground faster and it allows for more of that power to be transferred. Forward bite or at least that is the contention.
One driver that has this done on his modified told me that it allows you to corner better and pick up the throttle quicker. This driver asked to remain anonymous.
Another driver told me it was done as a safety measure for people in the stands. The driver said that keeping the right front from digging in to the track surface would eliminate mud being thrown into the crowd.
I don't, and wont claim to, know exactly all the advantages of doing this, but more over I am wanting to ask the question, is this modification legal or illegal?
Below is a diagram on what is being done to these frames to raise the right side up. It's a crude drawing, but it gives you an idea of what we are talking about. The frame rail is cut and raised on the right side. This can be done by just a straight cut and moving the rail up or it can be done by cutting a (pie) out on the frame rail and roll it up to fit. These are just two ways to make the frame rail raise up to as much as 4 inches. In the diagram below, the red marks show the general area where the cuts are made and then raised up.
When reading most tracks or sanction rules, drivers usually will come across a statement like this,
"Any other alterations or modifications not specifically allowed for in these rules will be considered illegal."