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Post by krackerdaddy on Jan 29, 2008 21:09:40 GMT -6
I am curious why the hot rod 66 rules length requirement is only six inches and all the other racing divisions are seven inches?
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Post by Mr. Slick on Jan 29, 2008 21:18:27 GMT -6
Ibelieve that it has to do with the length/height that helps create the "Hot Rod" look that the division is all about . . . plus it was started someplace else and we just followed the established 'community standards' of the six inches and 6 once weight. The 66 is also reminiscent of the Route66 mystique.
Hopefully someone with far greater knowledge of the events surrounding the initiation of the the division will have more definiative information.
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Post by Lucky 13 on Jan 29, 2008 23:09:31 GMT -6
I am curious why the hot rod 66 rules length requirement is only six inches and all the other racing divisions are seven inches? "Hot Rod 66", hence the 6 inch/6 ounce limit !! The original "Hot Rod" race was actually run at WIRL. For some reason WIRL didn't continue on with it as a regular division after the debut ? When PWDR came to be we knew there was an interest in the division so "Hot Rod 66" was added as a regular division and has been very successful and a lot of fun !! There was actually several months of discussion on the Hot Rod division before the first race ever happened. Racers talked back and forth and when all was said and done, you had the rules that you now see for the most part. The point was to build something totally different from the norm of 7 inches-5 ounces, a car with some character that resembled a persons idea of a Hot Rod. A minimum height was established to keep away from the wedge/plank design. The use of skinny front wheels with wide back wheels also gave the cars an old hot rod look. The difference in length and weight made people re-think the way they set-up their cars to run. Some racers accomplished this very fast, while others (like myself ;D) have yet to get it quite figured out ?? Never less it's a great division to race in and it's really neat to see the cars that the different builders design !! Here are some links to the original threads that started the hot rod division pinewoodp.proboards29.com/index.cgi?board=Wheels&action=display&thread=1150210584 pinewoodp.proboards29.com/index.cgi?board=Discussion&action=display&thread=1152038102&page=1
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