I'm wondering if there is a book on Bonneville classes and rules? I know there's different engine CI's and power,etc. My dream is to build something for running out there.
The 2023 Rule book should be back from the printer any day now if it isn't already. Well worth the $10 bucks
Four basic items determine the car classes: 1) Engine size and type 2) Natural aspirated or Blown ( turbo or supercharger) 3) Gas or Fuel (alcohol, nitro, any fuel not certified at the meet) 4) type of car and any aerodynamic modifications allowed. Many specifics within these basic four designations. Get the official SCTA rulebook. It will also let you know safety requirements and many other requirements.
One of the major things missed about Bonneville rules when you want to run in an SCTA sponsored event is even if your car/engine combination will not set a record for the class you must meet the safety and class rules for the record. The Utah Salt Flats Racing****ociation also has classes for 130 and 150 mph and rules for them not listed in any SCTA publication. If that’s what fits your program to start…. contact them.
This was on Phoenix craigslist awhile ago but the ad is expired. 10 grand IIRC. Came with the log book 1932 Ford Model B powered racer for sale on craigslist in sunny Phoenix.
That first paragraph written by a gent who has raced at SCTA Speedweek for years says it all. The car absolutely has to meet the safety rules for it's class and they are checked religiously. Add in that you have to be licensed (do the required things) for the speed you intend to run. You don't just show up at Speedweek with your wallmart motorcycle helmet and pay a fee and make a pass. WIth that, I have always wondered how many guys actually show up at Speedweek totally uninformed on what the rules are thinking that they are going to be able to run their car. Ground up SCTA race cars are built with the rule book close at hand and the phone number of a person to ask when a question comes up on the contact list on the phone. The Utah Salt flats 130 and 150 mph classes are a lot more user friendly especially for the guy who wants bragging rights and a time slip for how fast his street car went at Bonneville.
A few years back there was an OT for the Hamb mullet Camaro that was set up for SCTA and had run 200 + at Bonneville in a Bucket list check off the box kind of thing for sale about 100 miles from me complete with a big but ugly 5th wheel trailer for less than you could build the car for. It was the deal of the year for a legal 200 mph car and setup ready to go racing.
It seems like there is one group each Speedweek that shows up totally unprepared. Usually come from reading into the rules or not grasping what a rule says. And it is not just beginners. A few years back, a longtime racer was sent packing since his streamliner did not conform to current tubing spec
Rule of thumb is it costs more to build to the safety regs than it does to build the speed. jack vines
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