Trike Fest Drag Classes & Rules

[1upfront]

Wil larger carbs be ok in the stock class?

[Bryan Raffa]

Wil larger carbs be ok in the stock class?

it says in the rules YES

[atctim]

This might be a dumb question too - but are aftermarket reed cages and spacers allowed in the stock class?

Rules state:
- Gas, must be on pump gas (no more than 98 octane) Aftermarket carbs, clamp-on airfilters, etc all allowed.

just making sure????? I assume it is ok

[Bryan Raffa]

yes they are ok too, thanks for asking tim

[JasonB]

Oh boy, sprock 300 Tecates, sprock 310 tri-z's, 310 liquid r's. As a very wise man once said. " you'll find me next to the cooler"

Dont forget about me and my Sprock Racing 300 air cooled R!

[1upfront]

Or me on my Flotek ported 84 300r insanity machine lol.

[TRITecate350]

Tecatez, are you gonna have the 330 built? If so, get a 6 pack rack and take that cooler with ya.

[tecat-z]

Yeah, i hear ya brother. The 330 will be built by then for sure. Actually, we're just waiting on some parts so we can proceed. My bikes are 'little', and my 'cooler' big. It has a handle and wheels for quick handling and easy mobility. Gotta come prepaired---------

[seadoo650]

SWEEEEET. Looks like the wife's little 200X and my Ole' blue 250r will be in the stock class. I think we'll throw Mark on the 200X and clean up on some 2-strokes. That boy can ride the wheels off it.

By the way guys. Major props on taking on this project for 08. The rules and classes look great. If ya need help in Tech. let me know.

[Black86tri-z]

do you guys want me to bring this to trike fest if i end up going,i have the rest of the yellow green and red bulbs and 4 lasers that go with it

[tecat-z]

Sweet!!!!!!!!!! BRING IT!!!!!

[1upfront]

do you guys want me to bring this to trike fest if i end up going,i have the rest of the yellow green and red bulbs and 4 lasers that go with it

Your the man dude!! It's about time we run a tree at Trikefest, it will eliminate any doubt who won on those close runs and the drags will be fairer overall

[TRITecate350]

I have not responded lately on the mod class rules, I was trying to compromise though pm and telephone. It seems that I have not gotten anywhere with that so, I am posting some questions and wanting to reply to comments made from the 1st page.

I would like some direct answers from those in charge of this event....

1. Why is it so important that you have the tech bumping rule, you have all the other rules that prevent those who dont belong in the class, why the absolute power rule?

2. Why is there no tech bumping rule in any other class, seems you are singling people out who would race in the mod class?

There are also some people on your list who I would think will WANT to run in open. I think a lot of worries and concerns are being thrust onto some people who have nothing to even give a second thought to by a couple of individuals who are concerned with squeezing every little ounce of upper hand out of the rules that they can.

90% of our drag racers won't need to give this thread any second thought, then there's a 10% who are taking it a little too seriously and have something to say about rules that might not give them the upper hand.

Eric and I are both arguing to keep the modified bikes in the modified class, if the trike is modified, it is our competition, thus we are stupid for not wanting the bump for those competitors that could beat us. I am fighting for what is right, not what helps me and my customers to win. If someone wants to run in the open, so be it, I dont care. But I have talked with Andrea on these rules and she wants to run in the mod class. She has a modified trike, everything was bolt on. So please quit saying we are after the upperhand or want to squash the "little bikes".

MAAAANNNNN What and idea!!!!!.....now who to borrow a kid from....hmmmmm......

Right after you accuss people of trying to get the upper hand and making Eric and I out to be some kind of rule benders..... Are you gonna find a 12 yr old kid and put him on your 500 conversion....? Sorry I couldnt resist, and to be fair I know you are joking and this was a cheap shot I do think this should be changed though, because we are trying to promote 3 wheeler safety. I know that Andrea while reading the rules to me on the phone, said that she would put her 12 year old brother-in-law on her trike to compete in the youth class. Pj, (12 year old) can actually ride the 370 trike and does a good job. If the 2 youth class trikes hit each other, the full size trike vs an atc 70 would not be a good deal for the youth on the 70.

If your gonna perform well in the mod class but killed inthe open class, I doubt you'll get bumped. But if it looks like your gonna kill the mod class and and do very well against open class machines, don't count on being able to sand bag

I really think that most of the mod class entries will be comparable to the open class. Last year was a good example, Out of the top 5, there was 3 modified class bikes, and they placed better than most the 500s and other conversions. I dont think the techs will see us running the trikes in practice, so how are you gonna bump our mod class trikes to open? Are you gonna be able to stop the drag races and take us out of the class if we are too fast?


So I guess you guys are not gonna compromise with me on the rules. Changing from what you have, to this one*****At tec's discretion, machines that dont meet the class requirements may be bumped to the open class in the interest of fairness to other competitors

I have recieved lots of pm's and calls of people who believe that your rule is unfair, but they are not ones to rock the boat or cause a stink.

I am not gaining anything from this rule change, the trikes I am building for customers for Trikefest 08 are not gonna run til the drags so noone will have a reason to bump them. I invited Corey and Andrea last year and I am looking out for them.
To answer Billy's earlier post, If a sabertooth enters the mod class, I would welcome the competition as long as they fit the class requirements. In fact, I would find my self backing him up if he was bumped, just like my other competition....(Corey and Andrea).

I am open to any kind of compromise on this issue... I understand that you have all the authority in this matter and if you wanted to be more fair, you would concider changing the rule. If not, I would like to help the drag races by becoming the official tech. Will you let me be the official tech?

[Louis Mielke]

I appreciate you acknowledging the fact that I was joking. As far as kids, I'm assuming we're going by industry standards, (of course thats an assumption and we all know what assume means). The Hall boys for example run on machines that the industry says they belong on. Under 90ccs.

As far as the wording of the rules, um, why don't the 3 of you agree to run in open. Why run in the mod class when we all know you're all faster than any of them.

I really don't see what the issue is, just have a verbal agreement you'll all choose to run in the open class. I really don't understand what you're after.

Reading your desired change, why should those in charge, Raffa and Sandpuppi as far as I know, make a very minor change just for you.

I'm the first to admit I'm a thick dumb cuss, but how in the world is the wording you want to change any different than what it already says?
Seems like it says the same thing to me.

[ATC-Eric]

I see what Coreys saying, in terms of his wording of the new rule is different.

Raffa posted that techs can bump if the machine is to fast (BASICALLY).

Corey posted that the techs can bump if the machine dosent fit the requirements. This is in terms of wheelie bars, original cases, modified or bolt on heads.

That is all for now.