EVOLUTION/OEM - What Is Your Interpretation?

[All Things 414]

That deffinatly was Clarence doing that duck. I had to attach a couple of jumper leads to his aggots to get them apart......

[YSS]

It was not Clarence doing the duck ( unless you are scizzo) That deffinatly was Clarence doing that duck. I had to attach a couple of jumper leads to his aggots to get them apart......
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[paul]

does vern grayson still get out and race on any  bike

[firko]

Paul...Until recently Vern had been riding vintage speedway on an old JAP and vintage flat track and long track on a trick BSA 650. Up until 2006 he and his wife Averil were heavily involved in the Brisbane Motorcycle Club.He's had a crook back for a few months and hasn't been racing much and is now heavily into flying.

[paul]

im getting to like the pre 65/70 bikes more and more every time i see them . there in a class off ther own  , i think in my old age which is now that ill be looking into it further /next project i recon

[mboddy]

I have just bought a cheap IT250D to race Dirt Track with ACTMCC.
The class that they have run for 'old bikes' in the past is Evo.
I was advised that the IT is a bit soft and may need a tune up to be competitive.
The carby needs a rebuild but I have a Lectron Powerjet not being used that I could fit.
The Lectron Powerjet was available in 1980.
So can I use it?
What is the cutoff year for Evo?

[magoo]

Use it, no-one will give a shit unlessyou win the Nationals.

[VMX Andrew]

you would probably get smoked on an IT250D in the evo class but i think it might go ok in the pre78 class...isnt the D model yammy a 77 model....

[Lozza]

I noticed the Lectrons on the TDR do you find them an either or proposition either mid range or top end?Due to the lack of an air correction circuit.Yeah I know unaffected by changes in RAD etc etc....The only carb rule applies to pre 75 that states 'No Flatslides' after then it's open slather.I think Mark knows how to get a 2 stroke Yamaha going

[mboddy]

Use it, no-one will give a shit unless you win the Nationals.

But I want to win the Nationals!

...isnt the D model yammy a 77 model....

Yes.

do you find them an either or proposition either mid range or top end?

top end

So it looks like they should be ok for Evo which is what ACTMCC runs.
For Pre78 I suppose I could just block off the powerjet circuit.

[mboddy]

I have just bought a cheap IT250D to race Dirt Track with ACTMCC.
The class that they have run for 'old bikes' in the past is Evo.
I was advised that the IT is a bit soft and may need a tune up to be competitive.
The carby needs a rebuild but I have a Lectron Powerjet not being used that I could fit.
The Lectron Powerjet was available in 1980.
So can I use it?
What is the cutoff year for Evo?

I raced Dirt Track with ACTMCC yesterday. Dennis was head scrutineer.
His opinion was that OEM meant that I could not use the Lectron in Evo.
The rule says '18.7.12.1 Bikes will be OEM.'.
This weekend was the VMX Nationals. Did anyone get pinged with the OEM rule?
Was there any further clarification as to what 'Bike will be OEM' means?


 
 

[mboddy]

Prior to coming to vmx this year I had 3 years experience of New Era Road Racing bike eligibility.
I have just reread all the postings in this thread.
I believe that rule 18.7.12.1 'Bike will be OEM' is not enforcable whatever it means.
The reason is because it is so open to interpretation.
The question for next year is what was the intention of the rule and what will the 2009 GCRs say?