Focus Event '05 MG—Triumph Challenge - MGVR.org

Valve Cover Racing Rules
* Valve covers for the MG vs Triumph race
must be from any of the cars
produced by the marques. Any valve cover is allowed
for the general race.
* Maximum wheelbase is to be 24".
* Maximum track is to be 12".
* Maximum weight is to be 30 pounds.
* Maximum wheel diameter is to be 6".
* Each car must have four wheels.
* The only motivational force is to be gravity, nothing
mechanical, electrical, etc.
* The launch ramp is to be 8 feet long, the track is to be
an 20 additional feet.
* Any car crossing the centerline and interfering with
the opponent's car, will be disqualified.
* Each run will consist of three heats. The winner of any
two heats will continue thru the competition to the next
round of heats.
*The first car to cross the finish line without any disqualifications
will be the winner of that heat.
*Lanes will be swapped between heats.
*Car owners are responsible for catching/stopping their
own cars.
*The start gate is to be controlled by an independent person.
*All cars must be designed so that they are held in place
at the start gate by the most forward portion of the car.
*You cannot have any portion of the car breaking
the plane of the start gate.
*The object is to have fun, so do so
These rules are not designed to eliminate any car from
competition. If your car does not meet any of the rules,
please find a Valve Cover Racing official to discuss your
problem. We will make all efforts to get your car in the
race. Good Luck!
In some of the most exciting "Valve Cover Racing"
the South has ever scene, the "Jersey Eliminator" blew
away the competition and took home 1st overall honors
this weekend, in a support race to the "Walter
Mitty MG-Triumph Race" at Road Atlanta, Georgia.
Although challenged by others as being overweight,
it passed scrutineering OK. The MG Midget
"Eliminator" valve cover racer was built by master
valve cover engineer Jim Finne, and driven by noted
vintage MG racer Greg Prehodka. It just kept blowing
away the other valve covers one after another in elimination
heats! In the final round of racing for the win,
it just nosed out the other valve cover by a margin of
two inches at the finish line, and was declared the
"WINNER"!. There was only one minor incident during
the event, when some stranger tried to stop
the "Eliminator" just past the finish line with their foot,
not realizing the forces involved, and was almost
eliminated himself. Fortunately, no toes were broken.
The competition was sponsored by Classic Motorsports
Magazine, and for the winning team, Jim will
receive a free one year's subscription to Classic Motorsports
Magazine, and the racing results will be published
in the magazine.
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