I have heard back from the cylinder-head committee, so as promised here is the next issue of the newsletter with the ballots to vote on the rule changes.  Your vote won't count unless your dues are paid up. 

We have been invited to Rendezvous Days in Eureka, Mt April 25 and 26th.  There will be a whole host of activities including a car show.

It has gotten back to me from people that have never even been to the Montana 500 that all the winners for the past few years have won by cheating.  What upsets me is not that this may be true, but rather it may be false!  Since we didn't have a tear down until last year how does anyone (other than the alleged perpetrators and their cohorts) know for sure that they have cheated?  The answer is: they don't.  I think it reflects poorly on this club to talk that way.  I personally trust every person that has run and believe that they are all above board.  That is not to say that some folks may not have a different interpretation of the rules.  That is what tear-downs are all about in my judgment.  Also, just because someone does something that is not covered in the rules does not make him a cheater, in my opinion.  I think it has a lot to do with intent.  For example:  one member admitted to me that he had a Watts clutch in his car.  It doesn't say in the rules that you can have a Watts clutch.  Is this guy therefore a cheater?  I don't think so because a Watts clutch can't help you go any faster or longer.  On the other side of the coin I don't think that using trick or one-off parts, even if they are original is in the spirit of this event either.  There used to be a rule that said that anything that gave an unfair advantage would not be allowed.  I think that is a good rule of thumb.

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