I have a little time this afternoon so I thought I'd get this started. I believe the desire of all of us is to have a good race, as fairly done as racers will do. As Bronco people we are interested in a class where we can race against other Broncos and the like. At the 1000 you will see everything from the Kasinger Racing (Andrew/Todd) period correct rig to tube framed sorta looks like a Bronco rig. The issue appears to be what really constitutes a Pioneer 4X4 and how do you have a class and rules which fosters close competition and maximizes the fun factor.
I would like to see Pioneer 4X4 populated by Broncos in the vein of the Kasinger Racing Bronco. This would mean building as close to a '60s era rig as possible. Others like my GMR Bronco, Chris Greenwood's and Boyd Jayne's Broncos should run in a different class. Pioneer 4X4 would be limited to 302 based block, carb, period correct transmission like C4, Toploader, etc. Chris's Bronco would be a perfect example with a 347 instead of his 408. Two shocks per corner, modified but stock mounting point radius arms and stock length rear springs. Pretty simple. No bypass or coilovers, no exotic shock coolers, no fuel injection or electronic transmissions. This might encourage people to build for the class and have a reasonable chance of winning. Building a race rig is an expensive, creative and very personal process and without a chance of winning most won't do it. My fear is pretty soon the whole damned thing will be overwhelmed with buzzy, irritating side by sides and the classics won't be seen anymore. Just a few of my thoughts to open the discussion.
I would like to see Pioneer 4X4 populated by Broncos in the vein of the Kasinger Racing Bronco. This would mean building as close to a '60s era rig as possible. Others like my GMR Bronco, Chris Greenwood's and Boyd Jayne's Broncos should run in a different class. Pioneer 4X4 would be limited to 302 based block, carb, period correct transmission like C4, Toploader, etc. Chris's Bronco would be a perfect example with a 347 instead of his 408. Two shocks per corner, modified but stock mounting point radius arms and stock length rear springs. Pretty simple. No bypass or coilovers, no exotic shock coolers, no fuel injection or electronic transmissions. This might encourage people to build for the class and have a reasonable chance of winning. Building a race rig is an expensive, creative and very personal process and without a chance of winning most won't do it. My fear is pretty soon the whole damned thing will be overwhelmed with buzzy, irritating side by sides and the classics won't be seen anymore. Just a few of my thoughts to open the discussion.