Any chance they will run sport mods at ocean?

I don't believe the last statement! I 've raced there at their Pettit race the last couple years and to be quite honest they put on a fair and honest program. Not to mention the Modifieds run very well on that track. 1JR

jp said a few weeks ago that there will be sport mods next season any where from 8-12 shows

I heard it was going to be IMCA NSM rules which are 3 link with solid links, and 9:1 2bbl or sealed 602 with a 4bbl carb.

IMCA NSM rules

they should follow rules from chowchilla and we can run there 2 i wont change my car just 2 run there and im sure others wont eather if u get the rules the same the class will grow

no bakersfield just needs to change there compression rule to match ours

There is already a national set of rules for a Sport Mod. Obviously they work or Sport Mods wouldn't be the fastest growing class in racing. Why would you want to mess with that?
The old " it aint broke but lets fix it anyway!"

Festus,
You are correct, but to be honest, my lol was more about folks unwilling to change their cars to meet a set of rules ... then suggesting that other folks change their cars to meet a set of rules .... and I figured the poster was kidding, since those two points made by him contradict so obviously - that they had to be made in jest.

One could look at these current track specific rules this way:  These rules reflect the IMCA mod class after it had been "adjusted" over a 10 to 15 year span .. lets say circa 2001 or so ... and by that time the "cat was out of the bag", so to speak, and was getting expensive.  THe better traction was allowing/requiring for more power and better parts for engines and trannys to live.  So, maybe, what I am suggesting is for this move to a less expensive class be taken advantage of, and the traction, power, and expense of operation, be taken back to the place were the class was most accessible to more racers accross the board.

Sanctioned by IMCA is the better way for the racers to enjoy their hobby, and that "should" make it better for everyone - fans, tracks, sponsors, wives, today's racers, and tomorrow's racers.

But, the central valley economy is really, really, bad.  Really bad. Only wealthy racers don't feel or see it.  And the demographic that does this hobby is shrinking as a percentage of California.  And disposable income is at an all-time low ... like, 1929-31 low ... but, midgets were still racing all over at that time, so maybe the right kind of racing will gain the market share and carry us through?

Instead of changing rules to "fit" Chow cars........the chow cars should change to fit the IMCA NSM rules.  If everybody ran these rules IMCA or not this whole thing would be a none issue. IMCA rules address the suspension differences and the compression /engine differences that Bako/ Chow have.   Ive also got a feeling that Ocean will pay more than 30 to win the main event.  This class will die if everybody does not get on the same page for rules.  At least make them close enough that the changes can be made quickly and cheaply to run both places.

Chow should have put a little more thought into their rules package.

From Ocean's perspective, we are trying to salvage the equipment from a dying Hobby Stock class and instead of making super streets (yawn) we make Sports Mods which IMCA has already had in place but using the Hobby engines we all have. The prices are almost exact for a Sports Mod vs a Hobby which is the goal here for progression of the "middle" series.

Simple.