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Letter to Owners |
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Dear Race Teams, We are pleased to announce to everyone the addition
of Hunt’s Machine to our “approved” engine shops. This
is in addition to our relationship with RPM Racing Engines.
Hunts Machine is located at CVRA is in the final approval process for the use of
Hunt’s Machine’s GM 602 Crate Replacement part #
HE-602-350-350. This engine has been developed by Hunt’s
Machine to be an identical replacement for the GM 602 crate
engine. This engine has been approved for use at other tracks
in upstate Please note that RPM Racing Engines (located at 331
Carpenter Hill Road in Georgia, VT, phone 802-524-7406 or
www.rpmenginesvt.com) and Hunt’s Machine of Schenectady are
the ONLY APPROVED engine shops for the CVRA for 2011. Both
shops will supply not only the engines for our race teams,
they will also supply the engine tech support for
Albany-Saratoga and Devil’s Bowl Speedways. Hunt’s Machine
and RPM will also inspect and install engine seals
that are CVRA legal on your current Chevrolet 602
engines. You must contact RPM or Hunt’s for this service
prior to We have spoken with several race teams and there has
been a concern about taking apart “sealed” 602 engines.
There was a misunderstanding at the last owner’s meeting.
Let it be known that any 602 crate engines that are brought to
RPM Racing Engines or Hunt’s Machine to be “sealed” will
NOT have the engines “torn apart.” The engine will be
inspected and dyno tested, then sealed with a second seal
process. Thus engines will still be DIRTcar legal (in this
case you must let the engine shop know that you wish to keep
the GM break off bolts in place). If you wish to have the
upgrades done to your engine then the seal bolts from GM will
have to be removed. Also if you have an engine that is in need
of repair, the original seal bolts will have to be removed so
the engine can be repaired by Hunt’s or RPM. CVRA will require all divisions that use a 602 to
have them inspected and sealed by one of our approved shops.
Any unsealed “open” engines will be subject to carry more
weight or may be required to move weight as directed by the
race management. Please note that it is the clear intention of the
management of the CVRA that EVERY engine that competes on the
CVRA be sealed by RPM Racing Engines or Hunt’s Machine. Our only goal is for parity for all race teams that
compete weekly on the CVRA. CVRA receives NO monies from RPM
Racing Engines or Hunt’s Machine, just technical support for
speedway management. This set of rules has been developed and
proven by Tom Curley and the American Canadian Tour. Every
engine will be computer recorded and records kept by the CVRA
and the engine shop. Race teams that intend to compete on a regular basis
would be well advised to take their engines to one of the
approved engine shops sooner rather than later to have their
engines inspected and sealed. This will save you time and
money in the future. CVRA will pay $100 of this cost per
engine up until Engines will be removed from time to time and
shipped to RPM Racing Engines or Hunt’s Machine for
inspection. At this time the engine will be inspected and dyno
tested for legality. Any unsealed engines will be removed and
inspected sooner rather than later. If the engine is legal the
race team will have the option of sealing the engine for $425.
If the engine is legal and the race team does not want the
engine sealed, then tech costs the first time will be covered
by the CVRA. The unsealed engine will still be considered an
“open” engine. The cost for tech on an “open” engine
that has to be removed and tech inspected once from the car
and shipped to RPM Racing Engines or Hunt’s Machine will
cost the race team $425 in delivery and labor costs to inspect
the engine. Each subsequent time after the first time an
engine is removed for tech, the cost of $425 for shipping and
shop labor will be borne by the race team, whether it is
determined to be legal or not. As one can see it would be smart to have this
service done now! Also if a race team is not sure about the
legality of an engine they have purchased from someone else,
RPM and Hunt’s can fix and repair the engine to meet the
specs as set forth because race teams may not know what they
have purchased. This service will save teams from being
penalized through no fault of their own in the future. Please
note that any pro late model teams that intend to race at
Albany-Saratoga or Devil’s Bowl Speedways using the
Chevrolet 603 engine option package may use either Hunt’s
Machine or RPM Racing Engines for their engine program. Please
feel free to contact them about the Chevrolet 603 engine pro
late model program. Any pro late model teams that intend to
race any ACT events please contact RPM Racing Engines for your
603, as RPM is an ACT/CVRA legal engine shop. Rules
for the pro late model division will be posted before our
January 21st meeting. We will be blending our
current CVRA pro stock rules along with the ACT rules as well
as any super streets that race in We
have done this rule blending in the past, it is a major
undertaking for our tech department. We also want to make it
clear that the intent of the CVRA is to be on the ACT rules
package exclusively in the future. We want to thank the
current pro stock, late model and super street teams for their
help in this process and for their understanding. All
of us here at the CVRA wish to thank Rick Paya at RPM Racing
Engines and Dave Hunt at Hunt’s Machine for their support of
our racing program. We
also want to thank you the race teams for your support and
look forward to a new era of racing on the CVRA. We have some
very exciting news about our 2011 racing programs that will be
announced to the racing world on Friday January 21st.
This will have a very positive impact on racing in the
Northeast. As always if you have any questions please feel
free to call Bruce Richards at 518-857-0761 or Jerry Richards
at 802-342-0229. |