Shelby Charger

[dan99]

I have a Dodge Charger that I have been racing in ITB. I also have a wrecked 83 Shelby Charger. Can I change the vin numbers and race as a Shelby? I understand I would have to change the brakes and the wheels.

Dan
99 ITB Charger

[Bill Miller]

The short answer is no, you can't swap VIN tags. However, wait a bit and it looks like the VIN tag requirement is about to go away, so it won't be an issue.

[RacerBill]

I have a Dodge Charger that I have been racing in ITB. I also have a wrecked 83 Shelby Charger. Can I change the vin numbers and race as a Shelby? I understand I would have to change the brakes and the wheels.

Dan
99 ITB Charger

As Bill said, you cannot change VIN's at this time - but be patient.

In addition to the brakes and wheels (just try to find decent 15x6 wheels!!!!!) the Shelby Dodges had the block decked (IIRR .020), resulting in a boost in compression from 9.0 to 1 up to 9.5 to 1. With the half point IT allowance, that means you could go up to 10 to 1.

What part of the country do you call home?

[ShelbyRacer]

Don't forget the cam differences, and the slightly wider rear axle...

[Knestis]

And therein lay the challenges of the allowances made possible when (if) the VIN rule is abolished. The resulting car's GOT to adhere to all of the specifications of the make/model/year described on the ITCS spec line under which it's being raced.

K

[shwah]

I agree with what Kirk is saying, but..... Not that a wider rear axle makes any actual performance differnce in IT rules. You can make the track anything you wish as long as it fits under the fenders.

[Knestis]

Neither "performance difference" nor the ability to change the track with wheel spacers allows the different axle. Same is the same.

For those of you who think you might want to take advantage of the revised VIN rule, PLEASE make sure you don't live up to the naysayers' expectations of using it to make illegal cars. We fought for a long time to get this done (I wrote my first of two letters in December '06) for someone to dink it up.

Ultimately it IS about enforcement so you can run any damned illegal thing you want until one of your competitors squawks, but please help us keep this from becoming an issue even before it's approved by the Board.

K